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Government, Health Care & Hospital Law


Christian doctors want to block assisted suicide provision

Jul. 11, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Deputy California Attorney General Kevin L. Quade agreed the bill effectively requires doctors to record two requests from pat...


Government


Brooke A. Jenkins was sworn in Friday and critics pounced on her record. She must stand for election in November.


Civil Litigation


“Prime membership does not include Audible for ‘free.’ Rather, contrary to its representation, Audible provides downloadable a...


Appellate Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


The bar is accusing Joe Dunn of misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty over his statements to the Board of Trustees co...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations


Charges remain on record even if a State Bar Court judge throws them out.


Government




Bridge Builder

Jul. 8, 2022

Growing up in shadow of courthouse prepared Judge Maria Evangelista for bench


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Environmental & Energy


Oil industry tracker fights subpoena in antitrust case

Jul. 8, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Maryland-based Oil Price Information Service says it should be shielded by a privilege that protects newsgatherers from having...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


“Because [my clients] are still going to have two boys as originally planned, they are seeking only their economic damages for...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Government


The attorney general said cleanup operations from 2007 through 2021 totaled more than $8 million.


Labor/Employment, U.S. Supreme Court


The motion, filed Wednesday, is the latest in a flurry of developments since the June 15 ruling in which the state PAGA law su...


Criminal


Former executive at Theranos convicted of fraud

Jul. 8, 2022
By Skyler Romero

Ramesh Balwani’s conviction follows that of his ormer associate and girlfriend Elizabeth A. Holmes. He will be senteced on Nov...


Government


Brooke A. Jenkins resigned last year in protest of policies of her boss, Chesa Boudin, who was recalled by voters in June.


Government


As of July 1, election officials had certified 84.65% of the votes from the June 7 primary.


Government


Campaign turns in signatures for recall of LA DA Gascón

Jul. 7, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Critics, many of them his own prosecutors, say DA’s policies on charging and sentencing are causing crime to rise.


Environmental & Energy, Government, Judges and Judiciary


Judge Jon S. Tigar’s order on Tuesday vacated 2019 rules on species ranging from wolves to birds to fish.


Administrative/Regulatory, California Supreme Court


The question is whether San Diego County Superior Court’s appellate division was correct in concluding in April that the city ...


Banking, Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Creator of NFT Bored Ape Yacht Club sue artist

Jul. 7, 2022
By Christer Schmidt

Ryder Ripps created consumer confusion by re-minting Yuga Labs non-fungible tokens in the blockchain without qualifying them a...


Appellate Practice, Entertainment & Sports, Law Practice


Lionsgate names new associate general counsel

Jul. 7, 2022
By Skyler Romero

Randall L. Jackson was head of litigation at the film studio. He previously worked at Kendall Brill & Kelly and Irell &...


Contracts, Government, Technology


Aerojet RocketDyne Holdings was accused by one of its former cybersecurity directors of misinterpreting its compliance with ce...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


In 2007, Whittaker Corporation agreed to a multi-million dollar settlement that required the company to fund a groundwater tre...



Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


Judge admonished over bias and bad temperament

Jul. 6, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Orange County Superior Court Judge Derek W. Hunt was cited over four cases.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


A lawyer for Orange County Judge Michael Murray told a panel of special masters that the judge’s disregard of an altered polic...


Obituaries


Donald H. Heller, 1943 - 2022

Jul. 6, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Sacramento attorney fought for death penalty, then against


Civil Rights, Data Privacy


Gun owner plaintiffs sued to block Attorney General Rob Bonta’s release of their data to a anti-gun research group. Then their...


The payment represents the culmination of a years-long legal battle between Americans for Prosperity and the California attorn...


Labor/Employment


“This is a cut-and-dried failure to pay lawful and adequate compensation. Apple solutions consultants were required to work 40...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Health Care & Hospital Law


Under the law, drugmakers must provide various notice, reporting, and justification obligations on the manufacturer of a presc...


“Our client bought and paid for guaranteed cost coverage and should have never been sued. We thank the court for its diligence...