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Judges and Judiciary


Jurists expand mentorship program to research attorneys

Apr. 15, 2024
By David Houston, Malcolm Maclachlan

On May 15, jus...


Civil Litigation


“Police agencies must ensure their officers have a clear understanding of how important it is to place someone who is handcuff...


Community News, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Judges give young attorneys a lesson in decorum

Apr. 15, 2024
By Skyler Romero

If all else fails, "conjure your inner Swiftie and 'shake it off'," says Los Angeles County Superior Court Presiding Judge Sam...


Labor/Employment


It's expected that 'juratorologist' Robert Wilson will be ordered to not have any further involvement in the case and to testi...


The murder trial of O.J. Simpson, who died on Wednesday at 76, was pumped into the consciousness of millions of people, changi...


Constitutional Law


Elong Musk is funding the lawsuit by actress Gina Carano, who was fired for tweets the entertainment company objected to.


Judges and Judiciary


The nomination of Dena M. Coggins, presiding judge of the Sacramento County juvenile court, was sent to the Senate floor on a ...


Constitutional Law


Two judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel asked attorneys for the states and for Second Amendment advocates wh...


“While I can’t reveal the details of our strategy that we’re working on, it is definitely not out of the question that we coul...


Criminal


Supporters are gathering signatures to put a measure on the fall ballot that would roll back portions of the law that made it ...


Torts/Personal Injury


"Even though [driver Eldon Loeser] admitted to making a human error, which he acknowledged from the very beginning of the tria...



What would a jury do?

Apr. 12, 2024

Former insurance defense lawyer Wendy Kramer handles PI cases with complex medical issues.


Corporate, Labor/Employment


Attorneys for a class of plaintiffs want to call former Tubi executive Reza Banki to testify in a case accusing the company of...


Data Privacy


The judge cited concerns about the calculation of the settlement fund, the cy pres choice for uncashed settlement checks, and ...


Civil Litigation


Attorneys for Shashikant "Shashi" Jogani have accused Larson LLP and Haresh Jogani of hiring a "juratorologist" to harass and ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


A state lawmaker wants the State Bar to manage a certification program for neutrals, but some say the idea is fraught with pro...


Civil Litigation


Remini, a former member of the church, claimed in her lawsuit that the organization engaged in a campaign of harassment agains...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Retired LA County judge joins Signature Resolution

Apr. 10, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.


Law Office Management


Riverside firms merge, open office in Orange County

Apr. 10, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Rizio Lipinsky Heiting will specialize in personal injury and employment law.


Technology


Apple’s attorneys have asked a San Francisco judge to reconsider his order requiring notification of a “vanishingly small numb...


Corporate


Welk Group unjust enrichment lawsuit to proceed

Apr. 10, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Lawrence Welk Jr., son of the late television bandleader, claims that his own son and other relatives ousted him as CEO and mi...


Civil Rights


The Executive Force Review Committee determined that the deputies’ use of force was within department policy, and the district...


Labor/Employment


Adverse legal opinions have forced attorneys to change their approach to diversity efforts within law firms and in the advice ...


Judges and Judiciary


The bill was inspired by a long-running California Voting Rights Act case, leading some lawmakers to question the need to reex...


Intellectual Property


Motions to reconsider the dismissal without a chance to amend and a request for review by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal...


Intellectual Property


‘Top Gun Maverick’ out of copyright danger zone

Apr. 10, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

U.S. judge found that Tom Cruise’s Top Gun sequel did not rely on a magazine article that was the inspiration for the original...


Constitutional Law


The organizations argued that they exercised their First Amendment right to express their opinion that Louis Farrakhan’s state...


U.S. District Jacqueline Scott Corley wrote that she no longer had jurisdiction over the case once an appeal was filed with t...


Torts/Personal Injury


The settlement amount was not made public, but Tesla denied the plaintiffs' accusations that it sold a defective vehicle.


The lawsuits follow a similar class action in federal court that was settled, with Google agreeing to delete and/or remediate ...