Government, Environmental & Energy
Carmel denied Verizon permit but didn’t tell them, lawsuit says
By Jonathan Lo
Avi W. Rutschman of Best Best and Krieger LLP represented Carmel at the hearing. “What we’re arguing is: We issued a written d...
Government, Civil Litigation
San Jose jury awards $102.5 million to sexual abuse victims
By Ricardo Pineda
The verdict in Santa Clara Superior Court blames the Union School District for not acting sooner on allegations of sex abuse.
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Government
U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to overturn California’s PAGA law
By Craig Anderson
The Private Attorney General Act law allows employees to file complaints on behalf of the state.
Law Practice
Trade secrets attorney joins Debevoise & Plimpton in San Francisco
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Jay Neukom joins the firm from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, where he was a partner.
The software company deceives Americans who are eligible to use TurboTax for free under an IRS agreement with commercial tax p...
Securities, Government
US attorney, SEC file charges in alleged $1M insider trading scheme
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“Insider trading is not a game — it’s a federal crime,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Timothy M. Stone said
Government, Civil Litigation
Judge kicks $28M claim, says plaintiff breached contract
By Ricardo Pineda
“Under no circumstances may the non-breaching party stop performance and continue to take advantage of the contract’s benefits...
Technology, Labor/Employment
Amazon sued over work from home expenses
By Federico Lo Giudice
“During the pandemic they sent everybody home, and under California law, they were required to reimburse employees for work ex...
Technology, Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
‘Talk to the 9th’ US judge tells state in Activision hearing
By Wisdom Howell
U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer told the state agency to “talk to the 9th Circuit” and flatly rejected its assertion that ...
Judges and Judiciary, Environmental & Energy
Lawmakers want training for judges hearing water law cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California faces its worst drought in up to 1,200 years, according to a recent study.
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Judge Sidney Thomas says he plans to go senior
By Craig Anderson
President Biden now must fill 3 vacancies on the court.
Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Google seeks dismissal of claims it benefits from Android users’ cell data
By Jonathan Lo
The plaintiffs argued that cellular data is their personal property or, in the alternative, assert a claim of quantum meruit a...
LA judge, a longtime prosecutor, is glad to help new attorneys.
Litigator, raconteur is credited with creating the appellate law firm.
U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property
Supreme Court to hear whether ‘similarity’ is bar to fair use
By Wisdom Howell
The petition for writ for certiorari by the Andy Warhol Foundation was granted Monday to determine whether a court is forbidde...
Entertainment & Sports
In Hollywood a slap can go unpunished by authorities
By Ricardo Pineda
“With significant injury cases as in domestic violence or sex crimes, the police will be more aggressive and seek filing of ch...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Molson Coors owes $56M for infringing, jury rules
By Christer Schmidt
Molson Coors was ordered to pay $56 million to Stone Brewing Co. for trademark infringement. A jury found that Molson Coors di...
Legal Education, Government
John Eastman must turn over Trump emails, U.S. judge rules
By Craig Anderson
“Based on the evidence, the Court finds that it is more likely than not that President Trump and Dr. Eastman dishonestly consp...
U.S. Supreme Court, Government
U.S. High Court will hear Prop 12 dispute over out of state pork
By Jonathan Lo
In its petition for writ of certiorari, the National Pork Producers Council cited a statistic that California imports more tha...
Real Estate/Development, Government
Another eviction ban bill advances in Assembly
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Senate Judiciary Committee planned to take up AB 2179 on Tuesday. The bill will need a two-thirds vote in both houses to p...
Ventura Judge Matthew P. Guasco says court is ‘safe, sacred space for justice’
By David Houston
Without lawyers and judges, the Constitution is ‘just a piece of paper,’ says the civil trial judge.
Education Law
Nationally recognized election law professor Rick Hasen to teach at UCLA
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“The key is figuring out how to promote fair elections without having speech laws that could limit robust political debate and...
Lowenstein & Weatherwax’s founders didn’t know where inter partes review would take them.
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary
Judge Jeremy D. Fogel joins FedArb
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Fogel will split his time as a neutral between Northern California and Washington, D.C.l.
Technology, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Facebook copyright class action transferred to Northern District
By Wisdom Howell
The complaint, filed by a class photographers, claims “Facebook recklessly disregarded that no third party ever obtained a lic...
Technology, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Content moderators say TikTok neglected their mental health
By Federico Lo Giudice
“The content is not the cute animal and baby videos often seen on the platform,” the Joseph Saveri Law Firm stated.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
LA judges’ PAC supports 2 incumbents, one was admonished
By Federico Lo Giudice
“After reading the commission’s testimony saying that Judge Carol Elswick failed to promote confidence in her impartiality and...
Government
SEC’s San Francisco office director leaving at end of the month
By Craig Anderson
Erin E. Schneider will be replaced on an active basis by Monique C. Winkler, the office’s associate regional director for enfo...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Government, Banking
Access to bank records and DMV photos sought by the bar
By Ricardo Pineda
“These proposals to enhance regulation of client trust accounts represent a profound and meaningful advancement of our public ...
The Franchise Tax Board responded in court filings that just because one trustee does not live in California, that does not me...
