Business of Law 2024: Trends, Updates and the In-House Counsel Awards Recap
In this eventful year, the 100 largest law firms in Los Angeles County faced financial challenges, regulatory issues, and industry consolidation while demonstrating resilience through the adoption of new technologies.
California
The quakes, of magnitudes 3.5 and 3.9, occurred within about a half hour of each other. Shaking was felt as far away as Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego County.
Conservative legal group files suit against Newsom and state over new law that forbids requiring schools to tell parents about their children’s gender identities.
When deputies arrived, 20 minors were already at a Temecula park, filming William Vandenbush, 46. Police said he sent nude photos to a minor.
Business
Six Southern governors are fighting the UAW’s organizing campaign in their states, but they may have stepped over the legal line.
David Lane Braff Jr., 42, of Thousand Oaks is accused of molesting eight students between the ages of 6 and 10 in a school office at McKevett Elementary School.
The National Union of Healthcare Workers said nearly 2,400 mental health workers launched the job action after Kaiser Permanente management turned down their proposals.
Housing & Homelessness
An L.A. County judge ruled Senate Bill 9 unconstitutional in a case brought by five Southern California cities. If upheld on appeal, it could restore single-family zoning in big cities across the state.
Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s Newbury Park pastor claims he sees God’s hand in Donald Trump’s election victory.