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State Bar & Bar Associations


External investigators and prosecutors are used in cases where the State Bar has a conflict. “We found multiple errors and omi...


Litigation & Arbitration


“It should appear clear to all — regardless of religious affiliation — that wearing a mask while worshiping one’s god and comm...


Civil Rights


“With the increase in people who openly identify as LGBTQ+ in the United States and the few new confirmations of openly LGBTQ+...


“Due to its complexity, a significant number of alleged misdemeanants will likely be unaware of the information their DNA may ...


Technology, Civil Rights


Tesla responded to the demands for information, saying the California Civil Rights Department had abused its authority and not...



Consumer products defense attorney joins Hogan Lovells

Apr. 14, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Trenton H. Norris is one of the nation’s leading practitioners in class action and consumer litigation defense, the firm said.


Civil Procedure


The proceedings were suspended after his lead defense counsel, Harland W. Braun of Braun & Braun LLP, was hospitalized on ...


Litigation & Arbitration


Should California establish dedicated CEQA courts?

Apr. 14, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“I think we can all agree, as we hear testimony from different witnesses, that CEQA is a complex piece of legislation,” Little...


Because the investors did not purchase Bayer securities in the United States, the company’s attorney asserted, they cannot bri...


The report mentions failure of administrative offices to meet metrics for their work mandated by law, a high rate of vacant po...


A Los Angeles County sheriff’s sergeant made that revelation on Wednesday during a hearing before Superior Court Judge Lawrenc...



A Helpful Head Start

Apr. 14, 2023
By Shane Nelson

Mediator doesn't sugarcoat what parties need to know to settle


Real Estate/Development


Real estate and land use law firm is grounded in diversity

Apr. 13, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“Our clients are in the midst of trying to find ways to address challenges with purpose and creativity, and we believe we can ...



Fund formation attorney joins Bryan Cave in San Francisco

Apr. 13, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Robert M. Crea is well-versed in a variety of state and federal regulatory and compliance issues affecting private fund sponso...


Civil Rights


According to the bill, “’squaw’ is a racist and derogatory term that has historically been used as an offensive ethnic, racial...


Technology, Communications Law


Babylon Bee, Minds Inc. challenge state hate speech law

Apr. 13, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

AB 587 passed on a combined 99-3 vote in the California Assembly and Senate, with several Republicans voting yes. But a Senate...


Some municipalities across the county, including Los Angeles and Sacramento, are introducing cannabis licensing programs that ...


Two California district attorneys called for amendments to AB109, passed in 2011, which requires certain convicts to be housed...


Civil Litigation


California Attorney Rob Bonta’s office had sued Juul on behalf of the Los Angeles County District Attorney and the County of L...


Litigation & Arbitration


Monster said Vital Pharmaceuticals falsely claimed to potentially billions of people its BANG is superior to other energy drin...


Technology


The case is the latest that this coalition of law firms has filed on behalf of school districts against the California-based s...


McDermott Will & Emery


Litigation & Arbitration


The plaintiff’s counsel, Dow W. Patten of Forthright Law PC argued that PG&E “jumped the gun” and didn’t meet and confer b...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


If facts relevant to the claim are discovered after the statute of limitations has expired, the claim should still be consider...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Julius M. Engel is alleging the State Bar won’t reinstate him until he repays funds the agency gave to a former client, though...



Few agree on bill for remote criminal hearings till 2026

Apr. 12, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The California Public Defenders’ Association has thrown its support behind the bill after its author made several changes they...


Litigation & Arbitration


The Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees water resources in the West, is in a race against time to manage a rapidly declining...


Litigation & Arbitration


Attorneys for the client seeking allegedly misappropriated funds asked that ex-Girardi Keese lawyer David Lira’s deposition su...


Technology


U.S. District Judge Jacqueline S. Corley dismissed the gamers’ initial complaint without prejudice on March 20 because she fo...


Environmental & Energy


The settlement would have the South Coast Air Quality Management District “revise their regulations to remove the exemptions, ...