/pulse/california-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: California Pulse Copyright 2025 极速赛车. en-US Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:17:33 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353686?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353686 Cozen O'Connor announced the hiring of an up-and-coming insurance litigator to its expanding global insurance department, the department's second major addition in as many months, according to a news release Monday. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:10:30 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353662?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353662 A panel of the California State Bar Court's Review Department has affirmed the March 2024 recommended disbarment of President Donald Trump's former attorney, John Eastman, over attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:36:28 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352972?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352972 Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, the firm known as GRSM50, has hired a former commercial litigator from Keating & Lyden LLC, who is bringing his commercial litigation practice to the Sacramento office, the firm recently announced. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:53:06 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353150?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353150 Brody Gapp LLP, a new national law firm focused on legal and compliance needs for mortgage companies and financial institutions, has opened shop in Orange County, California. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:02:09 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353101?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353101 A group of litigants from California and Washington has filed a suit against legal technology firm UniCourt Research Inc. in federal court, alleging the company used details about their disparate case to promote its software subscription. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 23:08:30 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353511?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353511 McDonald's has reached a confidential settlement with film and television executive Byron Allen's companies resolving a $10 billion suit claiming the fast food chain discriminates against Black-owned media companies in its advertising expenditures, according to an announcement made Friday. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:19:11 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353391?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353391 The Ninth Circuit on Friday declined to revive an attorney's claims alleging the California State Bar violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by not granting extra time to respond to disciplinary action based on outstanding debt, finding the bar, as an arm of the state, is entitled to sovereign immunity. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:49:41 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353008?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353008 The California federal judge who on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to quell Los Angeles protests against his immigration policy is a respected and fair jurist with a particular dexterity managing complicated multidistrict litigation, according to attorneys. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:44:48 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353096?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353096 As general counsel continue to see their role evolve, some are relying more heavily on professional organizations like the L Suite and Ready Set GC that are looking to create communities for legal leaders seeking advice and recommendations, and aiming to become more successful strategic business partners. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:38:18 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352838?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352838 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has hired the former leader of Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP's Korea practice to bolster its corporate, mergers and acquisitions, entertainment transaction, and other services. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:53:07 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353127?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353127 The Institute for Justice, Mitchell Shapiro Greenamyre & Funt LLP, Spears & Filipovits LLC and attorney Lisa Lambert lead this week's edition of 极速赛车 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution's supremacy clause cannot shield the federal government from Federal Tort Claims Act suits. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:34:31 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352059?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352059 Insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP announced plans to release a book in the fall detailing its new "Apex" legal strategy to combat nuclear verdicts that focuses on minimizing juror anger throughout a trial. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:05:40 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353180?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2353180 Seven partners have left Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, including both managing partners of the firm's San Francisco office, to join Cooley LLP, reportedly over their former employer's decision to strike a deal with the Trump administration related to a potential executive order. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:04:30 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352741 The legal industry had another action-packed week as lawyers took on new roles and law firms expanded their practices. Test your legal news savvy here with 极速赛车 Pulse's weekly quiz. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:52:05 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352859?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352859 A California federal judge set to retire at the end of the year has a new job lined up as head of a judicial institute at Duke University School of Law. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:48:55 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352777?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352777 A California federal judge on Thursday resentenced disbarred attorney Michael Avenatti to just over 11 years in federal prison for filching millions of dollars from his clients' settlement funds, reducing a 14-year sentence overturned by the Ninth Circuit and leaving Avenatti with about eight years left after time served. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:35:44 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352725?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352725 A reduction in new construction and office vacancy has led more firms to renew their office leases in recent years, while others are spending significantly more than the original asking price on leasing new luxury offices, according to a recent report. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:09:21 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352396?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352396 When seeking outside legal advisers, general counsel want commercially savvy lawyers who cultivate relationships of trust with their in-house counterparts, back up the GC's authority and focus on actionable advice instead of abstract legal analysis, say Andrew Dick at The L Suite and Rob Morvillo at Olo. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 21:32:59 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352391?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2352391 The California Supreme Court on Wednesday approved more measures to address the widespread problems that arose during the administration of the February bar exam, which includes a provisional license program for applicants who failed or withdrew from the exam.聽 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:51:10 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2351811?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2351811 Days after announcing that they've reached a settlement with Disney, live TV streaming customers are looking to appoint Yavar Bathaee from Bathaee Dunne LLP to serve as the lead counsel in their proposed antitrust class action against the company over ESPN carriage agreement fees.