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Technology, Consumer Protection Law

The judge noted that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act significantly limited the claims and insulated the design a...


Class Action, Business Law

Judge knocks back Gametime settlement

Oct. 17, 2024
By Wisdom Howell

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman criticized the fairness of the $2.5 million agreement Gametime reached wi...



Litigation & Arbitration

The deal, subject to approval from all the plaintiffs, would provide compensation to 1,353 victims.


Intellectual Property, Class Action, Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Adam J. Zapala, a partner with Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP in Burlingame, made a new argument before a skeptical circui...



Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports

In successfully arguing for dismissal of the lawsuit, defense attorneys argued that if the plaintiff's theory prevailed, any a...


Government, Environmental & Energy

The settlement follows a $7 million agreement between the city and the producers of the annual Pacific Air Show, which was can...



Real Estate/Development

India-based landlord can't avoid LA court deposition

Oct. 16, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The fact that Haresh Jogani is neither a citizen nor a resident of the United States does not exempt him from complying with a...


Family

Before SB 343 and its counterpart, AB 1755, took effect in September, the income bands used to calculate parents' total net di...



Expert Advice, Discipline, Civil Procedure, Civil Litigation, Business Law

U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen has barred the admission of an expert witness' evidence related to a medical trial after he...


Civil Litigation

According to an amended complaint filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Ye, aka Kanye West, "touched, groped, fondled, g...



Real Estate/Development, Consumer Law

Tenants sue over access to investigative reports

Oct. 15, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Dozens of tenants claimed a landlord failed to furnish them with investigative reports ordered when they rented their dwelling...


Class Action

UCLA's lease of the land where its baseball facility is built includes a distinct land-use term that Congress enacted exclusiv...



Government, Community News

As the vote to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price draws closer, her supporters and detractors are making the...


Musk vows free speech suit against Coastal Commission

Oct. 15, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Musk said his comments on X have nothing to do with the California Coastal Commission, some of whose members criticized his po...



Constitutional Law

The Alameda County ordinance criminalizes publicly observing the exhibitions of dangerous driving stunts, which often draw lar...


While not planning on retiring soon, K. Greg Peterson said he views this move as preparation for his and his clients' future.



Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Google seeks stay in open-door order pending appeal

Oct. 15, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Google claims the injunction would cost more than $100 million and could compromise the security of Android users. 


Sidley Austin LLP celebrated the opening of its new Los Angeles office with an open house event.



Class Action

San Diego settles lawsuit over RV ordinance

Oct. 14, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The settlement will require the city of San Diego to "provide real amenities like running water and showers at safe lots," acc...


Labor/Employment

Clerks seek a commitment by court management to address vacancies and increase the number of positions to better reflect the c...



"The former longtime head of the accounting department at the now-shuttered Los Angeles plaintiffs' personal injury law firm G...


Government, Environmental & Energy

City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto said that settlement funds will be allocated to the cleanup and monitoring of local waterwa...



Meritorious Match

Oct. 14, 2024

How a lunch turned a courthouse friendship into a family law powerhouse.


Law Practice, Class Action

The law firm scored a major victory for health insurers in two class actions, getting $3.7 billion in damages for insurers see...



Data Privacy

When the former software company worker failed to get a response from his employer, he turned to one of their clients, threate...


This program, scheduled to run through the end of October, aims to assist in the creation of critical legal documents such as ...



Technology, Alternative Dispute Resolution

JAMS introduces AI tools to aid dispute resolution

Oct. 14, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

JAMS Next is a suite of AI-enhanced tools designed to improve efficiency and accessibility for legal professionals and clients.


Slideshow, Community News

The Mexican American Bar Association held its annual Judges' Night on Thursday at the Millenium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los...



Technology

New state laws could be key to TikTok filing decision

Oct. 11, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The decision by state attorneys general to file 14 separate cases against TikTok bucked the trend of filing a united case in f...


The City and County of San Francisco have argued that transforming Oakland International Airport into San Francisco Bay Oaklan...