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Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


PacifiCorp accused of causing McKinney Fire

Aug. 17, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

“To date, four people have lost their lives in a fire that was entirely avoidable,” said plaintiffs’ lawyer Gerald Singleton.


Civil Litigation


$5M award for 92-year-old woman abused in nursing home

Aug. 17, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Arcelia Martinez was admitted to the facility in San Gabriel because her family couldn’t care for her after she developed Park...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


Conceptual artist Ryder Ripps asked a federal judge to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit against him, arguing that his ...


Civil Litigation


“I’m not sure why the court did not award us costs, but we’ll take the win,” wrote Robert Tyler of Tyler & Bursch LLP, who...


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Data Privacy


Meta Pixel is used primarily to advertise, quietly watching users’ web browsing to more effectively sell products to them afte...


Technology, Data Privacy


Twitter’s alleged misuse of consumer data has been at the forefront of regulators’ minds for over a decade.


Government


The district attorney said he needs to do a better job communicating to county residents who are “legitimately scared.”


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Once one of the few non-unionized flight attendants groups in the airline industry, the plaintiffs said they were being paid l...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Christopher Chiou was a member of a nationwide task force charged with investigating ways in which the Department of Justice c...


San Bernardino drug court commissioner saved many lives, attorneys say


Intellectual Property


Bell Semiconductor alleges the tech companies are infringing on their patents when making video cards, video game consoles, sm...


Environmental & Energy


The U.S. Bureau of Land Management agreed to ensure that the wells in the Caliente Mountains at the western boundary of the mo...


“There is no evidence, let alone clear and convincing evidence that [Superior Court Judge Michael] Murray acted in bad faith,”...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Sen. Tom Umberg “and I met with the State Bar earlier this month to try and address their concerns with the bill, while still ...


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


Court of Appeal justice will retire at end of October

Aug. 16, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“I cannot think of a more rewarding and fulfilling career than my years as a deputy district attorney, a civil trial attorney,...


Civil Litigation


Attorneys for the plaintiffs said their clients would not be able to leave the premises of their workplace for several minutes...


Civil Rights


“The First Amendment protects not only the right of free speech, but also ‘the right of the people peaceably to assemble,’” wr...


Data Privacy


The deal will be submitted to U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen on Aug. 23 for approval


Obituaries


Dennis P. Riordan, 1948 — 2022

Aug. 16, 2022
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Appeals specialist was master of criminal law


Securities, Labor/Employment


New regional director of SEC in San Francisco named

Aug. 16, 2022
By Christer Schmidt

Monique C. Winkler has been acting in the role since March and was associate regional director for enforcement since 2019.


The Recall DA George Gascon campaign put out a statement calling the recall’s apparent failure to qualify for the ballot “hear...


Judges and Judiciary


Superior Court Judge Kevin Enright said the city must pay plaintiffs’ attorneys $1.75 million. He dismissed a 2.0 multiplier s...



The Doctor is in

Aug. 15, 2022

The founder of Kenneth M. Sigelman & Associates is an attorney and a licensed physician.


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Although U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco rejected Meta’s motion to dismiss the case on Thursday, he expresse...


Legal Education, Government


Bill to put new name for Hastings into law clears hurdle

Aug. 15, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“Under the anticipated amendments, … once in effect, we will be known and referred to as University of California, College of ...


Government


The letter is the latest development in George Gascon’s dispute with the majority of his deputy DAs, stemming from an order he...


Entertainment & Sports


The decision will add to a relatively new area of California case law. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Sunil R. Kulkar...


Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court


Gov. Gavin Newsom says he intends to nominate Kelli Evans to the high court later, so she won’t have to stand for retention in...


Law Practice, Labor/Employment, Appellate Practice


The current status quo for PAGA settlements follows other settlements, where attorney fees and costs are taken "off the top" f...


"Applying the wrong signature verification procedures is not only unlawful, but it disenfranchises thousands of eligible voter...