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Government


Legislature confirms Bonta as AG

Apr. 23, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Assembly approved the Democrat from Alameda 62-0, the Senate 29-6.


Civil Litigation


The county will also ask for a stay of U.S. District Judge David O. Carter’s order pending the appeal, said Skip Miller of Mil...



U.S. Supreme Court, Administrative/Regulatory


The FTC’s authority under a 1973 law that empowered the consumer protection agency to seek injunctions to stop fraudulent acti...


Labor/Employment, Government, Constitutional Law


Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez testified at the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection hearing that AB 286 would provide ...



Government, Criminal


DAs with opposing ideologies stand with victims

Apr. 23, 2021
By Tyler Pialet

Two prosecutors from opposite ends of the political spectrum met virtually with victims to honor National Crime Victims’ Right...


Technology, Law Practice


Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, Goodwin Procter LLP and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP worked on the deal.



Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


An investigation found the county failed to provide appropriate services to inmates with mental disabilities and that on any g...


Government, Civil Litigation


Ventura County sued for COVID records

Apr. 23, 2021
By Craig Anderson

Attorneys with the First Amendment Coalition and Davis Wright Tremaine LLP seek a judicial ruling that the county has failed t...



Health Care & Hospital Law


Attorneys for the four main drug company defendants — Teva Pharmaceuticals, Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Allergan PLC and Johnso...


Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Law Office Management


David Barksdale, along with senior counsel Kevin Garland and associate Joseph Bini, moved from Loeb & Loeb LLP.



Labor/Employment, Government


SB 572, or the Workforce Asset Guarantee & Enforcement Act, makes it easier for the labor commissioner to collect unpaid w...


District Attorney Diana Becton said the shooting put the other officers on scene and citizens nearby in danger and that the de...



Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said she will allow one member of the press to physically attend proceedings. She w...


Criminal, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


The warrant was executed March 22 and kicked off a four-day search at U.S. Private Vaults Inc., a Beverly Hills store that all...



Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Ironhawk, which has sold computer software called “SmartSync” since 2007, sued Dropbox after the cloud software company offere...


Government


Legislature hearings move Robert Bonta toward AG post

Apr. 22, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Senate Rules Committee confirmed him by a 3-0 vote, with the two Republicans abstaining. Bonta needs votes in the full cha...



Government, Civil Litigation


“I can’t imagine the 9th Circuit won’t take this very seriously, and even possibly, the U.S. Supreme Court,” said Derek P. Col...


Real Estate/Development, Land Use, Construction


It is currently very difficult to convert an unused ground floor retail space back into its original use as residential housin...



California Courts of Appeal


3rd District justices say Legislature has power to rein in Gov. Gavin Newsom.


Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Law Office Management


Ogden was the principal of The Ogden Law Group in Santa Monica. He worked on transactional matters in large and small commerci...



Law Practice, Law Office Management


Thomas W. Michael and Rustin M. Brown are the latest additions to support the firm’s emerging company and venture capital inve...


Government, Environmental & Energy, Criminal


A demurrer will challenge 25 misdemeanor charges that PG&E recklessly emitted air contaminants in violation of health and...



State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


In recent meetings, the State Bar’s paraprofessional program working group has suggested that paraprofessionals should be allo...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


With 200 people watching the Orange County trial via Zoom, attorneys for four Teva Pharmaceuticals, Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.,...



Technology, Data Privacy


Is involuntary data transfer theft?

Apr. 21, 2021
By Winston Cho

Consumers in this litigation are arguing that Google steals their data allowances by secretly programming its operating system...


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


Last summer, an appellate panel upheld most of the decision by U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen to deny the bank’s motion to...



Labor/Employment, Immigration, Government


The Assembly Judiciary Committee passed AB937, which aims to further restrict the abilities of state law enforcement officers ...


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge David O. Carter expressed scorn for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s $1 billion plan, announced Monday.



Law Practice, Law Office Management


Celeste M. Brecht is the former co-chair of Venable's West Coast litigation group.


Civil Litigation


First civil jury since March 2020 returns $4.8M verdict for man with terminal cancer in products liability case, parties say L...