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Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The ruling, which goes into effect Nov. 1, is a sweeping victory for Epic Games, which won a jury verdict last year that found...


Torts/Personal Injury, Consumer Law


An obsession with baseball and a coach who wouldn't take any excuses helped get personal injury attorney Joseph Barrett throug...



Via LLP rebrands, expands with new partners

Oct. 8, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Three intellectual property specialists joined the firm.


Environmental & Energy, Consumer Law, Business Law


San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman said that arguments in favor of defendants' motion to quash claims...


Civil Litigation


The ruling stems from litigation surrounding claims that solar power supplier company DC Solar Solutions Inc. engaged in a sch...


Government, Civil Litigation


Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch found that Los Angeles County has discretion when it comes to addressing environmental problems at ...


Evidence, Civil Litigation


The case highlights the question of when it is appropriate for a medical trade association to act against a healthcare profess...


Class Action


Veterans have received no benefit from the federal judge's order to close Jackie Robinson Stadium and it's been "really rough"...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The city will ask a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel this month to reverse a decision that said elected municipal offic...


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


C.D. "Chuck" Michel, senior partner at Michel & Associates PC who represents B&L Productions Inc., which has operated ...


Torts/Personal Injury, State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law, Business Law


The plaintiff claims Lincoln Law School of San Jose repeatedly assured her she was eligible to begin and complete her legal ed...


Cannabis, Administrative/Regulatory


Hemp businesses seek TRO against state Health Dept

Oct. 7, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

"This draconian regulation alone will essentially devastate an emerging industry that consists largely of small business owner...


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


Pierce H. O'Donnell, of counsel with Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP who represents the plaintiff, said h...



Driving Force

Oct. 7, 2024

Attorneys at Scali Rasmussen PC have been navigating the legal hazards for auto dealers for decades.


Judges and Judiciary


Courthouse bombing sparks security reviews

Oct. 7, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

While some courts were already enhancing security protocols, others have stepped up patrols following the attack inside the Sa...


Judge Elihu M. Berle ruled that a jury must decide whether the Creek Fire was caused by a DWP power line or one owned by Edison.


Technology, Intellectual Property, Contracts


Apple's highest grossing app in North America, Musi Inc., sues over removal from app store after "unsubstantiated" third-party...


Constitutional Law


"The ruling in many ways tracked the very issues that we raised in our letters both opposing the bill and urging the governor ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


When he's not working his day job as an attorney for the State Compensation Insurance Fund, Asian Pacific American Bar Associa...


Civil Litigation


Stem cell company accuses FisherBroyles of malpractice

Oct. 4, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

alifornia Stem Cell Treatment Center claims its lead attorney made a series of mistakes which forced it to settle a patent inf...


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation


A letter to the U.S. Courts from presidents and chief legal officers of 124 companies said such disclosure is needed so they k...


Corporate


Purported shareholder claims Rocket Lawyer wrongly denied him access to internal records linked to a "disparaging" demand for ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Kimberly Taylor, JAMS new CEO, has spent 25 years at the company and is confident about navigating the opportunities and uncer...



Calm and Measured

Oct. 4, 2024

Neutral David Rosen doesn't get riled up while engaging in the merits of a dispute, attorneys say


Immigration


With the political environment growing chillier for asylum seekers and illegal immigration during the presidential campaign an...


Technology, Intellectual Property


Acknowledging there is no controlling law on the question, a federal judge has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal if A...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Some independent mediators have raised concerns that the program - to be administered by the State Bar -- could speed up a tre...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


A lawsuit filed in Santa Clara County accuses the tech giant of using monopolistic power to "exercise unfettered authority to ...


Civil Litigation


Lawsuit claims panty liners contain PFAS

Oct. 3, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The lawsuit alleges violation of California's Proposition 65, which requires businesses to warn consumers if a product contain...


U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said there needed to be language in the agreement that made clear the property belonged to...