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Antitrust & Trade Reg.


California Law Revision Commission elects new leaders

Sep. 16, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The commission is currently studying antitrust law, the Equal Rights Amendment, emergency-related reforms, and reorganizing an...


Technology, Data Privacy


The lawsuit was filed the same day Twitter’s ex-security chief, Peiter Zatko, told Congress about numerous alleged weaknesses,...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation


“The Sherman Act claims are the basis on which the case was removed to this court from state court. The effort to turn this da...


Technology, Civil Litigation


Push Data has filed many lawsuits since receiving the patents in 2020, previously suing a slew of restaurants, hotel chains, a...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


The chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee drew the line at allowing non-lawyers to invest in law firms.


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


Dissenting in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana, the justice wrote that “California courts, in an appropriate case, will have th...


Technology, Civil Litigation


“Isn’t that their job? Isn’t that the job they signed up for?” asked U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria.


Government, Data Privacy


Newsom signs children’s online privacy bill

Sep. 16, 2022
By Jonathan Lo

critics claim the law will harm free expression and the rights of young people.


Judges and Judiciary


She is to succeed Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor on Jan. 3, vacating her position as assistant presiding judge. There are thre...


Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation


Cyber lawyers are closely watching the trial as Joseph Sullivan is one of the first cyber executives to be prosecuted for conc...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Art of Getting Paid


The issue has come up in the current discipline hearings of Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael Murray who was accused ...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


“In spite of the fact that ManPow has no real employment expenses, it applied for and received two very low interest and fully...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice


The son of Guatemalan immigrants, Estrada was a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


California accuses Amazon of stifling competition

Sep. 15, 2022
By Craig Anderson

The complaint, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, alleges that the company violates the Cartwright Act — California...


Law Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Deputy city attorney joins Singleton Schreiber

Sep. 15, 2022
By David Houston

Britt Strottman has worked on litigation over the opioid crisis, wildfires and the San Bruno gas explosion.


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Government


At a signing ceremony in San Jose Wednesday, Newsom said he was hopeful that the act would create a new avenue for rehabilitat...


Legal Education, Law Practice, Appellate Practice


The Social Justice Legal Foundation will provide two-year fellowships to recent Howard law school graduates. They will work al...


Legal Education


Harriman, general counsel at Keker, Van Nest & Peters, will be the third woman to lead the organization that was founded i...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


DLA Piper prepares to move Palo Alto office

Sep. 15, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Stanford Research Park is home to more than 150 companies, including HP Inc., Tesla Motors and VMware.


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


“For future construction disputes this is affirming that California contractors have the right – and should pursue – to get pa...


Civil Litigation


Georgia Hesse worked on the series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” She said the lab hired to test crew gave ra...


Technology, Civil Litigation


“Contrary to Tesla’s repeated promises that it would have a fully self-driving car within months or a year, Tesla has never be...


Featuring: Hon. Kevin R. Culhane (Ret.), Hon. Risë Jones Pichon (Ret.), Hon. Glen M. Reiser (Ret.)


Fresno judge is praised for his interactions with and encouragement of attorneys.


Government, Environmental & Energy


El Segundo Mayor Drew Boyle has declared a state of emergency and plans to file its own lawsuit against the City of Los Angele...


Government, Environmental & Energy


San Diego appeals $79.5M judgment over water rates

Sep. 14, 2022
By Ricardo Pineda

The city asked the plaintiffs to join in its April 26 request for an expedited hearing to review Judge Eddie C. Sturgeon’s Mar...


Technology, Data Privacy


Foreign spies abound at Twitter, whistleblower says

Sep. 14, 2022
By Craig Anderson

Peiter Zatko, Twitter Inc.'s former security chief, told Congress that the social media company has hired agents of India and ...


Government


AB 2418 would require state and local prosecutors to share bail and charging data with the California Department of Justice. I...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Discipline


Edgar Sargsyan, who had law offices on Rodeo Drive, was admitted to the bar in 2016 and practiced for four years before his fi...


Government


LA County to spend $236M to settle homelessness case

Sep. 14, 2022
By Christer Schmidt

Skip Miller, who represents the county in the matter, said the county had agreed to “dedicate an unprecedented level of count...