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Law Practice, Appellate Practice


An appellate panel ordered a writ be issued for Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin’s deposition in connection wit...


Technology, Civil Litigation


The complaint filed Monday alleges Lilium issued public documents and statements that were false and misleading.


Law Practice, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Maureen Forsyth moved from Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


Costa Mesa wins another fight with rehab facilities

Apr. 20, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Monday’s decision was the second favorable court outcome Costa Mesa has achieved in its ongoing attempt to regulate the number...


Government


“This is not a new concept. There are more than 400 homeless courts and other collaborative courts across the state of Califor...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Real Estate/Development


The bar retained Cushman & Wakefield, its current commercial real estate advisory and brokerage manager, for the anticipat...


Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“It is time to go to trial to hold these defendants accountable for deceiving consumers about the dangers associated with the ...


Judges and Judiciary, Administrative/Regulatory


In response to the state auditor’s critical report on the CJP in April 2019, the Legislature created the committee last July t...



‘Participatory justice’

Apr. 19, 2022
By David Houston

When people come to court, they’re seeking a resolution to their problem but they also have a human desire to vent, Commission...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


Mike Marlatt of Thompson & Colegate LLP, who represented Riverside University Health System, said, “This was a tragic medi...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Rosen has been a member of the firm for over 20 years and he was once nominated to the federal court in 2020 by then President...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


City Attorney Mara E. Elliott is alleging evidence of fraud and insider trading against Kidder Mathews Inc. and Jim Neill, who...


Technology, Civil Litigation


Shareholders want Musk muzzled on criticizing SEC

Apr. 19, 2022
By Craig Anderson

In a brief supporting the motion, Levi & Korsinsky LLP partner Adam M. Apton wrote that U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen...


Technology, Civil Litigation


The opinion by Circuit Judge Marsha L.S. Berzon found that the Supreme Court’s decision in Van Buren v. United States, “reinfo...


Government, Civil Rights


“We conclude combining the roles of advocate and adjudicator in a single person employed by the DMV violates due process under...



‘Without labor nothing prospers’

Apr. 18, 2022
By David Houston

Attorneys at LA boutique Schwartz, Steinsapir, Dohrmann & Sommers work as hard as their clients.



Command and Control

Apr. 18, 2022
By David Houston

Judge Jonathan Karesh is methodical and firm in his San Mateo court.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Real Estate/Development


"Relocating outside of the Bay Area would cause massive disruption to our Northern California based staff, which would not be ...


Law Practice


The foundation has awarded more than $11 million to more than 100 nonprofit organizations.


Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


But 9th Circuit Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson wrote that trial Judge James V. Selna abused his discretion in granting Swisher’s R...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary


The move comes after several months in which the agency has sparred with the leaders of the Judiciary committees in each house...


Twitter said its plan is similar to actions taken by publicly held companies in similar situations.


Government


Disability Rights California reached a settlement with the county and the sherriff’s department. The plan addresses issues aff...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


San Diego attorney pleads guilty to Chabad fraud scheme

Apr. 15, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“This defendant was part of an elaborate, yearslong financial scheme to fraudulently claim charitable contributions in an effo...


Orange County commissioner is a bit ‘old-fashioned’ on courtroom demeanor.


Labor/Employment, Government



Judges and Judiciary, Ediscovery


They are challenging a Judicial Council policy limiting judges to 1,320 days total participation time in the Temporary Assigne...


Technology, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


$137M award to Black Tesla worker reduced to $13.5M

Apr. 15, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

U.S. District Judge William Orrick wrote in his 43-page decision that the permitted punitive damages award is nine times the a...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Discipline


“We reviewed files for one attorney who was the subject of 165 complaints over seven years, many of which the State Bar dismis...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


The law, SB380, also known as the California End of Life Option Act, “requires the patient to self-administer the medication,”...