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Commissioner Chandra Reid aims to instill confidence in the judicial system


California Courts of Appeal


Between July 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2022, the court reduced its backlog of fully briefed cases awaiting decision from 814 to 2...


Government


Newsom's supplemental brief was filed by his attorneys with Olson Remcho LLP after Attorney General Rob Bonta refused to defen...


Government, Class Action


The class representatives are pretrial detainees who have been waiting for their day in court for more than five years. They s...


Entertainment & Sports


Attorneys for Hope Solo, former goalkeeper for the Women’s National Soccer Team, raised an objection over $2 million in attorn...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


UK partner moves to Osborne Clarke’s San Francisco office

Dec. 13, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Ray Berg’s relocation to the United States won’t be the last, according to the firm’s CEO.



Adjudicate Justly

Dec. 12, 2022

San Joaquin County court Commissioner Michael Rasmussen learned from watching judges during long career



Generational Players

Dec. 12, 2022

GVM Law, advisors to Napa Valley families and their businesses for 50 years, is expanding


Government, Education Law


The lawsuit, filed by Public Counsel in Los Angeles County Superior Court, accuses school districts of using summer school pro...


Insurance


“The withdrawal liability provisions of ERISA are structured to impose liability on controlled groups and we were pleased that...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Final judge election results in California

Dec. 12, 2022
By Christer Schmidt

Final results from the November elections are not yet available but results are clear for judicial elections.


Technology


Santa Clara County Judge Sunil R. Kulkarni cited Section 230 of Communications Decency Act — a law passed in 1996 that allows ...


Judges and Judiciary


Baker Botts LLP partner Peter H. Kang has served 17 times as trial counsel in federal courts nationwide, the U.S. Internationa...


Real Estate/Development, Government


Judge Joel R. Wohlfeil found that a taxpayer had no standing to sue the city over arrangements that led to the lease of a buil...


Government, Civil Rights


Gov. Gavin Newsom is stepping in to try to defend SB 1327, a law he signed last summer that uses the same legal mechanism as t...


John Zebrowski modifies his approach to best suit the dispute he’s mediating.


Judge Kenneth Fernandez known for good memory and diligent listening


State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The award — presented by the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society and the Northern District Historical Society — recogniz...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Dignity Health, which operates several facilities, will pay $13.5 million to the federal government and $1.5 million to the st...


Entertainment & Sports, Banking


“The court acknowledges that this action raises legitimate concerns over celebrities’ ability to readily persuade millions of ...


Technology, Labor/Employment


The California Civil Rights Department “orchestrated a comprehensive media campaign in an attempt to bullrush the company into...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


“Yet again, the judicial system has proven it will not tolerate Mr. Dash’s violations of the law. I will get every penny and t...


Native Americans, Government, Entertainment & Sports


Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office this week stipulated to a judgment in favor of the Bishop Paiute tribe, one of more than a...


Government


The ordinance, which the city council passed unanimously in 2020, forbids RV parking on private and public streets citywide wi...


Technology, Health Care & Hospital Law


Some major concerns are the reliability of the algorithms, privacy protection and unwanted third party interference, which are...


Civil Litigation


In the complaint filed in February, plaintiffs Rita-Ann Chapman and Gary Chapman claimed that asbestos found in cosmetic produ...


Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Microsoft CEO Brad Smith indicated in an email that the company planned to fight to complete the deal. “While we believed in g...



Following the Rules

Dec. 8, 2022

Commissioner Deborah Cumba finds policies and rules lead to right decisions


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Ramey Law merges with Encino firm ACTS Law

Dec. 8, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

John F. Ramey and Christa Ramey, a husband and wife team, have held leadership positions in several professional associations ...


Technology, Government


He joined 25 other state attorneys general and the District of Columbia in an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to al...