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


An opinion by 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Susan P. Graber described the difficulties of deciding whether states ma...



Unvarnished Advice

Sep. 9, 2024

Attorneys at LightGabler offer practical counsel and fight fair, opposition lawyers say.


Judges and Judiciary


A key aim of the new initiative is to encourage judges to work closely with the non-judge executives tasked with running the n...


Data Privacy, Class Action, Civil Litigation


All U.S. residents whose personal information was compromised get part of the $30 million and 23andMe will certify "certain bu...


Community News


Troutman Pepper, Locke Lord announce merger

Sep. 9, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

"The expanded footprint of Troutman Pepper Locke will allow us to offer a far deeper bench of attorneys to advise clients on c...


Class Action


Judge David O. Carter has issued his ruling in the class action case against the VA and HUD.


Criminal


Hunter Biden wanted an Alford plea. What's that?

Sep. 9, 2024
By David Houston

"Seeing an Alford plea in the Central District is like finding the golden ticket: It rarely, if ever, happens," said John Hanu...


Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will sign SB 1037, which would subject cities, counties or local agencies to fines up to $50,000 per...


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


9th Circuit Judge Patrick J. Bumatay, who wrote for six of the dissenters, argued that the panel has wrongly transformed the A...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


A federal judge previously ruled that Disney had failed to show how First Amendment protections applied to its decision to fir...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Elena Orizabal has a history of providing immigration and other legal services without proper licensing.


William Jay King was stripped of his law license in 2021.


Technology, Communications Law


A university professor is seeking immunity under the Communications Decency Act to circulate a browser extension called "Unfol...


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


San Francisco has provided shelter and housing for thousands of homeless people, including the seven who sued the city over it...


Technology, Civil Litigation


A lawsuit accuses Google of cutting off a key demographic from seeing certain advertisers' content.


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.