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Litigation & Arbitration


"The issue became, was pleading no-contest equivalent to conviction? We pled it was and won," said plaintiff's attorney Ricard...


Securities, Data Privacy


A report by the Federal Trade Commission found a rise in companies’ use of “dark patterns.” These methods, which include hard-...


"We want to make sure the bench really reflects our community," said Ibiere N. Seck.


Government, Constitutional Law


Chemerinsky tells law students Constitution is in peril

Jan. 26, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“I never imagined I would fear for the future of American Democracy,” Chemerinsky told an audience at McGeorge School of Law i...


Data Privacy


A breach in January was the second time in as many years loanDepot’s database was successfully hacked.


Real Estate/Development


Hilton & Hilton said in court documents that they would not have signed the sublease had they known that an exterior sign ...


“Given the abundance of evidence produced, in this case and in related litigation, indicating that the actual intent of the Ze...


Judges and Judiciary


Kirk E. Sherriff has led the Fresno and Bakersfield offices of the U.S. attorney’s office since 2015.


Constitutional Law


Compared to other Second Amendment cases involving California laws, this one has flown under the radar, but it’s another lawsu...


Insurance


“We were able to tell a very bulletproof story, and we trusted the jurors to set aside all emotions and knee-jerk reactions, f...


Michael Ludwig applies a genuinely neutral approach to dispute resolution, lawyers say.


Technology, Consumer Protection Law


The social media company wanted certain claims struck from a product liability lawsuit filed by families of children who have ...


Government


Lawmaker wants to require speed limiting devices

Jan. 25, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The issue could eventually lead to court battles similar to the ones that followed California’s efforts to regulate vehicle em...


Law Practice


LA County court and Stanford team up to improve court access

Jan. 25, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“Through this unprecedented partnership, we plan to leverage the talents and expertise of the research team at Stanford Law to...


Technology, Litigation & Arbitration


“The motion comes four years into this litigation, after the parties have engaged in substantial motion practice, after comple...


“The shareholders agreement, however, is a sham devised by WS&Co. to circumvent California public policy in favor of ‘open...


Technology


Meta Platforms claimed the Israeli company Bright Data reached its contract by unlawfully gathering information from Facebook ...


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen questioned whether the record has been adequately developed about whether an AR-15 is e...


Intellectual Property


Von D argued at trial that her rendition of the image was not an exact replication and instead her own interpretation of a pho...


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights


Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Christopher E. Krueger issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday preventing the s...


Civil Procedure


The California Apartment Association said Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff's decision was a legal victory for landlords.


Lawyer for tenant advocates who are accused of libel and invasion of privacy questioned whether other factors prompted lawyers...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Plaintiffs lawyers argued the fee was warranted because there was no companion criminal case for them to utilize or leverage.


Intellectual Property


Joseph Saveri Law Firm LLP and Los Angeles attorney Matthew Butterick wrote in the amended complaint that Copilot, an artifici...


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit Judge Milan D. Smith said the government’s explanation that it needed to do an “inventory search” was insufficient...


Class certification is ideal for claims involving violations to California’s Consumers Legal Remedies Act and Unfair Competiti...


Corporate


The fund, Kline Hill Partners Fund II LP, claims in a lawsuit that Zachary Abrams, the former CEO of Altierre Corp., struck se...


Litigation & Arbitration


Deposition testimony from former students, parents and employees described widespread, open and obvious abuse of minor girls a...


A similar effort died last year due to funding issues. Proponents say judges need to better understand how to handle testimon...


In his letter to U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant, who heard the matter, Richard Lee Ramirez said, "I would feel the same a...