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Judges and Judiciary


When the judge takes senior status, the Northern District of California seat will move to San Jose, Orrick noted in his letter...


Attorneys debated for two hours about what speech the law restrains — and how extreme that speech would have to be in order to...


Civil Litigation


In closing arguments Monday, lawyers for the co-founders painted a picture of a toxic personal and professional relationship t...



Drama Free

Jan. 23, 2023

Attorneys at Vance & Wills shepherd clients through the intense emotions of divorce.


Civil Litigation


“I had to say, ‘Look, here’s what it is.’ When you have a one-pound orange, you can’t squeeze two pounds of juice out of it,” ...


Administrative/Regulatory, Government


LA has 90 days to prepare more mental health beds

Jan. 23, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said he wanted a more robust oversight mechanism, with the appointment of a special master...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Counsel for Microsoft called into question the validity of the plaintiffs’ desire to enjoin the purchase in the initial motion...


Government, Judges and Judiciary


7 counties are allocated first $2.8M in Care Court funds

Jan. 23, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Glenn, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne counties will be the first to try, sharing $2.8 m...


Consumer Law, Criminal


Kevin R. Boyle of Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi LLP said his clients live in other countries and had felt a sense of hopelessness...


Bankruptcy


These companies have access to state courts in jurisdictions that have legalized cannabis. But this hasn’t stopped attorneys f...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Communications Law


The brief backs Google in a case from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concerning whether the tech giant is entitled to t...


Securities, Technology


'Correlation is not causation', Musk testifies

Jan. 23, 2023
By Jonathan Lo

The head of Tesla and Twitter told jurors he uses Twitter to communicate with retail investors quite frequently and thinks it ...


Environmental & Energy


The case was filed by Placer and El Dorado counties, saying that last year’s 2022 Mosquito Fire, which damaged 78 structures a...


The lawsuits claim the company was a major driving force behind the underage vaping epidemic.


State Bar & Bar Associations


Before its submission to the Legislature at the end of February, the Board of Trustees described the challenges that go into t...



Tactical and Talented

Jan. 20, 2023

David Abbott is skilled at gathering information and writing detailed analysis, attorneys say.


U.S. Supreme Court


The report by Marshal Gail Curley stated that investigators interviewed 97 court employees, some more than once, and that all ...


Judges and Judiciary


“We’re very pleased to have the continued support of Sen. [Richard] Roth in putting forth that bill seeking to get additional ...


Criminal, Entertainment & Sports


“It’s not automatic — the judge would have to make a decision — but evidence of a judgment, conviction of a felony, can be use...


Civil Litigation


Skye Bioscience Inc. was found liable for retaliating against Wendy Cunning, the company’s former vice president of business o...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Labor/Employment


Kaiser is seeking to bring the dispute into arbitration and said SEIU inappropriately refused to participate in that process.


Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice, Weekly Appellate Report


Cynthia G. Aaron sat on the 4th District Court of Appeal for 20 years. She has also been a U.S. magistrate judge and public de...


Class Action, Labor/Employment


4,000-worker class certified in Boston Market lawsuit

Jan. 20, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

“Plaintiff’s theory of recovery as to the meal periods is that defendant failed to provide employees fully compliant meal brea...


Data Privacy, Technology


Thursday’s proceedings in Santa Clara County dovetailed with the company filing an amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Supreme Cou...


Securities, Technology


What Elon Musk did could not be fraud, Alexander B. Spiro of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP stated, because in real...


Real Estate/Development


Stefanie Pollack accuses Dennis Chernov of breach of contract, fraud and unjust enrichment, and seeks $650,000 in damages. Pol...


Technology


Activision shareholder dismissal cautionary tale?

Jan. 19, 2023
By Skyler Romero

The lead counsel for Activision, Kevin P. Muck, said the decision could have broad applications to other companies. “The funda...


Civil Litigation


Nicole A. Clark, also a labor and employment attorney, is suing engineer Andrew Thaler for allegedly interfering with investor...


Obituaries


Louis Joseph Knobbe, 1932 — 2023

Jan. 19, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Founder of intellectual property law firm fostered a culture of excellence and respect


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


“We accept CAL FIRE’s determination that a tree falling into our power line caused the 2020 Zogg Fire,” Lynsey Paulo, director...