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Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Filed by workers assigned to public infrastructure projects, the two cases under review concerned whether they were entitled t...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Orange County Judge Gregory L. Prickett is among 70 current and retired superior court judges who have endorsed prosecutor Ebr...


Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Congress has provided expedited review for certain noncitizens if the asylum officers determine an applicant does not have a c...


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


DOJ won’t file charges against Edison over Woolsey Fire

Aug. 16, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Penal Code Section 452 would require prosecutors to not only prove that Edison’s equipment caused the fire, but that the compa...


Civil Litigation


Avenatti loses $250M defamation suit against Fox News

Aug. 16, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“News outlets are not liable for minor mistakes, especially when reporting on public figures and matters of public concern,” s...


Law Practice, Community News


Masks, social distancing ribbons, fewer parties, COVID requirements and a new venue await 2,500 expected attendees at the Cons...


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


The county was sued by a restaurant group in January, seeking the return of operational fees paid during the months they were ...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Uber drivers say they were employees before Prop 22

Aug. 16, 2021
By Craig Anderson

Shannon Liss-Riordan, an attorney with Lichten & Liss-Riordan PC who represents the class of 4,800 drivers, wants U.S. Dis...


Family


“We agree with a general observation that drug abuse can contribute to homelessness. But no evidence supports such a link here...



Velvet Hammer

Aug. 13, 2021

Scott Markus is great with clients, but no pushover, lawyers say.


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy


Attorney Ronald Richards told Bravo and EFT Productions LLC that they are legally required to preserve any and all footage or ...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy


Attorney Ronald Richards told Bravo and EFT Productions LLC that they are legally required to preserve any and all footage or ...


Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Government


While many used to be chiefly litigators, filing unlawful detainer cases, much of their time now is spent advising clients on ...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Under the agreement, for 12 months the restaurant will provide workers with paid sick leave, instruct them to stay at home if ...


Real Estate/Development, Government


“Our firm is doing so many evictions at this point in time even though most people think the Tenant Relief Act means you can’t...


Civil Rights, Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court


Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief for neither side, saying it was important for the Supreme Court to clarify fo...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice


A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected two appeals by the Texas company over patents on data pr...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Michelle Phan was the last of the five clients to testify in the trial. All of them told similar stories of being kept in the ...


Community News


The Singers in Law to perform at Dodger Stadium

Aug. 12, 2021
By Kamila Knaudt

The Jazz vocal quartet of lawyers and a former court reporter will sing an a cappella arrangement of the national anthem.


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government


The city council unanimously voted to ask City Attorney Mike Feuer to prepare an ordinance to “require eligible individuals to...


California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice


Raymond A. Cardozo of Reed Smith LLP wrote that appellate attorney Jon B. Eisenberg failed to “demonstrate eligibility for rel...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Criminal


“I simply propose we take the day off. I simply prefer we be safe than sorry,” U.S. District Judge James V. Selna said. “If th...


Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Law Office Management


Winston Strawn enhances real estate practice

Aug. 12, 2021
By Kamila Knaudt

“Coming out of the pandemic, the real estate transaction market is more robust than I’ve ever seen, with an enormous amount of...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit law is at odds with 1st Circuit law, they argue.


Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court


“The basis for our petition is the fact that Gov. Newsom’s own words and arguments in court establish that the conditions warr...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


The case centered around 20 statements George Clinton made in his 2014 autobiography, “Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That ...


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


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel considered three appeals, two by California businesses and a third by minor league b...


Law Practice, Bankruptcy


"I find the motion totally without merit," U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell wrote in an order denying Erika Girardi's motio...


U.S. Supreme Court, Technology, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Malwarebytes’ characterization of Enigma Software Group USA’s competing product as a “threat,” “malicious,” and a “potentially...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Monday’s order by U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II in Los Angeles dismissed with prejudice the grocery association’s laws...