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Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The jury in the southern district of California deliberated an hour before ruling for WhiteWater West Industries Ltd.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The basis for the committee’s opinion was its conclusion that law firm celebrations are predominantly business rather than soc...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Biomedical company wins $62M stolen secrets verdict

Aug. 30, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar, David Houston

“Ultimately juries know when people lie, cheat and steal and should be held accountable,” Ryan D. Saba of Rosen Saba LLP, who ...


The Commission on Judicial Performance issued a public admonishment Tuesday against Commissioner Wendy M. Harris. It was not h...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Michael D. Washington, who has been a judge since 2013, argued that the county improperly interpreted the law that deter...


Insurance


Consumer Watchdog founder Harvey Rosenfield said he has not seen proposed bill language but that he had heard it mimics steps ...


Labor/Employment


The two civil penalty provisions in the Healthy Airport Ordinance “carry the force of law and thus render the city a regulator...


Litigation & Arbitration


The lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims the U.S. Secret Service opened an investigation into Christopher Psaila and his company, M...


Litigation & Arbitration


In California — not Hawaii — utilities can be held liable just because their equipment was there, even if it was well maintain...


Criminal, Education Law, Law Practice


Gregory Trimarche denied all the allegations of illegal activity or misconduct — including charges of assisting or inducing ot...


Construction


Construction company claims $30M owed for West LA project

Aug. 29, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

William L. Miltner of Miltner & Menck states that the project’s general contractor, Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co. su...


Technology


Thomas Moyer, represented by attorneys at Swanson & McNamara LLP in San Francisco, was indicted in 2020 for allegedly offe...


Litigation & Arbitration, Technology


Santa Clara County Judge Evette D. Pennypacker said the company can’t restrict an employee to arbitration but reserve its own ...


Education Law, Litigation & Arbitration


On July 20, the Chino Valley Unified School District adopted a mandating that teachers notify parents within three days when t...


Litigation & Arbitration


ByteDance’s counsel, Charles Thompson of Greenberg Traurig LLP, cited two documents which bear signatures that plaintiff Yinta...


Criminal, Litigation & Arbitration


Women sue restaurant for porn actor’s assaults

Aug. 29, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

“Rainbow Bar would give permission and would knowingly allow … Ron Jeremy, to use the employee’s restroom to sexually assault ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Illumina sets up major challenge to FTC authority

Aug. 29, 2023
By Craig Anderson

“The Commission asks this Court to do what no court ever has: Affirm an unprecedented exercise of administrative power to bloc...


Civil Litigation


Family files first wrongful death claim over Maui fire

Aug. 28, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The lawsuit was filed by California firm Singleton Schreiber. Also, Maui County sued power companies over the wildfire. The co...


Education Law


Parker S. Kennedy donated $10 million for law student scholarships and another $1 million for an endowed professorship.


Judges and Judiciary


Chief justice announces Judicial Council appointments

Aug. 28, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Many of these appointees are returning to committee leadership, which will help us make steady progress on our ongoing priorit...


Criminal


Justice Leondra R. Kruger, writing for the California Supreme Court court on Thursday, reversed a 6th District Court of Appeal...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


After settling the claims, the law firms moved to exempt the recoveries of their clients whose cases were not included in the ...


Technology


Apple makes u-turn on right to repair laws

Aug. 28, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

At least four states have passed right to repair laws since 2020, and up to 20 more including California are considering them.


Civil Litigation


The lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Francisco by Jennifer Pafiti, Jeremy A. Lieberman and J. Alexander Hood II of Po...


Environmental & Energy


Friends of Earth disagrees with Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman’s sustaining of PG&E’s demurrer to the lawsuit that...


Government


Tribe seeks to claw back provisions of gaming compact

Aug. 28, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Nearly two dozen California tribes with casinos have sued Gov. Gavin Newsom for allegedly using compact negotiations to force ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Defense attorney Randall A. Miller had asked the State Bar Court judge to abate the bar hearing because of Eastman’s right not...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar board mulls new non-exam licensure proposal

Aug. 25, 2023
By Devon Belcher

If the proposal for licensure following 700 to 1,000 hours of supervised law practice is submitted and rejected by the state S...


Labor/Employment


Elon Musk posted on his Twitter account in 2020 that U.S. law requires people to have “at least a green card” to be hired at S...


Litigation & Arbitration


U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu denied part of plaintiffs’ motion claiming San Francisco was not complying with her order c...