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Technology, Constitutional Law


"It has the effect of impermissibly replacing the judgments of covered platforms about what content belongs on their platform...


Technology


TikTok moves state's consumer suit to federal court

Nov. 18, 2024
By Craig Anderson

Daniel M. Petrocelli, a partner with O'Melveny & Myers LLP, argued in a motion Wednesday that California's lawsuit relied ...


Labor/Employment


Kathi Vidal, formerly Winston & Strawn's managing director, will be replaced by the office's deputy director from mid-Dece...



Judges and Judiciary


Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom appointing new judges at a rapid clip, there were 89 vacancies on superior courts as of Nov. 1.



Brentwood law firm to flex muscles for women's charity

Nov. 18, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Donors can pledge contributions based on the total pounds lifted by participants, with a penny-per-pound minimum suggestion.


State Bar & Bar Associations


San Diego County Bar Association elects 2025 leaders

Nov. 18, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The board will be sworn in at the annual Stepping Up to the Bar reception on Dec. 6.


Speaking at the Consumer Attorneys of California convention in San Francisco, Elizabeth J. Cabraser called the clauses "basica...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th Circuit ruled 2-1 affirming U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of Oakland, who granted the preliminary injunct...


Obituaries


Theodore Olson, 1940 - 2024

Nov. 15, 2024
By John Roemer

Litigator who won historic cases was committed to equality, rule of law


Constitutional Law


After the program was initially challenged by organizations such as Disability Rights California as "unconstitutional," the pu...


Immigration


The uncertainty over when and how those raids might play out prompted employers to reach out to their lawyers for advice on ho...


Geoffrey Wells, incumbent president of the Consumer Attorneys of California says the civil justice system is the only way to h...


Contracts


In a complaint filed this week, U.S. Bank National Association claimed several family members and associated trusts breached t...


Litigation & Arbitration, Corporate


Following a two-month trial in Riverside County Superior Court, Bird Marella Rhow Lincenberg Drooks & Nessim LLP partners ...


Civil Litigation


DuPont Clinic claims landlord Douglas Emmett and the city of Beverly Hills caved to anti-abortion protesters following the U.S...




Retired federal judge joins Judicate West in Sacramento

Nov. 15, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.


Robert Hamilton's career trying cases now helps him resolve disputes, lawyers say.


Construction


Attorneys for Lendlease Construction Inc. argued in opening remarks that Mickey Cheng and Edward Chen, executives for Los Ange...


Intellectual Property


While the name change wasn't intentionally deceptive, it would likely cause harm to San Francisco International Airport's bran...


The 9th Circuit stayed an order for 100 immediate shelters for veterans in West LA while a district judge denied a stay of oth...


Labor/Employment


NLRB rules captive audience meetings unlawful

Nov. 14, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The NLRB noted that an employer may hold meetings with workers to express its views on unionization if the meeting is voluntar...


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


Nvidia's company leaders couldn't track revenues from cryptocurrency mining because the data didn't exist, Neal K. Katyal, a p...



The ensemble, composed of attorneys, judges, law students, and legal staff, will showcase their musical prowess under the dire...


Legal Education


There's a new youngest person to pass bar exam

Nov. 14, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Sophia Park, 17, among those who passed the July California State Bar, beat her brother to the feat by a few months. Peter C. ...


Environmental & Energy


The Lands Commission and Aspen American Insurance Co. sued Plains in 2018, claiming the company did not adequately maintain th...



Alameda County to open CARE Court just in time

Nov. 13, 2024
By Wisdom Howell

Alameda County Superior Court announced the establishment of its CARE Court a month before the state's Dec. 1 deadline. Sonoma...


Civil Litigation


Attorneys for the UC Regents claim the two cases involve a "common nucleus of facts." Plaintiffs' attorney Mohammad K. Tajsar ...