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Real Estate/Development, Government


Huntington Beach wins stay of state housing suit

Nov. 7, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

“I think this stay is a huge win for Huntington Beach in light of the press conference where Rob Bonta was sure he was going t...


A federal jury found that Jerry Boylan was negligent and failed to take safety precautions that could have prevented the fire ...


Mitigating and aggravating witnesses are to testify this coming week and the judge intends to take closing briefs under submis...


“Plaintiffs failed to allege facts plausibly showing that GM knew of and intentionally misrepresented or concealed any materia...


“The court is hopeful that this warning will go out loud and clear,” Riverside Superior Court Judge Timothy F. Freer said. “No...


State Bar & Bar Associations


It could “open the floodgates to substandard education and unqualified legal practitioners to the detriment of needy clients,”...


Asking a question worthy of Sherlock Holmes’ “curious incident of the dog in the nighttime,” attorneys argued over whether som...


Evil Genius accused Netflix of unlawfully terminating the contract, saying the streaming service used the pretext of a confide...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The tribe’s attorney, Curtis Vandermolen, said the law limits negotiations to seven subjects directly related to gaming, and t...


Judges and Judiciary


A government shutdown, which could happen by the middle of the month would cause further delays.


Labor/Employment


Amazon must pay disabled former employee $1.2M, jury finds

Nov. 6, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“Despite lodging a written complaint regarding his harassment, Amazon’s Human Resources Department failed to abide by Amazon’s...



2 views battle in Sacramento over open carry gun ban

Nov. 6, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The plaintiffs say the state has denied them their 14th Amendment due process rights under its “may issue” standard for gun ca...


"Plaintiffs lack any property or appropriative interest in that groundwater, which is owned by the State -- not the City," Dow...


“Plaintiffs failed to allege facts plausibly showing that GM knew of and intentionally misrepresented or concealed any materia...


Judges and Judiciary


Biden judge confirmations lag behind predecessors

Nov. 6, 2023
By Craig Anderson

A government shutdown, which could happen by the middle of the month would cause further delays.


The complaint states that Johnson & Johnson’s “false and misleading marketing and labeling” did not disclose health risks ...


Litigation & Arbitration


“As there was no way for defendant to anticipate the random act of violence, they had no duty to prevent the same,” stated Jos...


Immigration


“There are not enough people … interested in making sure that children have some sort of protection, let alone paying for them...


Litigation & Arbitration


“The receiver, Thomas Hebrank, expects all investors, all 1,200 people, will get back their original investment, not the promi...


Education Law


“Such anti-Semitic activities would not be tolerated at any of our firms,” their letter states.


Litigation & Arbitration


An attorney backed by groups concerned about crime has challenged one of 14 San Francisco judges, the one who heads the new CA...


Technology


The judge gave the parties one last opportunity to argue whether the case should be decided by him or a jury, and briefs on th...



Wordsmith

Nov. 3, 2023

Neutral Claudia Long takes a direct approach to dispute resolution, attorneys say


Law Practice


“It is my intention to perform substantial judicial duties for the court as a senior judge,” Davila wrote to the president.


Labor/Employment


“The Reno court held that individuals who do not themselves qualify as employers are not liable for harassment that they did n...


Health Care & Hospital Law


The lawsuit claims doctors erroneously advised the plaintiff to stop taking the blood thinner Xarelto for a week in advance of...


Litigation & Arbitration


Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer initially denied the PAC-12’s motion in his tentative ruling but chose not to adopt it f...


Criminal


Several cities, including Seattle, New York, and Chicago, have also joined the multidistrict litigation against Kia and Hyunda...


U.S. Supreme Court


California attorney can print former president’s name on insulting T-shirts, U.S. Supreme Court justices agree, but might not ...