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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.


Technology, Government


The San Francisco Police Department acquired the robots — which are not armed — between 2010 and 2017 and officers have been o...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


In the lawsuit filed by the original author's widow and son, the nature of the action stated that the "iconic 1986 film all st...


Litigation & Arbitration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“In all my years of handling appeals, I’ve never seen a stranger story than this one,” said Myron Moskovitz, who represented w...


Government, Civil Litigation


“Justin Flores was using drugs, was in possession of a gun and … he had beaten a woman — all probation violations that were ne...


Judges and Judiciary


The timing of Hoshino’s departure is not ideal for incoming chief justice Patricia Guerrero. She has never served on the Judic...


Technology, Ediscovery


Meta accused again of delaying discovery tactics

Nov. 30, 2022
By Wisdom Howell

“After numerous lengthy emails and two separate meet-and-confers — on Sep. 1 and Sep. 22, respectively — Facebook still has no...


Class Action, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The ruling by U.S. District Judge James Donato, is a big win for a group of plaintiffs’ attorneys representing consumers in si...


LA judge is strict on procedures, but not impatient, attorneys say


Judges and Judiciary


Trellis Law founders to start with mini-openings

Nov. 29, 2022
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Superior Court Judge Michael P. Linfield was reluctant to allow more than 15 minutes each for opening statements, saying they ...


Legal Education, Government


California legislators with law degrees from both parties and both houses did only slightly better than nonattorneys in gettin...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


The AIDS Healthcare Foundation accuses the state’s health department of violating the First Amendment rights of patients for c...


Technology, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed in an unpublished ruling that “Facebook never represented it would not char...


Technology, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


In a per curiam opinion, the panel — dominated by judges appointed by Republican presidents — turned away arguments by plainti...


Government, Civil Rights


The church said the police violated the city council’s policy that enforcing anti-cannabis laws should be law enforcement’s lo...