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Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


"It's not just the Sammartino needed to be recused, it's that she weirdly decided in Target's favor, the company whose stock s...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


“It took five times for the court to finally get an answer to its question, ‘Is there any evidence that any medically inapprop...


Insurance, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


“There are now seven federal court of appeals decisions on COVID-19 business interruption claims, and every one rejects policy...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


The Porter Ranch gas leak litigation settled last week for $1.8 billion. Together with the Frantz Law Firm, Girardi Keese repr...


Judges and Judiciary


25,000-word judiciary omnibus bill signed into law

Oct. 4, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

AB 1578 aims at expanding public access to administrative hearings, but not recording them and contains new rules about everyt...


Technology, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


“Plaintiff Nikola Corp. bears the burden of prosecuting this case and moving it to a resolution. It has dropped the ball, and ...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


“It’s a significant settlement and sends a strong message to the California Highway Patrol that it needs to improve and reform...


Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation


The eleventh hour deal between their client, Eric Murillo and U-Haul Co. of California Inc. came after a three-week arbitratio...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation


“In more than 25 years of service, this is the first instance in which CourtCall has been forced to bring ​such an action agai...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


The triple recusal case is about the labeling of foods that contain acrylamide under Proposition 65. An intervenor, the Counci...


Contracts, Civil Litigation


But lawyers for PacTech Holdings, a technology incubator and software product maker, say Fanli’s creators breached contract


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Melanie L. Proctor, representing the state Department of Fair Employment and Housing, said she feared the settlement would ena...



Simplified Problem Solving

Oct. 1, 2021
By David Houston

Anne Goyette handles complex cases, often as special master


Abortion, guns and the scope of arbitration agreements are all on the docket as the justices take the bench on Monday.


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Biden names 2 for San Diego federal bench

Oct. 1, 2021
By Craig Anderson

The nominees are U.S. Magistrate Judge Linda Lopez of San Diego, a former criminal defense attorney who has worked as a federa...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


US judges in California named as not properly recusing

Oct. 1, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

It's an absolute rule. There is no de minimis exception to it, even if its one stock," Arthur D. Hellman, an emeritus professo...


Government, Criminal


The committee, composed of judges, academics and lawmakers, directed its staff to draft a final report that will be voted on a...


Government, Civil Litigation


The City of Orange and a homeless shelter disagreed on how much time is needed for the shelter to move.


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


"The plaintiffs very strongly take exception to the suggestions by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing that there is...


Securities, Civil Litigation


“You have unreasonable investors unreasonably relying on immaterial statements,” Riccardo Mauro DeBari, a partner at Thompson ...


Law Practice, Law Office Management, Intellectual Property, Environmental & Energy


Brian Kelly joined from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP. Hazel Ocampo joined from Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Na...


Government


Mayor London N. Breed announced Chiu’s appointment after Dennis Herrera, who held the post for almost 20 years, was confirmed ...


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


Justice David A. Thompson of the 4th District Court of Appeal will return to private practice on Oct. 15 after 24 years as an ...


International Law, Government, Criminal


Alejandro Toledo Manrique is one of dozens of politicians and four former Peruvian presidents caught in a sweeping corruption ...


Government, Entertainment & Sports


The dispute highlights the gap between women and their lawyers who want to be made financially whole for the discrimination th...


Judges and Judiciary


During his 25 years on the bench Espinoza found “About 30% of my caseload involved cases with people with a serious mental ill...


Administrative/Regulatory, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The court cited a 2020 appellate ruling in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that the San Diego company’s conduct was le...


Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports


Some student players are employees, NLRB says

Sep. 30, 2021
By Henrik Nilsson

Under the new guidance, the board could prosecute universities that misclassify players as "student athletes."


Government, Administrative/Regulatory


Custodio & Dubey LLP is seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Gerber to properly label its products or ...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


31% of July bar exam takers had technical problems

Sep. 29, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“Although the data show that only a small percentage of applicants lost time or answer content, we are troubled by the extent ...