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Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Ventura judge stipulates to public censure for remarks

Mar. 26, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“Most of Judge Bennett’s misconduct involved comments and remarks that are offensive, undignified, discourteous, dishonest, se...


Civil Litigation


A unanimous three-judge panel found that even though the client understood the fee arrangement, he did not sign the necessary ...


Stock makes up half of the $13.5 billion settlement PG&E agreed to pay wildfire victims to resolve their claims.


Judges and Judiciary, Government, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court


Advocates for the media and other organizations sent a letter to California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye on Wednesday ask...


Government


Cybersecurity attorneys say the most recent changes to the CCPA, released March 11, could be the final regulation revisions as...


Judges and Judiciary


Here are the winners of California judicial races in the March primary, following near-final ballot counts in most races.


The petitioners argue they should be allowed to complete their periodic registration remotely either over the phone or via tel...


Civil Litigation


Claims dismissed in decades-long dispute

Mar. 26, 2020
By Morgan Keith

U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley likely ended an 18-year legal battle between a rancher and Butte County.


Civil Litigation


Lawyers are concerned about the possibility of no trials until the summer and statutory deadlines.


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. partially sided with Netflix Wednesday, dismissing two of Mo’Nique’s retaliation claims ...


Immigration


Immigration lawyers say lives at risk

Mar. 26, 2020
By Gina Kim

Some lawyers say they have become so frustrated that immigration courts have not closed during the coronavirus pandemic that t...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Criminal


Addressing the possibility of freeing convicts from prisons and jails to reduce overcrowding and the possibility of an outbrea...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Administrative/Regulatory, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


In a case that could affect how government regulators disclose their decisions on possible coronavirus treatments, a 9th U.S. ...


Aided by social distancing, technology is shrinking the legal world.


Judges and Judiciary, Bankruptcy


While the Northern District court has opted to set up its own system to conduct hearings using publicly accessible conference ...


Labor/Employment


AB 5 author Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, claims Uber’s CEO is proposing a “third category of employment for gig...


Judges and Judiciary


The court was notified on Monday a person who visited the Robert F. Peckham federal building on March 11, 13 and 17 is now bei...


Legal Education


UC Irvine Law Review has all-female executive board

Mar. 25, 2020
By Henrik Nilsson

"I don't think any of us realized that we were all women until we had our first executive board meeting," said Courtney Lem, e...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Digital resources compiled for attorneys, public

Mar. 25, 2020
By Morgan Keith

The California Lawyers Association has compiled resources for attorneys and people across the state in response to the coronav...


While some attorneys applauded the Kings County presiding judge’s decision not to delay preliminary hearings, citing the stric...


Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation


Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye has halted all jury trials in the state for 60 days, but questions remain about that orde...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


The Los Angeles County judge overseeing the Porter Ranch gas leak litigation ordered another $46,800 in sanctions against Sout...


Law Practice


Remote work tests security firm’s protocols

Mar. 24, 2020
By Nick Kipley

Last week, in anticipation of the Bay Area shelter in place mandate, Dolan Law Firm ordered laptops to make sure all lawyers a...


Corporate


Bankruptcy attorneys expecting a post-virus boom

Mar. 24, 2020
By Carter Stoddard

In three to four months, some attorneys predicted, there will be an unprecedented number of bankruptcy filings. Others said it...


U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property


Affirming its own precedent, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday states are protected by sovereign immunity when sued for copy...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation


At the conclusion of the case in 2018, Superior Court Judge Ronald L. Bauer ruled Reeves and his clients couldn’t claim attorn...


Law Practice


Relieving parties from contractual obligations in hugely disruptive and largely unpredictable “Act of God” situations, force m...


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights


Attorneys say not only the First Amendment right of access for the press but the Sixth Amendment rights of the accused are at ...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Criminal


Despite releases, virus hits jails and prisons

Mar. 24, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Federal Bureau of Prisons are modifying their operations to maximize ...


Law Practice


Legal services providers and public interest organizations are teaming up to make sure clients continue to receive pro bono co...