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Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory


Alice B. Reynolds, a former lawyer at large law firms, has years of experience advising governors on energy issues.


Consumer Law


The strategy of the Consumer Attorneys of California during what is likely to be a contentious initiative election year? Isola...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


Elissa D. Miller, a partner with SulmeyerKupetz who is the trustee of the firm in bankruptcy, agreed to change the reason for ...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


DoorDash did not admit any wrongdoing. DoorDash has maintained that its workers are appropriately classified as independent co...


The case stems from an alleged plot to frame Carson for murder.


Family, Criminal


The county hired Stephen Larson of Los Angeles to investigate ways it can do better after complaints by 13 siblings who were t...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


The former supervisor in the DA’s office, who denied the allegations, retired after an outside investigation confirmed them, a...


Government, Civil Litigation


“The vaccine changed the game for COVID-19 at San Quentin. Although COVID-19 remains a risk with San Quentin, the date regardi...


Consumer Law, Civil Rights


“Don’t just make it about rhetoric, make it a reality,” the civil rights lawyer told a capacity crowd at the annual meeting of...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Bar aims to improve client trust account oversight

Nov. 22, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

“How you protect the public is you process the actual complaints you already have. But instead of doing that, they’re going t...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein filed a negligence lawsuit against Natera Inc., claiming the company failed, among othe...


Technology, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Tesla sued over sex harassment

Nov. 22, 2021
By Winston Cho

While the plaintiff signed an arbitration agreement, the lawsuit argued that the contract is unenforceable because it places T...


Technology, California Supreme Court


“It would mean that courts cannot draw distinctions between courtroom spectators and participants — every spectator now has th...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Judge tosses antitrust lawsuit against Uber

Nov. 19, 2021
By Winston Cho

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White found that Flywheel Taxi failed to sufficiently allege that there are barriers to entry f...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Responding to criticism started by a TV legal commentator, plaintiffs attorney Gary Dordick said there was a "complete lack of...


Law Practice, Criminal


The committee was created in 2020 through budget legislation and tasked with recommending statutory changes to simplify and ra...


Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court


The court's decision, reached Wednesday, affirms a 1st District Court of Appeal ruling in August.


Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Proponents who defended the anti-gay marriage measure in court have fought for years to keep the video recordings sealed, sayi...


This marks the third time this year the San Francisco Board of Education has had a decision overruled by the courts for not fo...


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


The federal appellate panel on Thursday denied a challenge to the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of an air cargo f...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal


An appellate judge affirmed a lower court ruling Wednesday, finding a former Pinnacle Property Management Services employee wa...


Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


President Donald Trump’s administration and the private prison company Geo Group Inc. sued to block the law. Both complaints a...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo in San Francisco took the matter under submission Tuesday after she had previous...


Civil Litigation


The plaintiff, Ecological Alliance LLC, is represented by Vineet Dubey of Custodio & Dubey LLP, who has become one of the ...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


The movie studio sued Quentin Tarantino in federal court Tuesday, arguing he is breaching his contract by announcing plans to ...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen emphasized in a final approval order the “strong results achieved in this case,” noting the...


Bankruptcy


US bankruptcy judge reappointed for second 14-year term

Nov. 18, 2021
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“We are all thrilled to see Judge Taylor reappointed,” said Chief Bankruptcy Judge Christopher B. Latham of the U.S. Bankruptc...


The program allows victims to participate in a way they cannot in the juvenile justice system, where they are not allowed to a...


Civil Litigation


Iowa pork producers sue over California’s pig standards

Nov. 18, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

California’s laws on animal farming standards have often stood up to judicial review, but the plaintiffs said the inclusion of...


Law Practice


Cleary Gottlieb opens offices in Palo Alto and SF

Nov. 18, 2021
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“I was drawn to Cleary’s deep commitment to the region and incredible client base, and to the opportunity to help build out th...