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Litigation & Arbitration


“As there was no way for defendant to anticipate the random act of violence, they had no duty to prevent the same,” stated Jos...


Immigration


“There are not enough people … interested in making sure that children have some sort of protection, let alone paying for them...


Litigation & Arbitration


“The receiver, Thomas Hebrank, expects all investors, all 1,200 people, will get back their original investment, not the promi...


Education Law


“Such anti-Semitic activities would not be tolerated at any of our firms,” their letter states.


Litigation & Arbitration


An attorney backed by groups concerned about crime has challenged one of 14 San Francisco judges, the one who heads the new CA...


Technology


The judge gave the parties one last opportunity to argue whether the case should be decided by him or a jury, and briefs on th...



Wordsmith

Nov. 3, 2023

Neutral Claudia Long takes a direct approach to dispute resolution, attorneys say


Law Practice


“It is my intention to perform substantial judicial duties for the court as a senior judge,” Davila wrote to the president.


Labor/Employment


“The Reno court held that individuals who do not themselves qualify as employers are not liable for harassment that they did n...


Health Care & Hospital Law


The lawsuit claims doctors erroneously advised the plaintiff to stop taking the blood thinner Xarelto for a week in advance of...


Litigation & Arbitration


Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer initially denied the PAC-12’s motion in his tentative ruling but chose not to adopt it f...


Criminal


Several cities, including Seattle, New York, and Chicago, have also joined the multidistrict litigation against Kia and Hyunda...


U.S. Supreme Court


California attorney can print former president’s name on insulting T-shirts, U.S. Supreme Court justices agree, but might not ...


Labor/Employment


Rivian wants summary judgment in trade secrets lawsuit but two employees who worked at Tesla before moving to Rivian won’t coo...


Judges and Judiciary


“With misinformation about the judicial branch and attacks on individual judges on the rise, our panel will provide vital info...


Litigation & Arbitration


Judge likely to compel funder’s deposition, records

Nov. 2, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The defendants moved to compel deposition for someone from Rockpoint Funding LLC, which is not a party to the case but has all...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A district court judge ruled that the collection of steps Epic allegedly copied were unprotectable as a whole.


Technology


The official launch of the CARE Court in California was Oct. 3, in seven counties. Those courts reported few hiccups. LA Count...


Technology


“Epic will go to trial alone,” Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney said after news of the settlement with Match Group broke.



Entertainment & Sports


Uh-one and uh-two and a lawsuit

Nov. 1, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The late bandleader Lawrence Welk’s son fights his own son over the music company.


Litigation & Arbitration


“The evidence for this case not only showed that there was no manufacturing defect, but that the design was robust, safe, and ...


A Santa Clara judge said the $2,500 for each failure to respond to a discovery request was too much, and instead made it $600 ...


Labor/Employment


“We stand with hotel workers, Public Counsel vice president Tracy K. Rice said.


Many of the questions involved the unique role of social media sites, whether they should be treated as private property, and ...


Californians for Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability, a coalition of business groups, qualified the initiative i...


California Courts of Appeal


“Ample evidence supports the court’s reduction of the lodestar to account for plaintiff’s counsel’s skill given his incivility...


“We have a winning record in the Roundup litigation — having won nine of the last 12 cases at trial — and have resolved the ma...


Civil Rights


The lawsuit, which seeks an injunction and damages against the school district, alleges that school police officers used exces...


Judge Noël Wise's 96-page document tentative ruling says that the question before the court was whether the record that the ci...