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“Weeks after the work was finalized and turned over, Netflix did a complete about-face and accused the plaintiff of breaching ...


EEOC sues Tesla, claims racial abuse at Fremont plant

Sep. 29, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The EEOC says that Black employees were casually and frequently addressed with the n-word and subjected to racial stereotyping...



“At this time, the archdiocese has determined that it has neither the financial means nor the practical ability to litigate th...


Demonstrating Concern

Sep. 29, 2023

Neutral Ben Davidian uses life experience to show disputing parties he cares.



Foreign national clients are often confused about their visa options and durations for staying in the U.S., with some cases su...


From the start, the PPP loan program was destined for problems. Speed was prioritized over security, and conscious choices wer...



100s of women sue over sexual assault in state prisons

Sep. 28, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

New York attorney Adam P. Slater said his firm represents more than 500 women who were sexually abused at four prisons in Cali...


While the industry watches and waits for the outcome of the lawsuit filed by six trade associations against the SEC, private f...



As California lawyers, we are actually assisted by our status as the last holdout state to adopt some version of ABA rule 8.3 ...


How the annual civility oath will be taken and documented is not entirely clear, but the simple recitation of words once a yea...



A congressional report published in July found that tax preparation companies shared millions of customers’ personal and finan...


“There are gradations in the sensitivity of data breached in incidents like this,” the plaintiffs’ attorney, Scott E. Cole of ...



ExxonMobile can’t truck crude from offshore platforms

Sep. 28, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee refused to reverse a Santa Barbara County decision.


“While the goods are not identical, they are certainly very closely related — both being beer, which share the same aisle and ...



The plaintiffs accused the company of knowingly contributing to the opioid crisis by advising pharmaceutical companies on how ...


“We are pleased that the court has resolved these baseless consumer class actions, which were brought on the heels of the FTC’...



Without a stay, Deputy Attorney General John D. Echeverria warned, more than a million high capacity magazines could be sold i...


“I think the research I’ve done on this question provided support for the idea that … you could read the Constitution’s text a...



Discovery reopened in multi-suit hospital fraud case

Sep. 28, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Two qui tam plaintiffs claimed three hospitals and an executive paid kickbacks to doctors to steer spinal tap patients to the ...


The company, which denied any wrongdoing, was accused of profiting from minors by encouraging them to buy in-game content with...



The Google case is historically significant as the first major antitrust challenge against a tech company in over two decades,...


Oppressive examples of college athletes signing away lifetime rights for deals now may not provide the long-term benefits they...



One of the classic things that courts have used to restart any limitations period has been the level of noise produced. That i...


Though there are plenty of legitimate ERC claims, there have been fraudulent ones too. As a result, businesses that legitimate...



It simply does not make sense or constitute sound public policy that anticompetitive agreements and conduct involving “combina...


Bar prosecutors argue there is a “reasonable probability” the agency will find enough cause to disbar David Lira, though he ha...



“I could not have imagined in my wildest dreams when I started law school 45 years ago across the Bay that I would be standing...


The university says neither the demanded 2% annual raise nor arbitration are mandated by the collective bargaining agreement.



Gavin Newsom has also been critical of federal judges over rulings that limit municipalities’ ability to enforce anti-camping ...


Retired LA County judge joins ADR Services

Sep. 27, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

On the Superior Court, Judge David A. Rosen presided over a wide range of civil and commercial cases, including personal injur...