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Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


“He shouldn’t be doing that just in general because he doesn’t know where these are going to, and he shouldn’t be doing this i...


California Supreme Court, State Bar & Bar Associations



California Supreme Court, Government


The case involved a prisoner who committed three robberies, with the first two occurring in Illinois and with no pleas nor fin...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Litigation & Arbitration


Legal observers said the decision, which comes as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was seeking en banc review of a decision in fav...



Car Guys

Aug. 22, 2022
By Shane Nelson

MLG Attorneys at Law helps clients standup to the auto industry in product liability cases.



Car Guys

Aug. 22, 2022
By Shane Nelson

MLG Attorneys at Law helps clients standup to the auto industry in product liability cases.



Drawn to the Drama

Aug. 22, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Criminal law presents same spectrum of human emotion as a good play, Judge Kerry Bensinger says.


Civil Litigation, Securities


The founder allegedly “sold Gizmo stock to his friends and others under the guise they were purchasing his personal shares … [...


Civil Rights


Jamie L. Crook’s appointment elevates her from deputy director of dispute resolution, a post she had held since February, and ...


Administrative/Regulatory, Judges and Judiciary


On Thursday, the court named Mark Culkins, chief operations officer of the court's criminal division, as interim CEO. He has t...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


“This is a case arising under state law that properly belongs in the state courts,” Senior 9th Circuit Judge J. Clifford Walla...


Civil Litigation


$85M wrongful death award against sheriff is reversed

Aug. 22, 2022
By Christer Schmidt

Evidence didn’t support large award, U.S. District Judge Marilyn Huff in San Diego wrote.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights


Senior 9th Circuit Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain was joined by three other colleagues in criticizing the appeals court for failin...


California Supreme Court, Civil Litigation


“Thankfully the California Supreme Court has ruled that they act differently than a traditional mall landlord or someone who’s...



The Lifeguard

Aug. 19, 2022
By Shane Nelson

Judicate West neutral Timothy Casserly tries to help litigants avoid the troubled waters of trial.



Favoring the Law

Aug. 19, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

San Bernardino County Court Commissioner Robert Driessen chooses the law over empathy



The Lifeguard

Aug. 19, 2022
By Shane Nelson

Judicate West neutral Timothy Casserly tries to help litigants avoid the troubled waters of trial.


Government


Ariel P. Calonne, appointed by the City Council in 2014, said when reached by phone Thursday that he was not at liberty to dis...


Civil Litigation


“To me it felt like the entire law firm was dancing on my client’s grave. I thought it was very insensitive. That’s the kind o...


Appellate Practice, Law Practice


Los Angeles firm rebrands as Zweiback, Fiset & Zalduendo

Aug. 19, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Jeanine Zalduendo, the firm’s new name partner, defended Elon Musk in defamation case brought by British caver.


Civil Litigation


“Significantly, the 9-year/90,000-mile reimbursement period represents almost a doubling of the vehicle’s original 4-year or 5...


Securities


The complaint, filed in San Francisco on July 6, alleges the software maker hid deficiencies in its product platform, includin...


Civil Litigation


The state Supreme Court overturned a 2nd District Court of Appeal decision granting a defense motion to strike under Californi...


Ediscovery, Environmental & Energy


“Amplify is a matter of weeks away from substantially completing its document review and productions,” wrote defense attorney ...



Exemplary Ability

Aug. 18, 2022

Judge Michelle Kazadi applies 20 years of practical family law experience to resolve disputes


Civil Rights, Government


San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer Jr. had ruled on July 29 that the ordinance was invalid and unenforceable ...


Civil Litigation, Government


“Even though this is a large settlement It won’t bring our son back; it could have been avoided if they had done what they wer...


Appellate Practice, Insurance, Law Practice


Jonathan F. Bank moved to the firm from Locke Lord. Al Bottalico, who isn’t a lawyer, was a deputy state insurance commissioner.


Appellate Practice, Law Practice


San Fernando Valley firms merge, operate as Lagerlof LLP

Aug. 18, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The 42-lawyer law firm will provide estate planning, corporate and tax, public agency, elder law, litigation, private fiduciar...


Legal Education, State Bar & Bar Associations


The Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam has discussed “a reduction of the subject matters covered on the exam...