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Criminal, Government


“SB 301 is a smart response to recent high profile thefts, as it undermines a major avenue that organized crime uses to offloa...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions


FTC aims to block Lockheed acquisition of Rocketjet

Jan. 26, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

FTC says deal could let Lockheed cut off other defense suppliers.


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


Waymo fights DMV release of trade secrets

Jan. 26, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The self-driving car company owned by Google says an unnamed third party filed a public records request to see safety data it ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Education Law


A lawyer for private school parents told the 9th Circuit that the issue isn’t moot because Gov. Gavin Newsom still has the pow...


Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Criminal


Contractors hired by PG&E to clean up after the 2018 Camp Fire sued the utility for fraud. Now they face a federal grand j...


Criminal, Government


David H. Wright admitted he agreed to OK a no-bid contract in exchange for a $1 million annual salary after he retired.


Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice


Ronald N. Richards, who previously acted as special counsel, said in an interview that Erika Girardi “is trying to have it bot...


Circuit judge ‘makes it clear what the sticking point is and communicates it.’


Administrative/Regulatory, Technology, U.S. Supreme Court


Conservatives on the Supreme Court have expressed deep misgivings about the powers of federal administrative agencies.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations


Halpern May Ybarra Gelbert LLP will do the investigation. “We have been proactively doing everything in our power to learn fro...


Sid Fohrman has worked on deals that expanded the use of music in exercise, social media and gaming.


Government, Health Care & Hospital Law


Sheriff Alex Villanueva warned against using Fulgent Genetics’ services because they might stare DNA information with China, t...


Civil Litigation, Government, Torts/Personal Injury


Cost of signature collecting dooms some propositions

Jan. 25, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Civil Justice Association of California said last week it was reevaluating three proposed initiatives that would cap attor...


Civil Litigation, Technology


Brian Danitz of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, part of the team representing the plaintiffs, said, “This case demonstrate...


Judge helps divorcing couples ‘make the right decision,’ lawyers say.



Targeted Approach

Jan. 24, 2022

Los Angeles boutique Mancini Shenk’s wager on cannabis industry litigation has paid off.


San Joaquin County judge says civil attorneys should be social engineers.


Civil Litigation, Technology


Plaintiff Tammy Rodriguez, represented by Jennie L. Anderson of Andrus Anderson LLP in San Francisco, claims her daughter Sele...


Criminal, Judges and Judiciary


Judge Burke E. Strunsky, who was elected to a six-year term on the bench in 2016, said Friday he has taken a leave of absence ...


Judges and Judiciary


“I remain committed to the judiciary’s role in securing equal justice under the law and will continue to render substantial ju...


Judges and Judiciary


Judicial Council budget proposes 23 new judges

Jan. 24, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

According to the Judicial Council’s 2020 Judicial Needs Assessment, the courts with the greatest needs remain Riverside and Sa...


Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law


“There is no emergency here,” wrote U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns, noting that there are safeguards in place to prevent r...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Torts/Personal Injury


A spokesperson for a business group that sought to place the measure on the November ballot refused to confirm the effort is a...



In the blood

Jan. 21, 2022
By David Houston

Mediator Gretchen Taylor devoted career to family law


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


The nomination of Judge Holly A. Thomas, who was on the Los Angeles County court, cleared the Senate on a partyline vote Thurs...


Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


“From my perspective, this is a fallback position that says, ‘Even if we can’t get all the way in the door, at least we can ge...


LA judge went from graphic design and printing to prosecutor


Civil Litigation, Technology


Santa Monica attorneys Jonas B. Jacobson and Simon C. Franzini of Dovel & Luner LLP filed the consumer protection lawsuit ...


Discipline, Judges and Judiciary


Budget grows for defending judges accused of misconduct

Jan. 21, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The current year spending amounts to more than $700 for every superior court judge and commissioner and appellate court justic...


Criminal, Government, Judges and Judiciary


“It’s getting kids closer to home rather than sending them far away to have rehabilitative intervention,” said Katherine Lucer...