Law Practice
Willkie Farr opens on West Coast with Palo Alto technology specialists
By Sean Kagan
Former Paul Hastings LLP partners Tiffany K. Lee and Matthew D. Berger have joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and launch...
Administrative/Regulatory, Civil Litigation
PG&E gives details on tower near Camp Fire spark
By Winston Cho
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. provided a detailed description of the transmission tower that plaintiffs in lawsuits claim start...
Civil Litigation
Officer’s account of fatal shooting is unbelievable, veteran trial lawyer tells jury
By Meghann Cuniff
Attorney Dale Galipo is seeking a big damages verdict in a police excessive force lawsuit
Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Latham, Cooley and Davis Polk lead in 2018 IPO work, report finds
By Melanie Brisbon
Latham & Watkins LLP, Cooley LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP handled the most initial public offerings in 2018, acco...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary
9th Circuit nominee faces likely confirmation battle over past writings
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Kenneth K. Lee, a nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, failed to disclose controversial writings on affirmative a...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Entertainment & Sports, Government
Oakland files antitrust suit against the Raiders over the team’s exit to Las Vegas
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The city of Oakland sued the Oakland Raiders football franchise along with the National Football League and each of its other ...
California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary
Chief justice decries attacks on judiciary
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye decried the political pressure being placed on the judicial branch at her annual ...
California Courts of Appeal, Labor/Employment
Attorneys argue over exemption of religious preschool teachers from labor laws
By Andy Serbe
Attorneys for the state and a Jewish temple school clashed Tuesday over whether a trial court properly exempted the school’s t...
Civil Rights, Education Law
Santa Barbara parents sue over diversity training
By Blaise Scemama
The lawsuit says the program discriminates against white people, males and Christians.
Education Law
LSAT administrator awards contract to Microsoft for exam tablets
By Erin Lee
LSAT takers will use Microsoft Surface Go tablets when they sit for the exam next year.
Immigration
Challenge of Trump policy ending program to unite Central American children with families to proceed
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A federal judge allowed a court challenge to go forward against a Trump administration policy ending a program reuniting child...
Criminal, Government
Law enforcement divided on federal prison bill
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A proposal to reduce federal prison sentences is headed for a Senate vote this month with support from some law enforcement gr...
An unsuccessful defamation lawsuit adult film actress Stormy Daniels recently said she didn't want to file will cost her nearl...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration
9th Circuit considers when immigrant children should get lawyers
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A full panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges pressed attorneys Monday on the particulars of how providing counsel ...
Government, Civil Litigation
Orange County jury rejects discrimination claims in sober-living home trial
By Meghann Cuniff
The verdict followed four weeks of testimony in a closely-watched case about regulating the growing industry
California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
State high court upholds meal break waivers for health care employees
By Andy Serbe
The state Supreme Court upheld Monday the legality of second meal break waivers for health care workers on 12-hour shifts in a...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court
En banc 9th Circuit mulls qualified immunity, sua sponte summary judgment in police shooting case
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
With the backdrop of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent directive to broadly interpret the protections afforded to officers throu...
Government, Civil Litigation
State Senate loses battle to squelch former staffer’s retaliation lawsuit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Senate has opted not to challenge a tentative ruling allowing a former employee’s retaliation case to move forward.
Anti-Defamation League Los Angeles held its Annual Gala Celebration on Dec. 4 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills
Law Practice
Hueston leads trend of boutiques doling out eye-popping bonuses
By Sean Kagan
Civil Litigation
Trial over malaria drug’s effects moved to California
By Blaise Scemama
U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar ruled in the plaintiffs' favor to move the suit to California, after learning the Swiss multi...
Criminal, Government, Civil Litigation
Criminal insider trading charges dropped after a series of impromptu hearings
By Meghann Cuniff
Two federal judges presented a united front as attorneys resolved the 10-year criminal and civil saga involving charges agains...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration
Rosenstein suggests creation of centralized immigration appellate court
By Nicolas Sonnenburg, Chase DiFeliciantonio
The second in command at the U.S. Department of Justice is reviving a decades-old debate over how to adjudicate immigration ca...
Corporate, Law Practice
Tesla names renowned DC litigator as general counsel
By Kibkabe Araya
Embattled electric automaker Tesla Inc. has named Dane H. Butswinkas, chair of Williams & Connolly LLP, as general counsel.
In the first personal injury trial against an energy drink company to reach a verdict, a Riverside County jury ruled unanimous...
Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
OC judge denies evidentiary hearing in recordings case
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
“I don’t think we’re there yet,” Judge Gregory Prickett said. “There may be more forthcoming, but right now the court is not p...
California Courts of Appeal, Environmental & Energy
Appellate panel hears oil drilling settlement argument
By Justin Kloczko
A 2nd District Court of Appeals panel appeared to equally grill parties involved in a lawsuit alleging oil producers were ille...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Brown chooses two more aides as superior court judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Continuing a recent trend, Gov. Jerry Brown has named two more of his aides to the bench.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Immigration
ABA issues standards for representing child immigrants
By Erin Lee
The American Bar Association released new standards for the detention, care, legal representation and adjudication of unaccomp...
Labor/Employment
State’s legal jobs trending up, as US numbers slightly dip
By Sean Kagan
Though the legal industry saw a slight national employment decline in November, California legal jobs trended upward, based on...