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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...


Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin is applying a legal argument similar to that used in fatal drunken driving cases.


DA Brooke Jenkins responded that the public should be more concerned that the defense is continuing to petition for murderer D...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit revives challenge to eviction moratorium

Aug. 31, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

“Iten’s injury for Article III purposes did not depend on whether Iten’s tenant provided notice or was otherwise excused from ...


Environmental & Energy


“This is probably one of the most thoroughly reviewed EIRs that I’ve been involved with,” said Glendale City Attorney Michael ...


Government


“We’re in California, where regulations and law reign to make sure we have a very methodical process around designating new co...


Health Care & Hospital Law


LA emergency doctor wins $600K for not being promoted

Aug. 31, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

“It’s significant in terms of how hard it is to win a case like this when somebody is still working there. People normally wil...


Data Privacy


The deletions erased metadata that could have shown how the information was used by a former Apple worker who moved to startup...


Litigation & Arbitration


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


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The jury in the southern district of California deliberated an hour before ruling for WhiteWater West Industries Ltd.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The basis for the committee’s opinion was its conclusion that law firm celebrations are predominantly business rather than soc...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Biomedical company wins $62M stolen secrets verdict

Aug. 30, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar, David Houston

“Ultimately juries know when people lie, cheat and steal and should be held accountable,” Ryan D. Saba of Rosen Saba LLP, who ...


The Commission on Judicial Performance issued a public admonishment Tuesday against Commissioner Wendy M. Harris. It was not h...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Michael D. Washington, who has been a judge since 2013, argued that the county improperly interpreted the law that deter...


Insurance


Consumer Watchdog founder Harvey Rosenfield said he has not seen proposed bill language but that he had heard it mimics steps ...


Labor/Employment


The two civil penalty provisions in the Healthy Airport Ordinance “carry the force of law and thus render the city a regulator...


Litigation & Arbitration


The lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims the U.S. Secret Service opened an investigation into Christopher Psaila and his company, M...


Litigation & Arbitration


In California — not Hawaii — utilities can be held liable just because their equipment was there, even if it was well maintain...


Law Practice, Education Law, Criminal


Gregory Trimarche denied all the allegations of illegal activity or misconduct — including charges of assisting or inducing ot...


Construction


Construction company claims $30M owed for West LA project

Aug. 29, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

William L. Miltner of Miltner & Menck states that the project’s general contractor, Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co. su...


Technology


Thomas Moyer, represented by attorneys at Swanson & McNamara LLP in San Francisco, was indicted in 2020 for allegedly offe...


Technology, Litigation & Arbitration


Santa Clara County Judge Evette D. Pennypacker said the company can’t restrict an employee to arbitration but reserve its own ...


Litigation & Arbitration, Education Law


On July 20, the Chino Valley Unified School District adopted a mandating that teachers notify parents within three days when t...


Litigation & Arbitration


ByteDance’s counsel, Charles Thompson of Greenberg Traurig LLP, cited two documents which bear signatures that plaintiff Yinta...


Litigation & Arbitration, Criminal


Women sue restaurant for porn actor’s assaults

Aug. 29, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

“Rainbow Bar would give permission and would knowingly allow … Ron Jeremy, to use the employee’s restroom to sexually assault ...