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Government


Beginning in 2024, AB1084 would allow the California attorney general to impose civil liability fines of $250 for a first viol...


Judges and Judiciary


The move would create a third vacancy in the Eastern District of California court.



Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The decision came after Joshua I. Schiller and his wife, Melissa, said the attorney’s January arrest was the result of a misun...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


Todd E. Lundell, an elected member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & ...



State Bar & Bar Associations


The group will consider whether to adopt a uniform bar exam to make it easier to become licensed in other states and whether a...


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


The plaintiffs said the provision would significantly shrink the number of guns available for sale in California and Chief U.S...



Data Privacy, Civil Litigation


Robinhood security breach case moves forward

Apr. 28, 2021
By Winston Cho

Robinhood has denied that it’s network was compromised. It’s maintained that the company is not liable because cyber criminals...


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Circuit OKs US government control of gun regulation

Apr. 28, 2021
By Craig Anderson

More than 20 states challenged a rule change by President Donald Trump under the Administrative Procedure Act, arguing it woul...



Civil Litigation


The decision could have significant implications for a company that has become the most dominant player in online retail by cr...


Civil Litigation


U.S. District Court Judge Christina A. Snyder of the Central District granted the defense’s motion Friday and found that the r...



Government, Civil Litigation


An Ohio attorney involved in the case said in a writ petition to the 2nd District Court of Appeal that Los Angeles County Supe...


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


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel said U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney abused his discretion when dismissing an Or...



Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal


"Individual testimony would be necessary to show that See's consistently applied an unlawful practice, resulting in a trial th...


Civil Litigation


One of the lead attorneys representing the tribes, Lester J. Marston with Rapport & Marston in Ukiah, said his efforts to ...



Government


Mayor London Breed nominated City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera as general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.


Government


The state law requires disclosure of names and addresses of tax-exempt organizations’ large donors.



Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


Justice with slow record clears up 40 cases in 3 months

Apr. 27, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

3rd District Court of Appeal Justice Justice William J. Murray Jr. wrote 37 opinions between 2018 and 2020, but has cleared sc...


Government


Anne Marie Schubert said she aims to defeat Attorney General Rob Bonta in the November 2022 election with a tough on crime pla...



Judges and Judiciary, Government, Civil Rights


The city and county filed ex parte motions to stay the injunction pending appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, arg...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


LA County again delays criminal proceedings

Apr. 26, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

The deadline for holding preliminary hearings on a defendant’s right to pretrial release was extended from 10 court days to 30...



Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


The state dropped most other restrictions because of U.S. Supreme Court decisions but “Californians are still prohibited from ...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


“PG&E is alleged to have been responsible for the operation of the Cannery MGP, and even though the alleged pollution firs...



Law Practice, Law Office Management


Kirkland Ellis partner moves to Goodwin Procter

Apr. 26, 2021
By Kamila Knaudt

New Goodwin partner Jean Lee said the firm's technology mergers and acquisitions practice with innovative companies is a core ...


Civil Litigation, Banking


Plaintiffs’ attorney Tatiana G. Avakian of Marlin & Saltzman LLP, who was joined by attorneys at the Markham Law Firm and ...



Criminal


“When cases are returned by the appellate court two decades after a conviction, that can present significant challenges in ret...


Civil Litigation


In a statement, Reddit said, “Child sexual abuse material has no place on the Reddit platform. We actively maintain policies a...



Government, Criminal


Voters passed Proposition 57 by a nearly 30 point margin in 2016. It was designed to force the state to release some nonviolen...


California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice


An administrative order, decided by the Supreme Court in an en banc decision last week, would apply only when different appell...



Bankruptcy


According to U.S. court data, bankruptcies in the nation fell by almost 30% last year, compared to 2019. Only Chapter 11 reorg...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


Filed in San Francisco Superior Court the same day the settlement was announced, the lawsuit alleged Kaiser failed to pay or p...