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Deputy District Attorney Marcus R. Garrett was named prosecutor of the year for his coordination work during the pandemic and ...


Technology, Civil Litigation


The lawsuit was filed Wednesday by Woodland Hills sole practitioner Todd M. Friedman, and attorneys from Cera LLP, Duncan Firm...


Government, Civil Litigation


While U.S. District Judge William Alsup recognized that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cautioned “heads of government a...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


State’s expert admits bias against opioids

May 20, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

An attorney for opioid manufacturers on Wednesday played a recording of the state’s star witness acknowledging she was biased ...


Criminal, California Supreme Court


The case, which involves a petition that was denied by a superior court judge without granting the convicts’ request for legal...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


The firm’s other offices are in Atlanta, Denver, Knoxville, Minneapolis, New York and Washington, D.C.


Popular Japanese eatery Shibumi, owned by Za-Zen Enterprises, filed complaint against the popular food delivery service app in...


Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The figure was disclosed on the third day since Apple formally opened its defense in a trial over the App Store’s fees and pay...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Insurance brokerage Ames & Gough’s annual legal malpractice claims survey asked 11 insurance companies about their busines...


Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation


State GOP pays $11M to settle car accident claim

May 20, 2021
By Kamila Knaudt

The settlement, which was announced by plaintiffs’ counsel Aitken Aitken Cohn on Tuesday, ends five years of litigation.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Legislative Analyst Anita Lee asked for more details and better legislative oversight. This applied to the $60 million in one-...


Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The decisions by Fletcher and other judges won’t change the makeup of the court, which is nearly evenly split between appointe...


Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Litigation


The motion, filed by San Francisco and Los Angeles county district attorneys, accuses the company of circumventing state law b...


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


Although U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh did not sign onto the arbitration agreement between the employer, Larry Browne, and ...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Administrative/Regulatory


Justice Douglas P. Miller of the 4th District Court of Appeal said the question regarding the commission and the council were ...


Government, Criminal


Alameda County DA won’t seek 4th term

May 19, 2021
By Tyler Pialet

The first female district attorney to serve Alameda County, O’Malley’s announcement clears the field somewhat for an election ...


Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Undercutting his testimony that the Small Business Program was implemented to help developers impacted by the pandemic, Apple ...


Litigation & Arbitration, Law Practice, Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II of the Central District of California granted preliminary approval of the settlements on...



Light in the Darkness

May 19, 2021
By Lisa Churchill

LA Judge Denise McLaughlin-Bennett helps change lives.


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


Messages that “no dose of opioids for the treatment of pain is too high,” “physiologic opioid dependence is benign and easily ...


Criminal


The charges will be dismissed if David Lacey completes 100 hours of community service, 13 anger management classes and a firea...


U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy


The decision does not address the merits of the case but could have a big impact on major litigation by cities and counties ar...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


Six organizations sent a letter arguing that the proposed program would lead to individuals who cannot afford an attorney rece...


Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Phil Schiller, who was involved in the conception of Apple’s core products, is the first company executive to testify as Epic ...


Obituaries


Robert C. Friese, 1943-2021

May 18, 2021
By Ilan Isaacs

Shartsis Friese founder was securities law expert and civic leader


Education Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


Under the terms of the settlement, signed Friday, admissions officers at the university’s nine campuses will no longer see tes...


Government, Criminal


The governor made waves after he took office two years ago when he pledged to “end the juvenile justice system as we know it.”


State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary


The San Joaquin County Bar Association announced Monday it has created a Unity Bar In Honor of Justice William J. Murray, Jr.


U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal


In both cases, attorneys representing the defendants say the clients — convicted of murder — received inadequate assistance of...


Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner struck the passengers’ jury demand, writing, “There is no right to jury trial for a suit ...