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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The decision against Seila Law LLC is expected to affect several other cases involving civil penalties and investigations that...


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


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed U.S. Judge David O. Carter’s April 20 injunction blaming the city and county ...


Government, Criminal


Sean Monterrosa was shot five times last June by Vallejo police officers, who fired through the windshield of an unmarked pick...


Government, Criminal, California Supreme Court


The DA argued in his response to the high court’s request for additional briefing that elected prosecutors cannot do their job...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Under the new proposal, local committees would no longer have to develop and maintain an informal procedure for receiving comp...


Government, Education Law, Administrative/Regulatory


If Catherine Lhamon is confirmed by the U.S. Senate, she would be in a position to reinstate many of the Title IX policies on ...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


Asked if mask wearing requirements would be lifted, court leadership in Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, Orange County, San...


Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Sparring over console versus device gameplay ruled day nine of a federal trial before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez focu...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy


Beverly Hills attorney Ronald N. Richards has attracted a following on Twitter documenting the legal travails of plaintiff's a...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Some lawyers say the public meeting failed to give those listening in a substantive update on the findings and accomplishments...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Appellate shots fired in state labor statute challenge

May 13, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The California Business & Industrial Alliance sued the state in 2018, claiming the Californian’s Private Attorney General...


Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said Apple might have a “duty to deal” with developers because “all of these compet...


Legal Education, Law Practice


Loan forgiveness might also prompt more young attorneys to live in less populated areas of the country where there is currentl...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


Testifying via Zoom Wednesday, medical marketing expert Matthew Perrie, formerly of the University of Georgia, said the drugma...


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


Richard A. Paez is the third 9th Circuit judge to take senior status this year.


Judges and Judiciary, Community News


San Francisco County Superior Court judges Samuel K. Feng, Monica F. Wiley and Loretta M. Giorgi have all been announced as aw...


Civil Litigation


The Pasadena-based church challenged Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ban on gatherings for indoor worship services last summer.


Government


“Make no mistake, right now we are in a full-on state of crisis, a full-on state of emergency when it comes to violence agains...


Native Americans, Government


State AG digs in on compact fight gaming tribes

May 12, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

On Monday, Bonta’s office filed a reply to the tribes’ opposition motion. The state is seeking to stay an order in favor of tr...


Litigation & Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution


The approach aims to streamline and settle consumer and employment cases in a more efficient and cost-effective manner, ensuri...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation


Last year, Hyundai and Kia agreed to put aside $760 million to settle the claims but that number could rise as claims are stil...


Community News


The sold out three-day trial college in Cabo San lucas is one of largest in-person legal events to be held in the era of the p...


Civil Litigation


U.S. judge says county of LA can’t duck out of homelessness litigation


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy


David R. Lira and Keith D. Griffin worked for prominent plaintiff’s attorney Thomas V. Girardi and all three are accused of mi...


Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Tuesday marked the seventh day of an antitrust trial over Apple barring marketplaces for apps aside from its own and other pol...


State Bar & Bar Associations


37.2% passed the February exam this year, or 1,151 people, the State Bar reported late on Friday. The results come after an al...


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


LA County tells Judge David O. Carter of the Central District of California that while he might do a better job than the gover...


Superior Court Judge Brian L. Ferrall gave Patrick Thompson’s attorney two days to respond to District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s...


Obituaries, California Supreme Court


Justice Reynoso remembered as humble but fierce

May 11, 2021
By Kamila Knaudt

Reynoso died Friday at the Angel Lite Elder Care facility in Oroville just a few days after his 90th birthday.


Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory


The logic that a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling used last June to extend Title VII protections to LGBTQ workers seems to ...