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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

A 9th Circuit panel found that the basic biographical data is not personal enough to warrant an expectation of privacy.


Business Law

PayPal recently informed Uber of a "new interpretation of the parties' Global Merchant Agreement," according to a complaint fi...



The news organization had challenged an investigation by San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu into the compiling of its hosp...


Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court

Justices also expressed concern, however, about removing the measure from the ballot before the November election.



The lawsuit claims that City Council Member Traci Park held an improper bias toward preserving the site, and the city intentio...


Civil Litigation

A tentative order by Judge James C. Chalfant on Tuesday awarded the attorneys a reduced fee award under the California Public ...



State Bar & Bar Associations

"The law needs diverse voices and experiences and the maturity and wisdom that you have are assets, not barriers," said Nava D...


Education Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Lawyers for the parents and two Orthodox Jewish schools sued the state and the Los Angeles Unified School District, arguing th...



Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation

Congress has not produced a single legislative finding indicating that the relationship between ByteDance and the Chinese gove...


Torts/Personal Injury, Evidence, Consumer Protection Law, Civil Litigation

Attorneys in the case against some of the nation's biggest cosmetic manufacturers and retailers expressed doubt that the case ...



Intellectual Property

The dispute concerns the use of a photograph of the jazz icon as a guide to ink a tattoo.


Santa Monica patent boutique adds partner

May 7, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Dennis Courtney was on the team representing filmmaker Quentin Tarantino in a lawsuit brought by Miramax Studios over NFTs.



The sanctions issue is part of a broader dispute between the law firm and Global Industrial Investment LTD over enforcement of...


Vidhya Prabhakaran is the immediate past president of the Bar Association of San Francisco.



State attorneys continue to fight to work from home

May 7, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Some of these disputes stem from a letter Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration sent to heads of state agencies last month. Cabin...


Criminal, Administrative/Regulatory

Other counties may be watching. A growing body of academic research claims that full-time public defenders provide better repr...



The lawsuit listed four causes of action under AB 2777, which temporarily lifted the statute of limitations period for recover...


Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court

The ruling is the second in a class action against Spectrum Security Services Inc., where the court previously ruled that secu...



Alternative Dispute Resolution

Burns presided over several high-profile cases in San Diego including the bribery prosecution of then-Congressman Randy "Duke"...


Intellectual Property

The defense argues that R. Lance Hill's 1986 screenplay was created as a "work made for hire."



Alternative Dispute Resolution

Vanessa A. Zecher said she chose JAMS because its neutrals are familiar to her and understand the issues that arise in family law


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation

The plaintiffs' counsel has requested discovery to address time-sensitive issues, but the judge has indicated that he may gran...



Civil Litigation

Quinn Emanuel has dismissed allegations that it was involved in serious ethical violations as "meritless, and moot."


Securities, Class Action

The company is also defending similar claims by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.



State Bar & Bar Associations

The State Bar points out that the results mirror those from other big states.


Criminal

The ruling, which downgrades the standard of proof required for sentencing enhancements, "will require adjustment for federal ...



Environmental & Energy

The legal back and forth since the case was filed in January has focused on the validity of plaintiffs' supremacy and extrater...


Judges and Judiciary

Counties that will get new judges are Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Marin, Merced, Nevada, Orange, Sacrame...



California Supreme Court

The court's published opinions - under Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero - may continue its slow trend upward.


The former employees argue in their complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board that their protests were "protecte...