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Land Use, Government


The defendants misrepresented the addresses of their rentals to avoid being subject to the short-term rental ordinance, giving...


The new group, chaired by two retired U.S. district judges, allows neutrals with a background in federal court to discuss new ...


"I understand the prisoner mental health class is unpopular. But that class has constitutional rights," Judge Kimberly J. Muel...


The plaintiff alleges that local church leader Craig Harward would frequently remove her from bible class with the permission ...


"Once the full story is known, we feel confident Bill will be exonerated," Jan L. Handzlik, the lawyer for former commissioner...


Government, Corporate, Banking


The court dismissed all counts except a breach of contract claim against a former Silicon Valley Bank executive and trade secr...


Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory


U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson ruled that the plaintiffs' severance plan was not governed by ERISA, as the facts did no...


Civil Litigation


DoorDash reaches settlement with crash victim's family

Jul. 11, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Plaintiffs' attorneys had alleged that the delivery service was vicariously liable for the incident, despite the company's dri...


Judge Ryan D. Nelson emphasized that in cases of excessive force where officers face a threat, it will rarely be "obvious" tha...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Republican senators questioned Alameda County Judge Noël Wise about articles she wrote on judicial diversity, gender identity ...


While it's likely that the class action will be allowed to proceed, it could yet be condensed, with Judge David O. Carter taki...


California Supreme Court


"The issue before us does not concern the merits of this decision, but the process that led up to it," the court's decision read.


Obituaries


Lawrence J. Appel, 1942-2024

Jul. 10, 2024
By Wisdom Howell

Retired judge was an antitrust expert who championed judicial system.


Bankruptcy


A federal judge in San Jose found that the liquidating trustee presented a flawed financial analysis at trial, and the defenda...


"It will be Los Angeles residents who pay the price for this bizarre decision through their tax dollars and utility payments,"...


Torts/Personal Injury


The motorcycle officer had recently been diagnosed with a serious eye condition.


Torts/Personal Injury


26 tenants say the building was flooded during Tropical Storm Hilary.


Torts/Personal Injury, Law Practice


Jeff Ponting, a longtime civil rights lawyer, will lead the office.


Tana Ryan and Navneeta Rekhi both join from Latham & Watkins.


The judge ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services' new regulation provides adequate safeguards but allowed atto...


Real Estate/Development, Law Practice


Brielle Cuskelly focuses her practice on real estate and real estate finance transactions.


Judges and Judiciary


The Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit said it would consider whether to refer U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred of Ala...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


"Try as they might to deflect and convert this federal copyright case into a state-law contest, defendants' punitive countercl...


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


However, the panel affirmed provisions of a magistrate judge's ruling requiring city officials to comply with its own statute...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


Sonoma County real estate partners and longtime friends-turned-rivals Ken Mattson and Tim LeFever have been hit with a propose...


Torts/Personal Injury, Law Practice


"I ultimately decided that I wanted to be in the trenches, helping to litigate cases, as opposed to mediating or arbitrating c...


The California Department of Justice has key advantages: it is less dependent on the state's General Fund than most agencies, ...


The injunction will compel the school district to reassess the way its discipline policy deals with students with disabilities.


"The Motion is based on a fundamental misapplication of Fourth Amendment law and a mischaracterization of the facts underlying...


In its motion, the NFL claims errors at the June trial led to the improper verdict, including the jury's use of a phone calcul...