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Real Estate/Development


“We believe San Francisco’s path to recovery remains clouded and elongated by major challenges,” the investment firm behind Hi...


State Bar & Bar Associations


“In his 20-year history he was never aware of Mr. Girardi ever failing to pay a client, late or at all,” defense attorney Ryan...


Litigation & Arbitration


Fight over Treasure Island revitalization moves forward

Oct. 25, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer Jr. issued an order on Oct. 18 allowing the developer to seek punitive dam...


Tax


Judge inclined to favor LA on 'mansion tax'

Oct. 24, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The order represents a significant setback for landlord groups and anti-tax advocates, should it become final. The plaintiff's...


Real Estate/Development


Luxury townhouse builder sued by homeowners association

Oct. 24, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The Los Angeles property has structural issues and problems with respect to water entry, unstable soil, fire protection, plumb...


Litigation & Arbitration


Sonoma company wins $21M for breach of contract

Oct. 24, 2023
By Craig Anderson

The jury declined to award damages for intentional interference with Smashmallow’s relationship with Wolfgang Confectioners.


Technology


OC DA computer system crippled by cyberattack

Oct. 24, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

A spokesperson said the DA “is coordinating efforts with the FBI and the U.S. attorney’s office to identify the perpetrators s...


Law Practice, Environmental & Energy


Veteran environmental attorney opens mediation firm

Oct. 24, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Gideon Kracov led civil prosecutions in the Los Angeles City Attorney's Environmental Protection Department. He also previousl...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Medical device maker defeats kickback claims

Oct. 24, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Morgan Lewis partner Kayla S. Kaplan argued before U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb in Sacramento last Monday. The court t...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar sends Supreme Court 2nd revised ethics code

Oct. 24, 2023
By Devon Belcher

“I think it’s important in the spirit of transparency and accountability that we continuously talk about how we as a new board...


Litigation & Arbitration


“When young mothers with young children do not feel comfortable walking down the street, going to a park or going shopping, t...


Criminal


Prisoners sue over solitary rules that might help them

Oct. 24, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“They fear that things will get worse for them, because of the subjectivity, the loopholes and how they could be interpreted,”...


Technology, Litigation & Arbitration


“This case alleges that Caltech and its for-profit partner Simplilearn falsely advertise a ‘Caltech Cybersecurity Bootcamp’ th...


Intellectual Property


The case before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg has the same set of facts and experts as a recent International Trad...


Litigation & Arbitration


Lead defense attorney Thomas Borncamp During argued in the three-week trial in Kern County that there wasn’t any evidence indi...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge who ruled on sale of LA Clippers joins ADR Services

Oct. 23, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Judge Michael I. Levanas retired from the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Oct. 13.


Government


The city is accused not only of charging too much and charging disproportionately, but using the revenues “for a purpose diffe...


Insurance


“When a plaintiff files an action against the plaintiff’s insurer for injunctive relief under the Unfair Competition Law, whic...


The plaintiff, a 20-year employee, claims that he was fired on Aug. 2 after he opposed the company’s plan to release a flawed ...


Technology


Zoom represents that its subscriptions can be canceled via online web portal or email, but routinely fails to honor users’ can...


Judges and Judiciary


Lassen County judge facing disciplinary action may retire

Oct. 23, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan


Litigation & Arbitration


None of the defendants’ vaping devices have received premarket authorization from the FDA. In many instances, they have not ev...


The proposed order states that If the city fails to abide by the settlement, it will be subject to monetary penalties and may ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The judge paused proceedings pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling that a district court must stay a case if a pa...


Litigation & Arbitration


“The number of lawsuits you see is a fraction of the number of cases there are against Coinbase. There’s an unknown number in ...


Technology, Data Privacy


Meta denied any wrongdoing and argued that the plaintiffs dropped their charge of invasion of privacy because the court ruled ...


Law Practice, Community News


Wednesday's celebration was held in New York and livestreamed to The Lot at Formosa in West Hollywood.


Litigation & Arbitration


“Failing to check the leak may be a conscious disregard for the safety of others, but is not so vile, loathsome, miserable tha...


Law Practice


Stern said he was drawn into alternative dispute resolution after teaching at Stanford and seeing the polarization on campus.


Litigation & Arbitration, Health Care & Hospital Law


The COVID-19 test kit developer generated $37.6 million in income between 2021 and 2022 but was left with no money by Aug. 1, ...