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Covid Court Ops, California Supreme Court


“We learned that people in collaborative courts, in mental health courts, or in drug courts, could still have their day in cou...


Government


5 new DAs, 32 incumbents elected unopposed

Mar. 17, 2022
By Christer Schmidt

In five counties, the incumbent DAs did not seek reelection but only one candidate sought each of those offices. In several ca...


Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Minor Leaguers are employers, jurist says

Mar. 17, 2022
By Jonathan Lo

Former MLB player and minor league pitcher Garrett R. Broshuis of Korein Tillery LLC, one of the plaintiffs’ counsel, argued i...


LA family law judge advocates ‘unbundling’ work for poorer clients.


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary


Retired LA Judge Susan Lopez-Giss joins ADR Services

Mar. 16, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“I always said if I became a judge I wanted to do family law because I didn’t like what people did to their children going thr...


Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


A group of friends were assaulted on May 18, 2021 outside a sushi restaurant in Los Angeles, the complaint states.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Data Privacy


The accidental release of confidential attorney discipline records to a public case law search site includes more records than...


Obituaries, Judges and Judiciary


Gary D. Hoff, 1948 — 2022

Mar. 16, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

‘Historian’ of the Fresno Court founded numerous services.


Law Practice


Daphne M. Higgs and Teresa M.L. Tate came from Perkins Coie.


Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California said Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate admitted he knew he was “an al...


Real Estate/Development, Land Use


Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 9 in September. When it went into effect Jan. 1, it required cities to allow two housing units on ...


“Their position was that after five years, he hadn’t had any surgery, that he wasn’t going to need any going into the future a...


Judges and Judiciary


Governor of California names 17 superior court judges

Mar. 15, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday the appointment of 17 judges to superior courts in Fresno, Los Angeles, Merced, Orange, San...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


Kaiser refused Covid vaccine to woman with MS, family says

Mar. 15, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

The wrongful death and medical negligence lawsuit was filed in Orange County Superior Court, and claims medical workers made f...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary


Retired LA Judge Susan Lopez-Giss joins ADR Services

Mar. 15, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“I always said if I became a judge I wanted to do family law because I didn’t like what people did to their children going thr...


Labor/Employment, Education Law, Civil Litigation


The University of San Francisco had already fired an associate head coach accused of committing assault.


Government, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Amazon must make Prop 65 disclosures, appeals court rules

Mar. 15, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

“This case represents a continuation of the sea of change we are seeing in the law to finally reflect the reality of online ma...


Labor/Employment, Government, Criminal


Overwhelmed by a heavy workload, the public defenders say they are afraid to speak up for fear of retaliation.



An Examined Life

Mar. 15, 2022

Yolo County Superior Court Judge David Rosenberg has written a biography that spans from his birth in post-Nazi Germany to hol...


Judge Katherine Chilton traded entertainment litigation for Zoom hearings


Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports


“CAA’s devotion to, and consistent success for, the world’s top talent and brands unquestionably begins with its exceptional i...


“In the weeks ahead, we’ll be hearing firsthand from everyday Californians and their families, service providers, health care ...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


Judicial Council to end emergency rules June 30

Mar. 14, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“The rules were always intended to be temporary,” Marsha G. Slough, chair of the Executive and Planning Committee and a justic...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Baseball players sue NCAA, University of San Francisco

Mar. 14, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“The University of San Francisco employed two baseball coaches for 22 years, despite an awareness that these coaches created a...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Village seeks an order allowing it to invest in the co-owned projects for which it shares the rights with Warner. Village also...


Torts/Personal Injury, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


Baldwin partly blames victim for shooting

Mar. 14, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

In a demand for arbitration and request for indemnification, Alec Baldwin's lawyer writes that cinematographer Halyna Hutchins...


Land Use, Education Law


On Friday, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Lakewood, and Assembly Budget Chair Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, introduced SB 11...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The lawsuit revolved around claims that Sutter forced Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California, HealthNet and United...


Construction, Civil Litigation


Victims of bridge collapse in Corona settle for $38.5M

Mar. 11, 2022
By Christer Schmidt

“I think what really led to the breakthrough in the settlement was extensive investigation over approximately four to five yea...


Law Practice


Former Quinn Emanuel partner joins MIller Barondess

Mar. 11, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Molly C. Stephens represented MassMutual in a lawsuit against major banks.