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“Hopefully we get to a spot where the city realizes its mistakes and repeals the ‘no-vending zones’ ordinance,” said Katherine...


U.S. District Judge Susan Illston dismissed the plaintiff’s claim related to infringement of other sites’ data and also denied...



“You can’t make this stuff up — it’s a flawed system and a groundless ruling,” Intuit spokesperson Tania Mercado said.


Government


Gov. Gavin Newsom, who as San Francisco mayor sponsored a successful ballot initiative in 2010 that restricted sitting or lyin...



Stuart G. Gross of Gross Klein PC argued that Tesla failed to meet its burden of establishing the consumers clearly and unmist...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge shortages will get worse, Jessner predicts

Sep. 6, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

“There are public sector positions that pay in excess of what judges make. Some deputy DAs make more money than judges,” said ...



Government


“I think that the verdict highlights the danger of fentanyl and the danger of any sort of distribution of it that it is differ...


Judges and Judiciary


“From his many decades of experience as a judge presiding over complex matters, it was his belief that understanding how and w...



Los Angeles County Judge Randolph M. Hammock rejected ReactX’s claim that the document, written by a head staffer at the compa...


In May, Superior Court Judge David Cunningham ruled that, “Specific conduct by LA City — conduct showing causation — is not al...



The complaint says that some of the plaintiffs were trapped in elevators; there was smoke and people had to be evacuated when ...


Labor/Employment


The state has had access to this “irrefutable” evidence for years before the Civil Rights Department filed a lawsuit against t...



Government, Environmental & Energy


The complaint states, “In spite of vegetation maintenance being part of SCE’s 2020-2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan, the tree whe...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


FTC ends block to Amgen merger, settles claims

Sep. 5, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Amgen said it is disappointed by the FTC’s decision to file the claims, denied wrongdoing, and said it remains committed to co...



Counsel for the defendant company denied liability, arguing that the plaintiff could not establish causation because there was...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


A federal judge in San Francisco tentatively set a bench trial date of Feb. 5, 2024, notably much later than the self-imposed ...




Six Flags not liable in $35M roller coaster lawsuit

Sep. 5, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Six Flags’ attorneys pushed back, saying that the plaintiff’s attorneys had not alleged specific wrongful conduct that warrant...


Entertainment & Sports


The complaint filed by attorney Philip J. Kaplan in Los Angeles County Superior Court says director Antoine Fuqua arranged an ...



State Bar & Bar Associations


The Board of Trustees’ Conflict of Interest Codes proposal “fails to provide reasonable assurance that all foreseeable potenti...


Companies and in-house counsel rarely allow a firm’s pro bono work to influence their decisions when choosing legal representa...



Litigation & Arbitration


Convicts facing involuntary civil commitment for being a sexually violent predator after their prison term ends have a due pro...


Insurance


Lobbyists said to be penning insurance overhaul

Sep. 1, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court said he recorded a lobbyist on a plane predicting a last minute “gut and amend” insura...



Labor/Employment


California firms could be pressured to increase their wages if they have employees in other states who start earning as much a...


Labor/Employment


Bill aims to let strikers collect unemployment benefits

Sep. 1, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Witnesses speaking in favor of the bill included officials of the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, which represents act...



Data Privacy


On its website, the platform maintains that it adheres to all applicable confidentiality, privacy and Health Insurance Portabi...


Labor/Employment


“Qwick merely provides an online platform for facilitating connections between freelancers and businesses,” the company states.



Obituaries


Gregory E. Knoll, 1947 – 2023

Sep. 1, 2023
By Devon Belcher

Legal Aid lawyer advocated for State Bar transparency


The Riverside County prosecutors persuaded the jurors that the defendant had "implied malice," because he knew the deadly effe...




Soaring Experience

Sep. 1, 2023

Settling cases is like docking a spaceship, says Signature Resolution mediator Roger Clark.


Law Practice


Hogan Lovells names new leader of San Francisco office

Aug. 31, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Megan Nishikawa defends clients in complex commercial and product liability matters, including toxic tort and environmental cl...