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Civil Litigation, Government


The state Assembly passed on a 65-0 vote a bill to extend the statute of limitations for civil claims against a USC gynecologist.


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


Law professors, advocacy groups and 25 Democratic members of Congress are asking the 9th Circuit to invalidate a pardon Presid...


Criminal


Orange County District Attorney Todd A. Spitzer is on a statewide tour, with other DAs, to apply pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


On the eve of its “unicorn” IPO, Uber reported in SEC disclosures that it has swept away a major cloud hanging over its big day.


Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has shot down a challenge brought by the libertarian Pacific Legal Fo...


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


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has sided with the Trump administration for the time being in the government’s effor...


Law Practice


Glaser Weil partners with former FBI director

May 9, 2019
By Justin Kloczko

Former judge and FBI director Louis J. Freeh has partnered with Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP to provide le...


Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court


An appeal over an inflatable swimming pool, argued Wednesday before the state Supreme Court, may spill over to affect the viab...


Law Practice


Dentons US LLP unveiled an innovation acceleration program rewarding associates who innovate in their practice, marking the ne...


Law Practice


Amy L. Bomse, lead counsel in a civil suit brought by Planned Parenthood against anti-abortion activists accused of invasion o...


Labor/Employment, Corporate


Experts say that with dissatisfaction rising and ledgers in the red, Uber driver strikes over wages and classification as cont...


Gannett appointed internal company veteran legal officer as interim CEO. The company has been fighting of competitor and major...


Law Practice, California Supreme Court


In a case that could affect how attorneys handle settlements in California, the state Supreme Court heard arguments in an appe...


Criminal


Expressing frustration at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s refusal to take the clemency process out of the shroud of secrecy in spite of in...


Civil Litigation, Criminal


Michael J. Avenatti must complete a standard financial affidavit if he wants a public defender.


Civil Litigation, Government


In an increasingly unusual case brought under the False Claims Act, an expert witness admitted Tuesday to previously working a...


The federal judge overseeing the Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s probation decided against extending the utility’s court-mand...


Law Practice, Government, Environmental & Energy


A bipartisan bill coming up on the Senate floor this week would give plaintiffs a reason to think twice before filing a lawsui...


Entertainment & Sports


If the new Desilu Studios Inc. was looking to follow in the footsteps of its namesake, it certainly captured the spirit of the...


Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports


The U.S. Soccer Federation has responded to a discrimination lawsuit filed by the Women’s National Team by denying that it is ...



Ex-NFL players settle with video game maker

May 8, 2019
By Carter Stoddard

Three former NFL players settled with video game maker Electronic Arts on Tuesday, resolving a suit originally brought to dete...


Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports


As streaming services reap the benefits of a resurgent popularity in the true crime genre, the old school king of courtroom TV...


Immigration


Trial over immigration data begins

May 8, 2019
By Justin Kloczko

A class of plaintiffs taking the U.S government to trial Tuesday challenged the very system of information that immigration ag...


While major technology giants and smaller companies are acquiring patents on artificial intelligence technology at a rapid cli...


California Supreme Court


State high court trims anti-SLAPP

May 7, 2019
By Steven Crighton

Plaintiff attorneys say a state Supreme Court decision Monday makes a mighty and much-needed dent in the nigh-invulnerable ant...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled, thwarting for the...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Bankruptcy


Their input comes as Michael J. Avenatti is opposing a receiver's attempt to have his ex-partners and current creditors take o...


Civil Litigation, Civil Rights


A federal judge granted in part an anti-abortion group’s motion to compel Planned Parenthood to produce additional security re...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights


The state prisons department unintentionally misled a federal judge and a special master when it issued reports about its comp...


Government, Criminal


A San Francisco supervisors’ committee voted unanimously Monday to advance an initiative that would bar any police department ...