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“The company believes that the decision undermines the ability of companies to rely on official actions taken by expert regula...


Judges and Judiciary


New group to draft guidelines for remote civil proceedings

Jun. 22, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

The working group will collect data to help create a proposed list of recommendations, which are due to the Legislature and Go...


Labor/Employment, Contracts


Hair care company settles lawsuit filed by whistleblower

Jun. 22, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

The plaintiff said John Paul Mitchell Systems breached his contract and fired him because of his age. He also said the company...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


Committee OKs Newsom’s homeless court bill

Jun. 22, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Much of the debate around CARE Court has focused on whether it makes the mental health care system more coercive or less. A 38...


Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The complaint argues at its core that Uber and Lyft’s conduct “harms competition in both the labor market as well as the consu...


State Bar & Bar Associations


“There are other ways to increase access to justice,” Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman Mark Stone said


Judges and Judiciary


“We welcome Judge de Alba to the federal trial bench with open arms!” Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the Eastern ...


Technology, Labor/Employment


“In this age of hyper-partisanship and gridlock, ballot initiatives empower the people to take back control and enact practica...


Real Estate/Development, Law Practice


17 real estate lawyers join Holland & Knight in Los Angeles

Jun. 21, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The lawyers came from from Pircher, Nichols & Meeks and are based in Century City


Intellectual Property, Contracts


Columbia Pictures, Amazon, Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures filed a complaint for copyright infringement...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Government


“It seems like they’re a lobbying group, but none of them are registered lobbyists, so that’s concerning,” said Micha Star Lib...


California Supreme Court


Supreme Court rejects challenges to pandemic trial delays

Jun. 21, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

In 2 criminal cases, defendants asked the state Supreme Court to grant relief citing speedy trial laws. In one case, Justice G...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Government


“We are exploring every avenue to make sure workers are protected from exploitative employers — including guidance in the cour...


Technology, Data Privacy


Plaintiffs accuse Facebook of parsing information from hundreds of medical provider patient portals on millions of patients an...


Labor/Employment, Government


“During the entire course of the lawsuit after we had deposed nearly every city council involved in any of the decisions, they...


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


“He always ruled against me, but I never held it against him because he was very nice about it,” said James McManis of McManis...



Family Guys

Jun. 20, 2022

The attorneys at the Law Offices of Justin H. King are brothers and best friends.


San Diego judge’s light reading is motions and appellate decisions.


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


“I do not denigrate public defenders. I have at least some awareness of their pressure, but the fact is it’s never an excuse f...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


“The Court neither invited nor ordered any reply briefing on the draft issue,” U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II wrote.


Native Americans, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Hueston Hennigan wins $31M from EPA for Navajo Nation

Jun. 20, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

In 2015, millions of gallons of toxic mine waste were released upstream of the Nation, which flowed down the San Juan River i...


Technology, Civil Litigation, Banking


According to the complaint, Coinbase promoted TerraUSD as a “stablecoin,” a designation meant to indicate to investors that th...


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


Bayer already agreed to withdraw glyphosate products from residential market to mitigate litigation but denies that it causes ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The Committee of Bar Examiners recommended that attorneys no longer be required to take their oath within five years of passin...


Technology, Civil Litigation


A class of investors alleged they bought Lyft shares at its starting price of $72, which almost immediately declined, reaching...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Comments on the draft formal opinion issued Friday by the Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions can be submitted...


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


The case originated from a decision by UC Santa Barbara that plaintiff and respondent John Doe was guilty of sexual misconduct...


Technology, Civil Litigation


The defendants who were accused of lying about the success of the company’s cost-per-click advertising system.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


Bill would instruct the bar to prioritize protecting individuals, especially those in need of legal assistance, from unscrupul...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


There were 26 shutoff events across the service of all four utilities. The CPUC’s Safety and Enforcement Division said it foun...