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State Bar & Bar Associations

The justices said the proposed Portfolio Bar Exam raised ethical and practical concerns because the submitted work may be more...


Civil Litigation

Los Angeles judge hashes out THC-ban TRO

Oct. 11, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch told petitioners he was "not seeing the catastrophic harm" that they were trying to paint.



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

CoStar -- the leading provider of commercial real estate listing, information and auction platforms -- sued first in September...


Entertainment & Sports

Dr. Dre sued by psychiatrist claiming harassment

Oct. 11, 2024
By Skyler Romero

Dr. Dre, aka Andre Young, is accused of sending "incessant, harassing, and threatening" text messages to a psychiatrist who sa...



Government

The expiration of the city of Los Angeles' vaccine mandate rendered the plaintiffs' claims moot, given no city employees are c...


Civil Litigation

During a case management conference Thursday, two deputy city attorneys for San Francisco changed their position that the pres...



Civil Litigation

"She ignored her husband's predatory behavior towards the three victims prior to our client over a 10-year period," plaintiff...


Empathy Expert

Oct. 11, 2024

Emotional intelligence is key to mediator Kristin Rizzo's success, attorneys say.



The state government has accused the district of failing to discharge its obligation to find another charter school to occupy ...


Civil Litigation

Toxic embryo culture lawsuits allowed to proceed

Oct. 10, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Four plaintiffs have filed separate lawsuits against CooperSurgical Inc., accusing the company of selling defective embryo cul...



Judges and Judiciary

Seven judicial runoff races in three California counties will be on the Nov. 5 ballot.


Civil Litigation

The rival companies both make oncology tests. Guardant sued first, also accusing Texas-based Natera of unlawful trade practice...



Criminal

Ortega has led the nation's largest federal defender office since 2020. His second term begins Oct. 15.


Judges and Judiciary

The new appointees brings a diverse range of experience across public defense, prosecution, appellate law, and private practi...



The 85-year-old defendant's decision to testify just as his counsel was ready to rest their case was one of several events tha...


Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The prosecution and conviction of Joseph Sullivan, a former federal prosecutor, has raised questions about how companies will ...



Land Use, Environmental & Energy

The 72-year-old Capitol Annex, which housed most legislative offices, has already been demolished.


Entertainment & Sports, Class Action

The settlement would resolve three antitrust lawsuits filed against the NCAA. It would be the largest antitrust payout for stu...



Civil Litigation

After huge verdict, lawyers' payday arrives

Oct. 9, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Attorneys for defendant Haresh Jogani had contended that the practice of block billing by some of the firms involved in the pl...


"This appeal presents an unresolved and critical question of statutory interpretation under the Digital Millennium Copyright A...



Data Privacy

The latest lawsuit, filed in Santa Clara County, accuses the genetic testing company of failing to implement adequate security...


The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, accuses the popular video-sharing platform of deliberately de...



Labor/Employment, Civil Rights

The company, founded in 1994 in Chennai, India and headquartered in Teaneck, N.J., was accused of discriminating against non-I...


Data Privacy, Civil Litigation

Disney sued over data breach

Oct. 8, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The hacker behind the attack claimed it was motivated by Disney's alleged poor treatment of its artists and disregard for its ...



Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.

The ruling, which goes into effect Nov. 1, is a sweeping victory for Epic Games, which won a jury verdict last year that found...


Torts/Personal Injury, Consumer Law

An obsession with baseball and a coach who wouldn't take any excuses helped get personal injury attorney Joseph Barrett throug...



Via LLP rebrands, expands with new partners

Oct. 8, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Three intellectual property specialists joined the firm.


Environmental & Energy, Consumer Law, Business Law

San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman said that arguments in favor of defendants' motion to quash claims...



Civil Litigation

The ruling stems from litigation surrounding claims that solar power supplier company DC Solar Solutions Inc. engaged in a sch...


Government, Civil Litigation

Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch found that Los Angeles County has discretion when it comes to addressing environmental problems at ...