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Obituaries


Thomas J. Nolan, 1946-2022

Feb. 14, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Trade secrets defense titan used legendary tactics.


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley denied the plaintiffs' motion for class certification in part, allowing the inju...



Health Care & Hospital Law, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Plaintiffs say the company’s policy of requiring insurance companies to include all of their networks or none at all is anti-c...



No Ambushes

Feb. 11, 2022

Judicate West neutral Thomas Oesterreich, a former plaintiff and defense litigator, urges parties to be patient and positive.



Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


Orange County Deputy District Attorney Ebrahim Baytieh allegedly failed to disclose information to defense lawyers


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Federal judge reinstates protections for gray wolves

Feb. 11, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Thursday’s order by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White was a significant win for a coalition of environmental groups. Howeve...



Obituaries


Akin Gump partner championed charter schools


Technology, Criminal


Joseph Sullivan, Uber’s chief security officer from 2015 to 2017, immediately told his superiors about a 2016 hack that implic...



Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


Some of the individual charters, religious and civic organizations affiliated with the scouts and who are named in sexual abus...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Orange County Superior Court Judge Fred W. Slaughter drew Republican support and is expected to clear the full Senate.



Civil Litigation


UC will pay $246M to women abused by UCLA gynecologist

Feb. 10, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

The settlement covers 50 cases with allegations that span UCLA gynecologist James Heaps’ 35-year career. 203 women will receiv...


Government, Criminal


In Orange County, the top candidates are already trading vicious insults. The wildcard is billionaire George Soros, who has no...



Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


LA County courts will resume all trials on Monday

Feb. 10, 2022
By Blaise Scemama

“Throughout the pandemic, we have prioritized safe access to justice – and will continue to do so,” Presiding Judge Eric C. Ta...


Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


The deal was temporarily stalled last week after a lawyer for the officer accused the district attorney of withholding exculpa...



The UC Board of Regents are reportedly on standby to hasten the name change should the bill be challenged.


Labor/Employment, Government, Civil Litigation


“We’re here for the whistleblowers who have the guts and the courage to speak up against commissioners,” lawyer Angela M. Alio...




Devotion to fairness

Feb. 10, 2022

“I always did not like the old saying ‘life’s not fair.’ Fairness is a big issue for me,” said Commissioner John Blair.



Law Practice, Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal


Brad A. Bening of Davis, Bengtson & Young APLC said he interviewed the jury, and they disregarded the evidence and instruc...


Judges and Judiciary


An openly gay jurist and a respected trial judge for every type of civil trial, Bradstreet is lauded as a pioneering advocate ...



Judges and Judiciary, Government


While a Judicial Council representative began a Tuesday informational hearing by praising Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed funding...


Law Practice


Maynard Cooper expands in LA with 6 new attorneys

Feb. 9, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

The lawyers worked formerly together at Hinshaw & Culbertson and now join Maynard’s Insurance and Financial Services Litig...



Government


“American Express, Mastercard and Visa have the ability to go beyond what any law enforcement agency, legislature or city coun...


Law Practice


Kristin Snyder will join the firm’s White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group on March 14. She is leaving the SEC after 18 y...



Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Santa Clara technology giant Nvidia Corp. abandoned its $40 billion bid to purchase British chip design provider Arm Ltd. Mond...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


In January 2020, inventors of Wi-Fi coding technologies won the huge verdict in the Central District of California. Broadcom w...



Attorney Susan L. England, who just celebrated her 85th birthday, was admitted to the California Bar during a time when women...


Immigration, Government, Civil Litigation


The $6 million from a settlement over unlawful detention of immigrants, will be divided between the Public Defender and the Al...



Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Comedians sue Pandora over rights to their jokes

Feb. 8, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Although Pandora has licensed the comedians’ recordings, “this does not include the literary jokes themselves. You can’t have ...


Civil Litigation, Banking


The lawsuit accused the bank’s directors of failing to address internal problems after it reached an agreement with the Office...