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Soured Lemon: What's next for the State's religion clauses?

Sep. 30, 2024

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State Bar & Bar Associations

When he's not working his day job as an attorney for the State Compensation Insurance Fund, Asian Pacific American Bar Association President Seaton Tsai spen...


Civil Litigation

Judge Elihu M. Berle granted the city's motion for summary judgment over whether the Creek Fire was caused by a DWP power line or one owned by Edison.


Technology, Intellectual Property, Contracts

Apple's highest grossing app in North America, Musi Inc., sues over removal from app store after "unsubstantiated" third-party complaint from YouTube.


Civil Litigation

Stem cell company accuses FisherBroyles of malpractice

Oct. 4, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

alifornia Stem Cell Treatment Center claims its lead attorney made a series of mistakes which forced it to settle a patent infringement dispute.


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation

A letter to the U.S. Courts from presidents and chief legal officers of 124 companies said such disclosure is needed so they know how to defend against plain...


Constitutional Law

"The ruling in many ways tracked the very issues that we raised in our letters both opposing the bill and urging the governor to veto it," said David Loy, le...


Columns

Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Incivility in the legal profession is a persistent issue that traditional remedies have failed to resolve. A more holistic app...


Government

Déjà vu hits fun city

Oct. 4, 2024
By James Attridge

New York City's governance reflects a power dynamic influenced by upstate interests, highlighted by the current tensions betwe...


Civil Litigation

Anti-SLAPP statutes: From shield to sword

Oct. 4, 2024
By Christopher Frost , Nicholas Lauber

While anti-SLAPP protections are essential for safeguarding public participation rights, the authors of the statute underestim...



Verdicts & Settlements

False Claims Act City of San Diego et al. ex... $19,992,900
Malpractice Minor Doe v. Roe OB/GYN, Ro... $7,250,000
42 U.S.C. Section 1983 Antonio Lopez, individually... $6,100,000
Premises Liability Christopher Grijalva v. Jan... $3,500,000
Premises Liability John Doe v. Roe Stadium $3,300,000
Gabriela Rivera De Cruz and... $2,500,000
School Incident Raquel Morales v. Los Angel... $2,250,000
Auto v. Motorcycle Miguel Ernesto Ortega Bauti... $2,045,371
Premises Liability Colomba Osorio v. Sierra Cr... $2,000,000
Wage and Hour Michael Bravo, individually... $1,750,000

On the Move

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Oct. 3, 2024


Brian B. Kelly as Shareholder in San Francisco from We Work.

Kelly counsels companies of all sizes on the entire employment life cycle, including hiring, termination, wages and hours, incentive compensation programs, policies, investigations, leaves, discrimination/harassment/retaliation, and restrictive covenants, among other issues. He also will support the firm's Corporate Practice, advising clients on employment matters related to buy- and sell-side mergers and acquisitions and other transactional matters.


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Dickinson Wright opens San Diego office

Oct. 2, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Three intellectual property lawyers have joined the firm from Sheppard Mullin.



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Daily Appellate Report

Criminal Law and Procedure

In re Maury

Despite capital defendant's objection to counsel's presentation of mitigation evidence, *McCoy* was not implicated where defendant personally requested that the jury give him the death pe...


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Harris

Despite initially ruling that defendant was entitled to resentencing, trial court had inherent authority to reconsider its decision and deny resentencing.


Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence

People v. Ellis

Admission of propensity evidence of uncharged acts and instructing jury accordingly was not error where trial court conducted the analysis required by Evidence Code Section 352 pretrial.


Contracts

Bennett v. Isagenix International, LLC

District court erred in treating the parties' contractual limitation on consequential damages as a basis for finding irreparable harm.