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Tax, Civil Litigation, Law Practice


$5.4M fee settlement ends 40-year case

Aug. 15, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A key legislative committee has approved a $5.4 million settlement in a case that started when a man bought a used car in 1976.


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


Two Americans who say federal officers deleted photographs they took of ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border while standin...


Immigration, Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has extended a federal remedy available to plaintiffs seeking damages for constitutional...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Administrative/Regulatory


Vincent D. Howard, whom the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has accused along with other attorneys at Howard Law PC of co...


Probate, Civil Litigation, Law Practice


A plaintiff in a fraud lawsuit against Buchalter APC said Tuesday she was surprised to learn of a family patriarch’s business ...


Government, Criminal


Bill to make organized theft a felony advances

Aug. 15, 2018
By Lila Seidman

Lawmakers have advanced a bill that would make organized retail theft a felony offense, responding to what some have called a ...


Criminal


Prosecutor promises dead pelican won’t testify

Aug. 14, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

A frenzy broke out after the prosecution attempted to admit the carcass of a large pelican as evidence.


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


A Santa Clara County jury has awarded a $66 million verdict to a San Jose LED manufacturer in a trade secrets case involving a...


Immigration, Government


An internal memo instructs government attorneys to prioritize and pursue deportation cases that were indefinitely postponed an...


Government, Criminal


SB 923, introduced by Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would require a statewide standardized set of procedures for law enforce...


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


The song “Joyful Noise” has millions of views on YouTube, and it’s not wholly unreasonable to question whether pop star Katy P...


Civil Litigation


Plaintiffs allege they were abused by USC’s long-time gynecologist.


Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court


Starbucks attorneys asked the court to look at minimum paid off-clock minutes where the work is rare or irregular.


Civil Litigation, Government, Education Law


School boards sue state over budgetary changes

Aug. 14, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The California School Boards Association has sued the state for allegedly making illegal changes to Proposition 98 in this yea...


Government, California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court has declined to hear a complaint challenging Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s eligibility to hold the...


Civil Litigation


A recent dismissal in federal court may make it more difficult for plaintiffs to bring claims against food and beverage manufa...


Law Practice, Corporate


Moshe J. Kupietzky has more than 40 years of experience representing clients in the music and film industries.


Law Practice, Intellectual Property


Squire Patton Boggs announced the acquisition of intellectual property firm Singularity LLP.


Corporate


Adtech software company appoints new general counsel

Aug. 14, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

Prior to joining Redwood City-based PubMatic, Thomas Chow led the adtech and measurement legal group at Snap Inc. and was the ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The nonprofit group’s inaugural gathering will be in San Diego next month.



Staying Current

Aug. 14, 2018

Laserfiche GC Wylie Strout keeps contracts and policies up to date in a changing landscape.


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


Attorneys expected it to drive an increase in Private Attorneys General Act lawsuits, which circumvent arbitration clauses. No...


Civil Litigation


Chief U.S. District Judge Virgina Phillips dealt with the plaintiff’s consistent breaking of protocol on presentation of evide...


The judge asked if the there was a plan to prosecute the witness, a former California employee now working for the defendant.


Civil Litigation


A superior court jury on Friday awarded nearly $300 million to a dying man in the first, precedent-setting trial to allege tha...


Criminal


Attorney arrested on arson charges

Aug. 13, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A Sacramento attorney is facing felony arson charges after allegedly starting an early-morning fire alongside Interstate 80 in...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Attorneys for actress Ashley Judd filed a scathing response to Harvey Weinstein’s motion to dismiss her retaliation claims Fri...


Civil Litigation


Three fire districts sue PG&E over damage in 2015 fire

Aug. 13, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has been hit with three new lawsuits stemming from the 2015 Butte Fire.


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


The tumultuous five months during which Judges Harry Pregerson and Stephen Reinhardt died and Alex Kozinski resigned were diff...


Government


Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to change the laws around wildfire liability got a chilly reception in a special committee hearing...