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Labor/Employment


Unionizing tech workers want input on products

Feb. 16, 2021
By Jessica Mach

Composed of workers who already earn high wages and competitive benefits, the growing number of unions in the tech industry re...


Law Practice, Community News


“We decided that as a firm, we needed to take action to advance the causes of diversity and racial justice rather than simply ...



Judges and Judiciary


While no one has taken credit for the change, a union representing public defenders along with several prominent judges, inclu...


Law Office Management, Community News


Friedrich W. Seitz said his fondest memories include serving as managing partner for more than 20 years and participating in t...



Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court


The case that prompted the 9th Circuit to seek clarification involves a former employee at PPG Architectural Finishes Inc., a ...


Obituaries


George E. Booth, 1947-2021

Feb. 12, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Mono County DA was intense, laughed easily, loved outdoors



Technology, Civil Litigation


Consumers have lodged similar complaints against Google Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa over the devices listening in on them wit...


Criminal


Plans for Penal Code changes are taking shape

Feb. 12, 2021
By Tyler Pialet

Legislators are proposing bills to implement some of nearly a dozen recommendations included in an 89-page report released Tue...



Government


Northern District US attorney resigns

Feb. 12, 2021
By Gina Kim

Northern District chief prosecutor David L. Anderson is the latest U.S. attorney in California to resign following a request f...


Law Office Management, Community News, Civil Litigation


The star plaintiffs' litigator has pushed for courts to get back to business. His big personal injury verdict this week might ...



Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Attorneys objecting to a $13 million cy pres settlement of a lawsuit reached between class counsel and Alphabet-owned Google r...


Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice


Appellate attorney Michael G. Colantuono, a former State Bar president, noted California already has a system for allowing app...



Labor/Employment


An assistant U.S. attorney unveiled the plan Tuesday in a memo asking a Southern District of New York judge to stay proceeding...


Earlier this week, President Joe Biden requested the resignations of nearly all of the nation's U.S. attorneys.



State Bar & Bar Associations


The technology is used as an anti-cheating device but some say it is disproportionally inaccurate in identifying people with d...


Labor/Employment, Government


If Wednesday's nomination is confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Su would be second in command at the U.S. Department of Labor. Bide...



Government, Criminal


LA DA issues new directives, deputies disagree

Feb. 11, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

Deputy district attorneys said the judge’s injunction order was far more extensive than described by DA George Gascon in his n...


Civil Litigation


LA judge awards $23.7M to motorcyclist hit by truck

Feb. 11, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The plaintiff and his wife were represented by a team lead by Brian J. Panish with Panish Shea & Boyle LLP in Los Angeles....



Civil Litigation


Pfizer and BioNTech defended their actions in a dismissal motion filed Monday, arguing that their use of Allele Biotechnology’...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The committee said that if a lawyer works in the chambers, it is considered a gift from the law firm under the Code of Judicia...



Government


“If I was going to launch a trial balloon, that’s exactly how I would have done it,” said former GOP political consultant Dan ...


Civil Litigation


Filed by Public Counsel, the Inner City Law Center and Bet Tzedek Legal Services, the suit seeks declaratory and injunctive re...



U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law


Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued revised guidance lifting the prohibition on indoor religious services in areas with widespread or...


Government


Before taking the job, Pamela S. Karlan resigned from her position on the Oversight Board, which oversees content moderation d...



Judges and Judiciary, Community News


OC courts win 3 national technology awards

Feb. 10, 2021
By Arin Mikailian

The awards were announced by the National Association for Court Management and Court Information Technology Officers Consortium.


Government, Criminal


DA George Gascón said he would appeal the decision. But until the appeals are finalized, questions loom about how the largest ...



Technology, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Attorneys who brokered the agreement said the settlement amount is notably higher than what Uber had agreed to pay in earlier ...


Civil Litigation


Robinhood sued over investor's suicide

Feb. 9, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

Alex Kearns, who wrongly thought he owed Robinhood $750,000 after making a risky investment, committed suicide in June, citing...



State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt sentenced Shant Ohanian on Thursday and stated that he intends to order him to pay resti...


Judges and Judiciary


LA Judge Anthony Mohr ends 27-year career

Feb. 9, 2021
By Arin Mikailian

Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mohr retired Feb. 16 and has already started on his next career move as a fellow at the Advanc...