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Insurance


“These cases have ramifications that go far beyond the COVID-19 context,” said Andrew F. Kirtley of Cotchett, Pitre & McCa...


The governor also named 14 judges to 11 superior courts


Corporate, Civil Rights


Owen Diaz tearfully said that one of his biggest regrets in life was recommending his son, Demetric Diaz, join Tesla.


Criminal


The dispute involves early release rules the Department of Corrections instituted on May 1, 2021. It cited its authority under...


Technology


Fees remain in place for in-person searches, which take longer than 10 minutes, and hard copies of documents.


Environmental & Energy


“Proceedings can take over 10 years, with legal fees in the millions of dollars. In some cases, small farmers have been forced...


Environmental & Energy


In addition to the municipal intervenors, California-based organizations including the Rural County Representatives of Califor...


Litigation & Arbitration


U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero rejected claims the fee was excessive.


Litigation & Arbitration, Environmental & Energy


Attorneys for PG&E did not oppose the consolidation but continued to deny that the company’s equipment sparked the fire.


Labor/Employment, Insurance


Judge loath to send noncompete case out of state

Mar. 30, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Los Angeles County Judge Robert B. Broadbelt III said that defendants did not meet their burden of showing that litigating the...


Criminal


Suge Knight’s former lawyer sentenced to probation

Mar. 30, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

As part of a plea agreement, Matthew Powell Fletcher agreed to resign from the California Bar and not to apply for reinstatement.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Former state Senate candidate sued for sex harassment

Mar. 30, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Grecia Figueroa, a public relations specialist at the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, where County Supervisor Nathan Fl...


Litigation & Arbitration


California law firms, including Pearson Warshaw LLP and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, represent different sets of plaintiff...


Litigation & Arbitration, Environmental & Energy


Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff ordered Los Angeles County and its board of supervisors to set aside approval for respondent Tejon ...


Litigation & Arbitration


Sacramento County court strikes deal with court reporters

Mar. 29, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The agreement reached Tuesday includes signing bonuses for newly hired court reporters, retention bonuses for current court re...


Family


The figures show the Commission on Judicial Performance had 127 pending cases at the beginning of 2022, but 162 at the end of ...


Litigation & Arbitration


The plaintiffs have sued the company in state and federal court on different grounds seeking to hold Coinbase accountable for ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


A ruling from February that dismissed most of the counts against former State Bar director Joseph Dunn as time-barred is being...


Technology


Judge: Google to be sanctioned for deleted chats

Mar. 29, 2023
By Craig Anderson

“The Court concludes that Google intended to subvert the discovery process, and that Chat evidence was ‘lost with the intent t...


Civil Procedure


Judge delays ruling on challenge to LA County bail scheme

Mar. 29, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

“The big concern of mine, how people arrested … for violent crimes – whether they are in custody or not in custody is a matter...



Technology, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Corporate


All three witnesses testified that use of the n-word and its Spanish equivalent was pervasive throughout the Tesla factory.


Discipline




Former deputy state AG joins Greenspoon Marder

Mar. 28, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Marie L. Wrighten will be a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment practice.


Labor/Employment


“Weee! has a long history of denying its delivery drivers the tips, pay, and regular meal breaks to which they are entitled, a...


Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Procedure


“The judge was very clear that if you’re going to deny a claim and trigger a lawsuit you don’t get to come back and reinvestig...


“The judicial branch budget accounts for 1.7% of the total state budget. We’re doing a lot with those taxpayer funds in the lo...


U.S. Supreme Court


Steven Donziger challenged his conviction for criminal contempt on the grounds that a New York judge’s decision to hire privat...


Technology, Corporate, Civil Rights


Potential jurors voice strong opinions about Musk and his companies.


Legal Education, Education Law


Paul D. Paton is an internationally recognized expert in legal ethics.