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Civil Litigation


The UK-based fashion company was accused of publishing inflated prices only to pretend to slash them in fake flash sales.


Edward J. Nowakoski pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation and ordered to repay the money.


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


$43M award for woman with mesothelioma

May 25, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

The woman said she believes she was exposed to asbestos cleaning clothes of her husband, a general contractor.


Criminal, Judges and Judiciary


One of these courts counters that the report’s statistics are flawed, yet also concedes they don’t know how well their judges ...


Civil Rights, Criminal, Technology


The case, with a hearing in August over the plaintiffs request to file a second amended complaint, already has been tangled by...


Judges and Judiciary, Torts/Personal Injury


“The jury appreciated that our client accepted full responsibility for a low speed accident which caused the soft tissue injur...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


There were two prior rounds of settlements in cases involving Heaps, a $243.6 million settlement of more than 200 lawsuits and...


Stanislaus County judge says good listening skills help on the bench


Government, Labor/Employment


U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer denied a restraining order request on Friday. She said the plaintiff had not established i...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The change is meant to increase the efficiency of conflict case processing.


Government, Health Care & Hospital Law


Trial lawyer Nicholas C. Rowley said the law opens the door to collaborations between plaintiffs’ attorneys and medical profes...


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


In 2018, U.S. District Judge John F. Walter ruled that CashCall was charging illegally high interest but, in a victory for the...


Civil Litigation, Insurance, Law Practice


“I found the jury pool to be very educated and engaged, which was good for both sides. Based on my experience, I’ve never seen...


California Courts of Appeal, Civil Litigation


Second anti-SLAAP motion denied to LA archdiocese

May 24, 2022
By Ricardo Pineda

“The Archdiocese focused on a handful of allegations from plaintiff’s complaint which could be characterized as speech — or, m...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


The class’ attorney, Eugene G. Iredale of Iredale and Yoo APC, called the defendant’s product “snake oil” in his opening state...


Criminal


Avenatti, facing sentencing, apologizes to Stormy Daniels

May 24, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“Some may view his remorse as too little too late, and that the Court may look skeptically on his contrition given the way in ...



Fighting with Courtesy

May 23, 2022
By Shane Nelson

West Coast Trial Lawyers apply prosecutorial approach to plaintiffs’ work


Data Privacy, Technology


At issue is Apple’s use of a program that allows a user to unlock their iPhone or iPad by storing information related to its f...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


While the current case appears unlikely to succeed, it comes amid growing calls for transparency by the state judicial watchdo...


The alert system adopted by the Wells Fargo subsidiary in January 2019, designed to monitor and alert suspicious transactions ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Labor/Employment


‘The agency is trying again – for the sixth time – to derail this proceeding and prevent eligible workers from receiving the b...


Civil Litigation


“The court finds persuasive class counsel’s arguments and evidence concerning the excellent value of the results achieved thro...


Government, Health Care & Hospital Law


The bill, AB 35, was introduced to the legislature late last month and swiftly made its way to the governor’s desk. If he sign...


"We're done. Seriously, we are done. I am no longer able to dispassionately play this game anymore, because this is like fun a...


Government, Labor/Employment


“The Legislature has claimed to be pro-union and pro-worker but has refused to grant its own employees the choice to collectiv...


Government, Health Care & Hospital Law, Insurance


The insurer, along with the California Department of Managed Health Care and its director Mary Watanabe, are accused of denyin...


Appellate Practice, Environmental & Energy, Law Practice


“There are a variety of health related situations here,” Gary Praglin of the designated law firm explained on the phone Tuesda...


Labor/Employment, Technology


“It pains me to have to give leave to amend but I just don’t read the 9th Circuit as having much tolerance for one and done. I...


"I lost the ability to trust the honesty of defense counsel. I cannot take anything defense counsel states at face value," U.S...


Environmental & Energy, Government


A different coalition of 17 states challenged the waiver on the grounds that it was unnecessary and prevented carmakers from c...