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Soft Touch

Aug. 26, 2022
By Shane Nelson

JAMS neutral Alan Perkins doesn’t believe haranguing litigants helps to resolve disputes.


Government


Bob Hertzberg makes one last assault cash bail

Aug. 26, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Van Nuys Democrat’s SB 262 was taken off the Assembly’s inactive file. If passed, it would demand the Judicial Council to ...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


“We are still negotiating on how to pull the pipe out of the ocean. That’s the major next step,” said plaintiffs colead counse...


Civil Litigation, Government


“This verdict demonstrates that all children, regardless of their disabilities, deserve to be protected,” said plaintiffs’ law...


Military Law


One in three veterans reports being arrested and booked into jail at least once in their lives, compared to less than one-fift...


Education Law, Government


Elizabeth Moore, Hastings’ chief communications officer, told members of the school’s Advancement and Communications Committee...


Entertainment & Sports, Technology


The maker of Fortnite is challenging the App Store fee structure. Apple says Epic keeps changing the complaint. “This case was...


“I suspect we’ll definitely get state court claims based on some of the comments that were filed, and there might be other cas...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Real Estate/Development


In another meeting, the State Bar Ad Hoc Commission voted against a proposed amendment to expungement policies for attorneys w...


Government, Health Care & Hospital Law


“[W]e’re pleased the court has found this mandate unconstitutional and will allow the churches we represent to operate freely ...


Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property


“In particular, Disney created a character with a different name, appearance, and back story,” the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of A...


Securities


SEC files 2nd suit related to cannabis company

Aug. 25, 2022
By Sunidhi Sridhar

“This is punitive by the SEC against a pharmaceutical company with a cannabinoid product that competes with other chemical and...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Fox Sports settles with Real USFL football league owners

Aug. 25, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Fox confirmed that the USFL will have a second season next year, using the same trademarked names, but the details of the sett...


Civil Litigation


Proposed class sues Whole Foods over beef labels

Aug. 25, 2022
By Christer Schmidt

The lawsuit, filed by Girard Sharp LLP and Grime Law, alleges Whole Foods was aware the beef contained antibiotics.


Data Privacy


Sephora 1st company AG to sanction under privacy law

Aug. 25, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Attorney General Rob Bonta vows to go after more companies who violate state privacy law.


Banking, Data Privacy


The complaint alleges that the leak “resulted in the unauthorized public release of the personally identifiable information of...


Intellectual Property, Technology


According to court records, the dispute between the three tech companies and Malcom K. Breyer, Jr., a former Marine turned CEO...


Constitutional Law, Government, Technology


“Oh, it will absolutely end up in court,” said William D. Ferreira of Automotive Defense Specialists in San Francisco. “I can ...


Civil Litigation, Data Privacy, Technology


Anthony J. Casey, a deputy dean at The University of Chicago School of Law, said Twitter executives should worry more about th...


Labor/Employment, Technology


Kimberly Bryant says she was fired without a vote of the board. The organization says she has seized access to its website. Th...


Judges and Judiciary


The proposed rule changes were presented in a biennial review meeting on Tuesday.



A Collaborative Court

Aug. 24, 2022

Judge Dena Coggins says children’s input is key in dependency court


Civil Litigation, State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar and LegalMatch agree to settle lawsuit

Aug. 24, 2022
By Sunidhi Sridhar

The State Bar claimed LegalMatch continued to provide services despite receiving a letter denying its certification as a lawye...


Data Privacy


The complaint accuses Coinbase of misrepresenting itself as “the only crypto exchange to have never been hacked,” when in real...


Real Estate/Development


Report: Half of new housing units challenged under CEQA

Aug. 24, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Monday's report, published by the California Center for Jobs & the Economy and the California Business Roundtable. It foun...


The FBI raided Feuer’s office on July 22, 2019 in connection with a litigation scandal involving the Los Angeles Department of...



Aware of the Worst

Aug. 23, 2022
By Ricardo Pineda

San Diego County Judge Peter C. Deddeh has genuine compassion for crime victims, lawyers say


Intellectual Property, Technology


AMD is accused by rival of infringing on circuitry patents

Aug. 23, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Realtek alleges that some of AMD’s bestselling products infringe its patents.


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


“The matter has been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the parties,” said plaintiffs’ attorneys Bruce A. Broillet.


Government


"Participation in medical aid-in-dying is purely voluntary. SB 380 is very, very clearly written to make that point that this ...