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A short video tutorial on some of the issues that might arise when using ChatGPT or Bard in your practice. By Paul Kiesel and ...



"This landmark settlement has paved the way for future cases, shining a light on the need for real justice without resorting t...


The brief supports President Joe Biden’s administration in arguing that a 1986 law on abortion argues that the law, referred t...


Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Theane D. Evangelis cited a U.S. Supreme Court decision from last year, arguing the ru...


Technology, Litigation & Arbitration


Shortly after opening statements on Monday, U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup in San Francisco ruled that Google CEO Sundar...


A coalition of business groups sued in February, claiming the law was overly broad and violated the Political Reform Act of 19...



Eastern District judge retires after 40 years

May 10, 2023
By Devon Belcher

Judge Anthony W. Ishii retired on April 30, which leaves four vacancies on the district courts in California.


Litigation & Arbitration


Attorneys for plaintiff Corby Kuciemba, whose lawsuit says she got seriously ill from the virus after her husband brought it h...


Litigation & Arbitration


The three churches sued to block a state mandate that as employers they must cover abortion care. The complaint, which alleged...


Real Estate/Development, Litigation & Arbitration


The property owner defendants claim that the plaintiff purchased two plots of land on the street and is now trying to open up ...


Plaintiffs in the complaints filed on Monday alleged that they were among potentially hundreds of children who were abused at ...


Government


Without Sen. Dianne Feinstein in Washington, Democrats’ majority on the committee disappears — and due to the rules for this s...


Litigation & Arbitration


The trial hinged on the question of whether the Farmers’ agents were independent contractors, as stated in their signed agency...


Community News



State Bar & Bar Associations


Less than 33% passed February bar exam

May 9, 2023
By Devon Belcher

Nearly 71%, or 2,665, were repeaters, but only 28% of them passed. Of the 1,100 first timers, 45% passed.


In March, Bishop Michael C. Barber warned he might have to seek bankruptcy protection because of 330 sexual abuse lawsuits fil...


Will Chuchawat said the forecast of the firm’s West Coast team looks incredibly bullish. “So much opportunity is here, and Bak...


State Bar & Bar Associations


U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald in Los Angeles advised both parties at the start of the hearing that his tentative r...


Monday’s was the second lawsuit Byron Allen has filed against the fast food company. Another lawsuit, currently in meditation,...


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


Circuit split shapes up over 1986 abortion law

May 9, 2023
By Craig Anderson



Kern County pushes poor to waive counsel, ACLU says

May 9, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The plea offers are formulated by probation officers behind closed doors without input from prosecutors, the complaint states....


Litigation & Arbitration, Legal Education


The lawsuit is the latest to accuse the university of misleading potential students as to the nature of its partnership with t...


Jessica M. Jewell said she finds her work in legal aid incredibly rewarding, even though she understands the temptation for yo...


Technology


Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner Brian M. Willen argued in his motion to dismiss with prejudice the fifth amended ...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Litigation & Arbitration, Legal Education


James Camper III argued he will have difficulty repaying his debt if he can’t take the bar exam. According to his petition, he...


L. Rachel Lerman, who is now vice chair and senior counsel of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, is behi...


U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick remarked that he gave Joseph Sullivan a lighter sentence than the 15 months in prison th...


Litigation & Arbitration


The case has drawn a host of amicus briefs from attorneys for consumer and business groups. Robert E. Dunn, an attorney repres...



Defenders at Heart

May 8, 2023

The Freedman Firm fights for clients in white collar and other criminal cases.


Legal Education


Western State College of Law announced the appointment of Marisa S. Cianciarulo, who has been interim dean at Chapman Universi...