Solomon Saltsman & Jamieson attorneys define 'zealous advocacy' in their Alcohol Beverage Control practice
Gentleman judge led a full, well-rounded life, with one regret.
Education Law
Judge’s book advises lawyers how to live their best lives
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“A lot of people think that sometimes, to be a successful lawyer, you have to give up so much, like meaningful relationships o...
Civil Litigation
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to municipal liability
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Two surfers sued Palos Verdes Estates, saying officials did not stop local surfers from attacking visitors to keep the beach a...
Environmental & Energy
Former White House clean energy director joins Covington
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“As the energy transition unfolds, clients will require law firms who not only have a deep understanding of the legislative, p...
Litigation & Arbitration
2 answers to what happens when litigation party doesn’t exist
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Both rulings cite an obscure, decades-old opinion that takes on a seemingly philosophical question: When litigation involves a...
Entertainment & Sports
Entertainment attorney Ken Deutsch joins Paul Hastings in Century City
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
One of Deutsch’s recent accomplishments includes representing New Republic Pictures in a multi-picture co-financing deal with ...
Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote that the securities law “requires a plaintiff to plead and prove that he purchased shares tracea...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar wants to ease path to license for troubled out-of-state lawyers
By Devon Belcher
The changes would allow out-of-state attorneys under discipline to ask the California bar to rule on their moral character bef...
Kathleen J. McMahon of Joseph Saveri Law Firm LLP said the plaintiffs still want to go forward with the depositions now becaus...
Mayor London Breed defended the idea of a race based guaranteed income program in a news release when she announced it in Sept...
Kelly DuFord Williams is accused of stealing client money.
Government, Criminal
Boudin heads new criminal justice center at Berkeley
By Devon Belcher
Recalled San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin also said he would not run for public office in 2024.
According to the complaint, the outdoor clothing brand recently opted not to renew its dealer agreement with Nordstrom after a...
This trio of attorneys, each with their own unique set of skills, have made a name for themselves through their hard work and ...
California Courts of Appeal
Split panel allows parole for Manson follower Van Houten
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
In a 2-1 decision, a 2nd District Court of Appeal panel granted Leslie Van Houten’s petition challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom’s r...
Civil Litigation
Uber, Lyft drivers may have to arbitrate business model claims
By Wisdom Howell
The plaintiffs claimed that the companies’ business models exploited their drivers and suppressed their pay by preventing driv...
Environmental & Energy
Bills to boost housing pass amid governor-environmentalists rift
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Senate passed, 29-5, one of the most closely watched housing bills. SB 423 by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would ex...
Civil Litigation
PG&E to pay $50M to settle Zogg fire claims, criminal case dropped
By Craig Anderson
The settlement followed a setback for the district attorney’s office when Shasta County Superior Court Judge Daniel E. Flynn t...
Civil Litigation
Volunteer wins $6.8M for no-warning rescue dog attack
By Skyler Romero
“What we learned at trial was that there were multiple instances where [the dog] was reported to have bitten people or to have...
On Wednesday, a unanimous California Senate passed SB 829, which would bar ticket vendors from demanding exclusive contracts w...
Tax
Prominent Tax Attorney joins Greenberg Glusker as partner in Los Angeles
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
In order to maximize client objectives and minimize income and transfer taxes, Giordano-Lascari assists clients in structuring...
The complaint filed Friday uses similar arguments to ones used for a coffee byproduct — and uses the same attorney to make the...
Environmental & Energy
Delta’s ‘carbon neutral’ claim challenged as false
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A similar complaint was filed in New York last year against KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Civil Litigation
$12M for Olympic hopeful injured at Camp Pendleton
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“While at the training camp, Perry and other professional wrestlers were placed into a military weapons training exercise and ...
Immigration
US courts can’t decide if immigrant is dangerous, circuit rules
By Craig Anderson
The case concerns a Nicaraguan citizen who became a legal permanent resident of the United States in 1990 and then was twice c...
“How could I ethically represent somebody, ever, that I had a conflict of interest with in the beginning? Do you understand?” ...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Elder abuse case against San Francisco moves forward
By Wisdom Howell
At the heart of the matter is a report cited in the complaint from the San Francisco Department of Health in June 2019 that “a...
Civil Rights
Wine Spectator violated tasting, scoring policy, bias suit alleges
By Devon Belcher
The plaintiff alleges she was wrongfully terminated following medical absences for three gender-affirming surgeries last year....
Attorneys who handle such disputes say the latest move, following a U.S. Federal Trade Commission proposal in January to ban n...