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Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation


The settlement class includes all U.S. Android developers who earn $2 million or less annually through the Google Play store, ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary


Litigator Roopali H. Desai had the most powerful politician in America — at least for the moment — on her side: U.S. Sen. Kyrs...



The Velvet Hammer

Aug. 5, 2022
By Shane Nelson

Mediator Patrick Walsh’s personable approach gets results, attorneys say.


Data Privacy, Technology


For two weeks Ahmad Abouammo, a former media partnerships manager at Twitter, stood trial in San Francisco on charges he consp...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


Jones Day looked at the situation, and told the Orange County Superior Court the matter is complicated and needs more investig...


California Courts of Appeal, Judges and Judiciary


New justices for 2nd, 3rd District Courts of Appeal

Aug. 4, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Commission on Judicial Performance confirmed the appointments of Judge Stacy E. Boulware Eurie to the depleted 3rd Distric...


Civil Litigation, Legal Education


Whatever Hastings’ new name, a lawsuit seems assured

Aug. 4, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The law school board will meet again Aug. 10. The agenda includes a “renaming update” during its open session, followed by a c...


Civil Litigation


"In all three cases, counsel who previously had indicated several times that he represented General Dynamics Ordnance & Ta...


Civil Rights, Government


“Plainly and simply, California’s requirement that handguns, semiautomatics especially, be equipped with specific technologica...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


Orange County Judge Michael F. Murray is accused of ignoring exculpatory evidence in a murder case he prosecuted years ago.


Appellate Practice, Law Practice


Victoria Degtyareva most recently was a member of the U.S. attorney’s Cyber and Intellectual Property Crimes Section.


Civil Litigation


“Consumers often hope rent-to-own agreements will lessen the cost, not realizing the total price they pay will end up being mu...


Civil Litigation, State Bar & Bar Associations


Dunn prosecution may hinge on 1990s rule

Aug. 4, 2022
By Craig Anderson

The bar filed a complaint last month against Dunn, accusing him of misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty over his sta...


Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary


Trooper Tatiana Sauquillo was one of 17 women inside and outside the 2nd District Court of Appeal whom the Commission on Judic...


Criminal, Government


Thomas H. Peters, once chief of the Los Angeles city attorney’s Civil Litigation Branch, had pleaded guilty to one count of ai...


Legal Education


“Some people are perfectly good attorneys that just maybe can’t pass the bar for some reason,” said Brian H. Nomi, a sole prac...


Civil Litigation, Data Privacy


“These developments demonstrate that the government continues to engage in gamesmanship,” the defense wrote its statement to t...


Appellate Practice, Law Practice


Former PayPal lawyer returns to Perkins Coie

Aug. 3, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Chris Grogan led Honey Science through its $4 billion acquisition by PayPal in 2020.


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Nicotine pouch maker is monopolistic, competitor says

Aug. 3, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Dryft Sciences sued Swedish Match in federal court in Los Angeles. The company is asking for $1.2 billion in damages


Appellate Practice, Law Practice, Real Estate/Development


“After 28 years, we were looking for the teamwork and camaraderie we had at our former firm and a platform that would enhance ...


Environmental & Energy, Land Use


Massive development near Lake Tahoe is blocked

Aug. 3, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“The County committed a prejudicial abuse of discretion by failing to comply with CEQA when it approved the project and certif...


Environmental & Energy, Land Use


Environmental groups sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to protect public lands in the Central Valley and Central Coast.


Civil Litigation, International Law, Technology


“Apple is facing pending litigation on many fronts, as the walls of its antitrust behavior slowly crumble,” said plaintiffs’ c...


Environmental & Energy, Government, Land Use


Is plan for a giant water tunnel one project or many?

Aug. 3, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

"The currently proposed project differs significantly from DWR'S [the Delta Water Agency's] 2010 Drilling Project. ... Accordi...


Civil Litigation


“The vehicle caught on fire while our clients were on the freeway down in San Diego,” said plaintiffs lawyer John P. Kristense...


Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice


Russell Hom spent a little more than 20 years on the court hearing civil and criminal matters of all kinds. His colleagues sel...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


“Scientific and epidemiological research shows that prenatal exposure to APAP alters fetal development significantly increasin...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Several plaintiffs’ firms, including Susman Godfrey LLP and Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, filed a slimmed-down complaint...


Government


U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley’s order appears to add another link to a series of rulings finding judges can order governm...


Labor/Employment, Legal Education


The National Association for Law Placement warns Class of 2023 might face serious headwinds entering the job market as many ec...