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Immigration, Government


A high-level immigration judge wrote a memo to immigration court staff around the country instructing them to accept incomplet...


Civil Litigation


Sacramento law firm sued by bank

Jul. 20, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A Sacramento law firm has been sued for alleged breach of contract and fraud by a bank that had been a major client.


Civil Litigation, Government, Education Law


Title IX case against US likely to continue

Jul. 20, 2018
By Joshua Sebold

A federal magistrate said Thursday she was leaning toward granting standing for the plaintiffs in a case in which organization...


In Recess


The Intrepid Fossil Hunter

Jul. 20, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Litigator Paul Lipman’s search for fossils has turned up a unique discovery named after him.


Community News


Natasha J. Baker is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys’ CLE committee and is a frequent ...


Civil Litigation


The owner of a defective 2005 F-350 Ford pickup truck has been awarded $2.8 million after a Riverside County jury ruled agains...



Racing to Resolution

Jul. 20, 2018

If fair results can’t be reached in a day, neutral Bob Friedenberg brings up more options for parties.


Government, California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court removed the controversial initiative to split California into three states from the November ballot We...


Corporate


Patricia Glaser said she helped Schnatter with several letters to the board of directors demanding an investigation into the c...


Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has requested upwards of $529,000


Corporate, Alternative Dispute Resolution


ADR Services hires a new mediator

Jul. 19, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Veteran Bay Area trial attorney Ralph Lombardi has joined ADR Services Inc. in Oakland as a neutral and mediator.


Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy


Judge certifies class in water rates lawsuit

Jul. 19, 2018
By Meghann Cuniff

A judge has granted class certification to residents of the Orange County city where a successful challenge to a tiered water ...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


The Surfrider Foundation has filed a citizen complaint against the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission.


Civil Litigation, Government


A Sacramento County judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to kick incumbent Attorney General Xavier Becerra off the fall ballo...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Intellectual Property


Two doorbell companies dueling in a patent infringement case are now engaged in a spat over whether lawyers from Orrick, Herri...



Settlement Style

Jul. 19, 2018

LA Judge Huey Cotton assigns cases to his bench mates based on their particular strengths.


Civil Litigation


MGM Resort International’s lawsuits against the victims of the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas is the first test of a 16-year-...


Labor/Employment, Government


The U.S. Department of Labor has rescinded a rule requiring additional disclosures of anti-union activity by employers which w...


Criminal, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice


The panel must determine whether the convict’s constitutional rights were violated by a 15-year delay in holding a post-convic...


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


Oil spill trial testimony focuses on bird damage

Jul. 18, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

In a criminal negligence trial, a veterinarian testified about the damage to wildlife allegedly caused by the 140,000-gallon o...


Securities, Civil Litigation


A federal judge approved certification of a securities class action against Twitter Inc. in an order Tuesday morning.


Government


Law enforcement agencies have received new tools to fight political dirty tricks under a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown this ...


Government, California Supreme Court


Venture capitalist Tim Draper is representing himself against an effort to get the state Supreme Court to throw his Three Cali...


Immigration


Judge Dana Sabraw said the deportation will remain in effect during briefing


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


Judge bans press 3 times from oil spill trial

Jul. 17, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge James Herman has three times barred the press from his courtroom in an oil spill cri...


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


President Donald Trump is pushing forward with efforts to fill a swath of vacancies on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ...


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


An appellate panel affirmed an order enjoining a medical center from cutting off labor negotiations with its employees’ union,...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


A Santa Clara County judge granted Alphabet Inc.-owned Google LLC’s request to enter a protective order after the plaintiffs i...


Criminal, California Courts of Appeal


Appellate panel to hear child molester incarceration case

Jul. 17, 2018
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

The case involves a convicted sexually violent child molester whose attorneys waived his speedy hearing rights.


Immigration, Government


Immigration service tightens rules to make deportation easier

Jul. 17, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Immigrants could face swifter denials of visas and increased risks of deportation under new guidelines issued by the immigrati...