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Entertainment & Sports, Labor/Employment


Attorneys for Major League Baseball and minor league players argued over whether the players fall under the “seasonal and amus...


“Halyna Hutchins deserved to live, and the Defendants had the power to prevent her death,” the lawsuit states.



Legal Education, State Bar & Bar Associations


The rule, which goes into effect immediately, does not provide a standard for how the training should be delivered.


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Health Care & Hospital Law


The plaintiffs allege that Sutter’s practices caused them to overpay $411 million for health services.


Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice


“This was a case and client that was brought in and handled by an attorney who is no longer with The Bloom Firm and has not be...


California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary


4th District Court of Appeal Justice Patricia Guerrero is a former federal prosecutor and partner at Latham & Watkins. If ...


Administrative/Regulatory, Antitrust & Trade Reg., Corporate, Technology


“Simply put, the deal would have resulted in higher prices and diminished quality and innovation for programs that are critica...


Administrative/Regulatory, Criminal


“This new Collaborative Court will allow us to use innovative approaches to getting people into the drug treatment and rehabil...


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


“The court should grant rehearing en banc to correct the panel’s mischaracterization of SB-822 as intrastate regulation and ho...


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


Guerrero, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, is a former federal prosecutor who also worked at Latham & Watkins.



Law Practice


Dordick Law Corporation has 14 attorneys — four of them Dordicks — after founder Gary A. Dordick hired his third child to work...


Immigration, Labor/Employment, Technology


Semiconductor executives charged with H-1B visa fraud

Feb. 15, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Sugarman & Cannon of San Francisco, representing the executives, called the charges “a misuse and misapplication of the co...


Criminal, Government


In a joint statement Monday, Attorney General Rob Bonta, Mayor London Breed and City Attorney David Chiu said they were commit...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


Judith Blackwell was the executive director of the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee from 2019 until Treasurer Fiona ...


Civil Litigation, Torts/Personal Injury


While plaintiffs’ attorney Carney Shegerian has built a reputation of winning big results for his clients, and often gets refe...


San Bernardino County judge avoids being the center of attention.



Formidable Opponents

Feb. 14, 2022

“When I see their name come up..., I know it will be something serious,” said Jim Welty, assistant counsel at Standard Insuran...


Yolo County Commissioner Catherine R. Hohenwarter specialized in the unrepresented


Civil Litigation, Insurance


Putative class denial upheld in auto insurance suit

Feb. 14, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

“Today’s decision is particularly impactful in light of numerous putative class actions — all involving similar claims against...


Appellate Practice, Criminal, Judges and Judiciary


The writ of mandate filed Thursday seeks: to enjoin the court from routinely continuing criminal trials; require the court to ...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Labor/Employment


Former MLB player and minor league pitcher Garrett R. Broshuis of Korein Tillery LLC argued that the plaintiffs are employees,...


Criminal


Steven Carrillo was part of the boogaloo movement and wanted to “encouraged violence against law enforcement”.


California Supreme Court, Government, Judges and Judiciary


Newsom may get chance to remake state Supreme Court

Feb. 14, 2022
By Craig Anderson

“The Brown court could soon become the Newsom court,” said David A. Carrillo, executive director of UC Berkeley School of Law’...


Obituaries


Thomas J. Nolan, 1946-2022

Feb. 14, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Trade secrets defense titan used legendary tactics.


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley denied the plaintiffs' motion for class certification in part, allowing the inju...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Health Care & Hospital Law


Plaintiffs say the company’s policy of requiring insurance companies to include all of their networks or none at all is anti-c...



No Ambushes

Feb. 11, 2022

Judicate West neutral Thomas Oesterreich, a former plaintiff and defense litigator, urges parties to be patient and positive.


Criminal, Judges and Judiciary


Orange County Deputy District Attorney Ebrahim Baytieh allegedly failed to disclose information to defense lawyers


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


Federal judge reinstates protections for gray wolves

Feb. 11, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Thursday’s order by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White was a significant win for a coalition of environmental groups. Howeve...


Obituaries


Akin Gump partner championed charter schools