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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The city will ask a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel this month to reverse a decision that said elected municipal officials lack standing to challenge...


Evidence, Civil Litigation

The case highlights the question of when it is appropriate for a medical trade association to act against a healthcare professional for something they said i...


Class Action

Veterans have received no benefit from the federal judge's order to close Jackie Robinson Stadium and it's been "really rough" on the students, an attorney f...


Torts/Personal Injury, State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law, Business Law

The plaintiff claims Lincoln Law School of San Jose repeatedly assured her she was eligible to begin and complete her legal education despite not having met ...


Government, Civil Litigation

Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch found that Los Angeles County has discretion when it comes to addressing environmental problems at the landfill that falls outside...


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

C.D. "Chuck" Michel, senior partner at Michel & Associates PC who represents B&L Productions Inc., which has operated gun shows at Del Mar Fairground...


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California's AB 1780 aims to ban legacy and donor preferences in admissions for private colleges and universities that receive...


Intellectual Property

Contemporary reports indicate that copyright trolling undermines the purpose of copyright law, prompting calls for Congress to...


Constitutional Law

Justice Antonin Scalia asserts that the right to bear arms refers to individual rights and not collective rights tied to stat...



Verdicts & Settlements

Landlord and Tenant Tom Lackey, Sergio Camacho,... $19,796,939
Auto v. Auto Romelia Chaidez, Jorge Chai... $17,200,000
Hostile Work Environment Carryn Barker v. San Mateo ... $8,000,000
Wage and Hour Diego Guzman and Kevin Whit... $3,800,000
Auto v. Truck Jerry Mostad v. County of L... $2,750,000
Environmental Protection United States of America, T... $2,300,000
Wage and Hour Cassandra Negrete, as an in... $2,000,000
Malpractice Jordan Primo v. County of L... $1,600,000
Wage and Hour Joey Reyes, individually, a... $1,200,000
School Incident Jane Doe 7049 v. Westminste... $950,000

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Oct. 3, 2024


Brian B. Kelly as Shareholder in San Francisco from We Work.

Kelly counsels companies of all sizes on the entire employment life cycle, including hiring, termination, wages and hours, incentive compensation programs, policies, investigations, leaves, discrimination/harassment/retaliation, and restrictive covenants, among other issues. He also will support the firm's Corporate Practice, advising clients on employment matters related to buy- and sell-side mergers and acquisitions and other transactional matters.


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Dickinson Wright opens San Diego office

Oct. 2, 2024
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Daily Appellate Report

Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Dorado

Dual use of same aggravating factor to impose both full, consecutive terms for sex offenses and upper terms for those same counts was error.


Environmental Law

Yolo Land and Water Defense v. County of Yolo (Teichert Inc.)

Although petitioner elected to prepare the administrative record, County was properly awarded costs for preparing documents requested pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.


Family Law

E.G. v. M.L.

Social media posts revealing personal information (doxxing) of a parent's former romantic partner constituted the course of conduct necessary to grant a restraining order.


Immigration

Singh v. Garland

BIA made an erroneous adverse credibility determination of asylum applicant based on the perceived similarities between his case and those of other applicants from the same region.


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Knowles

Trial court was not required to consider mitigating factors that did not contribute to a defendant's conduct in a voluntary manslaughter sentencing.