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Law Office Management


Riverside firms merge, open office in Orange County

Apr. 10, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Rizio Lipinsky Heiting will specialize in personal injury and employment law.


Technology


Apple’s attorneys have asked a San Francisco judge to reconsider his order requiring notification of a “vanishingly small numb...


Corporate


Welk Group unjust enrichment lawsuit to proceed

Apr. 10, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Lawrence Welk Jr., son of the late television bandleader, claims that his own son and other relatives ousted him as CEO and mi...


Civil Rights


The Executive Force Review Committee determined that the deputies’ use of force was within department policy, and the district...


Labor/Employment


Adverse legal opinions have forced attorneys to change their approach to diversity efforts within law firms and in the advice ...


Judges and Judiciary


The bill was inspired by a long-running California Voting Rights Act case, leading some lawmakers to question the need to reex...


Intellectual Property


Motions to reconsider the dismissal without a chance to amend and a request for review by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal...


Intellectual Property


‘Top Gun Maverick’ out of copyright danger zone

Apr. 10, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

U.S. judge found that Tom Cruise’s Top Gun sequel did not rely on a magazine article that was the inspiration for the original...


Constitutional Law


The organizations argued that they exercised their First Amendment right to express their opinion that Louis Farrakhan’s state...


U.S. District Jacqueline Scott Corley wrote that she no longer had jurisdiction over the case once an appeal was filed with t...


Torts/Personal Injury


The settlement amount was not made public, but Tesla denied the plaintiffs' accusations that it sold a defective vehicle.


The lawsuits follow a similar class action in federal court that was settled, with Google agreeing to delete and/or remediate ...


Technology


The case involves a claim that the platforms processed illegal transactions for unlawful gambling, which falls outside of Sect...


Family law attorneys believe Jolie’s motion has a chance of being granted, at least in part.


Civil Litigation


The suit claimed that the Tom and Erika Girardi were friends with Lorenzo Robert Savage III, the former chief of the U.S. Secr...


Labor/Employment


The driver, an immigrant from Russia, had a California driver’s license for a month and half before the crash and was distract...


Intellectual Property


Attendees will learn about aspects of being a lead counsel, including how to speak, dress, interact with non-leading counsel, ...


Obituaries


J. Michael Hennigan, 1943-2024

Apr. 9, 2024
By Jack Needham

Complex commerical litigator defended Archdiocese


Data Privacy


Attorneys on both sides of the bar believe recent privacy act rulings in Los Angeles bolster their claims. But the absence of ...


The SEC accused Matthew Panuwat of possessing confidential information about his employer and trading in the securities of Inc...


Criminal


Lawmakers introduce legislation to combat retail theft

Apr. 8, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Several new anti-theft bills are already print, thanks to amendments added during the past week.


The lawsuit claims that the county saves money by using overtime to cover vacant officer positions in cities it contracts with...


Criminal


The bill, AB 1979 aims to address the lack of criminal prosecutions for doxing under existing legislation.


The plaintiffs allege that the county applied higher tax rates to their property compared to other property owners.


The L.A. Alliance for Human Rights had requested a penalty of $6.4 million for noncompliance, but both sides stipulated and re...


Administrative/Regulatory


The judge’s compliments contrasted with his previous comments that the city was misleading the plaintiff about keeping to prom...


Construction


The lawsuit was filed in 2021 by Swinerton, alleging breach of contract by the Asian Art Museum for a construction project. Sw...


Entertainment & Sports


The plaintiffs want summary judgment; NCAA wants the case dismissed.


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Survey: Antitrust cases climbing

Apr. 5, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Lex Machina’s Antitrust Litigation Report, released Thursday, found that the Northern District of California saw the most anti...


Bankruptcy


The U.S. Justice Department Attorney had filed an objection to the diocese’s cash management proposals.