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The Human Dimension

Nov. 25, 2022

FedArb mediator Jeremy Fogel just wants ‘to find out why they’re stuck’


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property



Entertainment & Sports, Litigation & Arbitration


Bar for NCAA concussion cases raised

Nov. 25, 2022
By Sunidhi Sridhar

This verdict against the claims by the widow of former USC linebacker Matthew Gee holds great significance for the hundreds of...


Government


Changes in California’s elections system might help progressive DAs.


Ediscovery, International Law, Labor/Employment


The dispute stems from a lawsuit against the PGA filed by leading golfers who were banned from all PGA events after deciding t...


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


9th Circuit Judge Holly A. Thomas, an appointee of President Joe Biden, ruled that a 2018 decision by the Federal Motor Carrie...


Class Action


Plaintiffs alleged in the Tuesday filing that not only did Bluestem Brands Inc. insert inaccurate and arbitrary information in...



Concerned for Safety

Nov. 23, 2022

Family law Judge Josh Freeman Stinn says ‘we need to give each other a little grace’


Government, Health Care & Hospital Law


Lawyers for Idaho and two women athletes who support the law argued that Boise State University student Lindsay Hecox’s case i...


Litigation & Arbitration


Michael Avenatti attached a chart to his letter to the court, comparing himself to Elizabeth Holmes, with one column listing c...


Labor/Employment, Litigation & Arbitration, Technology


“Plaintiffs each signed binding and enforceable arbitration agreements containing class action waivers, a fact that precludes ...


Ediscovery, Technology


Facebook and Gibson Dunn insisted they did not commit any wrongdoing and plaintiffs’ counsel were unreasonable and incessantly...


California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


Jake Dear began his Supreme Court career in 1982 as an extern under Justice Stanley Mosk. In the following years, he served as...


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


Four conservative judges dissented from the decision not to reconsider the case en banc, arguing that the 9th Circuit court ha...


Family, Government, International Law


Immigrant Defenders Law Firm, a nonprofit legal defense organization in Los Angeles, alleged in its complaint filed in 2021 th...


Obituaries


Brian Christopher Leck, 1945 - 2022

Nov. 22, 2022
By David Houston



Open to the Process

Nov. 22, 2022

9th Circuit Judge Andrew Kleinfeld is ‘more flexible’ than many jurists, colleague says.


Appellate Practice, Law Practice


LA lawyer honored for role in bringing down Weinstein

Nov. 22, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Genie E. Harrison won the 2022 Consumer Attorney of the Year award for representing several of Weinstein’s alleged victims.


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Football players should have informed consent about injuries, the plaintiff’s lawyers told the first jury to consider a concus...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Superior Court Judge Wendy Chang said David W, Quinto’s unwillingness to cooperate with the court in disclosing the amount of ...


Education Law, Government


US judge OKs discharge of more than $6B in student loans

Nov. 22, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

In his order, Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco considered whether the U.S. secretary of educationhad ...


Appellate Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Government, Law Practice


Felix Cisneros Jr. of Murrieta was found guilty by a jury of 30 felony counts, including four counts of conspiracy to commit b...


Labor/Employment, Technology


“Due to the significant interests and expectations of the employees impacted by the reduction in force, and Twitter’s desire t...


Legal Education


The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar approved a change in standards affecting the requirement that law...


Bankruptcy


“Despite a lengthy opportunity to do so, appellant never conducted discovery to support her bare claims,” Larry W. Gabriel sai...


Litigation & Arbitration


Rushing McCarl LLP was founded during the COVID shutdown and won its first jury verdict in litigation over hand sanitizer and ...



A Yes Perspective

Nov. 21, 2022

DJR Garcia attorneys provide a full suite of services to community health clinics across the state.


Health Care & Hospital Law


No MICRA victory lap at trial lawyers conclave

Nov. 21, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Several panelists expressed fear that doctors would try to test the new law too aggressively, especially if less experienced a...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Legal Education, State Bar & Bar Associations


Chair Ruben N. Duran also said the trustees want to revisit a previously proposed “snitch rule,” which would require attorneys...


Judges and Judiciary, Labor/Employment


Abiel Garcia and Majed Dakak of Kesselman Brantly Stockinger LLP in Manhattan Beach said they were suspicious that after the D...