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Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Scott G. Stewart, a U.S. Department of Justice attorney, said DHS was following a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention o...


Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Scott G. Stewart, a U.S. Department of Justice attorney, said DHS was following a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention o...


Government


The error occurred when Gov. Gavin Newsom's legal team filed its answer to the recall in February 2020. Olson Remcho LLP ackno...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


David Reidy, former chief legal and compliance officer of financial technology startup Payactiv, also worked at McGuireWoods, ...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Tyler Skaggs died in a hotel room in 2019. A lawsuit by his estate was filed in Los Angles and one by his parents was filed in...


Real Estate/Development, Judges and Judiciary, Government


SB129 and other bills to relieve court backlogs were passed by the Legislature on Monday and would go into immediate effect wi...


Government, Criminal


Before the governor signed state law required the declaration of probable cause be made by a law enforcement officer.


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


Massive lawsuits in Orange County and New York name some of the same pharmaceutical company defendants and their outcomes will...


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


Jeffrey Hahn, counsel for U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, said the 9th Circuit’s April ruling “misconceived the concept of f...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


“This is by far the most difficult task I’ve undertaken,” said retired 4th District Court of Appeal justice John K. “Jack” Tro...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Education Law


3 Cal State students sue over COVID vaccine requirement

Jun. 29, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The students state that the requirement to have a COVID-19 vaccination to attend class under federal law policy deprives them ...


Real Estate/Development, Government


Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, the author of the bill, AB 832, began the hearing by noting the current eviction ban ...


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


Since he joined the bench in 1993 he has handled some of the most complex and important cases in the history of the Northern D...


Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


The church had challenged the governor’s ban on singing and chanting during in-person services, claiming the state applied the...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


Drug companies open defense with opioid advocate

Jun. 29, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

Four opioid manufacturers are accused by four California communities of false advertising and creating a public nuisance by al...


Criminal, California Courts of Appeal


The defendant, Phillip Dorsett, made headlines this spring when the California District Attorneys Association released a video...


U.S. Supreme Court, Real Estate/Development, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Jeffrey W. McCoy, an attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation who represents the plaintiffs, said the Fifth Amendment taking...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


Michael D. Weil’s arrival brings to 80 the number of labor and employment specialists in the firm’s five California offices.


Judges and Judiciary, Bankruptcy


Ernest M. Robles, who was first appointed in 1993, began his third 14-year term on June 12.


Real Estate/Development, Government


Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature tucked a $5 billion rent relief plan and eviction moratorium into a 30,000-word bill.


Law Practice, Bankruptcy


Ronald N. Richards has “continued unabated in a jihad of extrajudicial statements, including social media posts and interviews...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


County courts divided on masks as they reopen

Jun. 28, 2021
By Craig Anderson

In Los Angeles and San Francisco, for example, face coverings will still be required for all courthouse visitors regardless of...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal, Civil Litigation


Ara Jabagchourian, a San Mateo personal injury attorney, filed a claim over the death of his clients’ daughter.


Securities, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“Plaintiffs were trying to turn Affiliated Ute into an open-ended presumption that would apply in every case, since every misr...


Civil Rights, Alternative Dispute Resolution


“The strong federal policy and the public interest in enforcing the nation’s disability related civil rights laws outweighs an...


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


If the high court declines to review the case, truckers would immediately be subject to Assembly Bill 5, the 9th Circuit ruled...


Law Practice, Law Office Management, Environmental & Energy


Laurie Edelstein, an experienced energy and complex commercial litigator, is the San Francisco office's second lateral hire si...


Mergers & Acquisitions, Law Practice, Law Office Management


Crowell has expanded on both U.S. coasts, in Europe and Asia since its launch 42 years ago. According to chair Philip T. Ingli...


Labor/Employment, Government


Wednesday’s decision in favor of the Sonoma County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association illustrates a potential impediment to the move...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


The players seek to overturn association-wide rules that limit how much money they can make from their names, images and liken...