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Obituaries


Malcolm H. Mackey, 1929 — 2024

Apr. 4, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Long-serving Los Angeles County judge ‘never met a stranger’


At issue is whether conduct that predated the state’s Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of...


The settlement came after a Superior Court judge denied a motion to compel arbitration in November 2022. Financial terms were ...


Labor/Employment


The agency said that the La Puente facility directed minors to use sharp knives, to work longer hours than permissible, and to...


Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks have introduced AB 1893, a bill that would make it more difficult for...


A coalition of nonprofit organizations, activists, and attorneys in San Francisco accuses California officials of misinformati...


Law Practice


Former cybercrimes prosecutor joins Manatt in San Diego

Apr. 3, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Kareem A. Salem oversaw large cyber investigations and prosecutions for the National Security and Cybercrimes Section at the U...


Environmental & Energy


The complaint, filed Monday, alleges that the California Air Resource Board’s rule is preempted by three federal laws.


Under the terms of the deal, Google will rewrite its disclosures to inform users that it collects private browsing data, delet...


Intellectual Property


Last June, Waymaker LLP secured an 8-0 jury verdict for Dr. James Elist and his businesses on all 10 claims that Houston-based...


Environmental & Energy


The lawsuit alleges that the project will negatively impact working class neighborhoods and destroy historic and cultural reso...


James R. Sutton, leader of the group, has more than 30 years of political and election law experience.


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The investor group, which spent six years buying up thousands of acres of land under the name Flannery Associates LLC, alleged...


Bankruptcy, Law Practice


The diocese cited the need to respond equitably to victims of sexual abuse, but plaintiffs’ attorneys are concerned about the ...


Labor/Employment


If passed, California would become the first jurisdiction in the U.S. to place limitations on work-related communication outsi...


Judges and Judiciary


U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-KY, who had called it a “half-baked guidance that does Washington Democrats’ bidding,” declared v...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Class Action


The plaintiffs argue that Apple’s business model, which invites participation but forces developers to pay substantial fees, s...


The firm claims that its insurers changed the "war risk" coverage area to exclude Russian-controlled territory. Air Lease is s...


The dispute stems from the state of California’s hiring of the banks as remarketing agents, where they were accused of widespr...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


John C. Eastman’s attorneys argue that the ruling has deprived him of the ability to earn a living as he committed no crime an...


Environmental & Energy


LA County residents sue over odors from 2 landfills

Apr. 1, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The Chiquita Canyon landfill in Castaic has been criticized for a chemical reaction that has set garbage alight, while the Sun...


Judges and Judiciary


Vlad Hirnyk and his firm, Lamberg Law LLC, are accused by Evox Productions of unauthorized posting of more than 100 copyrighte...


The complaint claimed that the deal with the Redding Rancheria tribe will deliver a fraction of the revenue earned by other co...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Align Technology prevails in defense of antitrust claims

Apr. 1, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

U.S. District Judge Vince G. Chhabria highlighting the fact that Align’s cessation of interoperability with competitor devices...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The case is the latest in a series of lawsuits, one of which reached the U.S. Supreme Court, between the city and the operator...


Judges and Judiciary


District Attorney Brooke Jenkins attended a protest outside the courthouse and criticized Judge Kay Tsenin's sentencing of a m...


Insurance


The lawsuit stems from the 2007 “acrimonious divorce” between Saul Fox, Fox Paine & Co’s founder, and his partner W. Dexte...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The plaintiff's counsel argued that the defense attorneys' actions were deceitful and forced them to waste trial preparation r...


Health Care & Hospital Law


The decision, which contradicts federal legislation and case law, could have significant implications for the healthcare indus...


Constitutional Law


The plaintiffs argue that an amendment to the “no vending” ordinance, which goes into effect two days before trial, did not ad...