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The Department of Corrections has been unable to hire sufficient mental health staff due to salary limits, remote prison locat...


Government, Criminal


Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig said Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers are negotiating in bad faith to keep...


Civil Litigation


The lawsuit filed on behalf of attorney Jeremy M. Joseph claims that the unnamed junior attorney's mistakes included neglectin...


Workers' Comp., Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles County judge ruled that it was not readily apparent that a separate workers compensation settlement released the...


Intellectual Property


Record labels file first suit over AI music copying

Jun. 25, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Major record labels have accused two music generator platforms of using artists' copyrighted work to train their AI models.


Law Practice


The firm's founder, Brian Kabateck, said he would remain involved in cases.



Knobbe secures dismissal of infringement case against Masimo

Jun. 25, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Wrist SP Biotech filed a complaint in the Western District of Texas accusing the Irvine-based tech company of infringing on it...


"One of our guiding principles is to try and stay ahead of the curve, and I think the remodel itself is ahead of the curve," m...


The settlement for the parents of a non-verbal autistic child is believed to be the largest ever paid out by the Clark County ...


Securities, Criminal


The case against former Ontrak CEO Terren Peizer was the first time the DOJ had brought criminal insider trading charges solel...


Legal Education


Jessica Berg has been co-dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Law for 11 years.


Civil Litigation


Plaintiff attorneys miss deadline for PAGA filings

Jun. 24, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A flood of recently filed cases suggests attorneys didn't know an overhaul of the law was effective June 19.



State challenges exemptions for charter cities

Jun. 24, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Five charter cities successfully challenged the state's law allowing duplexes on single-family zoned lots.


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar Judge Yvette D. Roland denied Feuer's motion to quash the subpoena for his testimony but limited the scope of his te...


The explosion of the truck "caused plaintiffs to suffer severe, agonizing, and life-altering injuries," states the complaint f...


The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to have the Flores Settlement Agreement partially terminated, relying on a recently pub...


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


The court concluded that the right to bring her noncitizen spouse to the United States is not a constitutional right.



Jeffrey M. Chemerinsky joins Kendall Brill & Kelly

Jun. 24, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.



The Long Game

Jun. 24, 2024

Frandzel Robins Bloom & Csato has nurtured long-term client relationships for over 40 years.


Military Law, Government, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero said he was not convinced that the government's policies were created without discrimina...


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law


Narrow ruling leaves many more cases to be decided by the Supreme Court or at the appellate court level.


Prosecutors had argued that evidence as to Girardi's current mental state could improperly lead the jury to infer that he wasn...


Securities


Throughout the trial, defense counsel argued Terren Peizer and the rest of Ontrak executives "had no reason to believe" its ma...


The company at the center of the dispute, Bonds Land Investment Co. LTD or "Bonds USA," is equally owned by brothers Johnson C...


Education Law, Data Privacy


LAUSD sued over app allowing students to report peers

Jun. 21, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The plaintiffs seek a court order forcing the school district to turn over records related to the funding, development, and op...


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


The provision is part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which was passed by Congress and signed into law by then-President...


The commissioner told the committee her agency has an annual budget of $239 million, with $112 million of that going to person...


U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick ruled that there was no evidence to support these claims.



New leaders named to State Bar Court vetting committee

Jun. 21, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Judge Lucy Armendariz of LA County Superior Court will serve as chair and Judge Monica Wiley as vice chair.



A Gentle Approach

Jun. 21, 2024

Attorneys say neutral Janet Fields brings kindness and understanding to her mediations.