End to driver’s license suspensions for nonpayment would help poor, hurt budget
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A budget bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown could reduce collections for traffic fines and fees by $40 million to $100 million an...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
To send message, State Bar proposes six-month suspension of DA accused of withholding evidence
By Andy Serbe
The State Bar recommended a six-month suspension for an Orange County prosecutor whom they accused of withholding exculpatory ...
Criminal
Changing standard for traffic trials could save court resources but undermine due process
By L.J. Williamson
At the request of Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, the Commission on the Future of California’s Court System has examined tr...
A state constitutional amendment could be passed ahead of a repeal of federal restrictions.
A second plaintiff in the Pepperdine University discrimination trial took the stand on Friday to testify about her interaction...
Inside the packed courtroom of Judge Randolph Hammock, Bowman & Brooke LLP attorney Thomas Klein contested the plaintiffs’...
Defense counsel grilled one of the former college athletes suing Pepperdine University for discrimination during a grueling cr...
Saying that a State Bar counsel misled him in a previous hearing about an attorney’s ability to get discovery in State Bar Cou...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Conference panel grapples with ‘fake news’
A panel discussed the phenomenon of ‘fake news’ and the impact and it has on courts and judges on the last day of the 9th Circ...
As four other pharmaceuticals companies fight a lawsuit over opioid promotion, drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has reached an agreement ...
Retired Los Angeles Superior Court judge Lillian M. Stevens, who spent nearly 20 years on the bench, died March 17. She was 87.
California Courts of Appeal
The 4th District Court of Appeal on Wednesday declined to publish an opinion that affirms a new trial for an Orange County mur...
Obituaries
Patent litigator Rachel Krevans, known for trial wins, dies at 60
By Joshua Sebold
Rachel Krevans, a star patent litigator at Morrison & Foerster LLP, died Wednesday after battling cancer for two and a hal...
Philip L. Reznik, an associate at Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt LLP, moonlights as an improv artist at the LA Connecti...
Federal judge dismisses suits against Renovate America, government partners
By Lila Seidman
The suits alleged the company used deceptive means to implement its HERO Loans program, which is designed to encourage homeown...
Insurance claim denial because of Airbnb rental may have wider implications
By Andy Serbe
A lawsuit alleging bad faith dealings by the Travelers insurance company, when it refused to cover damages from a fallen tree ...
Government
Bill to make elder abuse claims easier approved by key committee
By Malcolm Maclachlan
An elder abuse bill long sought by plaintiffs’ attorneys has passed a key state Senate committee.
Government
Federal asset forfeiture order should not impact California
By Matthew Blake
A Donald Trump policy directive expanding federal forfeiture of property taken from alleged crime scenes rocked the Beltway We...
The increase comes as the State Bar is set to administer a two-day exam rather than three.
Closing arguments in Nissan case: brake failure or failure to brake?
By Justin Kloczko
Plaintiffs’ attorneys in a massive $231 million liability case instructed a superior court jury Wednesday to find that Nissan ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Conference considers AI, gender discrimination
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th Circuit Judicial Conference turned its attention to the tech world Wednesday, featuring two wide-ranging discussions t...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court Justice Liu and Yale students release Asian-American Law Study
By Skylar Dubelko
Asian-Americans are the fastest-growing minority group in the legal profession. However, they significantly underrepresented i...
Government
Assembly committee approves bill splitting off State Bar’s sections
By Lyle Moran
The revised bill also gives the bar the explicit authority to re-fingerprint active lawyers so that it can receive arrest aler...
Entertainment & Sports
California counties, city face legal tests in suit over sea level rise
By James Getz
Two Northern California counties and one Southern California city have sued about three dozen energy companies, alleging that ...
After more than $300 million in jury verdicts so far, Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. defends its talc for the first time ...
The company says its technology was improperly used in “Beauty and the Beast” and other films
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gorsuch, in SF for 9th Circuit conference, extols rule of law
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch extolled the virtues of the rule of law and demurred from an opportunity to comment on...
Government
DAs oppose bill to update rules for online dating services
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A bill to update the laws governing dating services for the internet age has prompted opposition from several county district ...