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Civil Rights


Attorneys representing eight plaintiffs who say they suffered sexual assaults and other abuse want a special master to oversee...


Law Practice


Sheppard Mullin adds 6-attorney team in San Diego

Dec. 13, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The team moved from Withersworldwide and is led by partners Jenny Hill Bratt and Matthew Owens.


Constitutional Law


S Between the Second Amendment enactment in 1791 and 14th Amendment enactment in 1868, “the rights of individuals under 21 yea...


The plaintiffs attorneys were Robert Clayton of Taylor & Ring and Lawrence Marks of Mardirossian Akaragian LLP.


Attorneys for the NFL say the plaintiffs’ counsel improperly analyzed the Sports Broadcasting Act and that the league’s networ...


Corporate


A benefit fund takes advantage of a 2019 law enacted in Delaware that allows for a statutory public benefit limited partnershi...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Google plans to appeal the verdict, saying it provides more choice to customers than any other major mobile game platform.


“The issue of my self-identification as a MAGA Conservative Republican or MAGA Conservative should be left to the voters who w...


Data Privacy


Lloyd’s accuses UC system of failing to protect data

Dec. 12, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Lloyd’s of London says the UC Regents didn’t set up protections for their data required by an insurance policy to cover breach...


Civil Litigation


“This demurrer concerns an ambiguous derivative shareholder action against LegalMatch by an individual who avoids referring to...


Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports


Actors lost jobs, offers, agents and auditions due to not wanting to be vaccinated, and accuse the Screen Actors Guild of brea...


Education Law


Stanford Law School to fund 3rd group of Flywheel Fellows

Dec. 12, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Flywheel Fund for Career Choice is a nonprofit organization founded by alumni from the law schools at Harvard and Stanford to ...


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


Justices reject challenge to conversion therapy law

Dec. 12, 2023
By Craig Anderson

The 9th Circuit decision affirmed a Washington state law in a case nearly identical to an unsuccessful 2014 challenge to a sim...


Bankruptcy


Sacramento diocese will file for bankruptcy, bishop says

Dec. 12, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“The diocese faces more than 250 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy or other church staff. The reorganization process wi...


Law Practice


Former Justice Department cyber lawyer joins Pillsbury

Dec. 12, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Mark L. Krotoski was national coordinator of the Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Program at the Department of Justice.


Criminal


Professor accuses LA judge of ignoring bail law

Dec. 12, 2023
By Devon Belcher

A Loyola Law School professor said she observed Superior Court Judge Tomson T. Ong for roughly 2 1/2 hours during arraignment ...


Criminal


Judge William D. Claster also sustained the Los Angeles County Superior Court's demurrer, concluding the plaintiffs did not as...


“If you recall somebody months into their first year in office, you haven’t given them a chance. We have four-year terms for d...


Labor/Employment


Judge certifies class for Disney equal pay case

Dec. 11, 2023
By Skyler Romero

In light of his grim assessment of a trial with 9,000 class members, Los Angeles County Judge Elihu Berle encouraged the parti...


Technology



9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“The government did all of this without any particularized probable cause as to the owners of those safety deposit boxes. This...


State Bar & Bar Associations


17-year-old makes history as state’s youngest lawyer

Dec. 11, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“For now, I plan on staying here in Tulare County and learning the ropes of becoming a great prosecutor,” said Peter C. Park.


Judges and Judiciary


Valerie E. Torres was a civil lawyer in the Southern District of California for 9 years. She also practiced at Latham & Wa...


Counsel for Trace3 claimed its forensic experts were unable to recover the trade secrets documents that allegedly contained a ...


Law Practice


“I don’t agree that employees should be able to opt out … but they should absolutely know that it is going on,” said Board mem...


Government


“In facing budget problems of similar magnitudes, the state in the past has made reductions to employee compensation and lower...


Environmental & Energy


The plaintiffs say Merced County and the Department of Fish and Wildlife failed to properly maintain infrastructure that would...


Judges and Judiciary


A federal court in Oakland will handle discovery in a state court suit claiming social media platforms harm children.


Government


Apartment owners claimed a rent freeze imposed in 2020 violated their due process rights.


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


Gov. Gavin Newsom, the cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles, as well as other California and western jurisdictions filed am...