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California Supreme Court, Government


Gov. Gavin Newsom swore in new Supreme Court Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero and Associate Justice Kelli Evans at a brief, low...


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


Circuit judges say district judge inaccurately characterized the record and could have provided more reasoning, but they give ...


Appellate Practice, Law Practice


Paul and Louise Renne have always loomed large in Bay Area law and political circles. But they took different paths in their p...


Entertainment & Sports, Labor/Employment, Torts/Personal Injury


If his argument is successful, according to San Diego attorney William M. Berman, other NFL players will be able to bring thei...


California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary


“I come in with a realistic expectation, knowing that I have my work cut out for me,” Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero said at...


Appellate Practice, Law Practice


“Greenhouse is a company that is solving complex and important problems for people-first companies,” Jung-Kyu McCann said.


Government, Labor/Employment


Last week, a coalition of restaurants sued to block the implementation of a new law designed to improve the wages and working ...



Clear and analytical

Jan. 3, 2023

Fresno County Judge Stephanie L. Negin draws on skills she learned as a public defender



In the Gray

Jan. 3, 2023

Litigators at Kibler Fowler & Cave specialize in matters without clear answers.


Appellate Practice, Law Practice


Firms respond to judges’ urging for associates to argue


Appellate Practice, Law Practice


“One of my daily goals is to educate at least one person about the mission and purpose of CASA,” Rishwain said


Legal Education, Litigation & Arbitration


“What we want to do is get these students up on their feet, really actually learning how to pick a jury so that when they go t...


Class Action, Litigation & Arbitration, Technology


Tesla’s counsel — David C. Marcus of WilmerHale in Los Angeles — argued that the plaintiffs purchased the vehicles knowing the...


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


The unanimous opinion by 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge M. Margaret McKeown explained that Congress intended to preem...


Government


The underlying dispute goes back to a public employee pension law Brown signed in 2012. Signed amid huge budget shortfalls dur...


Obituaries


P. Peter Benudiz, 1961 - 2022

Dec. 30, 2022
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Sidley Austin global dealmaker was known for his deep friendships.


Judges and Judiciary


California judicial transitions throughout 2022

Dec. 30, 2022
By Ricardo Pineda

A list of judge and justice appointments, elections, retirements and deaths throughout the state this year.



The Professor

Dec. 30, 2022

Richard Collier’s teaching background plays a key role in his dispute resolution work.


Environmental & Energy, Litigation & Arbitration


Wildland Urban Interface fires typically burn less acreage and cause less structural damage, but spread faster and with greate...


California Courts of Appeal, Government, Judges and Judiciary


Darrell Steinberg has been a state legislature and held a number of other jobs but has not been a superior court judge.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Covid Court Ops, Insurance


As a few federal judges take a different tack from the majority on COVID-19 business interruption insurance coverage, the 9th ...


Judges and Judiciary


During the detention hearing at the Central District Court in Los Angeles on Wednesday, the U.S. attorney’s office argued to U...


Technology


The lawsuit accuses Elon Musk of making numerous fraudulent statements surrounding his $44 billion purchase of Twitter in orde...


Civil Rights, Government


U.S. district judges already are taking different approaches about how much expert testimony is needed to evaluate whether var...


Criminal, Securities


Sivannarayana Barama befriended an employee of Palo Alto Networks and used confidential inside information about its financial...


Government, Judges and Judiciary


However, hundreds of lawsuits, many by the same serial plaintiffs, continue to be filed, and most of those don’t make it to co...


Obituaries


Justice Coleman Arthur Blease 1929 — 2022

Dec. 28, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

He served on the 3rd District Court of Appeal for 43 years.


Civil Litigation, Data Privacy, Technology


No injunction against Meta in web tracker litigation

Dec. 28, 2022
By Sunidhi Sridhar

“My decision to deny the pending motion is based on Meta’s evidence that it is doing all it can to minimize the problems raise...


Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Hanson Bridgett says air quality lawyer coached witness

Dec. 28, 2022
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Attorneys representing Baker Commodities said that the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s inspector looked at his c...


Appellate Practice, Law Practice, Legal Education


MALDEF awards 10 law students scholarships

Dec. 28, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The winners will receive between $2,500 and $10,000