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Criminal


Now-retired U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney twice dropped the charges against Robert Rundo. Carney said the equal protection...


Constitutional Law


"The few written ordinances Napa County does have are so vague that county wineries are unable to decipher what is and is not ...


Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Even if the lead plaintiffs' counsel amended their complaint to appoint a class representative, the settlement framework still...


Class Action, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th Circuit panel remanded the case to district court, where a judge can bring more "rigorous analysis" to fact-specific con...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The decision regarding criminal defendants being temporarily barred from having guns may be the first time in which more circu...


"Rather than notifying law enforcement or other government authorities when Bishops and other Church clergy members call the H...


Civil Litigation


The parents of a woman who was killed in a car accident caused by a drunken driving elementary school principal say Geico's ac...



No dog in the fight

Sep. 6, 2024

Mediator James Di Cesare fights doggedly to resolve disputes fairly, lawyers say.


Judges and Judiciary


LA Superior Court to allow electronic recordings

Sep. 6, 2024
By Skyler Romero

The court had previously limited recording to criminal and limited civil proceedings. Expanding that policy will help alleviat...


Sacramento County says it has already offered a salary increase and its pay range is competitive. Union members approved the s...


Southwest denied wrongdoing on Wednesday, saying it is the City of Oakland that breached a 2021 settlement agreement on labor ...


"It's difficult to ... just walk into a room with a lot of judges and attorneys and feeling a lot smaller than everybody else,...


Intellectual Property


Chrome Hearts' counsel said the company has filed more than 100 lawsuits in the past five years against defendants who infring...


First American Title Company of Napa claims that a decision by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara could force it out of busin...



Nelson Hardiman merges with Leech Tishman

Sep. 5, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Effective Oct.1, the firm will operate as Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman and have a total of 140 lawyers.


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


The law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022, required companies with more than $100 million in gross annual revenues to file ...


Law Practice


The Northern California law firm has won three of the top elder abuse verdicts in the history of the state of California.


Judges and Judiciary


California judges are underpaid, lawsuit claims

Sep. 5, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County by a Sacramento County judge claims that the method the state personnel department uses ...


Government, Civil Litigation


Fight over cardrooms appears headed to court

Sep. 4, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Voters passed Proposition 1A in 2000, creating the modern era of tribal casinos. But there has been ambiguity about whether th...


Intellectual Property


In 2009, singer Tameka "Tiny" Harris, the wife of rapper Clifford "T.I." Harris, founded the teenage pop group that Sheppard M...


The lawsuit is the second such complaint to be filed against STIIIZY IP LLC, accusing it of marketing to teens, whose heavy u...



Litigation investment fund was fraud, SEC and DOJ say

Sep. 4, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Maria Dulce Pino Dickerson reportedly lured investors with false claims of using their money to fund personal injury lawsuits,...


Securities, Government


Addressing the SEC's filing in bankruptcy court in Delaware, Ripple Labs' chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, said the agenc...



Anaheim veterans cemetery project faces legal challenge

Sep. 4, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The plaintiffs are seeking to have the project approvals rescinded and a new environmental review conducted.


Torts/Personal Injury


The student, also a researcher at the Aquarium of the Bay, said the Belous Law Corp. Did not investigate before following thei...


Class Action


"The concept of the campaign is simple: Birddogs purports to charge customers no more than the amount it costs Birddogs to pro...


Judges and Judiciary


California judges in line for 2.6% pay bump

Sep. 3, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

AB 181, which grants judges and other state workers a raise, is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.


The notice of settlement came days after attorneys with Gavrilov & Brooks were substituted in to represent Ma against the ...


Judges and Judiciary


Vice President Kamala Harris might have more constraints even if she prevails in the election, given the distinct possibility ...


"I offer these helpful amendments by simply adding the language from my Senate Bill 226, which previously passed this house 36...