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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Lisa S. Blatt, chair of Williams & Connolly LLP’s Supreme Court and Appellate Practice, told the annual meeting of the 9th...


Government


Ballot measure on LA County budget is legal, panel says

Aug. 1, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

“Because the Charter amendment enacted by Measure J defines the powers of the county’s board in the context of adopting a budg...


Labor/Employment


SpaceX accused of not paying wages, overtime

Jul. 31, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

“Defendants required plaintiff and the class to work ‘off-the-clock,’ uncompensated, by, for example, requiring plaintiff and ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Volunteer coaches can pursue suits against NCAA

Jul. 31, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Classes of volunteer coaches won't be dismissed or transferred, U.S. Senior District Judge William B. Shubb rules.


Intellectual Property


“Artistic expression and content creators are always worth protecting, and the owners and creators of valuable intellectual pr...


The U.S. attorney general has the power to remove Immigration judges and members of the Board of Immigration Appeals at will w...


Seven of the new judges were public defenders.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit convenes this week in Portland

Jul. 31, 2023
By Craig Anderson

The four-day conference will feature panel discussions about the 2022-23 session of the U.S. Supreme Court, originalism, the U...


Technology


Blackberry accused of stymieing IP case

Jul. 31, 2023
By Wisdom Howell

A tech company accused by BlackBerry Inc. of trade secrets theft told a Santa Clara judge that the once prominent cell phone m...


Bankruptcy


Judge Michael Daly Hawkins conceded that the question has been disputed in courts across the nation but concluded, based on 9t...


Vanaman German attorneys say it's an honor to represent kids in special education cases.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“Moreover we conclude that despite changes in technology and professional norms, the rule governing the court’s subpoena powe...


Obituaries


John E. Virga, 1939 -- 2023

Jul. 28, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Veteran Sacramento attorney defended Squeaky Fromme


Judges and Judiciary


If confirmed, Judge Eumi Lee will fill the vacancy created by U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick III’s move to senior statu...


Criminal


Girardi’s expert barred from competency hearing

Jul. 28, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Tom Girardi, 84, is accused of stealing $15 million from five clients and pleaded not guilty to five counts of wire fraud in F...


Technology


Activision countersues in dispute over office rent

Jul. 28, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Regus Management Group LLC brashly filed suit against its former tenant, Activision, seeking to collect millions of unearned d...


Litigation & Arbitration


Senior U.S. Judge Larry Alan Burns of the Southern District of California instructed the jury to use either the Consumer Expec...


Environmental & Energy


Despite new injunction, raw milk use is growing

Jul. 28, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Hippies and preppers are driving forces behind raw milk movement.


“The cities have been chomping at the bit to shut these sober living homes down, and their plans to do that are tempered only ...


Government


“At no time have the relevant provisions of the California Constitution stated that non-citizens are categorically prohibited ...


Intellectual Property


Pre-1972 copyright claims dismissed against Pandora

Jul. 28, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman of The Turtles, most known for their 1967 hit song “Happy Together,” accused Pandora in 2014 of ...


Litigation & Arbitration


“The best outcome you can hope from me is that [the complaint] is unripe,” U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said.


Jobs neutral Daniel Turner worked in college and law school provide insight in mediation.


Labor/Employment


The departures come the same month that Strook and Nixon Peabody called off proposed merger negotiations.


Law Practice


Dispute resolution pioneer joins Signature Resolution

Jul. 27, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Dario Higuchi, managing director at Signature, said Bruce Edwards will be a significant addition to the office that Signature ...


Environmental & Energy


The cases illustrate the complexity of air quality regulation, involving multiple government entities and several air quality ...


The appeal is the latest to raise questions about the reach of Section 230, the 1996 federal law that includes a provision tha...


Civil Rights


The woman says she was fired for refusing to participate in the food service company’s diversity training.


Litigation & Arbitration


Children blame dad’s drug death on priest sex abuse

Jul. 27, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

"This is the first case where a client died in a manner we could relate to the damage from childhood sexual abuse," said Megha...


Technology


“According to Google, they do, and they charge advertisers hefty amounts for the privilege of autoplaying their advertisements...