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“Generally, if people are stuck at home, then they’re stuck, and they don’t want to file a restraining order involving someone...


Securities, Corporate, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


“Google is exposed to potentially billions of dollars in liability from these private lawsuits, in addition to major regulator...



Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation


Alameda County Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman denied the objection, approving the settlement with 31.6% to plaintiffs’ cou...


Labor/Employment, Judges and Judiciary, Immigration


DOJ recognizes immigration judges’ union again

Dec. 8, 2021
By Craig Anderson

Immigration judges are Justice Department employees, and former Attorney General William Barr successfully argued last year th...



Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


FBI probing $30M no-bid LA water billing contract

Dec. 8, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

When asked how the no-bid contract was approved, DOJ spokesman Ciaran McEvoy wrote in an email, "The investigation is ongoing."


Through their pro bono efforts, California law firms worked with nonprofits to try to help vulnerable businesses stay afloat.



Government, Criminal


LA DA Gascón given notice of 2nd recall attempt

Dec. 7, 2021
By Kamila Knaudt

The previous attempt to recall Gascón missed a September deadline to gather enough signatures to certify an election.


Government, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


“Plaintiffs added a race-based equal protection claim, citing the higher rate at which African-Americans experience homelessne...



Government, Communications Law, Administrative/Regulatory


Redistricting commission counsel accused of conflict

Dec. 7, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

"There are hundreds of lawyers in the California Political Attorneys Association. Not all of them do partisan work. And this f...


Corporate, Civil Litigation


“We are in the middle of trial. We have a trial here and it will continue, based on the court’s ruling,” Los Angeles County Su...



Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


According to the ruling, the plaintiffs pushed for an opt-out provision where firefighters could decline to receive vaccinatio...


U.S. Supreme Court, Legal Education, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel denied an injunction to block the district’s mandate, which requires student...



Torts/Personal Injury, International Law, Civil Litigation


The complaint was filed in San Mateo County Superior Court and the plaintiffs are seeking compensatory damages for wrongful de...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


The class is made up of 67 members, all of whom worked for dating app Coffee Meets Bagel from May 2015 to May 2019 and were cl...



Labor/Employment, Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation


The Association of Deputy District Attorneys says that District Attorney George Gascón is bypassing eligible prosecutors for p...


Corporate, Civil Litigation


“When the code uses the word ‘shall,’ that means it’s mandatory. There are a lot of laws that may not get enforced every time,...



Five defendants pleaded guilty to felony charges, including conspiracy to commit organized retail theft, receiving stolen prop...


Government, California Supreme Court


“Latinas are 20% of California’s population, and there has never been a Latina appointed to the California Supreme Court,” sai...



Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


In achieving the statutes’ removal, the ruling on Thursday held, defense attorneys provided a significant public benefit to 11...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Weighing the potential harms of the vaccine mandate, Judge Mary Strobel said even if all 789 unvaccinated fire department empl...



Insurance, Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


The issue in contention is a decision by the state of California to change some of Medi-Cal's dental policies, including but n...


Obituaries


Dennis B. Franks, 1957-2021

Dec. 3, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Business, entertainment attorney killed by falling tree



Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory


After Iowa pork producers sued to block enforcement of Proposition 12 on constitutional grounds, supporters of the law have su...


Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Antitrust & Trade Reg., Administrative/Regulatory


The proposed vertical deal between Nvidia and Arm would give one of the largest chip companies control over the computing tech...



Law Practice, California Supreme Court


Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Jeff H. Rubin, who represented the district attorneys association, said Thursday t...


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


The four California district court nominees who were approved by the committee passed by narrow margins, usually with U.S. Sen...



District Attorney Chesa Boudin said the charges represented the second homicide prosecution against an on-duty officer in San ...


Corporate, Civil Litigation


Despite the wording of the statute that lists requirements for certain numbers of women on boards, and references to penalties...



Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The city’s lawsuit argued the league and the Raiders acted as a cartel by creating artificial scarcity in the number of NFL te...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


The class is made up of 67 members, all of whom worked for dating app Coffee Meets Bagel from May 2015 to May 2019 and were cl...