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Criminal


Sen. Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, Assemblymember Rob Bonta, D-Oakland and Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, introd...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


As the hardest hit population during the pandemic, accounting for 34% of COVID-related deaths, the elderly have become increas...


Labor/Employment, Government, Administrative/Regulatory


Secretary for the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency Julie A. Su, under consideration as President Joe Biden’s ...


The proposed measure, SB 248, introduced last week by state Sen. Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, would also require that the ...


Community News


“I’d like to raise our profile in the general community,” said Callaway. “A lot of people have heard of us, but they don’t rea...


Civil Litigation


The complaint stated the foundation had unilaterally terminated its memorandum of understanding with the library in 2015 yet c...


Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


The state and county announced that court worker vaccinations would be further delayed due to a change in the vaccination prio...


In the Northern California Innocence Project’s 20-year history, it is only the second time that the organization has managed t...


Technology, Civil Litigation


The class consists of California drivers who worked for Uber between Feb. 28, 2019 until the passage of Proposition 22 in Dec....


Law Practice, Law Office Management


LA firm Baker Marquart rebrand as Waymaker LLP

Jan. 27, 2021
By Kamila Knaudt

The firm announced its name change, launched a new logo and website Monday, stating the changes are not related to any owners...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


As the trustee of Girardi Keese continues to sort through the law firm's finances, a bankruptcy judge has set a Feb. 2 hearing...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Socal Edison has officially settled all claims with subrogation (insurance) plaintiffs for $2.2B on Monday. The settlement res...


Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


Several courts contacted by the Daily Journal said they would let their current guidelines run until they expire.


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Rejecting claims that other essential activities are allowed to operate more freely, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals fou...


Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, said the cases are just the tip of the iceberg, adding that without state interv...


Law Practice, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Under the agreement, if they are victorious, Girardi Keese’s estate would receive 45% of the fees. Its co-counsel, Frantz Law ...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Criminal


In a meeting Friday, the board of trustees declined to issue a rule of professional conduct based on the proposal, which was i...


Civil Litigation, Admiralty/Maritime


Cases filed on behalf of 34 victims killed in 2019 boat fire head off to Los Angeles County Superior Court’s complex litigatio...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The Board Executive Committee suggested 19 new members to the Ad Hoc Commission on the Discipline System. The Board of Trustee...


Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Litigation


State agencies trade blame for $10B unemployment fraud

Jan. 25, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Old laws are playing a key role in the dispute — specifically a disagreement over whether the Employment Development Departmen...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


Melinda Haag, Walter F. Brown Jr. and Randy Luskey from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and longtime Kirkland & Elli...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The move is one of the first by the Judicial Council Work Group to Enhance Administrative Standards Addressing Bias in Court P...


Government, Criminal


Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, said SB 243 aims to prevent wrongful convictions by requiring judges to assess the credibi...


Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Postmates lawsuit sent to arbitration

Jan. 25, 2021
By Jessica Mach

In an order last week, U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez also rejected Postmates' argument that SB 707, which went into ...


Government, Criminal


Under new directives put into place last month by Gascón, prosecutors must file motions to dismiss enhancements that would add...


Judges and Judiciary


Federal judge William Alsup takes senior status

Jan. 25, 2021
By Craig Anderson

Asked Friday why he decided to take senior status now, the 75-year-old Alsup wrote in an email: "It was a personal choice dict...


Chief Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the Southern District of California talks COVID-19 operations, future goals for alleviating case...


The findings outlined in a 16-page report released late last week came five months after Solano County DA Krishna Abrams hired...


Education Law, Civil Litigation


California Supreme Court denies petition filed by special needs students .


Immigration, Government, Civil Litigation


Biden's orders seek to dismantle a number of policies from former President Donald Trump. They are forcing the Department of J...