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State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Appellate Practice


The bar is accusing Joe Dunn of misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty over his statements to the Board of Trustees co...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Charges remain on record even if a State Bar Court judge throws them out.


Government




Bridge Builder

Jul. 8, 2022

Growing up in shadow of courthouse prepared Judge Maria Evangelista for bench


Environmental & Energy, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Oil industry tracker fights subpoena in antitrust case

Jul. 8, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Maryland-based Oil Price Information Service says it should be shielded by a privilege that protects newsgatherers from having...


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Civil Litigation


“Because [my clients] are still going to have two boys as originally planned, they are seeking only their economic damages for...


Government, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


The attorney general said cleanup operations from 2007 through 2021 totaled more than $8 million.


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


The motion, filed Wednesday, is the latest in a flurry of developments since the June 15 ruling in which the state PAGA law su...


Criminal


Former executive at Theranos convicted of fraud

Jul. 8, 2022
By Skyler Romero

Ramesh Balwani’s conviction follows that of his ormer associate and girlfriend Elizabeth A. Holmes. He will be senteced on Nov...


Government


Brooke A. Jenkins resigned last year in protest of policies of her boss, Chesa Boudin, who was recalled by voters in June.


Government


As of July 1, election officials had certified 84.65% of the votes from the June 7 primary.


Government


Campaign turns in signatures for recall of LA DA Gascón

Jul. 7, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Critics, many of them his own prosecutors, say DA’s policies on charging and sentencing are causing crime to rise.


Judges and Judiciary, Government, Environmental & Energy


Judge Jon S. Tigar’s order on Tuesday vacated 2019 rules on species ranging from wolves to birds to fish.


California Supreme Court, Administrative/Regulatory


The question is whether San Diego County Superior Court’s appellate division was correct in concluding in April that the city ...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation, Banking


Creator of NFT Bored Ape Yacht Club sue artist

Jul. 7, 2022
By Christer Schmidt

Ryder Ripps created consumer confusion by re-minting Yuga Labs non-fungible tokens in the blockchain without qualifying them a...


Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports, Appellate Practice


Lionsgate names new associate general counsel

Jul. 7, 2022
By Skyler Romero

Randall L. Jackson was head of litigation at the film studio. He previously worked at Kendall Brill & Kelly and Irell &...


Technology, Government, Contracts


Aerojet RocketDyne Holdings was accused by one of its former cybersecurity directors of misinterpreting its compliance with ce...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


In 2007, Whittaker Corporation agreed to a multi-million dollar settlement that required the company to fund a groundwater tre...



Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Judge admonished over bias and bad temperament

Jul. 6, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Orange County Superior Court Judge Derek W. Hunt was cited over four cases.


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A lawyer for Orange County Judge Michael Murray told a panel of special masters that the judge’s disregard of an altered polic...


Obituaries


Donald H. Heller, 1943 - 2022

Jul. 6, 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Sacramento attorney fought for death penalty, then against


Data Privacy, Civil Rights


Gun owner plaintiffs sued to block Attorney General Rob Bonta’s release of their data to a anti-gun research group. Then their...


The payment represents the culmination of a years-long legal battle between Americans for Prosperity and the California attorn...


Labor/Employment


“This is a cut-and-dried failure to pay lawful and adequate compensation. Apple solutions consultants were required to work 40...


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Under the law, drugmakers must provide various notice, reporting, and justification obligations on the manufacturer of a presc...


“Our client bought and paid for guaranteed cost coverage and should have never been sued. We thank the court for its diligence...


Real Estate/Development, Land Use, Government


“This is more than a symbolic gesture for the Bruces. . . . It’s also important for the rest of us,” said George C. Fatheree I...


Intellectual Property, Contracts


$175M trademark infringement award upheld

Jul. 5, 2022
By Skyler Romero

“What we were able to prove by the end of the case through very extensive expert testimony, as well as lay testimony, in the p...


Government, Civil Rights


While already passed laws are further called into question, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two new laws last week prohibiting the ma...