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Civil Litigation

LA Courts to try fixed schedules for some cases

Nov. 8, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

From Nov. 12, unlimited civil personal injury motor vehicle cases filed at several Los Angeles County courthouses will be hand...


BCLP lands high-profile federal prosecutor

Nov. 8, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Emmet P. Ong has joined the firm's San Francisco office.



Civil Litigation

However, the jury did not rule that the condition of the playground caused the injuries. The plaintiff's attorneys have now tu...


Why Wait?

Nov. 8, 2024

Starting early as a neutral brought long-term stamina, Abraham Melamed says.



A judge vacated leases the government signed with the private school, UCLA and others and has ordered rapid production of shel...


Government, Criminal

As of Wednesday afternoon, Proposition 36 led with 70% of the vote. Its 3.8 million vote margin was the largest of any of the ...



Real Estate/Development

California voters have roundly rejected another rent control proposition, despite the high cost of rent. Legal experts weigh i...


Government, California Supreme Court

A 1st District Court of Appeal panel's ruling on a subdivision risks taking planning power away from cities, an attorney for ...



Government

San Francisco DA wins election

Nov. 7, 2024
By Wisdom Howell

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has won her first election, two years after she was appointed to the role in th...


Government

Price had faced criticism from opponents who accused her of being too lenient with criminals. Her exit comes two years after t...



Criminal

Los Angeles County District Attorney-elect Nathan Hochman plans to take a "hard middle" approach to prosecuting cases, he told...


Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Sheppard characterized the scale of Navy corruption in this case as historically unprecedented.



California voters appear set to overwhelmingly pass a ballot initiative increasing penalties for drug and retail theft crimes.


Environmental & Energy

Nearly a decade after the Refugio State Beach oil spill, Santa Barbara County property owners who held easements contracts wit...



Technology, Intellectual Property

Opening statements in Masimo's suit claiming Apple improperly lured a top engineer with trade secrets began in a second trial ...


Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

9th Circuit Judge Ryan D. Nelson's wrote for a 2-1 majority that implementation of President Joe Biden's executive order boost...



Intellectual Property, Contracts

Real Intent's defense team from Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP lauded the verdict as a "sweeping victory." Attorneys for pla...


Civil Litigation

Earlier this year billionaire investor James A. Kohlberg accused neighbor Mark Attanasio of taking sand from the beach behind ...



The case stems from a 2022 settlement discharging debt from 200,000 borrowers who attended one of more than 200 schools. One o...


State Bar & Bar Associations

When she's not leading the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, Nadine Tan is teaching legal writing to first-year...



Government, Civil Litigation

The teacher named in the case worked at the school for another 10 years after the boy's uncle reported the abuse to the princi...


Securities

The case, dropped on Friday, centered on audit work that preceded a $109 million financial restatement by the toymaker.



Law Practice

The firm's Silicon Valley office will be led by Managing Partner Lindsey M. Romano, who has extensive experience in the region...



Government

Golf course plaintiffs get one more swing

Nov. 5, 2024
By Skyler Romero

The city of Los Angeles appears to have prevailed, for now, in a lawsuit accusing it of failing to enforce fairness of the tee...


Technology, Labor/Employment

Musk argued the equitable relief the plaintiffs sought was not available as a matter of law because he was acting as an employ...



Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Attorneys for Google, an Alphabet Inc. subsidiary, filed an emergency motion seeking a stay, but no action has been taken whil...


In both cases, said Ryan Gordon of Advancing Law for Animals, who represents the family whose goat was killed, the issues appe...



Civil Litigation

AG sues city in LA County over homeless shelter ban

Nov. 5, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The state's lawsuit comes after Norwalk adopted an urgency ordinance imposing a moratorium on the approval of shelters and oth...


Government

The San Francisco Police Officers' Association claims that a local order limiting the stops violates the California Constituti...