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Law Practice


Litigator Alex Romain joined Irell & Manella LLP as a partner in Los Angeles. He moved from Hueston Hennigan LLP.


Dating app Tinder has reached a $17.3 million settlement with users who alleged its practice of charging members over 29 years...


Government, Immigration


Lawsuits filed against the government contesting delayed and or denied citizenship applications increased 26 percent compared ...


Civil Litigation


Coffee industry intervenes in warning label case

Jan. 24, 2019
By Justin Kloczko

The National Coffee Association was granted intervenor status Wednesday in a lawsuit against the state alleging lobbyists cons...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights, U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a case testing whether a public school football coach had the right to kneel and pray p...


Government, Judges and Judiciary


The federal judiciary has money for one additional week.


Criminal


Downey attorney Jackie Ferrari has been charged with illegally selling oxycodone pills after advertising them on Craigslist.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed a trial court’s denial of attorney fee requests by non-class counsel...


Labor/Employment


The U.S. Department of Labor hit Oracle Corp. with an amended complaint alleging systematic discrimination at the company has ...


Criminal, Environmental & Energy


Does the victim in a criminal case have the right to appeal a restitution order? Those affected by the 2015 Porter Ranch leak ...


California Supreme Court, Government


A new bill in the state Senate would overturn a California Supreme Court ruling that permitted a distinction in the state sex ...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Having exhausted the legal arguments to justify why U.S. District Judge James Otero should not dismiss porn actress Stormy Dan...


But a number of commissioners referenced the “poor optics” of the new sheriff’s decision to proceed with reinstatement before ...


Law Office Management, Law Practice


Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has added tech mergers and acquisitions advisor Matthew R. Gemello to the firm's partner...


Immigration, U.S. Supreme Court


High court declines to hear DACA case appeal for now

Jan. 23, 2019
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case this term regarding the legality of the Trump administration’s attempt to rescind ...


Judges and Judiciary


Appeal justice denies most serious charges

Jan. 23, 2019
By Erin Lee

Court of Appeal Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson, who was accused of sexually harassing 14 women, denied the most serious claims of ...


Government, Judges and Judiciary


US court officials prepare for the worst during shutdown

Jan. 22, 2019
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

With congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump refusing to blink in a stalemate over government funding, federal cour...


A class of women suing Oracle Corp. for basing their salary on prior pay has filed for certification, alleging the practice is...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Criminal


With nearly 53,000 federal inmates eligible for relief under the newly enacted First Step Act, the federal criminal justice la...


Special Coverage


The Association of Corporate Counsel hosted a private reception for Southern California chapter sponsors along with past and c...


Corporate


Twitter boosts legal staff with two new hires

Jan. 22, 2019
By Winston Cho

Tod Cohen, former chief lawyer for online ticket exchange StubHub Inc., and Stephanie King, who led the legal department at on...


Criminal, Law Practice


The U.S. attorney’s office is attempting to seize legal defense funds of the former Backpage general counsel and threatened to...


Environmental & Energy, Government


A state lawmaker has reintroduced a bill that would specify homeowners are not liable for lead-based paint in their homes if t...


Government


Anderson sworn in as U.S. attorney in San Francisco

Jan. 18, 2019
By Meghann Cuniff

The new top federal prosecutor for the Northern District represented major companies such as Apple and Facebook while a partne...


Defendants argue that the lawsuit, claiming that age-targeted job advertisements on Facebook discriminate against older applic...


Criminal, Environmental & Energy


Judge to take another look at oil spill convictions

Jan. 18, 2019
By Blaise Scemama

Attorneys for a pipeline company convicted in September of one felony and eight misdemeanor charges relating to a 140,000-gall...


A San Francisco federal court judge has ordered $77 million in wage violations to a class of Virgin America Inc. flight attend...


Criminal, Government


A referendum to overturn a new law phasing out cash bail in California has become the first initiative to qualify for the 2020...


Labor/Employment


The National Labor Relations Board chairman rejects the idea that a recent court ruling on joint employment generally binds hi...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Law Practice


Federal Circuit to hear challenge to PACER fee structure

Jan. 18, 2019
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

Attorneys, reporters and legal aid foundations across the country may soon be able to seek millions of dollars in refunds for ...