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Civil Litigation

Quinn Emanuel has dismissed allegations that it was involved in serious ethical violations as "meritless, and moot."


Securities, Class Action

The company is also defending similar claims by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.



State Bar & Bar Associations

The State Bar points out that the results mirror those from other big states.


Criminal

The ruling, which downgrades the standard of proof required for sentencing enhancements, "will require adjustment for federal ...



Environmental & Energy

The legal back and forth since the case was filed in January has focused on the validity of plaintiffs' supremacy and extrater...


Judges and Judiciary

Counties that will get new judges are Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Marin, Merced, Nevada, Orange, Sacrame...



California Supreme Court

The court's published opinions - under Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero - may continue its slow trend upward.


The former employees argue in their complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board that their protests were "protecte...



Plaintiffs' counsel at The Kruger Law Firm missed a deadline to respond to a transfer motion after what they claimed was a "ca...


Legal Education

The changes would bring legislative staff in line with other bar members who work full-time for the state.



Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation

Plaintiffs must establish that West was their employer, not just the school's founder, to keep him as a defendant in the case.


Judge David O. Carter was not convinced by the government's concerns that the class, made up of homeless and disabled veterans...



Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Discipline

The State Bar said this week, "we plan to bring the matter before the Committee of Bar Examiners."


Attorneys say neutral Peter Marx brings an especially effective human touch to mediations.



State Bar & Bar Associations, Community News, Civil Rights

"One thing I hope people walk away with tonight is we do not want to repeat history with the same fear-based politics and vitr...


Class Action

Cybersecurity bootcamp lawsuit trial delayed

May 3, 2024
By Wisdom Howell

The lawsuit alleges that Caltech misrepresented its involvement in the Caltech Cybersecurity Bootcamp course, run by Simplilea...



California Supreme Court

The initiative would require voter approval for any state proposals that raise taxes, including increases to fees and local me...


Torts/Personal Injury

"Primary assumption of risk does not bar recovery when the defendant's actions have unreasonably increased the risks of injury...



Dive boat captain sentenced to 4 years for deadly fire

May 3, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Jerry Nehl Boylan was the first to abandon ship, leaving 34 people to perish. The accident prompted changes in the law on liab...


Alpha Phi Alpha - Pi Epsilon Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Western Region, and the Regents of the University of California remain i...



Civil Litigation

Dan Schneider claims his portrayal in the series "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" was a "hit job" that falsely associa...


The California Teachers Association says Paul Keefer's dual roles as a charter school executive and Sacramento County Board of...



Judges and Judiciary, Discipline

Lassen County judge ordered removed from the bench

May 2, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Commission on Judicial Performance found that Judge Tony Mallery had engaged in multiple counts of willful and prejudicial...


Technology, Civil Litigation

Ethan Zuckerman's attorneys said he developed a browser extension called Unfollow Everything 2.0 that would allow users to unf...



Office administrator Donna DiFronzo alleges she was not reinstated to her position after she returned to work from a leave of ...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation

The company's former west coast district manager claims he was dismissed in retaliation for questions over its wage policy.



Judges and Judiciary, Discipline, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The incident occurred when the defendant expressed concern about his daughter's drug use. Benitez wrote in a statement Wednesd...


Criminal

U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney took the opportunity to again chastise the government's conduct in what he described as a...



The attorney's problems surfaced when he failed to disclose property transfers and other transactions involving his clients an...


"It is not required. You can continue to provide services. But if you want to get that seal of certification, you've got to me...