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Civil Rights, Constitutional Law

Scientology bankrolled elder abuse case

Jul. 30, 2024
By Skyler Romero

It emerged during the five-day bench trial that the plaintiff's elder abuse case was being bankrolled by the Church of Sciento...


Civil Litigation, Civil Rights

A group of Jewish students are seeking a preliminary injunction against a University of California policy against preemptively...



Constitutional Law, Government, U.S. Supreme Court

"Historically, advocating for amendments helped shift national conversations that eventually led to incremental change over t...


Civil Litigation, Consumer Law, Tax

Intuit alleges that H&R Block's marketing tactics deceive customers and affect public trust, while H&R Block denies an...



Government

The lawsuit seeks an injunction invalidating Measure A, which the Board of Supervisors approved last year.


Labor/Employment

The PAGA complaint claims remote employees of Foundation Partners Group are not compensated for the time it takes them to boot...



Labor/Employment

U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim found that the plaintiff had only included three instances related to her hostile work enviro...


Entertainment & Sports

The settlement will also allow college athletes to receive direct benefits from schools, including up to 22% of the Power Five...



While the "appearance of impropriety is a concern," Judge William Claster said plaintiffs lack standing to remove the firm fro...


Counsel for the disbarred attorney had to grapple with several of their motions - including a bid to delay his wire fraud tria...



The drop in the clearance rate coincides with an increased number of case filings, according to the court.


The complaint states that the company submitted both redacted and unredacted versions of the information the state demanded, b...



9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, California Supreme Court, Government

The 9th Circuit ruling concluded that section 4019.3 of the California Penal Code, which permits counties to compensate prison...


Short seller charged with fraud by SEC, DOJ

Jul. 29, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Andrew Left allegedly used Citron Research's website and social media channels to mislead investors and manipulate target stoc...



The boutique's rich history in Silicon Valley intellectual property litigation has made it a go-to firm for the top players in...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property

Superior Court Judge Theodore C. Zayner expressed concerns about the adequacy of Rivian's investigation into two former Tesla ...



FAIR Plan coverage limits are illegal, lawsuit claims

Jul. 26, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Attorney Dylan L. Schaffer says his lawsuit seeking FAIR's compliance with minimum coverage requirements asks the court to do ...


Civil Rights, Entertainment & Sports, Labor/Employment

Disney had failed to substantiate that it employs public-facing actors for the purpose of promoting values including respect a...



9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court

In remarks delivered at the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference, Justice Elena Kagan also said that the court is issuing too many ...


California Supreme Court, Government, Labor/Employment

Associate Justice Goodwin H. Liu wrote that Proposition 22 does not conflict with the Legislature's ability to create and enfo...



Government, U.S. Supreme Court

Mixed reactions to Newsom's order on encampments

Jul. 26, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Thursday's order directs state agencies to draft protocols for removing homeless encampments, relying on the U.S. Supreme Cour...


Discipline, State Bar & Bar Associations

Despite the finding against the bar's former executive director, Judge Yvette D. Roland recommended a lesser punishment than t...



Intellectual Property, Technology

The word "identical" is found in a different provision of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and Congress "intentionally and...


While overall recidivism rates decreased slightly, the number of individuals convicted four or more times increased by 12%.



The plaintiff's attorneys argued that a forklift operator failed to ensure Aguirre was in a safe position before moving the eq...


'Blunt Assessor'

Jul. 26, 2024

Working as a neutral has enabled retired Judge Dalila C. Lyons to be more informal.



California Supreme Court

The unanimous decision left room for the Legislature to amend the workers compensation law.


Newsom relied on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last month in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson that ease the way for municipa...



9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Government, U.S. Supreme Court

Elizabeth B. Prelogar told a meeting of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that she tries out her Supreme Court arguments o...


18 plaintiffs between the ages of 8 to 17 sued the agency on claims it violated the U.S. Constitution and Clean Air Act by adm...