Government
Justice Department settles with Genesis Healthcare over alleged unnecessary procedures, poor care
By Andy Serbe
The Justice Department announced Friday that Genesis Healthcare Inc. will pay the federal government $53.6 million including i...
Education
Faculty lawsuit to stop Whittier Law closure voluntarily dismissed
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Rachana A. "Radha" Pathak, of counsel at Stris & Maher LLP, said different groups still are considering legal options.
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar official falls victim to scam, loses agency $18,500
By Lyle Moran
Chief Financial Officer Christine Wong was the bar employee who fell victim to the recent scam, according to multiple sources.
Criminal
27 state AGs investigate drug companies' role in opioid crisis
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California's attorney general has joined with 26 others in an informal coalition to investigate drug companies for taking acti...
Immigration
Trailer bill prohibits renting jail space to immigration authorities
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A trailer bill that passed along with the California state budget includes provisions that would further curtail the ability o...
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals revived a case brought against the Internal Revenue Service by a tax preparation business ...
Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Northern District (San Francisco) ...
Barri K. Bonapart of ADR Services has carved out a niche as a tree law specialist.
Labor/Employment
Lawyers whose client bailed after 11-year, landmark case sue opposing party
By Matthew Blake
A unique employment litigation odyssey has taken another novel turn with a lawsuit filed by the scorned lawyers of ex-client A...
Contra Costa County District Attorney Mark Peterson resigned after pleading no contest to one count of felony perjury.
Government
Cy pres state budget proposal divides traditional allies
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A proposed change to legal aid funding in the state budget has prompted a battle between progressive groups that are usually a...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Following a judge's ruling and on eve of petitioning deadline, LACBA validates nullified leadership slate
By Justin Kloczko
There will be no contested 2017-18 Los Angeles County Bar election after the Board of Trustees voted in a shotgun resolution W...
Criminal
Judge approves short jail term, probation for Silicon Valley CEO
By James Getz
Over the objections of the victim, a Santa Clara County judge on Thursday sentenced the CEO of a Silicon Valley startup, India...
Entertainment & Sports
Dick Van Dyke headlines 8th annual LA Lawyers Philharmonic Concert Extraordinaire
By STEPHEN LARSON
Dick Van Dyke performed at the 8th annual Concert Extraordinaire of the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic at UCLA Royce Hall Ju...
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP celebrated 20 years in Los Angeles earlier this month, toasting the occasion at its Cen...
Criminal
OC judge warns reluctant witness as emotional evidence hearing continues
By Meghann M. Cuniff
A sheriff's lieutenant in an evidence hearing in a capital case avoided answering some questions, prompting a warning from the...
Litigation
Federal government broadens "Wolf of Wall Street" lawsuit
By Steven Crighton
A complaint filed lawsuit brings the total assets sought to $1.7 billion.
The CJP claims Superior Court Judge Michael S. Williams nabbed a few card holders at a judicial event. ...
A slippery fraudster who for years has narrowly escaped serious criminal penalties may finally have run out of luck, according...
Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations
Legal educators and commentators Frank Wu (UC Hastings) and Stephen Diamond (Santa Clara) revisit Whittier Law School's closur...
Finance attorney Kimberly A. Posin heads up Latham & Watkins LLP's pro bono foster child adoption program. ...
Skadden environmental counsel Stacy Kray is also known for her second career as a singer, songwriter and playwright. ...
Criminal
OC sheriff's lieutenant testifies he said nothing about others' false testimony
By Meghann M. Cuniff
A public defender trying to get the death penalty dismissed against a mass murderer continued Wednesday to try to show that sh...
Administrative/Regulatory
State Bar planning to get arrest alerts for current and future attorneys
By Lyle Moran
The agency's board had previously directed staff to enter a contract that would apply to lawyers licensed after it is signed,...
Firm Watch
European litigation finance and insurance broker to open LA office
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A London-based litigation finance broker will open a Los Angeles office this summer, pegging its success on the hope that the ...
Obituaries
Longtime Alameda County jurist remembered for bow ties, integrity
By Joshua Sebold
Retired Alameda County Superior Court Judge Steven A. Brick, whose career included much-praised stints as an attorney, judge, ...
California Courts of Appeal
State appellate ruling could help lenders in foreclosures
By James Getz
In a ruling that could change real property law, a state appellate court has ruled that lenders who use a trustee's sale to fo...
Labor/Employment
Victoria's Secret settlement leaves key question unanswered
By Andy Serbe
While a $12 million settlement for plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Victoria's Secret LLC resolved the case, the lack of a judi...
Litigation
California AG seeks to intervene in suit challenging for-profit college rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Arguing that the Trump administration is failing to protect students at for-profit colleges, state Attorney General Xavier Bec...