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Class Action


While the association recently abandoned a rule preventing volunteer coaches from being compensated for their work, the propos...


Class Action


The class action, filed in 2014 by Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Richard Dent and eight other former NFL players, ha...


“He’s tried more cases than all the attorneys here combined, he loves trials and he loves his practice. Obviously, we wish thi...


Litigation & Arbitration, Class Action


“It is extremely unlikely that a massive advertised house party would have occurred at the subject property had the ‘host’ act...


Events


Ismail J. Ramsey was sworn in by Senior U.S. District Judge Thelton E. Henderson, front left. Chief Judge Richard Seeborg of t...


Class Action


The parties are working to “replenish the bellwether pool” in the wake of Lyft’s recent summary judgment motion attempting to ...


Class Action


A federal judge denied the City of Huntington Beach’s request for a temporary restraining order in its housing lawsuit against...


Labor/Employment


UC law schools join advocacy centers for unions

Mar. 23, 2023
By Devon Belcher

Law school professors at UC Irvine and UC Davis will be partnered with colleagues from other academic specialties to help lead...


Tax


SBX1-2 would impose several conditions designed to make it harder for refiners to squeeze extra profits out of the California ...


In addition to dispute resolution, Cantil-Sakauye is expected to continue as president and chief executive officer of the Publ...



US attorney nominated for Southern District

Mar. 22, 2023
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Tara K. McGrath is the civilian litigation attorney advisor for the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific region.


Judge who makes tough decisions dislikes wrong kind of attention.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“This is the first time a California state gun law has been struck down under the Bruen test,” said Chuck Michel, a lawyer for...


Civil Procedure


Committee also advances bill to target ‘crisis pregnancy centers’


Google says it has already responded to 289 document requests and is trying to end the case over claims of free speech violati...


Environmental & Energy, Class Action


Edison demurred to the class action claims on the grounds that a utility cannot be held liable to third parties for purely eco...



White & Case recruits 10 lawyer Silicon Valley team

Mar. 22, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Heather Burke, the firm’s Silicon Valley office executive partner, said this team’s arrival from Paul Hastings further advance...


Events


“From the time we founded the firm in 2017, we intended to build a top-tier securities litigation practice capable of deliveri...


Litigation & Arbitration


“This happens all the time in the post-COVID world. Litigation can be pretty inefficient,” said Michael A. Sherman, a partner ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Neal Katyal, a partner with Hogan Lovells who represents Coinbase, argued the Supreme Court should overturn two 9th U.S. Circu...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The Central District joins a growing list of U.S. Attorney offices across the nation creating bodies to right wrongful convict...


Litigation & Arbitration


David Graeler named managing partner at Nossaman

Mar. 21, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

One of Graeler’s priorities as managing partner will be to attract strong, diverse talent who would benefit from Nossaman’s pl...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


In February, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the judge’s decision to compel arbitration in another consumer ant...


“Our office has been fortunate to be led by individuals who can navigate the diverse, and sometimes spirited, personalities of...


Technology


In Samsung’s trial brief, Faegre Drinker partner Christopher J. Burrell wrote that his client and S10 Entertainment “operate f...


Real Estate/Development


Real estate lawyer acquitted of fraud charges

Mar. 21, 2023
By Jonathan Lo

Prosecutors argued a real estate lawyer should have known what he was doing was a crime. The lawyer said he had trusted his fa...


Bankruptcy


The Survivors Network called on lawmakers to investigate dioceses for “possible fraud” related to bankruptcies.


Kevin Slagle, a spokesman for the Western States Petroleum Association, criticized the governor’s efforts Monday as damaging t...


Civil Litigation


The writer sued Creative Artists Agency LLC in 2019, accusing two of the company’s agents of misappropriating a TV pilot he br...



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Mar. 20, 2023

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