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Torts/Personal Injury, Government, Civil Litigation


Case that couldn’t be won settles for $24M

Dec. 10, 2021
By Skyler Romero

Finalized in November and approved by the mayor of San Diego last week, the settlement was part of a liability suit split betw...


A federal judge in Sacramento has paused implementation of a state law that prevents pharmaceutical companies from paying gene...


Torts/Personal Injury, Bankruptcy


In the latest setback for J&J, New Jersey trustee Andrew Vara filed an objection Wednesday to Jones Day representation of ...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


Girardi son-in-law describes final shouting match

Dec. 10, 2021
By Craig Anderson

“I said he has committed professional suicide by his handling of these cases, that it wasn’t his money and that everything he ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Supreme Court, Administrative/Regulatory


“Noticeably lacking from the petition is any citation to the legal basis for the relief requested or of this court’s authority...


Criminal


Peterson resentenced to life without parole

Dec. 9, 2021
By Kamila Knaudt

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo – on assignment in San Mateo County – sentenced Peterson to life fo...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


Wedgewood LLC ignored tenants’ rights to stay on a property for 90 days after foreclosure, evicted tenants without just cause,...


Corporate, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


“I didn’t mean to imply that, Your Honor, that men don’t have them, but without women on the boards, oftentimes those issues g...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


Despite his decades of experience and $450,000 annual salary, Keith D. Griffin portrayed himself as a well-meaning attorney wh...


Criminal


Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert Ito of Norwalk declined to adopt the stipulation, citing a lack of compelling e...


Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


“In some sense, it’s nice to hear that I was right all along, but I remain very troubled by the broken process and the fact th...


“Generally, if people are stuck at home, then they’re stuck, and they don’t want to file a restraining order involving someone...


Securities, Corporate, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


“Google is exposed to potentially billions of dollars in liability from these private lawsuits, in addition to major regulator...


Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation


Alameda County Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman denied the objection, approving the settlement with 31.6% to plaintiffs’ cou...


Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary, Immigration


DOJ recognizes immigration judges’ union again

Dec. 8, 2021
By Craig Anderson

Immigration judges are Justice Department employees, and former Attorney General William Barr successfully argued last year th...


Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


FBI probing $30M no-bid LA water billing contract

Dec. 8, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

When asked how the no-bid contract was approved, DOJ spokesman Ciaran McEvoy wrote in an email, "The investigation is ongoing."


Through their pro bono efforts, California law firms worked with nonprofits to try to help vulnerable businesses stay afloat.


Government, Criminal


LA DA Gascón given notice of 2nd recall attempt

Dec. 7, 2021
By Kamila Knaudt

The previous attempt to recall Gascón missed a September deadline to gather enough signatures to certify an election.


Government, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


“Plaintiffs added a race-based equal protection claim, citing the higher rate at which African-Americans experience homelessne...


Government, Communications Law, Administrative/Regulatory


Redistricting commission counsel accused of conflict

Dec. 7, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

"There are hundreds of lawyers in the California Political Attorneys Association. Not all of them do partisan work. And this f...


Corporate, Civil Litigation


“We are in the middle of trial. We have a trial here and it will continue, based on the court’s ruling,” Los Angeles County Su...


Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


According to the ruling, the plaintiffs pushed for an opt-out provision where firefighters could decline to receive vaccinatio...


U.S. Supreme Court, Legal Education, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel denied an injunction to block the district’s mandate, which requires student...


Torts/Personal Injury, International Law, Civil Litigation


The complaint was filed in San Mateo County Superior Court and the plaintiffs are seeking compensatory damages for wrongful de...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


The class is made up of 67 members, all of whom worked for dating app Coffee Meets Bagel from May 2015 to May 2019 and were cl...


Labor/Employment, Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation


The Association of Deputy District Attorneys says that District Attorney George Gascón is bypassing eligible prosecutors for p...


Corporate, Civil Litigation


“When the code uses the word ‘shall,’ that means it’s mandatory. There are a lot of laws that may not get enforced every time,...


Five defendants pleaded guilty to felony charges, including conspiracy to commit organized retail theft, receiving stolen prop...


Government, California Supreme Court


“Latinas are 20% of California’s population, and there has never been a Latina appointed to the California Supreme Court,” sai...


Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


In achieving the statutes’ removal, the ruling on Thursday held, defense attorneys provided a significant public benefit to 11...