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In a unanimous opinion, a panel led by Justice Gail R. Feuer of the 2nd District Court of Appeal reinstated the appellant DA i...


State Bar & Bar Associations


“From 2015 through 2020, case processing times for the investigative phase of attorney discipline cases increased by 56%, and ...


Immigration, Government


The interim policy adopted by President Joe Biden’s administration appears intended to limit conflicts with immigrant advocate...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


“Electric trucks, solar, electric cars, electric shuttles, this needs to be the new normal for the freight industry moving fo...


Government


Attorney General Robert Bonta announced a new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council within the California Department of Jus...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Senior U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup of the Northern District of California recommends PG&E to consider all it kno...


Government, Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The ruling, by a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel, will almost certainly doom the use of the pesticide, chlorpy...


Criminal


The bills, which passed the Public Safety Committees in the Assembly and Senate, will likely be a test of the Democrat-control...


Criminal


DA Summer Stephan said she considered the public safety threats criminal street gangs pose but decided that the permanent natu...


“Courts in New York, California, and around the country have rejected the argument that ‘loss of use’ of property caused by ci...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation


Unless there’s a “substantial reduction,” U.S. District Judge William Alsup warned he will appoint a special master to determi...


Criminal


“Uncertainty still surrounds the degree and duration of protection vaccines provide against the virus or its mutations,” U.S. ...


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


“The preliminary injunction here goes beyond judicial activism. It assumes supervision and administration of hundreds of milli...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


“Judges are not required to give up their personal lives or individual opinions” but must be mindful of how the public may per...


Judges and Judiciary


“This was not an easy decision, but I am certain it is the right time for me to move on to the next stage of my life and pursu...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


The latest lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday by Lauren Teukolsky of Pasadena and union attorney...


Civil Litigation


The civil suit before Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson in Santa Ana could create a road map for global settlements, not only ...


Corporate, Civil Litigation


U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim ruled the Delaware Court of Chancery should be the exclusive forum because of the company’s f...


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


A trucking industry trade group argued the state law, AB 5, is preempted by a federal law, the Federal Aviation Administration...


Government, Criminal


State crime victims’ legal funds are running out

Apr. 28, 2021
By Henrik Nilsson

The federal Victims of Crime Act fund is the largest funding source for programs in California aimed at helping victims.


Government


Beginning in 2024, AB1084 would allow the California attorney general to impose civil liability fines of $250 for a first viol...


Judges and Judiciary


The move would create a third vacancy in the Eastern District of California court.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The decision came after Joshua I. Schiller and his wife, Melissa, said the attorney’s January arrest was the result of a misun...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


Todd E. Lundell, an elected member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The group will consider whether to adopt a uniform bar exam to make it easier to become licensed in other states and whether a...


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


The plaintiffs said the provision would significantly shrink the number of guns available for sale in California and Chief U.S...


Data Privacy, Civil Litigation


Robinhood security breach case moves forward

Apr. 28, 2021
By Winston Cho

Robinhood has denied that it’s network was compromised. It’s maintained that the company is not liable because cyber criminals...


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Circuit OKs US government control of gun regulation

Apr. 28, 2021
By Craig Anderson

More than 20 states challenged a rule change by President Donald Trump under the Administrative Procedure Act, arguing it woul...


Civil Litigation


The decision could have significant implications for a company that has become the most dominant player in online retail by cr...


Civil Litigation


U.S. District Court Judge Christina A. Snyder of the Central District granted the defense’s motion Friday and found that the r...