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Criminal, Government


San Diego County prosecutors expect to release a plan for mental health diversion initiatives within the next two months.


Labor/Employment


Meal and rest lawsuit settles for $130M

Jan. 29, 2019
By Blaise Scemama

A security company agreed to pay $130 million Monday to settle a long-running dispute with former security officers.


Civil Litigation


Author files libel suit over harassment statements

Jan. 29, 2019
By Justin Kloczko

A defamation lawsuit filed by the author of “Thirteen Reasons Why” against his former writers group said the organization fals...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation


Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP hiked the number of plaintiffs to six in an amended gender discrimination lawsuit against Morrison &...


Government, Judges and Judiciary


A bill proposed last week would require state Supreme Court and appellate justices to file candidate statements when standing ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Securities, U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court appears interested in a recent circuit split over how its own precedent applies to securities that allo...


Administrative/Regulatory, Labor/Employment, U.S. Supreme Court


With its new conservative majority, the National Labor Relations Board reaffirmed its adherence to the traditional common law ...


Bankruptcy, Government, Civil Litigation


The governor, plaintiffs’ attorneys, and an institutional investor are urging the utility to wait, but PG&E is expected to...


Government


Work in the Criminal and National security divisions continued unabated.


Government, Civil Litigation


The action is the first under a new state law that allows state housing officials to refer alleged violators to the attorney g...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar defers building overhaul to cut costs

Jan. 28, 2019
By Erin Lee

The State Bar will drop $5.4 million in capital improvement expenses in an effort to reduce the projected deficit for 2019.


Government, Immigration


The Trump administration’s decision to require some asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while they wait for hearings in immigra...


Litigator Deborah L. Stein has joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as a partner in Los Angeles after two decades at Simpson...


Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Law Practice, Securities


For the second consecutive year, the conference’s keynote address was derailed by a federal government shutdown. SEC Commissio...


Civil Litigation


Making online court records free would only improve the federal judiciary and the greater public’s access to it, according to ...



Rockin’ It

Jan. 28, 2019

From concert tours to rights disputes, GladstoneWeisberg ALC takes on entertainment law.


Criminal


The bill modifying the Mental Health Diversion law, SB 215, went into effect Jan. 1.


Labor/Employment, Law Practice


Labor law powerhouse Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC faces a second lawsuit by a female former partner accusin...


Civil Rights, Labor/Employment


Employer policies restricting workers’ communication with the press have run afoul of federal protections in the past.


Law Practice


Michael Avenatti trades Newport Beach for Echo Park

Jan. 25, 2019
By Steven Crighton

Evicted from his posh offices in Newport Beach, Michael Avenatti is sharing space next to a diner in the Echo Park neighborhoo...


Civil Litigation


The state attorney general’s office sought Thursday to withhold thousands of documents the plaintiff in the Starbucks cancer c...


The San Francisco federal judge overseeing the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s probation has “profound authority” to require th...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


The case comes as Avenatti is seeking disqualification of opposing counsel in a judgment debtor exam related to his firm’s ban...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


Bar explores projects to promote diversity

Jan. 25, 2019
By Erin Lee

The State Bar’s board will vote on adopting new strategic plan objectives Friday, including options for promoting diversity a...


Criminal, Government


A Kern County judge has ruled that a new state law barring 14- and 15-year-olds from being tried in adult court is unconstitut...


Criminal, Civil Litigation


Among other contentions, the declaration appears to shift blame to individuals who failed to add numbers to a list that many O...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Government, Judges and Judiciary, Labor/Employment


President Donald Trump on Wednesday sent the names of 51 judicial nominees to the U.S. Senate for confirmation, including two ...


Judges and Judiciary, Labor/Employment


Fresno County court reporters strike ends

Jan. 24, 2019
By Justin Kloczko

The Fresno County Superior Court sued the union for not making enough court reporters available during the strike.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law


Next week, the American Bar Association’s policymaking body will once again consider a resolution requiring 75 percent of a la...


California Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal to hear a case regarding Yelp Inc.’s refusal to remove allegedly libelous reviews, r...