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Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo in San Francisco took the matter under submission Tuesday after she had previous...


Civil Litigation


The plaintiff, Ecological Alliance LLC, is represented by Vineet Dubey of Custodio & Dubey LLP, who has become one of the ...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property


The movie studio sued Quentin Tarantino in federal court Tuesday, arguing he is breaching his contract by announcing plans to ...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen emphasized in a final approval order the “strong results achieved in this case,” noting the...


Bankruptcy


US bankruptcy judge reappointed for second 14-year term

Nov. 18, 2021
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“We are all thrilled to see Judge Taylor reappointed,” said Chief Bankruptcy Judge Christopher B. Latham of the U.S. Bankruptc...


The program allows victims to participate in a way they cannot in the juvenile justice system, where they are not allowed to a...


Civil Litigation


Iowa pork producers sue over California’s pig standards

Nov. 18, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

California’s laws on animal farming standards have often stood up to judicial review, but the plaintiffs said the inclusion of...


Law Practice


Cleary Gottlieb opens offices in Palo Alto and SF

Nov. 18, 2021
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“I was drawn to Cleary’s deep commitment to the region and incredible client base, and to the opportunity to help build out th...


Alternative Dispute Resolution, Native Americans


Lester J. Marston, representing the Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians, argued in Monday’s filing that Senior U.S. Dist...


Civil Litigation, Insurance, Law Practice


The plaintiffs’ firms are Frank Sims & Stolper LLP along with Franklin D. Azar & Associates and Philadelphia lawyer Ch...


Contracts, Environmental & Energy


While the deal was denied on procedural grounds, the decision has been lauded by groups, including tribal interests wary of t...


Civil Litigation, Immigration


Sacramento sheriff sued over alleged ICE cooperation

Nov. 17, 2021
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“Senior officials instruct their subordinates how to contact ICE and as a result they are transferring inmates to ICE,” ACLU a...


Bankruptcy, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Girardi’s wife must face lawsuit in Illinois

Nov. 17, 2021
By Craig Anderson

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell of Los Angeles granted a motion by a Chicago law firm for relief from a stay blocking its ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation


“Counsel is reminded that the court does not typically award 33% of the gross settlement fund as fees and that any request for...


Bankruptcy, Health Care & Hospital Law


U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Whitley issued a strongly worded order Tuesday, saying J&J more than forum shopped, it manufac...


Data Privacy, Law Practice


“Sometimes you get asked to do something and you can’t say no,” said George, who is a lecturer at UC Berkeley School of Law. “...


Civil Litigation, Civil Rights


“There is a genuine dispute as to whether defendant [Wendy] Magee had any valid, objective reason to deny company policy by le...


Legal Education, State Bar & Bar Associations


The July exam was the last to be administered remotely, and was again plagued by technical issues with the test vendor, ExamSo...


Judges and Judiciary, State Bar & Bar Associations


Former presiding judge Catherine Purcell spent 13years on the bar court. Judge W. Kearse McGill has been appointed acting pres...


Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Dean R. Lueders, represented by Siegel, Yee, Brunner & Mehta in Oakland, was a staff attorney for the regulatory agency fr...


Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary


“Absent any evidence of meaningful action on the Supreme Court’s recommendation for an investigation of decisional delay in th...


Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Labor/Employment


Jacob Nalbandyan of Levin & Nalbandyan LLP in Los Angeles and James A. Clark of Tower Legal Group in Sacramento told the j...


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


The prize will be awarded on March 18 at a ceremony in San Diego. Wallace has been a federal judge for 50 years, first on the ...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


“Walmart sells the infringing shoes in its thousands of retail stores across the United States and through its online website,...


Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice


Contra Costa County Court names commissioners

Nov. 16, 2021
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Commissioner Palvir Shoker, assigned to the Pittsburg courthouse, will preside over the newly established Department 50 and Co...


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


The court will consider a review by the California Trucking Association of a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that s...


Civil Litigation, Data Privacy


U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria granted Monday a request from JAMS neutral Daniel Garrie to be exempted from PACER user fee...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman agreed with the petitioner’s counsel’s argument that the government body ...


Consumer Law


Consumer attorneys group leader sees challenges ahead

Nov. 16, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Craig M. Peters will ascend to the presidency of the Consumer Attorneys of California at the organization’s 60th annual conven...


Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice


New Tuolumne County Courthouse opens Monday

Nov. 15, 2021
By Skyler Romero

The new $70 million courthouse, located just outside the Sonora city limits, provides services that were precluded by space re...