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Technology, Criminal


“Unfortunately, we know the criminal justice system is not infallible and charging decisions are vulnerable to unconscious bia...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Prominent litigator Michael Hennigan retires

Jan. 8, 2024
By David Houston

Hennigan, who began his legal career in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Justice Department, has handled more than 45 major ...


Expert Advice


As gatekeepers of expert testimony, trial courts should focus on “principles and methodology, not on the conclusions that they...


Litigation & Arbitration


“The complaint contains no specificity about the specific false statements that defendant allegedly made to plaintiffs or the ...


Environmental & Energy


The plaintiffs challenged the California Public Utilities Commission’s 2022 decision to allow utilities to pay less to consume...


Judges and Judiciary


Compton Courthouse to tentatively reopen Jan. 16

Jan. 8, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Two-week shutdown at Compton Courthouse caused by flooding from burst pipe.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Supreme Court agrees to return to abortion debate

Jan. 8, 2024
By Craig Anderson

Friday’s decision to grant an emergency application of a stay pending appeal sought by Idaho and its Legislature allows the st...


Technology, Class Action


The judge also ruled that the proposed class met the predominance and superiority standards for certification, rejecting argum...


Technology, Data Privacy


The blockchain training company said it lost a $2.8 million contractor because its contractor hacked a cryptocurrency exchange.



'Always Aboveboard'

Jan. 8, 2024

Parker Shaffie built a professional liability practice by 'working both sides of the street.'


Civil Rights


Activision biased against old, white men, lawsuit says

Jan. 5, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Shortly after CEO Bobby Kotick announced that the problem with the company was “there are too many old white guys,” two white ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Fertility company sued over mass embryo deaths

Jan. 5, 2024
By Devon Belcher

The company said it made a media recall while it investigates claims that a defective solution killed embryos, but two lawsuit...


Civil Rights


The electric vehicle maker has denied the allegations and said in a motion last month that the EEOC did not engage in good fai...


Labor/Employment


The issue is whether an employee’s time spent in a personal car, waiting for security guards to scan an identification card, s...


Criminal


While there’s little chance the current Democratic controlled Legislature will reinstate the kinds of tough on crime policies ...


Government


Prosecutors said “Fat Leonard” Francis cut off his ankle bracelet and fled to Venezuela in 2022 before being returned last mon...


Litigation & Arbitration


LTC Limited claimed unknown perpetrators “took advantage of BraunHagey’s compromised email systems to ‘spoof’ … the email acco...



Highly Collaborative

Jan. 5, 2024

Mediator Gideon Kracov has lawyers foremost in mind when trying to resolve disputes.


“We are fostering the development of future leaders by imparting our fundamental principles and providing them with the necess...


Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a preliminary injunction blocking the law last February, finding that it is preempted...


Technology, Litigation & Arbitration


In a 33-page order, Judge Lawrence P. Riff allowed a lawsuit to move forward that aims to hold the social media company respon...


Labor/Employment


“A lot of times employees in the workplace feel like they’re being silenced in fear of retaliation, and Andrew Rudnicki stood ...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Community News


The recipients are retired California Supreme Court Justice Carlos R. Moreno, 2nd District Court of Appeal Division 4 Presidin...


Galit Lipa has been with the Office of the State Public Defender since 2021, serving as executive director of the Indigent Def...


Class Action


Ford is facing a pending class action in the Southern District of Florida over similar claims.


“Because a prosecutor’s duty to initiate and conduct prosecutions … is discretionary, mandate is not available to compel the d...


“We continue to believe that our past work was lawful and deny allegations to the contrary, and the settlement contains no adm...


Judges and Judiciary


Brian D. Karth replaces Kiry K. Gray, the district court announced.


Government


21 lawyers in Legislature this year, down 5 from 2021

Jan. 3, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Voters elected a huge new class of lawmakers in 2012 under a new term limits law; those same lawmakers have been moving on as ...


Litigation & Arbitration


There is a “controlling question of law” as to whether the supposed foreseeability of the car thefts supports a duty to protec...