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"We were focused on taking these important wage claims to trial, which is what allowed us to obtain this significant victory f...


Judges and Judiciary


Retired Sonoma County judge, veteran attorney, join JAMS

Sep. 25, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Gary Nadler, a retired judge, and Paul E. Garrison, a veteran attorney, have been added to JAMS’ panel of neutrals.


Law Practice


Gary Dordick and family of lawyers support litigator training, including an $8 million commitment to a new center at Loyola La...


Insurance


“I am taking immediate action to implement lasting changes that will make Californians safer through a stronger, sustainable i...


State Bar & Bar Associations


"My commitment to you is not that there won't be a new crisis or there won't be some trouble on the horizon, but rather that a...


California Supreme Court


The former state Supreme Court justice has learned to avoid speaking on political questions, but still calls for an independen...


Technology


The action adds to the wave of litigation Meta Platforms has faced over the October 2021 rebranding from its original name, Fa...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Litigation & Arbitration


The direct purchaser class's expert estimated damages to them at $2.08 billion, so the settlement will constitute an 11.9% rec...


Environmental & Energy


“There will always be a risk of an accident on any road,” O’Melveny & Myers LLP partner Dawn Sestito argued for Exxon. She...


Insurance


Attorneys from Parris Law Firm said they will now pursue the driver’s insurance company on behalf of the victim’s family, afte...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“The history and tradition of the Second Amendment clearly supports state laws against the use or misuse of firearms with unla...


Law Practice


Pillsbury Winthrop confirms merger talks with Stroock

Sep. 22, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

In the last year, Stroock has been plagued with a rash of attorneys leaving.


Environmental & Energy


According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the September 2021 warehouse fire in the city of Carson released...


Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice


Retired Plumas County judge joins ADR Services

Sep. 22, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Garrett Olney said that after 18 years on the bench he still wanted to help resolve people's problems.


California Supreme Court


The approved changes to California Rules of Court, Rule 9.22, now require the agency to report a list of the delinquent attorn...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


In a lengthy dissent, 9th Circuit Judge Daniel P. Collins — another Trump appointee — argued that U.S. District Judge David O....


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Right of publicity claim exempt from anti-SLAPP law

Sep. 22, 2023
By Craig Anderson

“I am disappointed that the court concluded that denying the world access to public information is in the public interest as l...



Paraplegic concierge wins $20M from Marriott

Sep. 22, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

He went back to work in 2015 as a walking paraplegic, which means that he needed a prosthetic device and cane to move about, h...


Entertainment & Sports


The defendants asserted in filings that the class lacks commonality because of “the substantial differences in the value (if a...


Judges and Judiciary


The plaintiffs want the court to enjoin Google from continuing to collect information from the more than 6,000 health care pro...



Noble Work

Sep. 22, 2023

Steven Kruis applies a human approach to dispute resolution, attorneys say.


Law Practice


California Lawyers Association names new officers

Sep. 21, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The group’s annual convention runs Thursday through Saturday in San Diego.


Environmental & Energy


Judge dismisses farmers’ challenge to water allocation

Sep. 21, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“This is an important victory for our client and again confirms that IID’s Board is, as a matter of settled law, vested with t...


Health Care & Hospital Law


The lawsuit says AppleCare Medical Group Inc. unjustly enriched itself by paying far less to medical providers than they were ...


Government


DA acts on threat to sue Sacramento over homeless

Sep. 21, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

District Attorney Thien Ho announced in July that he had opened an investigation to determine whether Sacramento could be held...


Class Action


Matthew D. Pearson of Baker & Hostetler LLP emphasized in the demurrer that Congress’ intended to preempt lawsuits such as...


Judges and Judiciary, Litigation & Arbitration


“No doubt, complications with one’s client complicate matters, but … is little solace to opposing counsel,” LA Superior Court ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Several judges appeared skeptical of the State Bar’s position, with 9th Circuit Judge Gabriel P. Sanchez, an appointee of Pres...


Litigation & Arbitration


The judge did not award attorney fees because the parties could not reach an agreement. Plaintiffs’ counsel had requested up t...


Judges and Judiciary


The under-construction Sacramento County downtown courthouse will be named for retired Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and t...