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Tax, Government


Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Legislature and former Democratic Party Chair John Burton petitioned the court in September to take the...


Judges and Judiciary


Heated Senate committee OKs California nominee

Dec. 1, 2023
By Craig Anderson

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Eumi K. Lee was approved 11-10.


Civil Litigation


Claims can proceed against porn company

Dec. 1, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Aylo Global Entertainment, formerly MindGeek, is accused of being complicit in a sex trafficking venture orchestrated by the n...


Litigation & Arbitration


“This is a most interesting case, given that it blends the National Labor Relations Act with the TLRO and the Compact,” commen...


Technology, Civil Litigation


The putative plaintiffs claim that in order to boost sales, Spectrum and its agents purposely disregarded the federal “do not ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


“The judge sanctioned us for not giving a detailed enough explanation as to why we disputed whether the plaintiff was injured,...


Law Office Management


2 Ventura County law firms announce plan to merge

Dec. 1, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The marriage between Lowthorp Richards LLP and The Hathaway Law Firm is effective Jan. 1.


Technology


“Meta challenges the constitutionality of five structural characteristics of the commission that render the FTC proceedings un...


Contracts


The case had some interesting facts, similar to law school examples. And seeing as there has not been a solid sham doctrine ca...


“Defendants failed to set the rates at the lowest possible interest rates, as their agreements with California required,” stat...


Torts/Personal Injury


Defendant PDQ Arm & Prop LLC and its founder, Seth Kenney, sought to be dismissed from the case, arguing that California l...


Monday’s ruling marks the second time a judge has denied the FAIR Plan Association’s attempt to void the Insurance Commissione...


Torts/Personal Injury, Intellectual Property


Clayeo Arnold PLC received a service mark on the phrase from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2021, and says it has use...


Education Law


“To say that we know what action LAUSD is going to take in the face of some unknown public health emergency, I think, is pure ...


Securities, Administrative/Regulatory


Justices appointed by Republican presidents seemed skeptical of arguments by Principal Deputy Solicitor General Brian H. Fletc...


Tax, Communications Law


At the heart of the matter is the city and county’s S claim that nine telecommunications companies that provide 911 services “...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


‘Ad Astra’ infringement case is dismissed

Nov. 30, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

A screenwriter said the movie starring Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones mirrored a script he wrote.


Intellectual Property


X Corp preemptively sues Adeia Inc.

Nov. 30, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Keker Van Nest partner David J. Silbert said Adeia improperly disclosed sensitive information about the parties’ agreement, so...


Judges and Judiciary


“You present a dilemma for me. You seem like a pretty qualified guy,” U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC., told Assistant U.S. Att...


Civil Rights


Korematsu Center for Law and Equality comes to Irvine law

Nov. 30, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

During World War II, Fred T. Korematsu, a 22-year-old welder in Oakland, opposed the government’s orders to leave his home and...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


“They’ve got egg on their face about Girardi. Any attorneys like myself who did any work for the State Bar, they’re scrutinizi...


Insurance


A lawsuit says federal laws passed in 2020 mandate that insurance companies cover COVID-19 testing without medical management ...


Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge James Selna’s decision for a new trial “appears to be the first and only ruling in any court in any jurisd...


Civil Litigation


“Although defendant identifies ascorbic acid as a source of vitamin C, they do so within the ingredient list of the products r...


Class Action


The terms of service that the corporations are requiring consumers to agree to aims to prevent users from criticizing the comp...


Criminal


The perjury charges are the first leveled against any of the accused in the matters surrounding disbarred plaintiffs’ lawyer T...


Civil Rights


Berkeley sued over campus antisemitism

Nov. 29, 2023
By Craig Anderson

UC Berkeley and its law school is violating federal law and its own policies by failing to protect Jewish students, a lawsuit ...


Obituaries


Charles T. Munger, 1924 - 2023

Nov. 28, 2023
By David Houston

Investor and philanthropist Charlie Munger founded Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP and was the longtime chairman of the Daily J...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Google’s former in-house counsel joins Willkie Farr

Nov. 28, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

At Google, Michael Rome handled the company’s responses to government investigations, enforcement actions, and international p...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


In response to David R. Lira’s motion to abate the bar prosecutors’ involuntary suspension filing, State Bar Court Judge Phong...