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Labor/Employment


A year of major worker-friendly rulings in California courts and pro-employer ones from the federal bench are the latest chapt...


Government, Judges and Judiciary


Governor names 6 more superior court judges

Dec. 18, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Gov. Jerry Brown announced six superior court judge appointments on Monday, including two more new judges with ties to his adm...


Real Estate/Development, Education Law


The law school’s finances won’t face scrutiny from Moody’s because its bonds have been paid off.


Intellectual Property


In the first of what could be a series of trials in a patent infringement lawsuit, attorneys for Juniper Networks Inc. won a d...


Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The Glendale-based sole practitioner was the go-to lawyer in a $14 million tax fraud.


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation


Korean noodle makers win defense verdict in antitrust case

Dec. 18, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

A San Francisco federal jury exonerated two Korean ramen noodle makers Monday of allegations of price fixing.


In an indemnification suit between two former co-defendants arising in the aftermath of a nearly half-billion-dollar federal j...


Criminal, Government, Judges and Judiciary


A federal judge has given wide latitude to a special master to look into mental health care in California’s prisons.


California Courts of Appeal, Criminal


Opioid prescriber loses appeal of murder conviction

Dec. 18, 2018
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

The only physician known to have been convicted of murder in the U.S. for prescribing opiates lost her appeal Friday.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law


First-year law school enrollment rose nationally by 3 percent this fall, the first increase since 2010. Half of California’s A...


California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


Following arguments in a case where firefighters say their right to purchase pension service time was unconstitutionally revok...


Government, Judges and Judiciary


Gov. Jerry Brown appoints six more judges, including two from his administration.


Government, Judges and Judiciary


Attorneys hoping to find out why their clients were wiretapped but never charged or directly notified were told by a superior ...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary


Orange County Superior Court Commissioner Barry S. Michaelson and attorney Sidney Mendlovitz were surprised last week to disco...


Criminal, Civil Litigation


Two Bay Area-based organizations are challenging the state’s collection and retention of genetic profiles from people arrested...


Government, Immigration


U.S. Department of Justice attorneys repeatedly returned to the inability of the federal judiciary to review visa decisions at...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., International Law, Law Practice


With the United Kingdom’s March 29 scheduled European Union departure date on the horizon, attorneys are busy “Brexit-proofing...


California Supreme Court, Criminal, Government, Judges and Judiciary


Changes to the state’s bail system will continue even if a voter referendum on the issue qualifies for the 2020 ballot, Califo...


Criminal, Intellectual Property


A federal jury on Thursday convicted the Mongols motorcycle club of racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering, settin...


California Courts of Appeal, Judges and Judiciary, Obituaries


Retired 1st District Court of Appeal Justice William A. Newsom III died Wednesday. He was 84.


Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property


The five-year legal battle over copyrights for parts of the hit song “Blurred Lines” finally ended with a federal judge orderi...


In Recess


Journey to Ultra

Dec. 14, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

For Margaret Tides, the road to a 100-mile race’s finishline was a trip through hallucinations, and it made her a better advoc...


An attorney for a former Tesla Inc. worker suing for alleged discrimination said the company is trying to have its cake and ea...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


Judge and former judge admonished for conduct

Dec. 14, 2018
By Arin Mikailian

A Los Angeles County judge and a retired Orange County jurist were publicly admonished by the Commission on Judicial Performance.


California Supreme Court, Criminal


Prosecutors have a right to review otherwise confidential records, such as psychiatric evaluations, when prosecuting civil com...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Health Care & Hospital Law, Labor/Employment


A split 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel blocked Trump administration rules allowing more employers to opt out of providing ...


After the first full year since the start of the #MeToo movement, attorneys say executives manage crises at an increasingly gr...


Civil Rights, Civil Litigation, Education Law


The 2nd District Court of Appeal has overturned a Title IX case, ruling a USC student expelled as a result of a sexual assault...


Entertainment & Sports, Law Practice


Attorney for musicians joins Davis Wright Tremaine

Dec. 13, 2018
By Steven Crighton

Peter J. Anderson has joined the firm’s media and entertainment practice group in Los Angeles.


Government, Civil Litigation


The Santa Clara County judge ousted from the bench after a contentious recall vote is now asking supporters for donations to p...