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Civil Litigation


The university’s attorneys argue that a new California 1st District Court of Appeal opinion, Berlanga v. University of San Fra...


Labor/Employment, Real Estate/Development


The motion claims that plaintiffs’ counsel Bryan J. Freedman is simultaneously representing plaintiff Brian Cho in a Californi...


Data Privacy


The ruling is significant because it points the way forward for hundreds of businesses defending themselves from nearly identi...


Real Estate/Development


A news release from the realtors group stated that the agreement “would end litigation of claims brought on behalf of home sel...


Criminal


“Our case management system we use in normal cases I don’t think is going to be sufficient here,” Sacramento County Judge Laur...


Law Practice


Sanders Roberts LLP in Southern California and Lafayette & Kumagai LLP in Oakland will complete their tie-up on April 1.


Defense attorney James Yukevich said the standard laid out in Romine is so restrictive auto manufacturers aren’t allowed to te...


Torts/Personal Injury


The engineer’s family is suing Tesla over its promises of safety and CalTrans over alleged dangerous road conditions. The defe...


The lawsuit alleges that the executives breached their fiduciary duties by authorizing the sale agreement for a price that und...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Sen. Tom Umberg inserted the language into an unrelated bill on Tuesday.


Labor/Employment


Accept punitive award cut or face retrial, judge says

Mar. 15, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Kaiser argued that the fired plaintiff jury did not prove the hospital acted with oppression, fraud or malice.


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


“They’ve replaced the president and the CEO and these things have compounded upon themselves to a point here, your honor, wher...


Labor/Employment


HSBC seeks dismissal of $1B claim of worker poaching

Mar. 15, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

The lawsuit alleges that Silicon Valley Bank executive David Sabow targeted high-ranking employees who resigned after First Ci...


Civil Litigation


Billionaire’s son accuses private club of bias

Mar. 15, 2024
By Skyler Romero

The complaint states that Hillcrest’s bylaws state that the club is exclusively private, but the plaintiff claims that they ar...


Data Privacy


The home security company’s software uses fingerprinting to collect data from website visitors and matches it with data TikTok...


Criminal


The indictment alleges that funds from the convict’s drug trafficking were stored in cryptocurrency accounts at the time of hi...


Judges and Judiciary


Reelection bid of LA County judge cited for misconduct lags

Mar. 15, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Judge Emily T. Spear was dealt a setback after the LA Times endorsed her opponant.


Administrative/Regulatory, State Bar & Bar Associations


The lawsuit argues that a proper public defender’s office should be created and taxpayers’ dollars should not be used to compe...


Judges and Judiciary


The pushback against the policy marks a split with Republican-appointed judges who advanced the policy to bar litigants from f...



Centered Calmness

Mar. 15, 2024

Mediator Cynthia Aaron resolves cases with a respectful, honest approach, lawyers say.


Judges and Judiciary


The Judicial Council of the United States did not release the policy in writing, but it appears to be borrowed from a July 202...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


In his motion, Epic’s attorney said Apple’s new policies nominally permit external links but under a strict set of terms and c...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Any coordination order would be predicated on the “cooperation and participation” of the Federal Trade Commission, and it’s no...


Law Practice


After 30 years, Manning Kass gets new leader

Mar. 14, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“We’re building, growing and we’re excited for what’s to come in the firm’s next chapter,” new managing partner Dennis B. Kass...


Intellectual Property


Meta has filed a lawsuit against its former vice president, Dipinder Singh Khurana, for allegedly taking confidential document...


Judges and Judiciary


The Judicial Council of the United States did not release the policy in writing, but it appears to be borrowed from a July 202...


Judges and Judiciary


Gov. Gavin Newsom also appointed 14 superior court judges in 10 counties.


Labor/Employment, Law Practice


Tyz Law Group expands

Mar. 13, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Founder Ryan Tyz said the new additions “broadens the team’s skills, depth and perspective.”


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


In a speech to the ABA, Paula Blizzard emphasized that she was talking about sending people to “county jail” not “club fed.”


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Joseph M. Alioto vowed to appeal decision that his case must wait behind the FTC’s challenge to the merger.