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Real Estate/Development, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


A group of real estate agents filed an antitrust lawsuit Monday against the National Association of Realtors and its subsidiar...


There are 13 certiorari petitions concerning qualified immunity in Friday’s conference, indicating to several observers the ju...


State Bar & Bar Associations


AB 3362 would drop the annual active bar dues by $34, to $395. Inactive memberships would also drop $5.60 to $97.40. The bill ...


Judges and Judiciary


Prior to her appointment, Dashman handled insurance defense, personal injury and real estate at Haapala, Thompson & Abern ...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


“We’re definitely concerned that less than 50% of graduates from law schools accredited by the American Bar Association would ...


Government, Civil Litigation, Banking


Accountants, attorneys, consultants and loan brokers are suing big banks for refusing to compensate for all of the work they p...


Government


Tesla disregarded an Alameda County stay-at-home order on Monday by reopening its Fremont factory in an escalating feud over w...


Government, Constitutional Law


A superior court judge overseeing the Orange County beach closure dispute held off on making a ruling Monday, saying it wasn’t...


Judges and Judiciary


Superior Court Judge Michael Harper succeeds Burlingame attorney Nanci Nishimura of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP as chai...


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


The 2015 settlement between the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Center for Constitutional Righ...


Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Judges on a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel seemed likely to revive actor Ashley Judd’s sexual harassment claim agains...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


Just 26.8% of State Bar applicants passed the February exam, down from 31.4% last year, the bar announced Friday.



No Sugarcoating

May 11, 2020

From the website to the careful choice of clients, Farzad and Ochoa Family Law Attorneys LLP says it deal in facts, not false ...


Judges and Judiciary, Bankruptcy


Congress urged to name more bankruptcy judges

May 11, 2020
By Winston Cho

A group of bankruptcy and business professors is urging Congress to appoint temporary bankruptcy judges and increase court cap...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


A request by medical groups for an emergency legal immunity order is so broad it would nullify claims unrelated to Covid-19 an...


Fresno Superior Court to resume limited operations as two employees came into contact with a person who had COVID-19.


Constitutional Law


Gov. Gavin Newsom faces more constitutional challenges, this time from a handful of Californians who say some of their most im...


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


The 9th Circuit’s consideration of arguments not presented by parties in the case was a “radical transformation of the case th...


Government


The current crisis makes good on a prediction former Gov. Jerry Brown made for years after spending most of his last two terms...


Government, Civil Rights


The judge noted events outside the court, specifically the several dozen people gathered at the Capitol just a few blocks away...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


During an emotional defense that mixed regret and defiance, 2nd District Court of Appeal Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson argued Thu...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


Videoconferencing will replace traditional gatherings. But attorneys and deans are saying that administering the oath remotely...


A collective of pro-worker and plaintiff groups, including the Consumer Attorneys of California, have asked Gov. Gavin Newsom ...


Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Jeff Kichaven, an independent mediator, is offering his services pro bono to those working on the front lines of the COVID-19 ...


A class action was filed against 24 Hour Fitness USA Inc. alleging it continues to collect membership dues while its 430 gyms ...


Immigration, Government, Civil Litigation


The federal government has been sued for refusing give a stimulus check to a U.S. citizen because her spouse is in the United ...


Data Privacy


A federal judge in San Jose threw out a class action accusing Google of illegally recording, listening to and profiting off of...


Environmental & Energy


Pacific Gas & Electric Co. fined $1.937B for starting 2017-18 wildfires.


Workers' Comp., Labor/Employment


A state executive order that shifts the burden of proof almost entirely to employers for workers' compensation claims related ...


The law amended California’s felony murder rule to eliminate liability for murder under the natural and probable consequences ...