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FAIR Plan coverage limits are illegal, lawsuit claims

Jul. 26, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Attorney Dylan L. Schaffer says his lawsuit seeking FAIR's compliance with minimum coverage requirements asks the court to do ...


Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Rights


Disney had failed to substantiate that it employs public-facing actors for the purpose of promoting values including respect a...


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


In remarks delivered at the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference, Justice Elena Kagan also said that the court is issuing too many ...


Labor/Employment, Government, California Supreme Court


Associate Justice Goodwin H. Liu wrote that Proposition 22 does not conflict with the Legislature's ability to create and enfo...


U.S. Supreme Court, Government


Mixed reactions to Newsom's order on encampments

Jul. 26, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Thursday's order directs state agencies to draft protocols for removing homeless encampments, relying on the U.S. Supreme Cour...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Discipline


Despite the finding against the bar's former executive director, Judge Yvette D. Roland recommended a lesser punishment than t...


Technology, Intellectual Property


The word "identical" is found in a different provision of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and Congress "intentionally and...


While overall recidivism rates decreased slightly, the number of individuals convicted four or more times increased by 12%.


The plaintiff's attorneys argued that a forklift operator failed to ensure Aguirre was in a safe position before moving the eq...



'Blunt Assessor'

Jul. 26, 2024

Working as a neutral has enabled retired Judge Dalila C. Lyons to be more informal.


California Supreme Court


The unanimous decision left room for the Legislature to amend the workers compensation law.


Newsom relied on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last month in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson that ease the way for municipa...


U.S. Supreme Court, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Elizabeth B. Prelogar told a meeting of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that she tries out her Supreme Court arguments o...


18 plaintiffs between the ages of 8 to 17 sued the agency on claims it violated the U.S. Constitution and Clean Air Act by adm...


Government, Civil Litigation


San Mateo County agrees to pay SWAT team member $8M

Jul. 25, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Carryn Barker claimed that she was harassed and assaulted by a supervisor.


"What I've seen in the last 10 years is a bit of erosion of the rights of victims," the new president of the National District...



Key questions remain over LA court ransomware attack

Jul. 24, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

"They say it's going to take months to get back to full capacity," Judge Randolph M. Hammock told an attorney during a hearing...


Kathryn Eidmann will take the reins after former president and CEO, Mónica Ramírez Almadani was appointed to serve as a federa...


U.S. Supreme Court


The concept, which dates back to 1958, has been used by conservative groups to challenge affirmative action policies at Harvar...


Defense counsel for the disbarred attorney say prosecutors' attempts to introduce the expert testimony in Girardi's upcoming w...


Real Estate/Development, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The lawsuit challenges a policy requiring agents to post their listings on an affiliated platform, which the judge found to be...


The lawsuit, initially filed on behalf of seven California cities and later expanded to include 35 municipalities, alleged tha...


The plaintiffs, a group of students and GGU's alumni association, are seeking an injunction to keep the J.D. program open thro...


U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Bankruptcy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia said the court is working to update its case filing system with a new system, the Appe...


Technology, Law Practice


One attorney has resorted to printing out case files and having them messengered to the court, while several judges continued ...


Technology, Law Practice


Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner advised attorneys and other court users not to expect the court to "function fully and com...


Government


"She had a unique ability to connect with people," former Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley said.


Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Attorneys for Huawei Technologies say claims the conglomerate "intends to 'dominate the world' and 'illegally dominate the mar...


Data Privacy


In its federal filing, Potter Handy accused one of the law firms leading a class action against Google of drafting the settlem...


Labor/Employment, Civil Procedure


"I will tell you that the federal courts believe in openness, transparency, and information made public," U.S. Magistrate Judg...