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Judge Nadia Keilani is comforting, but serious, in juvenile dependency court
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The California Supreme Court issued no Trusts and Estates...
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Health Care & Hospital Law
Meta must proceed to discovery in health care tracking litigation
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Several firms, including Kiesel Law LLP and Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, have filed lawsuits on behalf of plaintiffs who claim tracking tools have allowed Meta ...
Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
Eastern District chief US magistrate judge to join Judicate West
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Kendall J. Newman said he has found everyone at Judicate West to be supportive, similar to the courthouse environment.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court
Homeless case must pause, San Francisco argues
By Craig Anderson
The Supreme Court agreed to review a 9th Circuit decision involving ordinances in Grants Pass, Oregon, setting up a battle over whether statutes that bar cam...
Judges and Judiciary
Oral argument set for Lassen County judge discipline matter
By Laurinda Keys
Months after hints from the prosecution that Judge Tony Mallery might retire, oral argument has been scheduled in his disciplinary matter.
Columns
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Warrants are the only judicial key to opening a safe deposit box
By Dmitry Gorin , Alan Eisner
A Ninth Circuit panel vindicated plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment claims, reversing a district court’s judgment in favor of the go...
Insurance
Avoiding risks and protecting policyholder coverage
By Jacquelyn Mohr Heitman , Tae Andrews
Policyholders that receive insurer requests for information should try to understand the purpose, especially if the insurer is...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Arbitrator disclosure: designed to ensure fairness
By Tricia Bigelow
Disclosure is required whenever a reasonable, informed person could entertain doubts about the arbitrator’s impartiality.
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Another burst pipe closes Compton Courthouse again
Court officials said they did not know when it would reopen.
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Robert W. Wood
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Leading Commercial Litigators 2024
The annual supplement honoring the best attorneys working within the broad scope of commercial and bet-the-company litigation across the country.
Daily Appellate Report
Juveniles, Administrative Agencies
In re R.M.
Juvenile court improperly made minor a dependent child since parents were incarcerated for murder but not incapable of making preparations for relatives to care for the child.
Taxation
County of Alameda v. Alameda County Taxpayers' Assn., Inc.
Despite involvement of certain government officials, voter tax initiative, passed by simple majority, was valid.
Arbitration
Kader v. Southern California Medical Center, Inc.
Trial court properly denied motion to compel arbitration of sexual harassment claims where no conduct had been brought to the employer's attention at the time of the agreement's execution.
Consumer Law
Ramsey v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
Arbitration agreement was unenforceable when cable subscriber's complaint against cable company's purported deceptive practices sought public injunctive relief.