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


“Collectively, these actions raise the costs of doing mergers and threaten to chill harmful and beneficial deals alike,” said ...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


The Fire Victim Trust, intended to compensate those victims, is the largest shareholder of PG&E stock, owning almost a qua...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Filippo Marchino of X-Law Group testified late Tuesday that millions of dollars went missing from settlements in two cases he ...


Legal Education, Community News


The commencement featured Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis, who told graduates to live bravely and truthfully.


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


"I didn't buy a jet," Alexis Gardner snapped when Michael J. Avenatti, defending himself on charges he stole his client's mone...



Tech Friendly

Aug. 4, 2021

Judge Michael Groch is helping develop easier voir dire methods


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


They concluded that U.S. District Court Judge Janis L. Sammartino abused her discretion in 2019, when she certified the three ...


Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman in San Jose ruled that the lawsuit is preempted by the Children’s Online Privacy Collectio...


Civil Litigation


“The FBI continues to retain the property because there is probable cause to believe that the funds constitute traceable proce...


Labor/Employment, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


Former LA Dentons partner Jinshu “John” Zhang says he was unjustly fired after raising concerns that Mike McNamara, who steppe...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


Matt Kanny, formerly of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, is now co-leader of the Goodwin Procter LLP litigation practice in ...


Obituaries, Litigation & Arbitration


Stephen Glick, 1947 — 2021

Aug. 4, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The law was conscientious civil litigator’s life, friends and family say


Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation


The San Luis Obispo County jury ruled July 29 in the lawsuit by attorneys for Betty Long and David Fear, who according to the ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit Judge John B. Owens, an appointee of President Barack Obama, wrote that limits on federal civil rights lawsuits ag...



Emphasizes Permanency

Aug. 3, 2021
By Arin Mikailian

Juvenile dependency Judge Michael Rushton wants kids in homes.


Litigation & Arbitration, Community News


The alternative dispute resolution firm will be at 12730 High Bluff Drive in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood.


Government


Lead organizer Orrin Heatlie has sued Secretary of State Shirley Weber to bar Newsom’s use of ballot language referring to “th...


Technology, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation


Zoom pays $85M to settle Zoombombing class action

Aug. 3, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“This case was unusual because the overwhelming majority of users never paid to use Zoom,” said Mark C. Molumphy, a partner wi...


Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation


Beverly Hills attorney Gregory W. Smith filed two whistleblower retaliation claims on behalf of veteran Deputy District Attorn...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Legislation in the House would add 203 seats to 47 federal districts. The Senate unveiled a more modest plan for 77 new seats.


Intellectual Property


U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright of Waco hears more patent cases than any other federal judge in the nation.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


Los Angeles County Judge Michael L. Stern said youth basketball coach Gary Franklin and his attorney, Trent Copeland of Browne...


Government, Environmental & Energy, Criminal


Zogg Fire, which burned over 56,000 acres last September. District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett said she has not made a final d...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary


Magistrate judges fill gap for vacant Article III posts

Aug. 2, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

According to data from the federal Judicial Conference, California’s Eastern District shares a distinction with the District o...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation


“The challenges for a PTSD case are that the injuries are invisible and that people can’t see the injuries,” said Christopher ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


On Friday they agreed that neither side would challenge dismissal of a prospective juror based on vaccination status.


Civil Litigation


A holder’s claim is a cause of action in which a shareholder alleges he was planning to sell his shares but changed his mind a...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


A couple of recent polls put Gov. Gavin Newsom's chances of surviving the Sept. 14 recall election at close to 50-50.


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


In testimony Friday, she told jurors that she signed a retainer agreement and settlement documents without reading them closel...


Law Practice, Health Care & Hospital Law


As some of California's largest employers rolled out vaccination mandates last week, law firms are weighing whether to follow ...