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Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


Chief Judge of the New Jersey Bankruptcy Court Michael B. Kaplan acknowledged that plaintiffs in the baby powder lawsuits woul...



Never Say Never

Feb. 25, 2022

Christine Masters applies tenacious persistence to dispute resolution.



Law Practice


Bradstreet spent the last two years of her 11-year judicial career handling mandatory settlement conferences during the COVID-...


Government, Criminal


The extension grants more time for both offices to renegotiate a new agreement before the termination of the current MOU, whic...



Technology, Government, Civil Litigation


Adult entertainers say Meta, OnlyFans collude against them

Feb. 25, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

The three plaintiffs, performers in the online adult entertainment business, stated in their filing in the Northern District o...


Government, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


Plaintiff Daniel Chung said he expressed his personal opinion in a newspaper editorial and was fired because he disagreed with...



U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday vacated a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling rejecting a copyright infringement verdi...


Judges and Judiciary


Judges, dean to help oversee judicial watchdog agency

Feb. 25, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The administration's appointees include two judges and the dean of UC Hastings School of the Law. Gov. Gavin Newsom created th...



Government, Criminal


Some of the biggest DA races to watch this year include Orange, Alameda and San Francisco counties. In the latter, voters will...


Labor/Employment, Government


“There’s a ton of spot bills. … We could have a ton of significant proposals put into those,” said Benjamin M. Ebbink, who rep...



Government, Administrative/Regulatory


Last month, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge James P. Arguelles ruled the plaintiffs should have another six months to c...


Labor/Employment, Education Law, Civil Litigation


Superior Court Judge David S. Cunningham III sustained without leave to amend the university’s demurrer against a professor’s ...



State Bar & Bar Associations


Under the program, attorneys could be required to report annually to the bar about whether they are responsible for client tru...


Government, Criminal


Both parties attack Newsom’s anti-retail theft spending

Feb. 24, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Caitlin O’Neil, a fiscal and policy analyst with the Legislative Analyst’s Office, said the governor’s plan lacked “clear obje...



LA complex civil jurist had a court-wide education when he was the presiding judge.



Human Rights First

Feb. 23, 2022
By David Houston

Americans don’t understand benefits of diversity, judge says



Securities, Civil Litigation


“Plaintiff has failed to adequately allege any actionable misrepresentation or omission,” U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson r...


State Bar & Bar Associations


“We anticipate that when we sell our San Francisco building in 2022, much of our outstanding debt will be eliminated,” Leah T....



Obituaries, Judges and Judiciary


“I deeply care about the needs of the less fortunate in our communities and I wanted to make a difference,” Ospino once shared...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Waymo trade secrets to remain protected, judge rules

Feb. 23, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A key factor in the outcome appears to be that the mystery third party that sought the company’s records from state regulators...



At the crux of the case is whether or not California’s murder statute allows for the prosecution of women who babies are still...


Technology, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Tesla has denied its workplace is racist and says it acts against anyone who violates its standards on treatment of fellow emp...



Land Use, Education Law, Civil Litigation


The Berkeley Citizens for a Better Plan also questioned assertions made by Bonta and Brown last week that an enrollment freeze...


Instead of stock options, commissioner divides farms and tractors.



Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports


“I booked shows and hauled the band equipment in my parents’ Ford Country Squire station wagon,” Root said.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


“Judge Fitzgerald, I come to this court a completely broken man. I realize that I have only myself to blame for being here,” d...



State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Matthew P. Fletcher pleaded guilty to felony perjury and conspiracy to obstruct justice in the midst of jury deliberations.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education, Law Practice


“I’m a little worried that if we have a no-exam pathway, it would be an excuse for the private sector, or public sector, to ta...



Civil Litigation, Banking


The banks are accused of acting as the “final link” for tech support scammers, knowingly turning a blind eye to red flags indi...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Administrative/Regulatory


“Advocates are not even able to find out exactly who is on the [committee],” said Marivic Mabanag, CEO of Advocates for Child ...