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Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The chief executives of Amazon and Facebook were unable to guarantee to lawmakers they did not engage in practices that might ...


Obituaries


Stephen B. Sadowsky, 1948 - 2020

Jul. 30, 2020
By Blaise Scemama

White collar defender was brilliant jokester, mentor.


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


$17M for bank employee in termination case

Jul. 30, 2020
By Jessica Mach

A state appellate panel awarded a U.S. Bank employee $17 million, a reduction from the $24 million a jury originally granted t...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


The move to a court that does not hold jury trials violated the plaintiff's rights under the California Constitution, wrote L...


Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


In a case of first impression, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday revived actress Ashley Judd's sexual har...


Labor/Employment


The way the guidelines switch between words like “must” and should” make it hard to understand what’s actually required.


Judges and Judiciary


Practicing Patience

Jul. 29, 2020

Judge Vicki Ashworth applies techniques from family law to her criminal calendar cases.


Civil Litigation


The monitored liability lawsuits differ from business interruption cases challenging insurers over government shutdown orders,...


Insurance, Civil Litigation


Hearing oral arguments Thursday via teleconference, the seven-judge panel on multi-district litigation in Washington, D.C. mus...


California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice


California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, writing for a unanimous high court, concluded appellate courts must review fi...


Data Privacy


Companies advised to delete unneeded data so they don’t have to protect or produce it.


Law Practice


Counties range from having one attorney for every 1,000 residents to one for every 41.


Law Practice


Reed Smith LLP expanded its corporate group with two veteran transactional attorneys in Century City.


If approved by voters, up to 1,000 law enforcement jobs would be impacted, according to the county’s chief operating officer.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


“If a 1,390 passing score supports minimum competency to practice law today, it certainly did so in the past,” Assemblymember ...


Labor/Employment


A proposed federal bill introduced by Republican leaders would provide employers with significant defenses against claims they...


Tax, Real Estate/Development, Government


Proponents and opponents of Proposition 15 are arguing against the ballot measures allegedly 'misleading, false' statements re...


Government, Criminal


Attorneys representing California inmates warned a federal judge handling the state prisons department's efforts to contain th...


Insurance, Civil Litigation


What exactly constitutes a physical loss will be a central point of contention in many of the lawsuits.


Bankruptcy


Attorneys for debtors and creditors are surprised that the expected wave has not yet come, despite some high-profile Chapter 1...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


Men's rights attorney Marc E. Angelucci was shot and killed at his Crestline home by rival lawyer Roy Den Hollander, who trave...


If approved by voters in November, it would significantly impact an already diminished pandemic budget that cut funding from n...


Government, Civil Litigation


A woman who filed a proposed class action accusing the government of denying her family stimulus checks because of her husband...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


Tesla says nascent rival incited secrets theft

Jul. 28, 2020
By Winston Cho

The world's leading electric vehicle maker alleged that four of its 178 former employees who now work at Rivian were directed ...


Obituaries


Bruce R. Geernaert (1928-2020)

Jul. 28, 2020
By Blaise Scemama

Former judge, JAMS mediator believed every problem had a good solution.


Real Estate/Development, California Supreme Court


The Judicial Council voted to hold back $25 million to help courts deal with COVID-19 related backlogs.


Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A State Bar ethics committee charged with raising questions about a proposal to prohibit elected district attorneys from accep...



Agility

Jul. 27, 2020

When the pandemic hit, DTO Law bolstered its transactions and restructuring practices.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


Nineteen law school deans asked the state Supreme Court to allow admission to the bar for graduates who failed to get a passin...


Judges and Judiciary


All Northern District of California jury trials are postponed until October, Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton ordered, citing g...