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No Nonsense

Oct. 28, 2022

Former California Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin takes direct route to dispute resolution, say attorneys.



Puzzle Solver

Oct. 28, 2022

LA writs and receivers Judge James Chalfant relishes complicated mandamus petitions.


Data Privacy


This agreement is one of the 10 largest data privacy class actions settlements ever. As part of the agreement, Meta also agree...


Government, Covid Court Ops


The lawsuits were brought by restaurants that were charged fees for various business licenses while at the same time county an...


Entertainment & Sports, Ediscovery, Civil Litigation


The NCAA is accused by Alana Gee, the widow of a former USC linebacker, of failing to adequately inform and safeguard athletes...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Discipline


The Commission on Judicial Performance determined Judge Michael J. Mulvihill had driven under the influence of alcohol, caused...


Ediscovery, Data Privacy


According to the government, the agreement also requires Google to create better methods of processing and retrieving data tha...


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


The plaintiffs argued that en banc review was needed because the panel’s decision conflicts with a 7th U.S. Circuit Court of A...


Entertainment & Sports, Education Law


Bonta — a vocal Title IX supporter and father of a female college athlete — has played no role in the case, which is embroiled...


9th Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson spoke publicly to advocate the nomination of a specific potential successor and wished she...


Government, Civil Litigation


The injunction will stand — a victory for the California Chamber of Commerce. The legal battle between the chamber, the state,...


Real Estate/Development, Land Use


Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg granted in part and denied in part the city and county of San Francisco’s motion to ...


“I have always thought highly of Stradling’s culture and commitment to its clients and since I have maintained relationships w...


Dovel & Luner represent a potential class of consumers who purchased Jeeter products with allegedly inaccurate labels that...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“No matter how well meaning, modest, or long-standing the intrusion into personal effects, the Fourth Amendment commands that ...


In his response to the government’s opposition to his sentencing memorandum, in which he wrote that three years in prison and ...


Civil Litigation


In May, the helmet manufacturers won a motion to remove punitive damages from the first amended complaint, as well as language...


Fred Bennett, an expert in arbitration who headed the alternative dispute resolution practice at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & ...


Juvenile court Judge Robert Totten worries about the ‘pull of the streets’


Judges and Judiciary, Government


In a lawsuit, the committee to recall District Attorney George Gascón challenged the conclusion by Dean C. Logan, the registra...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Christa Anderson moved from Keker, Van Nest & Peters, where she had practiced since the mid-1990s.


Civil Litigation


McKinsey had stated in a 2021 motion to dismiss that the lawsuits by municipalities such as Contra Costa County were barred by...


State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court


Attorneys or their law firm will be required to report whether they are responsible for managing a client trust account, and a...


Intellectual Property


Vizio encourages streamers to violate patents, suit claims

Oct. 26, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

DivX LLC is a San Diego video technology company behind three codecs for compressing video for local playback and streaming. T...


Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal


The 6th District Court of Appeal agreed with the plaintiff’s argument that federal regulations, such as those allowing roundin...


Environmental & Energy


Oil companies say the case belongs in federal court as the issues are global.


“The Closing the Justice Gap Working Group … and the California Paraprofessional Program Working Group are no longer operation...


"This is where my mind is, where my heart is," Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner Gabriela H. Shapiro said of Indi...


Real Estate/Development, Land Use, Government


A version of the idea goes back at least to the Housing Accountability Act. It states that if cities don’t comply with the sta...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Despite taking extra days to hammer out which evidence would be admissible, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner Davi...