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Technology, Communications Law


Babylon Bee, Minds Inc. challenge state hate speech law

Apr. 13, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

AB 587 passed on a combined 99-3 vote in the California Assembly and Senate, with several Republicans voting yes. But a Senate...


Some municipalities across the county, including Los Angeles and Sacramento, are introducing cannabis licensing programs that ...


Two California district attorneys called for amendments to AB109, passed in 2011, which requires certain convicts to be housed...


Civil Litigation


California Attorney Rob Bonta’s office had sued Juul on behalf of the Los Angeles County District Attorney and the County of L...


Litigation & Arbitration


Monster said Vital Pharmaceuticals falsely claimed to potentially billions of people its BANG is superior to other energy drin...


Technology


The case is the latest that this coalition of law firms has filed on behalf of school districts against the California-based s...


McDermott Will & Emery


Litigation & Arbitration


The plaintiff’s counsel, Dow W. Patten of Forthright Law PC argued that PG&E “jumped the gun” and didn’t meet and confer b...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


If facts relevant to the claim are discovered after the statute of limitations has expired, the claim should still be consider...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Julius M. Engel is alleging the State Bar won’t reinstate him until he repays funds the agency gave to a former client, though...



Few agree on bill for remote criminal hearings till 2026

Apr. 12, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The California Public Defenders’ Association has thrown its support behind the bill after its author made several changes they...


Litigation & Arbitration


The Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees water resources in the West, is in a race against time to manage a rapidly declining...


Litigation & Arbitration


Attorneys for the client seeking allegedly misappropriated funds asked that ex-Girardi Keese lawyer David Lira’s deposition su...


Technology


U.S. District Judge Jacqueline S. Corley dismissed the gamers’ initial complaint without prejudice on March 20 because she fo...


Environmental & Energy


The settlement would have the South Coast Air Quality Management District “revise their regulations to remove the exemptions, ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“Then how can he possibly not have standing to challenge the constitutionality of the act that’s being applied to him?” 9th Ci...


Technology


Intercontinental Exchange Inc. and Black Knight Inc. own the two most dominant loan origination systems in the nation.


Real Estate/Development


The comprehensive, 98-page ruling took a strict view of the definition of “substantial compliance” with the housing element la...



EEOC affirms class of deaf Air Force personnel

Apr. 11, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

According to the complaint, the Air Force failed to provide deaf employees and applicants with American Sign Language interpre...


Insurance


“The causation holding in the opinion is a significant victory for policyholders and a significant clarification of the law in...


Real Estate/Development


City attorney, Michael Gates said the state was wasting taxpayer money with its lawsuits, and that the city would fight back.


Litigation & Arbitration


Suhag Shukla, executive director of the Hindu American Foundation, which has opposed designation of caste as a protected class...


Litigation & Arbitration


The settlement was announced two days after Chipotle filed a trademark infringement lawsuit.



Church sues federal agencies for right to use ayahuasca

Apr. 10, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Church of the Celestial Heart claims state and federal agents ignored U.S. Supreme Court precedent when they conducted a 2...


Wills, Estates & Trusts


Granting the Los Angeles city attorney’s urgency petition, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff allocated $50...


State Bar & Bar Associations


“Where specialized experience or credentials are required, for example, the Committee of State Bar Accredited and Registered S...



Presiding justice, 2 associate justices confirmed

Apr. 10, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero administered the oath of office to all three jurists.


Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment


The rapper, who acts as CEO, secretary and CFO of the Donda Academy in Simi Valley, is a defendant in the case filed by Ronald...


Senior U.S. District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton ruled that because the NAACP brought claims not only against police leadership ...


The judge’s spouse was on the Judicial Council when it adopted the term limit plan for the Assigned Judges Program, which the ...