Government, Judges and Judiciary
Bill to limit titles in judicial elections heads to governor
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Unless Gov. Jerry Brown decides otherwise, there won’t be a “major gang prosecutor” on the ballot in the next round of judicia...
Civil Litigation
Fiat Chrysler ordered to turn over thousands of discovery pages
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Friday ordered a cache of thousands of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. discovery d...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit orders state foie gras ban reinstated
By David Mendenhall
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Friday in favor of a state law banning the sale of foie gras, reversing a dist...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Richard Kaplan appointed Beverly Hills bar president
By Steven Crighton
Kaplan, a longtime criminal defense attorney, would like to make community outreach a focus.
California Supreme Court, State Bar & Bar Associations
State Supreme Court seeks comment on bar exam score
By Lyle Moran
The comments on the bar exam passing standard will be accepted through Oct. 2.
Those applying to law school with GRE scores must submit LSAT results as well.
Labor/Employment
Lawsuit accuses Google of systemic gender pay discrimination
By Matthew Blake
Google’s pay, promotion and job advancement policies discriminate against women, says a class action filed Thursday in San Fra...
California Courts of Appeal, Government, Labor/Employment
State appellate court reverses verdict for LAPD officers who killed man
By David Mendenhall
A 2nd District Court of Appeal panel reversed a nearly $4 million verdict Thursday in favor of two Los Angeles Police Departme...
Government
Campaign finance bill wins approval, could boost political law firms
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A much-followed campaign finance disclosure bill has made it through one of its final tests in the Legislature.
Civil Litigation, Government, Immigration
San Jose sues federal government to protect DACA program
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The city of San Jose sued the Trump administration Thursday, alleging that rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arriva...
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center sued the Embassy of the State of Kuwait for allegedly refusing to pay millions of dollars in medic...
Napa alcohol beverage attorney Bahaneh Hobel not only advises winemakers, she helps run her own label.
Civil Litigation
Greenberg Gross hired to defend Cosby in civil lawsuits
By Meghann Cuniff
Partners Wayne R. Gross and Aluyah I. Imoisili appeared on Cosby’s behalf Thursday for a status conference.
It will merge with Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, with offices in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Settlement debarring attorney to get another look
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A California attorney seeking to prove that he was improperly barred from working in his area of specialty got a second chance...
The plaintiff rested after testimony that a partner at the defendant law firm wanted to “crush” his former partner, now CEO of...
Two lawsuits that could serve as a new model for student disability rights have been settled with the Pomona Unified School Di...
Criminal, Law Practice, Education Law
OC district attorney jousts with Harvard over misconduct, reversals report
By Meghann Cuniff
Orange County’s district attorney asked Harvard Law School to retract a report that asserted his office is among the worst in ...
An 10-month trial for the final defendant in a San Bernardino corruption and bribery case has ended with a deadlocked jury and...
Criminal
Turlock attorney sentenced to nine months behind bars for importing steroids
By David Mendenhall
A Turlock attorney was sentenced to nine months in prison Wednesday for illegally importing raw anabolic steroids from China.
Government
State legislators act on several bills affecting courts, lawyers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Several bills, including one giving collective bargaining to Judicial Council workers, have won legislative approval.
Government, Immigration
State Senate committee approves money for DACA legal aid
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A state Senate committee passed a bill Wednesday that would provide $20 million in additional legal services funding to people...
Government, Labor/Employment
Bill to ban employer’s salary history questions advances with changes
By Matthew Blake
A bill to ban employers from asking job applicants about their salary history has passed both state legislative chambers, but ...
Civil Litigation
Judge begrudgingly grants Steptoe stay in discrimination suit
By Eli Wolfe
Steptoe & Johnson LLP won a brief reprieve from a gender discrimination suit on Wednesday after a federal judge agreed to ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Government
Senate sends State Bar overhaul bill to Gov. Brown’s desk
By Lyle Moran
The funding and overhaul legislation secured unanimous approval in both chambers.
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit affirms ruling declining to identify released detainees
By Joshua Sebold
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday against one of the leaders of a major union for Border Patrol agents in ...
Corporate
Uber’s head lawyer to leave ride-hailing startup amid legal woes
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Uber Technologies Inc.’s top lawyer, Salle E.Y. Yoo, is leaving the company, according to an internal memo forwarded to the Da...
John D. Alessio has been elected as the next managing partner of Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP.
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff attacks defense’s science in coffee-cancer link trial
By Justin Kloczko
Attorneys for a nonprofit at trial with Starbucks Corp. and retailers over whether they failed to warn of a carcinogen in coff...
Government, Immigration
State proposal would provide $30M to DACA recipients
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A key state Senate committee is poised to vote on a proposal to provide $30 million in assistance to Californians benefiting f...