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Government, Criminal


Gov. Gavin Newsom reviewed the convict’s parole hearing testimony and the objections of a board member who had voted against r...


Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation


With 400 people listening in, Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant heard arguments for and against a preliminary injunction ...



Judges and Judiciary, Government


Alex Padilla is not a lawyer, but is no stranger to litigation. As California’s secretary of state from 2015 until last month,...


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights


U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ordered attorneys to submit papers outlining the limit of his power to remedy the problems...



Labor/Employment


United Airlines persuaded two district judges to dismiss the employees' lawsuits, but a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals pane...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


Frantz Law Group APLC, which previously worked with Girardi Keese in the Porter Ranch class action, will proceed with the case...



Labor/Employment


The tentative ruling issued Jan. 29 by Merced County Superior Court Judge Brian L. McCabe said new variants of the COVID-19 vi...


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice


Workload issues in the appellate courts may partially mirror similar problems seen in the superior courts. According to the Ju...



Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


Temporary conservator appointed for Tom Girardi

Feb. 2, 2021
By Henrik Nilsson

Famed trial lawyer, facing bankruptcy and possible professional discipline, is said to suffer from short-term memory loss.


Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Parade of US judges to senior status continues

Feb. 2, 2021
By Craig Anderson, Gina Kim

The exodus of district judges is not surprising, and the list of vacancies is expected to grow in the coming weeks.



Law Practice, Law Office Management


The new office, located in Irvine, is led by executive partner David A. Robinson, the former president and founding shareholde...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


Heather Rosing takes Klinedinst helm

Feb. 2, 2021
By Kamila Knaudt

Rosing is the second person to lead the firm in its 37 years, succeeding founder John D. Klinedinst, who became chair emeritus...



Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops, Civil Litigation


OC courts begin civil jury trials again

Feb. 2, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

Criminal and probate jury trials have also resumed in Orange County, at judicial discretion.


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


Following growing precedent of fashioning pandemic policies to safeguard constitutionally protected activities, U.S. District ...



Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


The administrative claims accuse San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow of charging the protesters “based on bias an...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Criminal


Office of the Inspector General report calls state prison system’s COVID-19 inmate transfer protocol “a public health disaster”



Technology, Securities, Civil Litigation


At least six lawsuits were filed against the Menlo Park-based company in federal courts across California Friday for restricti...


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


Santa Clara County judge finds Calvary Chapel in contempt, but suspends fine against church pastors as long as they adhere to ...



Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman issued the tentative rulings to counsel before a three-plus hour hearing ...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


The deal would give Frantz, a firm that worked with Girardi Keese to represent more than 8,200 plaintiffs in the Porter Ranch ...



Corporate


Alongside Flannery's retirement, the company also announced it has started a search for his replacement.


Civil Litigation


In a tentative ruling, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Julia Spain said in order to succeed on a special motion to strike ...




Able to Read People

Jan. 29, 2021

After a wide-ranging career, Edward Ferns knows how to talk to anyone.


Criminal, California Supreme Court


“[W]hen parole works as intended, it is a sufficiently vital part of the rehabilitation process that ought not be categoricall...



Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Acknowledging that the issues at stake were nuanced, Corley said she nevertheless feared "a trial is going to end up hurting e...


Civil Litigation


Noting that other similar constitutionally protected activities such as religious gatherings and political protests are allowe...



State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


The court decision would expand the current provisional licensure program to include those who scored 1,390 or higher on exams...


Labor/Employment, Government, Criminal


As claims began pouring in soon after the federal government bolstered California’s unemployment insurance funding pool last y...



Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice


Complaint against 3rd District justices divides attorneys

Jan. 29, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Some attorneys said they have warned their clients about delays, while others say they haven’t noticed anything.


Technology, Securities, Civil Litigation


“Robinhood’s actions were done purposely and knowingly to manipulate the market for the benefit of people and financial intuit...