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Legal Education

There's a new youngest person to pass bar exam

Nov. 14, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Sophia Park, 17, among those who passed the July California State Bar, beat her brother to the feat by a few months. Peter C. ...


Environmental & Energy

The Lands Commission and Aspen American Insurance Co. sued Plains in 2018, claiming the company did not adequately maintain th...



Alameda County to open CARE Court just in time

Nov. 13, 2024
By Wisdom Howell

Alameda County Superior Court announced the establishment of its CARE Court a month before the state's Dec. 1 deadline. Sonoma...


Civil Litigation

Attorneys for the UC Regents claim the two cases involve a "common nucleus of facts." Plaintiffs' attorney Mohammad K. Tajsar ...



Data Privacy

CPPA advances new data collection rules

Nov. 13, 2024
By Jack Needham

The proposed rules could "provide regulators with unprecedented visibility into the data and AI governance practices of regula...


Government, Constitutional Law

"The restrictions imposed by California Senate Bill 976 violate bedrock principles of constitutional law and precedent from ac...



Cybersecurity expert joins BakerHostetler

Nov. 13, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Raymond O. Aghaian is a former assistant U.S. attorney in the Central District of California in the Cyber and Intellectual Pro...


Education Law

The class of students claimed the school breached its contract by refusing refunds after it prevented them from attending on-s...



Veterans' counsel opposed the VA's request for stay of an order that it immediately build 100 temporary shelters, saying the g...


Bankruptcy

An attorney for creditors claims the diocese's offer aims to "force" victims to release third party claims and become real est...



Government

Longtime Deputy District Attorney Steven I. Katz joined the office in 1990 and has led the Parole, Writs and Appeals and Publi...


Presiding Judge-elect Stephanie G. Garratt said Chad L. Peace has the experience to navigate current budget cuts.



Civil Litigation

LA housing authority sued over data breach

Nov. 12, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The plaintiff claims his personal details were compromised because of a Nov. 1 data breach, HACLA's second reported data breac...


Civil Litigation

Farmers Insurance faces class action over deducting storage costs from settlements.



More than half pass California's July Bar exam

Nov. 11, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The latest results show a modest improvement from July 2023.


Judges and Judiciary

The average active attorney in California is 50, according to demographic statistics from the State Bar. A March bar study fou...



Health Care & Hospital Law

Pfizer Inc says the contraceptive Depo-Provera has been approved by the FDA as safe for 30 years but is updating its labels wi...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation

It's the second time a jury has ruled in favor of plaintiffs, who are heirs of the late juice magnate.



Class Action

Plaintiffs were "unable to show that all the putative class members were actually exposed to Apple's statements" regarding wat...


State Bar & Bar Associations

In January, a State Bar Court judge recommended a six-month suspension of Keith Griffin's license on allegations he helped con...



Civil Litigation

Judge Christopher K. Lui disagreed with the plaintiff that the arbitration agreement was an adhesion contract and thus "proced...


Civil Litigation

The ruling does not clear the Menlo Park company of wrongdoing. Meta Platforms and several other social media companies face o...



The Orange County family law judge values efficiency and clarity from attorneys.


Newsom extends Oakland CHP operation

Nov. 11, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The California Highway Patrol's operation, which began in February and was set to end this week, will now continue through the...



Class Action

The government argued the VA would be irreparably harmed because it would have to cut back on helping veterans in other areas ...


Civil Litigation

Both Baker & McKenzie and their former client, SBM, claim that their retainer agreement pertaining to the defense of two P...



California Legislature called into special session, attorney general talks litigation fights in response to President-elect Do...


Judges and Judiciary

The Court of Appeal reversed Orange County Judge Kimberley A. Knill, who had sanctioned William L. Buus the maximum $1,500, re...