Immigration
Iranian green card applicants sue to speed immigration process
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The Department has withheld and unreasonably delayed the adjudication of Plaintiffs’ diversity visa applications by failing t...
Land Use, Government
Clearing of camp on Oakland street can start, US judge ruled
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Caltrans said the encampment is a threat to public safety as fires frequently break out in the area. Twelve fires have occurre...
"The court issued a tentative ruling dismissing the case without leave to amend," David J. Darnell, a supervising trial attorn...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
$13M deal would end misdemeanors over oil spill
By Craig Anderson
As part of the agreement, Amplify Energy Corp. and its subsidiaries would be required to improve training for all employees in...
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
13 states file amici supporting California’s pork producer law
By Skyler Romero
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the state’s ban on the sale of pork derived from breeding pigs confin...
California Supreme Court
Guerrero confirmed as next Chief Justice of California; now must face voters
By Craig Anderson
Civil Litigation
Mediator left, no hope to settle, say GM engine suit litigants
By Wisdom Howell
“I’m an eternal optimist despite the apparent difficulties for a potential new magistrate judge to go through about 900 teleco...
Securities
Granite Construction agrees to $12M penalty to settle SEC case
By Jonathan Lo
“Granite is committed to conducting our business ethically and transparently, and we have implemented numerous remedial action...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Resolution protocol is settling thousands of Woolsey Fire cases
By Christer Schmidt
“In the second quarter, SCE resolved approximately $400 million of claims. In total, the utility has resolved nearly 90% of it...
Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes combine human rights law with everything else
JAMS neutral Alan Perkins doesn't believe haranguing litigants helps to resolve disputes.
JAMS neutral Alan Perkins doesn’t believe haranguing litigants helps to resolve disputes.
The Van Nuys Democrat’s SB 262 was taken off the Assembly’s inactive file. If passed, it would demand the Judicial Council to ...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Intense mediation led to oil spill deal, lawsuits against ship owners are next
By Ricardo Pineda
“We are still negotiating on how to pull the pipe out of the ocean. That’s the major next step,” said plaintiffs colead counse...
Government, Civil Litigation
Jury awards $26M in claim of sex assault of special needs girl
By Federico Lo Giudice
“This verdict demonstrates that all children, regardless of their disabilities, deserve to be protected,” said plaintiffs’ law...
Military Law
Justice is part of panel studying roots of veteran criminality
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
One in three veterans reports being arrested and booked into jail at least once in their lives, compared to less than one-fift...
Government, Education Law
Marketing of Hastings’ new name ready for Newsom’s signature
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Elizabeth Moore, Hastings’ chief communications officer, told members of the school’s Advancement and Communications Committee...
Technology, Entertainment & Sports
Judge says he’s may grant Apple’s demurrer in Epic Games case
By Jonathan Lo
The maker of Fortnite is challenging the App Store fee structure. Apple says Epic keeps changing the complaint. “This case was...
Government
CARB counsel braces for challenge to ban on sale of gas and diesel powered autos
By Skyler Romero
“I suspect we’ll definitely get state court claims based on some of the comments that were filed, and there might be other cas...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Real Estate/Development
State Bar decides to sell, not lease San Francisco headquarters
By Sunidhi Sridhar
In another meeting, the State Bar Ad Hoc Commission voted against a proposed amendment to expungement policies for attorneys w...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government
State can’t make churches cover employees’ abortions, judge rules
By Wisdom Howell
“[W]e’re pleased the court has found this mandate unconstitutional and will allow the churches we represent to operate freely ...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Disney motorcycle rider not derivative of Evel Knievel
By Ricardo Pineda
“In particular, Disney created a character with a different name, appearance, and back story,” the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of A...
“This is punitive by the SEC against a pharmaceutical company with a cannabinoid product that competes with other chemical and...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Fox Sports settles with Real USFL football league owners
By Federico Lo Giudice
Fox confirmed that the USFL will have a second season next year, using the same trademarked names, but the details of the sett...
The lawsuit, filed by Girard Sharp LLP and Grime Law, alleges Whole Foods was aware the beef contained antibiotics.
Data Privacy
Sephora 1st company AG to sanction under privacy law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorney General Rob Bonta vows to go after more companies who violate state privacy law.
Data Privacy, Banking
Block, Cash App Investing face class action over data breach
By Christer Schmidt
The complaint alleges that the leak “resulted in the unauthorized public release of the personally identifiable information of...
Technology, Intellectual Property
Waze Mobile, Google and Samsung get patent case moved to California
By Wisdom Howell
According to court records, the dispute between the three tech companies and Malcom K. Breyer, Jr., a former Marine turned CEO...
Technology, Government, Constitutional Law
Constitutional challenges aplenty for state’s gas-powered car ban
By Skyler Romero
“Oh, it will absolutely end up in court,” said William D. Ferreira of Automotive Defense Specialists in San Francisco. “I can ...
Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Twitter whistleblower complaint unlikely to help Musk
By Craig Anderson
Anthony J. Casey, a deputy dean at The University of Chicago School of Law, said Twitter executives should worry more about th...