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Erica Johnson, co-founder of Modern Health who was kicked off the board in October 2019, and her husband, an early investor, o...


“Article 14 of the government codes do not apply to charter cities, and all you have to do is look at Article 13. That says th...



“My particular objection is that a motion based on California’s anti-SLAPP statute is wholly grounded in that state’s procedu...


A Matter of Trust

Jan. 22, 2024

Lagerlof LLP lawyers in Pasadena have guided family legacies for more than a century.



Epstein died last March. He retired as presiding judge of Division 4 of the 2nd District in 2018. He had served 28 years on th...


When conducting an investigation that has attracted media publicity, an investigator should be mindful of how that publicity c...



The lawsuit says employees were required to attend meetings off the clock, complete various tasks before clocking in or after ...


Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero said her staff members regularly speak to California lawmakers about the scope and application...



The California Supreme Court issued no Trusts and Estates opinions in 2023, but there were a wide and interesting variety of t...


Legislation passed in Arizona last summer has created differences between the two states, in both the potential amount and dur...



Lawyers: Porn defendants ‘improperly grouped’

Jan. 19, 2024
By Devon Belcher

The plaintiff has not alleged “how each defendant participated in the alleged wrongdoing,” Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP...


Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk E. Sherriff, nominated for the Eastern District, and Alameda County Superior Court Judge Eumi K. ...



The department sued Activision Blizzard in 2021 over claims that the company disproportionately hired men and maintained a “fr...


The dispute stems from the complaint filed by Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office in September 2022, accusing Amazon of induci...



Roblox asks judge to toss claims it lets kids gamble

Jan. 19, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

U.S. District Judge Vince G. Chhabria asks Weitz & Luxenberg attorney whether its client sufficiently pleaded RICO claims ...


“This is a case with major consequences in the field of employment law. The right to pursue these claims has been endorsed by ...



Bar staff projected the site reductions to save about $354,141 from the $4.5 million total cost of July bar exam administrations.


Fullerton must hike new housing 600%

Jan. 19, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

“The challenge was where to place those units so we can maintain the high quality of life for Fullerton residents,” Fullerton ...



Straight Shooter

Jan. 19, 2024

Steven Pearl applies frank, honest approach to dispute resolution, lawyers say


An initially conscious and lucid suspect who becomes unconscious, or seemingly unconscious, requires law enforcement to obtain...



Individual case inventories increased because few cases were ready for trial in the first two years of the pandemic, and settl...


Determination of reasonable royalty is often difficult to prove and can leave a large portion of the profits with the infringe...



Eastern District bankruptcy judge reappointed to second term

Jan. 18, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Judge Ronald H. Sargis helped draft legislation relating to debt collection, including laws about identity theft, child suppor...


Because of the way contracts are constructed between private prisons and the government, private prisons depend on being at fu...



Joshua D. Gruenberg of Gruenberg Law will be honored as Lawyer of the Year.


Many attorneys contributed to the legal defense fund of State Sen.



Judges want lawmakers to address court reporter shortage

Jan. 18, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A state Senate committee is to hear Thursday a bill that would allow electronic recording and change court reporters’ requirem...


Former US attorney joins Greenberg Traurig in Los Angeles

Jan. 18, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“Greenberg Traurig has an unparalleled global platform of exemplary attorneys with a collegial and collaborative culture that ...



San Francisco seeks stay of camp removal challenges

Jan. 18, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Attorneys at the ACLU of Northern California, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, and Latha...


“Alfa Consult SA, a European company working in Iraq, stood up to corporate bullying by its larger American partners-turned-ad...