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Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Government


“It took seven years of extensive litigation, but with the hard work of federal District Court Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, who ...


Huntington Beach revises its charter around every 10 years. Changing the city attorney role from elected to appointed has been...


Constitutional Law, Labor/Employment


“The lack of any effort to limit the remedial scheme to those who suffered such discrimination is fatal to the scheme,” wrote ...


Environmental & Energy, Government


The lawsuit, filed on Friday, stems from a March 9 announcement by the EPA that the California waiver – eliminated under Presi...


Environmental & Energy, Government


"The city's environmental review process was extremely comprehensive and included input from experts as well as the public. B...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


The sides agree that in November 2015, a man employed by Big N Deep Agricultural Development Inc. was operating a bulldozer th...


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


Lifeguards take their union dues case to 9th Circuit

May 17, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The case is one of many that seek to build on Janus v. AFSCME 2018 DJDAR 6308, a U.S. Supreme Court decision that found nonmem...


Banking, Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


The jury also ruled PNC Bank willfully infringed the four patents, which leaves open the possibility that damages could be tre...


Environmental & Energy, Government


Yet another trial opens between Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, a regional water wholesaler, and San Diego...



Keeping the Balance

May 16, 2022

Trial defense boutique Yukevich Cavanaugh isn’t afraid to take cases to court.


Judges and Judiciary


San Diego Superior Court is returning to the historic courthouse known as the Whaley House. It’s a place where some believe gh...


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


Michael B. Reynolds of Snell Wilmer LLP filed a memorandum in his San Diego federal court case, asking U.S. District Judge Lar...


Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Judges and Judiciary


The proposed revision increases the original price tag for the state judicial branch by $200 million in total and adds nearly ...


Appellate Practice, Law Practice


John Quinn, who will turn 71 next month, will remain as the firm’s chairman and downplayed the change, saying it formalizes an...


Banking, Litigation & Arbitration, Technology


“We may well see an uptick in crypto-related litigation, just as we might see securities class actions arising from the drop i...


Civil Rights, Government


The complaint says the defendants were unhappy with the Legislature’s decision to remove Israel and Palestine from the Ethnic ...


Technology, U.S. Supreme Court


The Texas law would force social media companies to publish Holocaust denials, ISIS propaganda, or posts encouraging children ...


US judge in LA uses motion hearings to test his thinking.


Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice


Suzuki’s parents spent time in a Japanese internment camp in Wyoming. They moved to South Central in Los Angeles after leaving...


Government, Judges and Judiciary


In one contest, Court Commissioner Laura Passaglia McCarthy and attorney John F. LemMon are the candidates. In the other, att...


Criminal, Government, Military Law


“It’s probably unprecedented, in my experience, having prosecutors get on the stand in the middle of trial,” said Peter G. Ko,...


Government, Health Care & Hospital Law


Legislature passes MICRA cap increase bill

May 13, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

By a 60-0 vote, the California Assembly sent AB 35 to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk on Thursday morning. Newsom is expected to sign...


California Courts of Appeal, Judges and Judiciary


The Commission on Judicial Appointments will consider the Orange County judge’s nomination to the 4th District Court of Appeal...


Administrative/Regulatory, Health Care & Hospital Law, Labor/Employment


“I’ve reviewed complaints from Walgreens pharmacists about short staffing and metrics to fill prescriptions faster,” testified...


Environmental & Energy, Government


The lawsuit alleges that following 2015’s oil spill, ExxonMobil applied for an interim trucking permit to temporarily transpor...


Government, Land Use


State housing density statute lawful, judge rules

May 13, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“Laws like SB 10 are essential to address California’s housing shortage and affordability crisis, providing local governments ...


Government, Technology


“It’s shortsighted for conservatives to support these cases to fight liberal bias,” said Thomas Berry, a research fellow at th...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Environmental & Energy, Government


The California Restaurant Association argued that Berkeley’s regulation, enacted in 2019, is preempted by the Energy Policy an...


Appellate Practice, Criminal, Law Practice


“I guess I just want to be different from the rest. I always like the underdog. I like that story, even though sometimes it ca...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


“Retired judges who are privately retained and do not sit by assignment through the Temporary Assigned Judges Program or work ...