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Government, Immigration


The early hearing may indicate where the court leans, but opponents of the move say their victory at the district court will b...


Civil Litigation


Closing arguments in a rare class action trial Friday addressed whether Public Storage misled customers into believing they we...


Criminal


Lawsuits proliferate on police personnel records issue

Feb. 19, 2019
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

With the state’s top law enforcement official declining to retroactively disclose certain law enforcement personnel records, a...


Criminal


Corona lawyer indicted on federal weapons charges

Feb. 19, 2019
By Meghann Cuniff

An attorney with a history of state bar misconduct was indicted on five federal criminal charges Friday for weapons and a fake...


Civil Rights


In a rare, uncontested wrongful death bench trial, the family of a woman brutally murdered by a Hollywood director was awarded...


Government


State plans to use Trump’s words to fight emergency

Feb. 19, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Attorney General Xavier Becerra promised to sue over Trump's declaration of a national emergency to build a wall on the Mexica...


Government


Assembly drafts bill to combat fake videos

Feb. 19, 2019
By Steven Crighton

An Assembly bill has been drafted to address growing concerns around “deepfakes,” hyper-realistic deceptive videos that can ea...



Rejecting Rehashes

Feb. 19, 2019

LA appellate Judge Sanjay Kumar listens, then takes the argument in another direction.


Labor/Employment


Bystander training is designed to train and equip those who observe problematic behavior like harassment and intervene.


Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice


Bipartisan bill to end PACER fees is reintroduced

Feb. 15, 2019
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would remove financial barriers t...


Bankruptcy, Law Practice, Civil Litigation


A U.S. magistrate judge appointed a certified public accountant to take control of Eagan Avenatti LLP.


Government, Immigration, Judges and Judiciary


Immigration judges will see their numbers boosted under a budget deal agreed to by Democrats and Republicans in Congress.


Corporate, Criminal, Civil Litigation, Securities


Former Apple attorney charged with insider trading

Feb. 15, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The attorney formerly in charge of Apple Inc.’s compliance with insider trading laws has been charged with insider trading. Ge...


Government, Immigration


US sued over keeping asylum seekers in Mexico

Feb. 15, 2019
By Justin Kloczko

The American Civil Liberties Union and Southern Poverty Law Center are among those who filed a federal lawsuit Thursday callin...


Criminal, Judges and Judiciary


The federal judge in charge of Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s probation ordered the utility Thursday to respond to concerns ov...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Mark LeHocky, who has more than three decades of legal experience, has joined ADR Services Inc. as a neutral.


State Bar & Bar Associations


As media outlets wage legal battles nationwide in the name of a free and open press, the Beverly Hills Bar Association will ho...


Alternative Dispute Resolution, Labor/Employment


Following a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions making it easier than ever for employers to compel arbitration, some plaint...


Government, Judges and Judiciary


Faced with mounting caseloads and judges set to take senior status or retire, the chief judge of the Eastern District sent a d...


Bankruptcy, Law Practice, Civil Litigation


With a contempt of court action pending, lawyers seeking a $10 million judgment from Michael Avenatti are asking for a receive...


Civil Rights, Criminal


The judge said there is no public interest in unsealing one of the 624 wiretap warrants issued in one two-year period by a now...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice, Civil Litigation


A four-person San Diego law firm will have to pay nearly $85,000 in sanctions for using photos of beverage products it pulled ...


Criminal, Immigration


Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey is cracking down on fraudulent immigration legal services, a problem advocat...


Civil Litigation


One of the lead cases arguing Monsanto Co.’s glyphosate-based weed killers cause cancer almost got dismissed on procedural gro...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


VidAngel can’t selectively produce evidence supporting its claim that it thought its service was legal while withholding poten...


Education Law


In the past five years, 15 of California’s 20 nationally-accredited law schools have hired new deans, which experts say is a t...


Gov. Gavin Newsom had plenty for legal watchers in his first annual State of the State address. He doubled down on the state’s...


Government, Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles County judge has deferred a claim challenging the validity of a state rule exempting a cancer risk in coffee bac...


Environmental & Energy


A Santa Barbara County judge’s decision not to approve a class settlement in a major coastal land access case and to order an ...


Criminal


Mixed judicial rulings follow new felony murder law

Feb. 13, 2019
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

Rulings by superior court judges in the first month and a half of the law’s enactment reveal a division among trial judges and...