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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Alternative Dispute Resolution


The case reached the Supreme Court, which ruled in June that lawsuits implicating the Federal Arbitration Act must be stayed w...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Class Action


Michael Rubin, a partner with Altshuler Berzon LLP who represents the objectors, hailed the panel’s rejection of a settlement ...


Litigation & Arbitration


“San Francisco and California have done a good job of enforcing against brick-and-mortar tobacco retailers, but online retaile...


Class Action, Securities


A consolidated complaint against Rivian, which counts Amazon among its investors, was filed last July, alleging that the elect...


Law Practice


Marine colonel joins Singleton Schreiber in San Diego

Dec. 6, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“My experiences leading these teams and various legal teams throughout my time in the Marine Corps have shaped my leadership p...


Criminal


Presiding Judge Anne-Christine Massullo said, “Judges have held more defendants to answer to criminal charges in preliminary h...


Immigration


The Department of Health and Human Services said its proposed “foundational rule” would incorporate applicable provisions from...


California Courts of Appeal


“When Mission Viejo’s voters went to the polls and elected people for two-year terms, they had a right to come back two years ...


Class Action


San Fernando Valley hospital sued over data breach

Dec. 6, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

By collecting patients’ information “defendant assumed legal and equitable duties to those individuals to protect and safeguar...


Technology


The filmmakers claim that DD3 did not infringe any of Rearden’s copyright and are in no way vicariously liable for any infring...


State Bar & Bar Associations


“His misconduct, committed in the course and scope of his representation of former President Trump, shocked the conscience of ...


Law Practice


“Moving to Nelson Mullins means our clients will benefit from having the support of attorneys with decades of litigation exper...


Education Law


Graduates of California-accredited law schools had a pass rate of just 21% on the July 2022 bar exam, compared with 67% for gr...


Bankruptcy


"We want to assure our stakeholders, including students, faculty, staff, alumni, and donors, that we are and will remain finan...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


“Incongruous statements, … his selective memories, or even his live, sotto voce comment in court, all … demonstrate his apprec...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


“I don’t think the rule changes the existing requirements. It simply clarifies them, which I think is very helpful for the jud...


Civil Rights


The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in November forced Citigroup to pay nearly $26 million in fines and “consumer redress...


U.S. Supreme Court


Pratik A. Shah, a partner with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP who represents unsecured creditors, said a successful go...


“A lawyer shouldn’t assert a claim without being able to allege a factual basis for doing so. The fact that a claim pertains t...


“I think the real question here is: Is this going to lead them … to make meaningful changes to what their process is?” said pl...


Civil Litigation


The plaintiff’s counsel said the defense attorney made an incorrect statement to the prospective jurors regarding the plaintif...


U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler previously ruled that, though the plaintiffs sufficiently claimed they suffered discrimina...


Civil Litigation


The lawsuits, filed on behalf of minors, address problems identified previously in Los Angeles County Superior Court over expe...


Law Practice


“Contrary to plaintiff’s allegations, Buchalter has not engaged in any ‘conspiracy and scheme to defraud the creditors and sha...


Obituaries


Sandra Day O’Connor, 1930 - 2023

Dec. 4, 2023
By David Houston

O’Connor’s appointment to Supreme Court ‘showed a new generation what is possible’


Class Action


According to Michael L. Gabriel, representing himself in a putative class action, Blockas.com demanded that he pay a $5,000 “t...


Law Office Management


Buchalter acquires Trainor Fairbrook

Dec. 4, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Trainor Fairbrook in Sacramento practiced real estate law, business litigation and trusts and estates.


Government, Judges and Judiciary


New Assembly Judiciary chair commits to funding courts

Dec. 1, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Assemblyman Ash Kalra was a deputy public defender in Santa Clara County for 11 years.


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


FTC Chair Lina M. Khan, an appointee of President Joe Biden, has a mixed record in blocking mergers but has vowed to keep tryi...


Judges and Judiciary


US court in Fresno details plan to cope with vacancy

Dec. 1, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Senior Judge Charles R. Breyer of the Northern District of California began presiding over sentencing and plea changes in Judg...