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Judges and Judiciary, Discipline


CJP declines to discipline Orange County judge

Dec. 7, 2022
By Don DeBenedictis

The Commission on Judicial Performance adopted a panel of special masters’ conclusions that Orange County Superior Court Judge...


Government


Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant granted the Committee to Support the Recall of District Attorney George Gascón access t...


Torts/Personal Injury, Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Class Action


The litigation includes over 8,500 personal injury cases, more than 1,400 government entity cases and 34 tribal cases.



Diplomacy Dreams

Dec. 6, 2022

Mandatory settlement conferences should be positive experience, L.A. County Judge Zaven Sinanian says


Judges and Judiciary


This cycle affects the pipeline of attorneys with the experience to be named to federal judgeships. Meanwhile, a large percent...


Criminal


U.S. District Judge James V. Selna dropped all other pending charges, at the request of the U.S. attorney’s office, and ordere...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Offit Kurman already has several offices on the East Coast. Merger with Clark & Trevithick adds 15 attorneys and downtown ...


Intellectual Property


Counsel for DocuSign — Michael J. Sacksteder of Fenwick & West LLP in San Francisco — argued that the case had to be dismi...


Torts/Personal Injury


“Our understanding of the verdict is that it might be the largest slip and fall case against McDonald’s, especially one where ...


Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


“Ticketmaster has effectuated this anticompetitive scheme by forcing fans of musicians to exclusively use Ticketmaster for pre...



Problem Solvers

Dec. 5, 2022

Attorneys at Bick Law help companies tackle a host of environmental challenges.


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Perkins Coie adds 3 partners from MoFo in San Francisco

Dec. 5, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.


Obituaries


H. Gilbert Jones, 1927 — 2022

Dec. 5, 2022
By Wisdom Howell

Lewis Brisbois of counsel had ‘genius for friendships’


Technology, Class Action


Yelp said this case was a first of its kind, where plaintiffs are asserting claims based on one-sided recordings. The company ...


Judges and Judiciary, Administrative/Regulatory


Budget worries after record funding, criminal case delays, farewell to the Chief, mark Judicial Council meeting.


Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said the concern about disbarred attorney Thomas V. Girardi’s perceived influence ...


Real Estate/Development, Judges and Judiciary, Government


Attorney Michael Aguirre, on behalf of a plaintiff tax payer, took issue with a tentative ruling Superior Court Judge Joel R. ...



The human touch

Dec. 2, 2022

James Emerson puts people at ease to quickly get to the crux of disputes.


Tax, Government


Would an oil windfall profits tax go to consumers?


Labor/Employment, Government


The plaintiff, Assistant D.A. Victoria L. Adams “has been banished onto an island where she has no meaningful work to perform,...


Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Thursday’s vote advanced to the Senate floor Montana professor Anthony D. Johnstone for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals;...


Labor/Employment


A complaint filed four years ago alleged that McKesson executives participated in an unlawful price-fixing scheme with manufac...


Judges and Judiciary


“The point is not that any federal judge in the Central District of California would have any actual bias in this case; it’s ...


Judges and Judiciary


The new justices are Therese M. Stewart, confirmed as presiding justice of the 1st District Court of Appeal, Division 2 in San...


Fresno family law judge learned legal management skills from her dad.


Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


“These coaches generally perform many of the same job duties as the paid coaches and work alongside the paid coaches with the ...


Government, Banking


The Legislature authorized the California Automated Lobbyist and Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Search System, better k...


Environmental & Energy


U.S. District Judge William Alsup denied the initial request by the parties for a 180-day extension, calling that time line “f...


Judges and Judiciary


San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Rita F. Lin and San Diego County Superior Court Judge James E. Simmons Jr. were ques...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Joseph J. Minioza was attracted to Tyson & Mendes’ growth mode when he joined as a partner in Northern California.