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Antitrust & Trade Reg., Alternative Dispute Resolution, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Compelled arbitration loses again at 9th Circuit

Oct. 30, 2024
By Craig Anderson

Live Nation Entertainment Inc. worked with a new ADR firm to handle mass claims, but a 9th Circuit panel rejected it, ruling t...


Government, Entertainment & Sports


Gov. Newsom's proposed film tax credit changes have been met with a mixed response by entertainment attorneys. They say that w...


Civil Litigation


Yukevich Cavanaugh called witness experts to testify that this decedent's mesothelioma was caused by intrinsic factors includi...


Class Action


The judge's restructured lease is temporary as UCLA continues to negotiate a long-term deal with disabled and homeless veteran...


In an interview a week before the Nov. 5 election, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price cited her work addressing rac...


Government, Civil Litigation


The federal government's complaint claims Garrett J. Gentry was carelessly operating an excavator on terrain that was too rock...


Securities


Former Ontrak CEO's bid for new trial denied

Oct. 29, 2024
By Devon Belcher

A jury this year found Terren Peizer used undisclosed insider information regarding the likely termination of his company's bi...


Judges and Judiciary, Class Action, California Supreme Court


Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, writing for a unanimous court, expressed concern that litigants could use postponed bias moti...


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


The state requires that to receive the funds, a school must be nonsectarian, prompting a lawsuit by Orthodox Jewish parents.


Labor/Employment


Judge Christopher Lui, declining to approve sanctions against the plaintiff, said issues over definitions were best left for n...



Former federal prosecutor joins Cleary Gottlieb

Oct. 29, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Matthew Yelovich was previously deputy chief of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District ...


Judges and Judiciary


In a phone interview Friday, Judge Morris Jacobson called DA Pamela Price's statement "a desperate effort to avoid a recall el...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


At Friday's hearing, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Randolph M. Hammock dismissed arguments by Google that granting t...


Attorneys have given more than $330,000 directly to Nathan Hochman's campaign challenging LA's incumbent DA George Gascón. Tha...


Judge Christopher C. Hite said that potential budget cuts, in addition to those already imposed in 2024, would call for "creat...


Civil Litigation


Aspects of California's new lemon law remain unclear

Oct. 28, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

One attorney the Daily Journal spoke to says he is adopting a "wait and see" approach to hiring new associates as AB 1755's ef...


Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Open Artificial Intelligence says it applied for a trademark first and is asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to over...


During his tenure at Warner Bros., Mike Marino handled virtually every type of employment issue that could arise in a studio ...


Philip R. Recht previously served as chief counsel and deputy administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra...


Government, Class Action


U.S. Department of Justice attorney Brad P. Rosenberg said one of the main issues the agency plans to address in its appeal is...



Instead of opting in to have a magistrate judge handle their litigation, attorneys will have to opt out if they prefer an Arti...



Prohibition era law cited in online privacy lawsuit

Oct. 25, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The case filed against a British gaming website is one of many recent complaints filed against technology companies citing the...



New law requires closer look at suicides of abuse victims

Oct. 25, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

SB 989 seeks to build on a growing body of research that aims to flag suspicious suicides.


Criminal


The timing of the announcement, two weeks before the November election, has raised some eyebrows. It follows the unearthing of...


Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


The San Francisco city attorney's office seeks to dismiss the complaint about clearing of homeless camps on streets on the gro...


The man, who authorities say intended to kill a judge, also faces state charges for attempted murder.


Government


San Francisco County Superior Court clerks, whose contract expired at the end of September, went on strike Thursday to protest...


Labor/Employment


San Francisco court clerks to strike Thursday

Oct. 24, 2024
By Wisdom Howell

A media release issued Wednesday evening by the union representing clerks acknowledged that the strike action was likely to "h...


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


The panel ruled that a federal judge in San Diego was correct when she enjoined the government from requiring people traveling...