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Education Law, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Professor misconduct case remains in complex court

Sep. 27, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Several women allege that professor David Iyam engaged in sexual misconduct throughout his 17-year tenure at Whittier College.


Civil Litigation, Government


The claims stem from a case involving U.S. Private Vault, a Beverly Hills facility that provided safety deposit boxes to anony...


Civil Litigation


Angela Chuang — a federal public defender and counsel for the defendant, Ahmad Abouammo — argued that a whistleblower’s claims...


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar approves new client trust account rules

Sep. 27, 2022
By Christer Schmidt

The initial phase of the program, which is expected to be implemented for the 2023 license renewal cycle that begins Dec. 1, w...


Government, Health Care & Hospital Law


“We anticipate that tens of thousands of Californians, more than the 7,000 to 12,000 estimated, will qualify for this court an...


Constitutional Law


California’s law was sponsored by Attorney General Rob Bonta when he was a state legislator and signed into law by Gov. Gavin ...


Government


Defense attorney Steven F. Gruel has mainly tried to tarnish the credibility of the government’s chief witness, Edgar Sargsyan...



A Happy Sisyphus

Sep. 27, 2022

Orange County Judge Megan L. Wagner 'pushes the boulder up the hill every day'.


Civil Rights, Government


The case will serve as a test of whether California gun laws can survive under the new Supreme Court standard, which focuses o...


Government, Judges and Judiciary


Republicans silent on Northern District nominee

Sep. 26, 2022
By Craig Anderson

The GOP members on the committee often focus less on district court nominees, and Democrats have decided to prioritize Araceli...


Civil Litigation


Los Angeles Judge Theresa A. Beaudet indicated that she would grant a preliminary injunction against Caruso Management Co., st...


Civil Litigation


Derek W. Loeser of Keller Rohrback LLP and Lesley E. Weaver of Bleichmar, Fonti & Auld say forcing Gibson Dunn to pay as o...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


PG&E sued over almost contained Mosquito Fire

Sep. 26, 2022
By Skyler Romero

Plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed by Singleton Schreiber LLP include people who lived or owned property in the area of the blaze...


Civil Litigation, Government


FBI agent’s counsel seeks to discredit DOJ witness

Sep. 26, 2022
By Sunidhi Sridhar

San Francisco attorney Steven F. Gruel tried to use suspended attorney Edgar Sargsyan’s unexpected admission that he never too...


Government, Health Care & Hospital Law


The abortion issue may clarify how much power Attorney General Rob Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom have over elected officials in ...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


Tesla argued that when the department accused the company of allowing and enabling widespread race discrimination at its Fremo...


Judges and Judiciary, State Bar & Bar Associations


Judge Richard Honn was elevated from the Review Panel and took his new office on Aug. 22, for the remaining four years of his ...



Calm and Candid

Sep. 23, 2022

Wayne Peterson applies a patient, honest approach to dispute resolution, lawyers say.


The allegations appear to be unique to Sacramento Municipal Utility District but lawyers said they point to the importance of ...


Government, Judges and Judiciary, Real Estate/Development


“Regardless of the plaintiff’s belief that the lease is unfair or that the lease payments are inflated, the city has consisten...


Government


“Senator Jones’ bill is just another indication of this intensifying campaign against the homeless,” said Anthony D. Prince, g...


California Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy


“If experience is any guide, our decision not to order review will be misconstrued by some as an affirmative determination by ...


Technology


Florida and its foes – industry groups representing companies including Meta Platforms Inc., Alphabet Inc.-owned YouTube and T...


Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice


Retired Contra Costa County judge joins ADR Services Inc.

Sep. 23, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“I didn’t really have a true appreciation for Alternative Dispute Resolution until I was exposed to it on the bench,” Judge An...


Judges and Judiciary, Labor/Employment


Judicial mentorship program is statewide now

Sep. 23, 2022
By Ricardo Pineda

“The whole goal is for this not to be a mysterious process. Our mentees tell me they really appreciate getting a realistic vie...


Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Edgar Sargsyan was admitted to the California Bar in 2016 and practiced at Pillar Law Group on Rodeo Drive for four years. He ...


Appellate Practice, Law Practice


Lambda Legal to honor Jones Day Foundation for $1M gift

Sep. 23, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“We are delighted to recognize the substantial gift in honor of Curt at our 2022 San Francisco Soiree, one of Lambda Legal’s m...


Civil Litigation, Civil Rights


The recent case grows out of a separate lawsuit in Silicon Valley. In 2020, the department sued Cisco System Inc. and two "hig...


Civil Litigation, Technology


Collin Greene was called as the first witness for the defense in the prosecution of Joseph Sullivan, a former chief of securit...


Judges and Judiciary


Araceli Martinez-Olguin jumped ahead of others nominated by President Joe Biden, such as U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew G. Schop...