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U.S. Supreme Court
US Supreme Court refuses to return to diversity admissions policies – for now
By Craig Anderson
UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky said the court “is not ready to consider race-neutral programs that have the ...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Judge blocks Kirkland's attempt to access personnel files from other firms
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The focus of discovery should be on Zoya Kovalenko’s performance at Kirkland & Ellis, “including whether she was treated d...
Real Estate/Development
$4M if fees awarded to attorneys in real estate dispute
By Skyler Romero
Murphy Rosen LLP and Lysaght Law Group LLP represented a real estate investor who said he was tricked by a Canadian developer ...
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against LegalMatch.com
By Wisdom Howell
The dispute stems from the plaintiff's September 2022 termination as LegalMatch's chief operating officer.
Securities
Oakland man sentenced to 6 months in prison for insider trading
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Dileep Kumar Reddy Kamujula acknowledged that he used information provided by a cousin who worked at a cloud communications co...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights
LA judge accused of racism against Asian jurors, witnesses, lawyer
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Attorney Rick Richmond's filing says Judge Susan Bryant-Deason attacked prospective jurors of East Asian descent: She berated ...
Law Practice, Criminal
Criminal defense firm forms Child Protective Services practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Lauren Johnson-Norris said she has been looking for a way to specialize in this gray area of the law.
Constitutional Law
City park fee for nonresidents runs afoul 1st Amendment
By Devon Belcher
A man who wanted to campaign for Sen. Elizabeth Warren was charged $5 to enter the park. A jury sided with him following a thr...
Data Privacy
23andMe accused of having ‘fire sale’ of customer DNA data
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The company’s stock value has plummeted in recent months following a data breach that allegedly exposed the personal informati...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
Uber plaintiffs urge Supreme Court not to reenter PAGA dispute
By Craig Anderson
“Uber’s gripe is that the decision does not relieve Uber of the obligation to defend against those claims altogether,” Nicolas...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Nonrefundable fees land Burbank attorney in hot water with State Bar
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The State Bar said the case was one of a growing number in which attorneys are accused of charging nonrefundable fees.
Civil Litigation
Firms urge US courts to allow live-streamed testimony
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The suggested changes would also clarify the courts’ ability to issue subpoenas compelling a witness to testify via live trans...
Litigation & Arbitration
Golden Gate University sued over decision to end JD program
By Wisdom Howell
The ABA has rejected a “teach-out” plan to allow the students to complete their current coursework as the institution winds do...
Consumer Protection Law
Tinder prioritizes profits over relationship goals, suit claims
By Sunidhi Sridhar
According to the complaint, Tinder and other Match Group-owned apps have “game-like design features” undisclosed to users that...
Data Privacy
Injunction of children's online data law draws broad support
By Craig Anderson
The law “creates a regime of proxy censorship that coerces services to suppress protected speech; is massively overbroad; is r...
Litigation & Arbitration
Kia, Hyundai sales practices slammed in anti-theft litigation
By Devon Belcher
The plaintiffs argue that the automakers’ failure to clearly and conspicuously disclose the absence of industry-standard anti-...
Civil Litigation
Do-over granted for premises liability claim over heist
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The plaintiffs claimed that Pilot Travel Centers LLC had a duty to maintain reasonably safe conditions for trucks and their “v...
Labor/Employment
Workers accuse JetBlue of not paying incentives, violating laws
By Wisdom Howell
The airline did not include incentive compensation as part of the employees’ regular rate of pay” when calculating overtime an...
Intellectual Property
US appeals court revives patent infringement lawsuit against Meta
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup in San Francisco erred in granting summary judgment to the social media giant by misinter...
Torts/Personal Injury
Monsanto’s 7th California trial over Roundup starts in Sonoma County
By Wisdom Howell
The company has secured three defense verdicts, but its biggest loss in California courts came in the 2019 Pilliod trial, wher...
Thomas Willhite Jr. leverages his judicial experience as arbitrator, mediator, referee.
Technology, Criminal
Federal prosecutors to seek tougher penalties for AI-enabled crimes
By David Houston
Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco compared the effort to sentence enhancements for use of a firearm during the commission...
Constitutional Law
Proponents of ballot measure on transgender minors sue state AG
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Californians are owed a neutral title and summary of that initiative as part of their core political speech,” said attorney ...
Intellectual Property, Administrative/Regulatory
Auto dealership specialist joins Hogan Lovells
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“I am well familiar with the firm’s excellent reputation in the automotive litigation space and am thrilled to be joining such...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit hears appeals of drug's deceptive advertising verdict
By Craig Anderson
The panel heard two different appeals from the same case, which ended in a district court with a plaintiffs’ win for New York ...
Labor/Employment
Oracle to pay $25M to settle suit by 4,000 women workers
By Wisdom Howell
The negotiations occurred during appeal of a San Mateo County judge’s decertification of the class and dismissal of the plaint...
Intellectual Property
Alston & Bird disqualified from case, represented opposing party
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“The subject matter of the prior representations and this representation substantially overlap because they involve the same l...
Civil Litigation
Judge questions new theories in auto finance dispute
By Devon Belcher
Despite the facts being compelling, “counsel knows that there is also a pleading requirement that supports the motion for summ...