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Law Practice, Appellate Practice


“He himself drafted it out at Terminal Island,” said H. Dean Steward of Newport Beach, referring to the federal prison in San ...


The origin of the dispute is Senate Bill 182, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2018. The legislation “established a uniform set ...



Ringing the Bell

Jun. 13, 2022

Plaintiffs employment law boutique Alexander Morrison + Fehr works to get awards sufficiently large to get the attention of th...


Insurance


Insurance company’s conservatorship is upheld

Jun. 13, 2022
By Craig Anderson

California Insurance Company claims its constitutional rights were violated when Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara got a San...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Gordon Rees names 2 women to run Bay Area offices

Jun. 13, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Marie Trimble Holvick and Lindsey Romano say it is exciting not only to have female-led offices but that they are both under t...


Government, Education Law


“The state’s response must give every student the chance to recover and succeed. It’s what the law requires and it’s what we w...


Civil Litigation


Latham & Watkins partner Michele D. Johnson said she was satisfied with Thursday’s decision


Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court


The state’s top judge must decide later this summer if she’ll ask voters in November for another 12-year term. She presented a...


Technology


"Things we are seeing in our clients and that we're investigating include eating disorders, self harm, cutting ... suicide att...


Legal Education, California Supreme Court


State court justices explain the difference dynamics of working on a lower appellate court.



Determined

Jun. 10, 2022
By Shane Nelson

Mediator Frederick Bysshe has a hard time letting go of a matter until there is a resolution.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Courts of Appeal


Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye named 1st District Court of Appeal Presiding Justice Jim Humes to chair an Appellate Caseflo...


Civil Litigation


“We don’t know if [the gunman] knew him or if they had prior relations as [Robert] Bettencourt is a lawyer who practices famil...


Judges and Judiciary


The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of U.S. District Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. of the Eastern District of ...


Civil Litigation


Nestle could and should have marketed the BOOST drinks as having less sugar and carbs instead of the misleading “helps manage ...


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


“There’s no practical way to send PG&E to jail, or make the company wear an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs to court,” Berge...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


Several provisionally licensed lawyers and advocates commented during the meeting, hoping to persuade the State Bar to suggest...


Ventura judge is known for likability and fairness, attorneys say.


Real Estate/Development, Constitutional Law


Unclaimed Property Law is unconstitutional, suit says

Jun. 9, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

The law allows the controller to seize private assets after the owner has not been active for a specified period of time, typi...


Government


Crime concerns drive DA wins throughout California

Jun. 9, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Conservative, tough-on-crime district attorney candidates won handily up and down the state, even as liberal Democrats won eas...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


The electric automaker wanted the lawsuit stayed pending a decision by an administrative law judge on its complaint that the D...


Data Privacy


“Small businesses increasingly rely on online platforms, and making these platforms more costly and less effective will have a...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


Two proposals, one for California-based would-be attorneys and another for out-of-state and foreign applicants, are under cons...


Civil Litigation


“This sends a signal to the fraudulent supplement industry that if the supplement doesn’t work they should stop selling it. Th...


Government


Americans, even in liberal cities, are accustomed to hard-charging prosecutors who focus on putting criminals in jail, Joshua ...


Government, Criminal


David F. Alexander lied to federal agents “about a lucrative job offer he secretly solicited and agreed to accept in exchange ...


Law Practice


Camille Vasquez, Johnny Depp’s lawyer, promoted partner

Jun. 8, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“Historically, we have reserved this announcement for the end of our fiscal year. But Camille’s performance during the Johnny ...


Government


Gascón creates first African American Advisory Board

Jun. 8, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The board will meet regularly to advise the DA on initiatives of concern to Black residents, and on ways to improve diversity ...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


The EPA has failed to create federal implementation plans for four California metropolitan areas and the state of New Hampshir...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Apple was accused of creating a monopoly with its app store and instituting the supracompetitive commission rate of a 30% cut ...