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Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court


Former San Francisco senior building inspector Bernard Curran's case was cited by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in her dissent...


Judges and Judiciary


"The council consists of volunteers that offer their time and expertise to help make our court system consistent, impartial, a...



Judges and Judiciary


Longtime San Francisco family court commissioner retires

Jun. 27, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Rebecca Wightman is regarded throughout the state as an expert in family law.


Obituaries


David M. Rothman, 1937 -- 2024

Jun. 27, 2024
By David Houston

Expert on judicial ethics co-authored Judicial Conduct Handbook.



Attorneys for security guard Enedino Espinoza, who is also suing Target in relation to the incident, had argued that compellin...


"This case matters because we are here to hold accountable the owners of the 32 teams who got together with DirecTV to overcha...



California Courts of Appeal


The decision from the 2nd District Court of Appeal also addressed whether California law imposes a ministerial duty on county ...


Community News


The event, hosted by the Southwestern Alumni Association, celebrated the achievements of the school's distinguished alumni and...



The case is one of several recent trade and copyright disputes in the increasingly competitive field of law firm advertising.


Civil Rights, Health Care & Hospital Law


Newsom's rhetoric on CARE Court meets lawmaking

Jun. 26, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The bill seeks to address one of the most difficult mental health issues across the nation -- whether and when someone's right...



Judge Mark C. Kim wrote that "the court does not even know how it would begin to supervise" an injunction against a company ac...


Statements from UC in marketing materials and course catalogs regarding on-campus education were enough to adequately allege c...



Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The NFL rested its case Monday with testimony from a Stanford University economics professor who said the league's broadcastin...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation, Technology


The proposed injunction would require Google to provide catalog access to third-party app stores and adapt its software to all...



A lawsuit brought under PAGA accuses Smith-Emery of numerous wage and hour violations including failure to compensate employee...



Ohio's Thompson Hine enters LA market with acquisition

Jun. 26, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The firm said it would offer high-end legal services at Midwest rates.



The Department of Corrections has been unable to hire sufficient mental health staff due to salary limits, remote prison locat...


Criminal, Government


Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig said Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers are negotiating in bad faith to keep...



Civil Litigation


The lawsuit filed on behalf of attorney Jeremy M. Joseph claims that the unnamed junior attorney's mistakes included neglectin...


Civil Litigation, Workers' Comp.


A Los Angeles County judge ruled that it was not readily apparent that a separate workers compensation settlement released the...



Intellectual Property


Record labels file first suit over AI music copying

Jun. 25, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Major record labels have accused two music generator platforms of using artists' copyrighted work to train their AI models.


Law Practice


The firm's founder, Brian Kabateck, said he would remain involved in cases.




Knobbe secures dismissal of infringement case against Masimo

Jun. 25, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Wrist SP Biotech filed a complaint in the Western District of Texas accusing the Irvine-based tech company of infringing on it...


"One of our guiding principles is to try and stay ahead of the curve, and I think the remodel itself is ahead of the curve," m...



The settlement for the parents of a non-verbal autistic child is believed to be the largest ever paid out by the Clark County ...


Criminal, Securities


The case against former Ontrak CEO Terren Peizer was the first time the DOJ had brought criminal insider trading charges solel...



Legal Education


Jessica Berg has been co-dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Law for 11 years.


Civil Litigation


Plaintiff attorneys miss deadline for PAGA filings

Jun. 24, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A flood of recently filed cases suggests attorneys didn't know an overhaul of the law was effective June 19.




State challenges exemptions for charter cities

Jun. 24, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Five charter cities successfully challenged the state's law allowing duplexes on single-family zoned lots.


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar Judge Yvette D. Roland denied Feuer's motion to quash the subpoena for his testimony but limited the scope of his te...