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State Bar & Bar Associations


Joanna Mendoza, a Sacramento sole practitioner and a former bar trustee, said bar discipline has for years been more harsh on ...


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


Many prisoners have claimed the Guard One system used in Pelican Bay State Prison and elsewhere is so loud it keeps them up at...


Criminal


The scale of the alleged scheme is so grand that “the reality is that the vast majority of this money can never be repaid,” sa...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Fredericka L. McGee's attorney, Pamela Y. Price, said Tuesday that the claim arises from unorthodox and disappointing conduct ...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


PG&E spokesman James Noonan said the company remains committed to addressing “any impacts from historical operations” but ...


The County of San Bernardino, Colonies LP, Jeffrey Burum reach $65M settlement to resolve First Amendment civil case, retaliat...


Legal Education


A member of Emory Law’s faculty since 1995, Robert A. Schapiro specializes in civil procedure, constitutional law, federal cou...


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


Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey B. Wall argued the state law requiring disclosure of donors was not narrowly tailored to a co...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


Employment and labor attorney Toni Jaramilla said while she recognizes the need for social distancing, the problem with requir...


Environmental & Energy, California Courts of Appeal


“Although it is called a public utility, it is a private business, entitled to no more immunity from liability than any ordina...


Government, Civil Litigation


The Neighborhood Stabilization Corporation is seeking the release of the winning applications and a reversal of the California...


Any chief executive’s lifestyle could substantiate claims they have a motive to commit fraud if evidence of Holmes’ wealth is ...


Alejandro N. Mayorkas, previously a U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, would be the first immigrant to head...


Labor/Employment, Immigration


Presided over by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White in Oakland, Monday's oral argument concerned the coalition's motion for ...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


The Del Puerto Water District has proposed building a dam that would floor Del Puerto Canyon, creating a lake capable of holdi...


Consumer Law, Communications Law, Civil Litigation


As with everything else in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, this year was different. The event, including several days of pa...


Government


The 87-year-old Democrat has been ranking member of the committee since 2017. She vowed to work on several priorities with Pre...


Civil Litigation, Admiralty/Maritime


U.S. Judge R. Gary Klausner of the Central District of California has refused to toss out claims asserted by Grand Princess pa...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Randall A. Miller, principal and legal malpractice expert at Miller LLP, said the efforts are important to improve California'...


Contracts, Civil Litigation


Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco refused to dismiss MRG Entertainment's lawsuit seeking to force Even...


Obituaries


Paul H. Coffee, 1932-2020

Nov. 23, 2020
By Arin Mikailian

2nd District Court of Appeal justice loved the sea and hated typos.


Labor/Employment


The California Office of Administrative Law has 10 days from the rule's approval last Thursday to review it.


Law Practice, Criminal


According to a civil complaint filed against the pair by the Menekshe Law Firm APC’s founding attorney, Ayhan M. Menekshe, the...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


The core question addressed by the court of appeal's three-justice panel was whether the federal law preempts California's app...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Stackhouse, who specializes in plaintiffs’ personal injury, military and criminal defense matters, will be inducted in a virtu...


Government


Legislature names new top lawyer, Cara Jenkins

Nov. 20, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

After confirmation on Dec. 7, Jenkins will be the 11th leader in the legislative counsel’s 107-year history, and the second wo...


Government, Criminal


Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward said, “Our prosecutors are stressed out, and they’re overworked.”


Law Practice, Consumer Law


Deborah Chang to take helm of consumer attorneys group

Nov. 20, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The new president of Consumer Attorneys of California, to be sworn in Saturday, relishes her nickname: Changzilla.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Two judges on a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel, both appointed by Democratic presidents, voiced skepticism about the ...


As the department’s backlog continues to grow, some attorneys say it has adopted an “all hands on deck” approach to make sure ...