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Judges and Judiciary, Labor/Employment, Law Practice


Family law specialist hires lobbyist to get more judges appointed

Nov. 17, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan, David Houston

“I think what they are supposed to do is rattle the cage for you and … motivate the powers that be,” said Mark Minyard, who hi...


Litigation & Arbitration


The lawsuit accuses USC and a technology partner of conspiring to inflate the university’s Rossier School of Education’s ranki...


Class Action


Class designation sought for Postmeds data breach suit

Nov. 17, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The Hayward based prescription filling company said health data for 2.3 million people was affected by the August breach.


Litigation & Arbitration


Times Wang of North River Law PLLC said the Chinese government would not allow WeChat to turn over discovery.


Bankruptcy


“That will free up money for professional fees and for the estate to continue to function. It won’t have to reserve such a lar...


Civil Rights, Labor/Employment


San Francisco workers who alleged racism win $1.1M

Nov. 17, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“The hatred that is racism has no place in San Francisco,” said Angela Alioto, lead trial counsel from The Law Offices of Mayo...


Litigation & Arbitration


The City College of San Francisco says the costs of moving the mural back should be paid by the museum, but the museum says it...


Judges and Judiciary


Joseph W. Cotchett, a partner with Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP who advises Biden on judicial nominees and other issues...


Environmental & Energy


US agrees to review offshore oil platforms

Nov. 17, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

The Center for Biological Diversity claimed the government has allowed four-decade-old development plans to proceed in an area...


Litigation & Arbitration


Virginia must decide if Arent Fox deceived client

Nov. 17, 2023
By Wisdom Howell

Peraton Corp. says Arent Fox got the company to sign a waiver allowing him to represent CACI International in a trade secrets ...


Government


APEC began Saturday and ends Friday, while CAOC begins Thursday night and runs through Sunday. But CAOC was concerned enough a...


Environmental & Energy


Edison sought to share $680 million in liability with Santa Barbara County and four other public entities for the mudslide tha...


California Courts of Appeal


The plaintiffs’ “claims have been soundly rejected as meritless multiple times over the past decade, and we are pleased to hav...



USPTO will establish separate bar for design patents

Nov. 16, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Design patent bar candidates would be required to take the current registration examination with modified scientific and techn...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


While an attorney for the City of Sacramento argued the case should be decided by state courts, Jeffrey M. Jensen of the Boesc...


Government


Next CAOC president wears politics and emotions proudly

Nov. 16, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

San Francisco attorney Kathryn A. Stebner has been bringing elder abuse cases since the 1980s and says last few years have bee...


Law Practice


While at the Department of Justice, Kevin Rubino led the prosecution of one of California’s most significant RICO cases in rec...


Class Action


Based on an article in WeedWeek article, “plaintiffs filed the present suit, drawing the broad conclusion that all of defendan...


Law Practice


EU firm opens first US office in Los Angeles

Nov. 16, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Aliant Law leaders said they are expecting a swift national expansion, in part by appealing to talent with money and a better ...


Law Practice


San Diego tax boutique will expand to Singapore in January

Nov. 15, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The Singapore office will be led by associate Jared Garfield.


Technology


X Corp asks judge to enjoin social media moderation law

Nov. 15, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

X Corp. says the state law discriminates by “content and viewpoint.” The state says companies should have “nothing to hide.”


State Bar & Bar Associations


Proceeds from the sale are to be used for operational needs for the next year, the bar said.


Litigation & Arbitration


The University of California says Mattel breached a contract to give $50 million to a children’s hospital that bears its name,...


Government


Hawaii offers fire victims $1M not to sue state entities

Nov. 15, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Attorneys with Hueston Hennigan LLP advised Green and Hawaii’s attorney general on the initiative, and negotiated on the gover...


Judges and Judiciary, Litigation & Arbitration


Superior Court Judge Frederick S. Chung had tentatively granted summary judgment on all claims in favor of the City of Gilroy,...


Litigation & Arbitration


CaseyGerry represents a man who says the city and county of Los Angeles repeatedly ignored his warnings that the mother of his...


Litigation & Arbitration


California law requires 30-minute meal breaks during each five hours of work, and 10-minute rest breaks every four hours, but ...


Litigation & Arbitration, Technology


Social media companies have often successfully cited Section 230 to block lawsuits involving the posting of third-party conten...


Government, Real Estate/Development


“If a city does not have the resources to address a constitutional problem, is that a defense?” U.S. District Judge William B....


Obituaries


Robert H. Philibosian, 1940 — 2023

Nov. 15, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Former LA County DA was ‘mentor to many great people’