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


"There is nothing in Adolph that is inconsistent with the federal law articulated in Viking River," Senior 9th Circuit Judge W...


Civil Litigation


Former Secret Service head Lorenzo Robert Savage III is asking a federal judge to dismiss an $18.2 million lawsuit involving f...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“Any stay would be of an indefinite duration,” U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer wrote in his order.


Real Estate/Development


Judge: New housing not OK in Redondo Beach coastal zone

Feb. 13, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

“Nothing in the Coastal Act authorizes the city to issue a [Coastal Development Permit] that is non-compliant with the [Land U...


Data Privacy


The Court of Appeal ruling comes as state lawmakers are evaluating several news bills to regulate the technology industry.


Criminal


Supporters of the recall effort want DA Pamela Price removed from office because they believe she is too lenient and is not ke...


Tax


A small business’ long fight for tobacco tax refund

Feb. 12, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Starbuzz International Inc. has been trying to recoup $2.8 million in tobacco taxes for over eight years. Anti-tax groups see ...


Litigation & Arbitration


The recent decrease in filings is likely caused, at least in part, by the drop in cases filed by high-volume plaintiffs, accor...


Civil Litigation


Civil appeals mediation program debuts in 4th District

Feb. 12, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“People should have free access to mediating their case rather than going into a high-conflict situation. Instead of litigatio...


U.S. Supreme Court


The dispute involves two different contracts, and Coinbase argues that it is covered by the same user agreement under the Fede...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Wills, Estates & Trusts


The lawsuit says attorneys from the firms knew their client was misappropriating money from the trusts he was responsible for ...


“We saw that the Privette doctrine could be a possible defense. It’s a really positive policy for defendants and the Supreme C...


Contracts, Real Estate/Development


Trial in longrunning dispute between brothers nears close

Feb. 12, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

It may be the oldest running lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court and billions of dollars are at stake.


Class Action


Toyota USA sued for hiking maintenance costs

Feb. 9, 2024
By Devon Belcher

"Consumers have been misled, induced, and defrauded into spending money and thus harmed by defendants' fraudulent misrepresent...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Community Initiatives accused the University of San Francisco’s attorney, Allen Gomes of Anderies & Gomes LLP, of “abusing...


A preliminary annual report shows violent crime in Oakland rose 21%, robbery increased 38%, and vehicle theft increased 45% in...


Immigration


Hmong immigrants win default judgment against Laos

Feb. 9, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Attorney Herman Franck said the four plaintiffs are involved in a political movement whose goal is to create a “Hmong homeland...


Environmental & Energy


“In a bizarre reversal of the California Takings Clause’s command that ‘private property may be taken or damaged for a public ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Real Estate/Development


Judge to decide on pausing housing suit

Feb. 9, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Accused of enacting unconstitutional ordinances restricting homeless camps, the San Francisco city attorney’s office insisted ...


The endorsements for a reversal of some of the provisions — by San Francisco Mayor London Breed and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan ...


Civil Litigation


“As an experienced attorney, Mr. Forman should have known better than to make reference to settlement when the opposing party ...


Government


Among the most important changes was Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, who will head the Senate Budget Committee as the stat...


Real Estate/Development


According to his lawsuit, Shashikant Jogani used loans from his brothers to purchase and rehabilitate hundreds of apartment un...


Law Practice


Ivy A. Wang joined the firm as a shareholder, reunited with Thomas P. O'Brien, the former U.S. attorney in Los Angeles.



Client Whisperer

Feb. 9, 2024

Neutral Joseph Lovretovich draws on 40 years in employment law to connect with parties.


Real Estate/Development


Shashi Jogani used loans from his four brothers to purchase and rehabilitate hundreds of apartment units on their behalf, expe...


Torts/Personal Injury


Driver testified in a deposition that he was distracted by the DoorDash navigation app on his phone when he slammed into a Chi...


Government


"Who would like to tell me why I am wrong?" the judge said, opening a hearing on his tentative ruling. The moving attorney spo...


“It’s a living, breathing new tort that is not so new anymore,” William Shernoff said of bad faith insurance, which was born w...


Community News, Family


The nonprofit said Stacy Horth-Neubert’s background in pro bono legal service and equal justice advocacy positions her well to...