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State Bar & Bar Associations


San Diego bar members form pro bono program to resolve civil cases backlogged in courts.


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


Pastors vow mass defiance of Newsom’s closure orders

May 21, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

This latest move appears to show opponents of Gov. Gavin Newsom's emergency orders are increasingly willing to buck court ruli...



Calming Presence

May 20, 2020

Judge Rohanee Zapanta has perfect demeanor for juvenile dependency, attorneys say.


California Courts of Appeal


While the Code of Civil Procedure authorizes an award of attorney fees to the prevailing party when a non-party intervenes in ...


Litigation & Arbitration


Did emergency orders skew Assembly primary election?

May 20, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Stockton-based attorney N. Allen Sawyer said his clients are seeking a temporary restraining order preventing certification of...


Constitutional Law


The plaintiff has lost numerous members and about $100,000 while many other types of businesses have been allowed to stay open...


Those convicted could face a year in prison and a $5,000 fine per violation. The bill would also place an expansive definition...


Policyholders and insurance companies often disagree. But at least on a procedural level, many attorneys representing them agr...


Obituaries


David A. Ogden, 1945-2020

May 20, 2020
By Jessica Mach

Criminal defense attorney knew no strangers in the courts.


Judges and Judiciary, Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation


While superior courts across the state have resumed civil law and motion and other pretrial hearings in recent days, or are pr...


Criminal, California Supreme Court


Criminal defendants should be barred from subpoenaing social media companies for private user content without exhausting alte...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The Uniform Bar Exam has led to “training of lawyers on matters that bear little relation to the legal issues that they will ...


Labor/Employment


A bill that aims to stop employers from committing wage theft by shutting down their business and reopening under a new name p...


State Bar & Bar Associations


According to Diane L. Karpman, a legal ethics expert at Karpman and Associates in Los Angeles, the ruling is a big deal, becau...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, Civil Litigation


Superior courts across the state are gradually opening up more courtrooms in the midst of the COVID-19 virus, but to the frust...


Civil Litigation


The Bureau of Prisons’ website says 1,780 inmates and staff at the two prisons have tested positive for the virus and 10 have ...


Government


Among the items that could be delayed are large court projects Alameda, Los Angeles and San Francisco counties.


Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday upheld a trial judge’s decision the NCAA can’t put a cap on education-rel...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


Wildfire victims overwhelmingly approved a plan by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to emerge from bankruptcy, the company annou...


Labor/Employment


A new U.S. Department of Labor rule that expands the list of retailers who can exempt their employees from overtime pay will b...


Judges and Judiciary


Administrative Director Martin Hoshino told the Judicial Council the courts are facing about a $255 million shortfall over the...


Obituaries


Barbara A. Babcock, 1938-2020

May 18, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Pioneer in law opened doors for many women attorneys.


Government


The U.S. attorney's office and the American Civil Liberties Union are battling over sealing applications in the government's u...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A federal appellate panel vacated attorney fees and litigation expenses for most of a $205 million settlement between a class ...


Civil Litigation


Apple secured preliminary approval Friday for a potential $500 million settlement to resolve accusations it purposely slowed o...


U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


Lucky Brand gets lucky at U.S. Supreme Court

May 18, 2020
By Jessica Mach

A nearly two-decades-long trademark battle between two fashion companies came to an end when the U.S. Supreme Court unanimousl...


Anti-abortion activist David R. Daleiden, who faces multiple felony counts of illegally recording Planned Parenthood and other...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Newsom calls for $283.3M in cuts from court budget

May 15, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Just four months ago, Newsom proposed a record $222.2 billion budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year, counting the state General F...


Fresno District Attorney Lisa A. Smittcamp issued a statement in April saying the state of emergency gives her line prosecutor...


Judges and Judiciary


Gary, on the bench for 18 years, made “undignified” and “sarcastic” comments toward parties in a contentious custody dispute, ...