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Immigration


“The Department has withheld and unreasonably delayed the adjudication of Plaintiffs’ diversity visa applications by failing t...


Land Use, Government


Caltrans said the encampment is a threat to public safety as fires frequently break out in the area. Twelve fires have occurre...


Civil Litigation


DAs’ case against ADA law firm likely doomed

Aug. 29, 2022
By Ricardo Pineda

"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

Aug. 29, 2022
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


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



Civil Litigation


“I’m an eternal optimist despite the apparent difficulties for a potential new magistrate judge to go through about 900 teleco...


Securities


“Granite is committed to conducting our business ethically and transparently, and we have implemented numerous remedial action...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


“In the second quarter, SCE resolved approximately $400 million of claims. In total, the utility has resolved nearly 90% of it...



Making a difference

Aug. 29, 2022

Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes combine human rights law with everything else



Soft Touch

Aug. 26, 2022
By Shane Nelson

JAMS neutral Alan Perkins doesn't believe haranguing litigants helps to resolve disputes.



Soft Touch

Aug. 26, 2022
By Shane Nelson

JAMS neutral Alan Perkins doesn’t believe haranguing litigants helps to resolve disputes.


Government


Bob Hertzberg makes one last assault cash bail

Aug. 26, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

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


“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


“This verdict demonstrates that all children, regardless of their disabilities, deserve to be protected,” said plaintiffs’ law...


Military Law


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


Elizabeth Moore, Hastings’ chief communications officer, told members of the school’s Advancement and Communications Committee...


Technology, Entertainment & Sports


The maker of Fortnite is challenging the App Store fee structure. Apple says Epic keeps changing the complaint. “This case was...


“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


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


“[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


“In particular, Disney created a character with a different name, appearance, and back story,” the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of A...


Securities


SEC files 2nd suit related to cannabis company

Aug. 25, 2022
By Sunidhi Sridhar

“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

Aug. 25, 2022
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...


Civil Litigation


Proposed class sues Whole Foods over beef labels

Aug. 25, 2022
By Christer Schmidt

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

Aug. 25, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Attorney General Rob Bonta vows to go after more companies who violate state privacy law.


Data Privacy, Banking


The complaint alleges that the leak “resulted in the unauthorized public release of the personally identifiable information of...


Technology, Intellectual Property


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


“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


Anthony J. Casey, a deputy dean at The University of Chicago School of Law, said Twitter executives should worry more about th...