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Technology, Civil Litigation


Fitbits burn skin, not calories, lawsuit says

May 9, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Google, which acquired Fitbit for $2.1 billion in 2021, said in March that the overheating was “very rare” and limited to the ...


Discipline


Paul O. Paradis pleaded guilty to bribery in the Central District of California 11 days after seeking a nondisciplinary New Yo...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Data Privacy


The website indicated that some 1,300 names appeared in the 1,034 confidential records that showed evidence of a page view. Am...


Government


The root issue in this case, a government’s inefficiency in the administration of rental assistance, is a pertinent theme in t...


Discipline, California Courts of Appeal


Appellate attorney Jon B. Eisenberg says Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and others knew about productivity problems with...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The class claimed Gilead Sciences Inc. and its alleged co-conspirator, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., violated antitrust and consum...


Government, Civil Litigation


Empyreal Enterprises LLC had accused the government agencies in January of unconstitutional seizures of cash from cannabis dis...


Technology, Government, Civil Litigation


Frontier agrees to pay $69M over data speed advertising

May 6, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

The lawsuit, filed by the FTC and counties of LA and Riverside, alleged that digital subscriber line (DSL) internet speeds wer...


Securities, Civil Litigation


“Clearly the senior executives knew something about their empirical data,” Erwin Shustak, a securities specialist at Shustak R...


Obituaries, Judges and Judiciary


“He would bore into it right away and he wasn’t a diplomat. He didn’t care what you thought. This is the way it was and if you...


Lerner frequently serves as lead counsel for some of the world’s leading technology companies in trade secret, class action, a...


Technology, Government


State legislators passed SB 822 in 2018 after the FCC, dominated by appointees of President Donald Trump, rescinded the 2015 f...


“I guess different political agendas or ambitions have created friction between my office and certain members of the city coun...


Fresno County judge applies team skills from football to his legal career.



Experienced Perspective

May 6, 2022
By David Houston

George Rosenberg relies on 40 years of trials experience to steer parties toward resolution.



Love of Drama

May 5, 2022

Judge Julia Alloggiamento loves a good story — but it’ll only get you so far


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Civil Litigation


"I think this case is important and unique for two main reasons: bad faith from the company by misrepresenting its provider ne...


Civil Litigation


The Nonhuman Rights Project Inc. “seeks this court’s recognition of Amahle, Nolwazi, and Vusmusi’s common law right to bodily ...


Civil Litigation


“Section 1859’s limit of liability has not been revised to accord with the current value of luggage, clothing, and most notabl...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


A Blue Ribbon Commission is expected to make a recommendation later this year. Most lawyers say they don’t support the plan.


Technology, Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. in Oakland declined to find that Pinterest’s algorithm, which invites its users to ...


Tax, Civil Litigation


The Mountain View company still faces an FTC investigation over allegations that it misled low-income consumers.


Civil Litigation


Guess CEO Paul Marciano sued in Los Angeles County Superior Court, saying Lisa Bloom, who often represents women in high-profi...


Civil Rights, California Supreme Court


The Supreme Court took the case in January. Several students from UCI became involved after their Civil Rights Litigation Clin...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary


San Diego County Bar rates judge candidates

May 4, 2022
By Ricardo Pineda

The bar’s 23-member Judicial Elections Evaluation Committee evaluated the candidates based on their ability, experience, compe...


Technology, Law Practice


Technology sector litigator joins Orrick in Santa Monica

May 4, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Benjamin Au joins the firm from the boutique Durie Tangri.


Torts/Personal Injury, Judges and Judiciary


Among the changes the court announced are new time limits and requirements to show good cause or face dismissals of personal i...


Labor/Employment, Health Care & Hospital Law


The retirement association argued that the current methodology to calculate employer contributions has been in place for over ...


Criminal


“They had ample notice that Liliana was suffering from severe mental illness, and ample opportunities to take protective actio...


Former prosecutor Michael F. Murray, is now an Orange County Superior Court judge, and he is facing discipline on charges he v...