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State Bar & Bar Associations


How should renamed law schools appear on bar?

Mar. 10, 2023
By Devon Belcher

“The need for a formal written policy regarding how to handle law school name changes has been glaringly highlighted; to that ...



Calming Voice

Mar. 10, 2023

Neutral David Fink is able to soothe people so they can listen to reason, attorneys says.


Technology, Intellectual Property


Jury clears TikTok of infringing Stitch's marks

Mar. 10, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Stitch Editing accuses the social media giant of trademark infringement and unfair competition.


Environmental & Energy


The plan would direct more truck traffic into a pair of low income, largely Latino communities called Calwa and Malaga, accord...


Judges and Judiciary


Senate confirms another judge for Southern District

Mar. 10, 2023
By Craig Anderson

Superior Court Judge James E. Simmons Jr. is the second nominee approved this week for the federal court in San Diego.


Real Estate/Development, Government


State, Huntington Beach trade lawsuits over housing laws

Mar. 10, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The state’s lawsuit accuses Huntington Beach of stifling affordable housing projects and infringing on the rights of homeowner...


Environmental & Energy


“The written discovery is fairly standardized in these wildfire cases and is very familiar to Southern California Edison and a...


Technology, Class Action


According to a joint case management statement, the parties agreed to work together on a briefing schedule for Google’s immine...


Government


Attorneys say he is a familiar presence in San Francisco federal courtrooms, as a prosecutor and defense lawyer, a fact they s...


5th District justice has deep roots in Fresno County.


Technology, Intellectual Property


Stitch Editing accuses the social media giant of trademark infringement and unfair competition.


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Civil rights agency counsel rejoins Sanford Heisler Sharp

Mar. 9, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Janette Wipper will chair the civil rights firm’s litigation practice across eight U.S. offices.


Government, Environmental & Energy, Consumer Law


The group, The Two Hundred for Homeownership, has been a thorn in the side of state environmental regulators, filing a series ...


Labor/Employment, Government


San Diego defender fired for BLM advocacy wins $900k

Mar. 9, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The settlement comes on the heels of a similar case against the Office of the Public Defender in which a jury in January award...


Civil Litigation


Consumers for Fair Legal Funding–California, whose members range from members of Chambers of Commerce to Black civil rights ac...


Labor/Employment


“I would ask counsel to meet and confer with the administrator to try to resolve [these questions] so that we have a straightf...


U.S. District Judge Jacqueline S. Corley said proofs or waivers of service of the summons and complaint had not been filed to ...


Labor/Employment, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is trying to decide if detainees should be paid minimum wage.


“We are definitely at the cusp of an AI revolution in society and in law; that comes with many benefits, but also pitfalls,” p...


Government


Religious group sues to block state transgender law

Mar. 8, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

“Parents, not the government, are best suited to decide whether their child should undergo a life-altering and irreversible su...


Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Dave Carothers is a longtime trial lawyer in San Diego


Judges and Judiciary


Lawmakers discuss details of remote court proceedings

Mar. 8, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

In January, the Judicial Council updated the Legislature in a pair of reports drawn from survey responses from 38 counties.


“Hopefully this judgment will serve as a warning to others who think about drinking and getting behind a wheel,” said Spencer ...


Tax, Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Tax attorney joins Nossaman in Los Angeles

Mar. 8, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Michelle McCarthy guides clients on matters pertaining to the design, taxation, and accounting of cash-based and equity incent...


Law Practice, Intellectual Property, Appellate Practice


U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar ruled the law firm should be disqualified because the firm was representing Stanford and a li...


Entertainment & Sports, Criminal, Civil Litigation


The actor alleged Sarah Zachry neglected to enforce safety standards on the set of ‘Rust’ where a fatal shooting occurred.



Patrick T. Santos, 1982 – 2023

Mar. 8, 2023
By Devon Belcher

Los Angeles civil and criminal attorney was "pretty close to fearless"


Labor/Employment


Singh’s attorney, Vincent Calderone, said in a phone interview Tuesday that his client elevated his internal complaint to CEO ...


Judges and Judiciary


U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew G. Schopler drew significant support from Republicans including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McCo...


Judges and Judiciary, Data Privacy


“Peremptory challenges are a long-standing feature of American law; the Internet is not,” U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer ...