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


While the 2016 law was designed to alleviate prison overcrowding by permitting criminals categorized as nonviolent to seek ear...


Civil Litigation


Federal judge temporary halts ban on vaccine protests

Nov. 3, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“In the court’s view, plaintiff is very likely to succeed in showing that SB 742 is content based,” U.S. District Judge Dale A...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


Managing Partner Doug Clark said the Salt Lake City region is a “vibrant market … for emerging technology and life sciences co...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


“The claims asserted against Recology by the lawyers for Adam’s estate, which blame the company for his suicide, are utterly w...


Insurance, Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal


In an opinion issued Friday, the justices said a provision of Proposition 103, Insurance Code Section 1861.05a — which gave th...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Among the new mediators is Ronald S. Prager, a former San Diego County Superior Court complex civil judge.


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


In a notice of intent letter sent to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Tuesday, the Center for Biological Diversity sai...


Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Under the settlement, Apple maintains most of the business practices that have been alleged to violate antitrust law. It will ...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


Reacting to the ruling, the pharmaceutical companies said their marketing of opioids such as Oxycontin, Kadian, and Duragesic,...


Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge David O. Carter’s order came after two failed settlement talks over a license agreement dispute between th...


Government, Criminal


The charges stem from a 2017 confrontation between two San Francisco police officers and a man outside his home over a noise c...


Government, Environmental & Energy, Corporate


Under a law passed in 2019, the utility could recoup annual losses above $1 billion from a state fund, provided it meets other...


California Supreme Court


Jessica Barber will take over in 2022 from Norm Vance, who is retiring after 29 years as director.


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Ryann Jorban’s felony complaint named Efferin Deans, plus 22 aliases he is alleged...


Civil Litigation


Finding it fair and not a result of collusion, San Bernardino County Judge David Cohn tentatively approved the deal but said h...


U.S. Supreme Court, Health Care & Hospital Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


Marc Hearron, senior counsel for the Center for Reproductive Rights, argued that his client should be able to test the law bas...


Native Americans, Legal Education


Hastings Chancellor and Dean David L. Faigman said he will cooperate with any legislative change in the school’s name, which r...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


In a 42-page tentative ruling Monday, Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson said the plaintiff counties of Los Angel...


Torts/Personal Injury, Entertainment & Sports, Criminal


Albuquerque attorneys Robert Gorence of Gorence & Oliveros PC and Jason Bowles of the Bowles Law Firm said in a statement,...


International Law, Criminal


The resolutions are the first corporate criminal enforcement actions brought under the Consumer Product Safety Act, a law givi...


Judges and Judiciary


LA County Judge Ann Jones retires

Nov. 1, 2021
By Gina Kim

Jones said one of her proudest accomplishments was being the first superior court judge to hold a dedicated budget-planning po...


Government


AG Bonta names 21 executive team members

Nov. 1, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The group is led by Chief Deputy Attorney General Venus D. Johnson, who will oversee the legal affairs, law enforcement, opera...


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


The utility was set to be arraigned Friday in Shasta County Superior Court before Judge Cara L. Beatty on 31 charges, includin...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


“Moreover, it is in the interest of justice for the defendant to commence serving the term of incarceration that this court im...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


“Each of these lawyers enjoys tremendous respect from clients and colleagues alike for their legal expertise, drive, sector kn...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation, Admiralty/Maritime


Three plaintiffs’ firms — Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, Aitken Aitken Cohn and Bentley & More LLP — filed a motion t...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy


“We filed it because the Girardi Keese client victims deserve at least some chance of recovery before more attorneys drain ass...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions concluded that involvement in civics education does not trigger mandat...


Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law


“I think an employer can have reason to believe that not all requests are based on sincerely held beliefs, but an employer’s a...


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


U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he had “questions about her approach and reasoning” but gave Koh credit for disavowing ...