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Data Privacy, Civil Litigation


Lead counsel named in 23andMe litigation

Jun. 7, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

23andMe, which recently announced a new goal of mining genetic data and partnering with pharmaceutical companies for research ...


Environmental & Energy, California Supreme Court


The ruling marks a political shift, with People's Park - once a symbol of the 1960s Berkeley counterculture - having no suppor...


Roderick Thompson tailors his dispute resolution approach to best fit each case.


"The court essentially determined this is a political question and the County of Los Angeles is in the driver's seat," counsel...


Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation


Attorneys for a medical transportation company had argued that the circumstances of a 2023 crash, while "distasteful," were no...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, California Supreme Court


The question revolves around a 1986 law, the Civil Discovery Act, and whether trial court judges have independent authority to...


Terren Peizer's case marks the first time the Department of Justice has sought criminal insider trading charges against an exe...


Environmental & Energy


Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 149 last year, which allows governors to certify some important projects to resolve environmental ...


Immigration



Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The State Bar found 200 client files when it raided her office on May 29.


The lawyer sued Uber following its April 2016 launch in Argentina, claiming the company knowingly concealed the fact that he w...


Community News


Christen Press and Tobin Heath of the U.S. women's national soccer team were honored for their dedication to the cause.


Criminal, Administrative/Regulatory


Assembly votes to extend remote criminal proceedings

Jun. 5, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Assembly passed SB 92, which would extend remote criminal proceedings until 2026, by a 6-0 vote despite opposition from la...


The case is the first time the Department of Justice has brought criminal insider trading charges solely based on an executive...


Government, Administrative/Regulatory


"On information and belief, the city has rarely, if ever, allowed a lease action to lapse for over 15 months, making this a ca...


Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The panel ruled that U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel D. Beeler of San Francisco failed to instruct the jury to determine whether ...


The issues raised by the executive order, announced Tuesday, are in "some ways less justifiable" than similar measures announc...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


The settlement includes claims related to several blockbuster movies, including "Deadpool," "Guardians of the Galaxy," and "Av...



Music industry lawyer gives $5M to Occidental College

Jun. 5, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

John Branca said he wants the money used to help promising music majors at local community colleges to transfer to Occidental.


Law Practice


Financial services team joins Holland & Knight in LA

Jun. 5, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The team includes Paul W. A. Severin, who was until recently vice chairman of Loeb & Loeb LLP.


Former in-house lawyer Brian C. Wheeler joined the firm this week.


Girardi's attorneys compared Girardi's situation to that of Stormy Daniels' former attorney, Michael Avenatti, whose fraud tri...


Civil Litigation


Former GM accused of 'looting' LA company

Jun. 4, 2024
By Skyler Romero

Defendant Juan Carlos Romano conspired to divert company funds away from El Ruisenor de Mexico, Inc. to benefit himself and hi...


Criminal, California Supreme Court


The law went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, and imposed new requirements on gang enhancements in criminal cases, including the o...


Data Privacy, Civil Litigation


Orrick settles data breach lawsuit for $8M

Jun. 4, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

The data breach occurred in March 2023 and affected over 600,000 people.


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


The maker of Ram and Jeep vehicles wanted claims it cheated the diesel emissions standard moved to Michigan.



Diocese's bankruptcy could impact immigration nonprofit

Jun. 4, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A wave of diocese Chapter 11 filings could threaten the CLINIC's revenue streams at a time when many organizations helping imm...


Community News


SCCLA celebrates at 49th banquet event

Jun. 3, 2024
By Jack Needham


The number of attorneys applying for work with the panels has dropped two-thirds over 10 years, and the current pay ranges fro...


The 1st District Court of Appeal found that there was "no substantial evidence" that the individual intended the threat to be ...