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Labor/Employment


Three justices from the 5th District Court of Appeal found Friday that the Federal Arbitration Act and the U.S. Supreme Court’...


Bankruptcy judge posts past rulings so attorneys can prepare their arguments.


Consumer Law, Class Action


Plaintiffs had alleged that despite the advertising on the pods stating they were recyclable, “municipal recycling facilities ...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


The numbers have gotten worse in half dozen case types, notably felonies and unlawful detainers


Civil Litigation


The lawsuit filed by David Alden Erikson says he worked on multiple major cases for Geragos & Geragos and has yet to be pa...


Obituaries


Fritz R. Stradling, 1926 - 2023

Feb. 28, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Bond lawyer helped build infrastructure of Orange and Riverside counties


Environmental & Energy


Little Hoover Commission to probe environmental law

Feb. 28, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The first hearing on March 16 “will focus on the debate over CEQA and give the commission the opportunity to hear different pe...


Land Use, Government, Environmental & Energy


Justice Gordon B. Burns, writing for a unanimous panel, ruled the university failed to consider alternative sites for the hous...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam discussed whether civility could be tested and lamented a lack of con...


Entertainment & Sports


The unanimous decision by the 2nd District Court of Appeal panel solidified a long-standing rule the Academy of Motion Picture...


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Civil Litigation


Stockton woman one of few to sue over transgender surgery

Feb. 28, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Chloe E. Brockman’s lawsuit is believed to be the second such case in the U.S. A 32-year-old Oregon woman in December sued her...


Entertainment & Sports, Class Action


The plaintiffs’ attorneys supported the motion on Friday and said they have been unable to successfully communicate with their...


Government, Criminal


“I love this country so much that I’m ashamed to be here today in front of you and in front of my family in these cuffs,” Baba...



Full Palette

Feb. 27, 2023

Sauer & Wagner litigates, counsels and mediates employment and other matters.


5th District Justice Jennifer Detjen advocates fewer swings of the legislative pendulum.


Real Estate/Development


CoStar, represented by attorneys at Latham & Watkins LLP, was accused by counterclaimant Commercial Real Estate Exchange I...



'Rust' producers settle with workplace safety agency

Feb. 27, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Thomas Van Wyngarden, who led the defense, said he was able to get the fine reduced and revise the language in the citation.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel accepted the FAA’s environmental impact assessment of the facility despite one jud...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Prosecutors of the State Bar say that Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, which represents the Bar Board of Trustees, has refused t...


Government


They argued that SB 1439 inappropriately amended the Political Reform Act of 1974 because the initiative measure specifically ...


In a brief arguing that the state’s ban on large capacity magazines is unconstitutional, Anna M. Barvir — an attorney with Mic...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Dairy company dispute turns into antitrust case

Feb. 27, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

A federal judge in Sacramento on Thursday granted startup Milk Moovement’s motion to amend its counterclaim filed in January t...


Class Action


The defense argued that the novel technology that underpinned DAI and the MakerDAO platform always came with inherent risks an...


Mediator Susan Lopez-Giss tells feuding families she must know their issues to be effective.


Efficiency is crucial to running an effective courtroom, LA Judge Javier Perez says.


Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory


Groups want state to regulate pesticide coated seeds

Feb. 24, 2023
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

In the complaint, the Natural Resources Defense Council contends that the state’s failure to regulate treated crop seeds that ...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Signature Resolution is expanding to Oakland

Feb. 24, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The new office in the Oakland City Center will open this fall.


Technology, Labor/Employment


The litigation stems from allegations made by shareholders that Hewlett-Packard and Computer Sciences Corp. Inc. merged in Apr...


Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice


Retired San Bernardino County judge joins Judicate West

Feb. 24, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Judge Bryan F. Foster said the new role “gives me an opportunity to work on a lot of different cases in a lot of different ven...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


“Strategic Partners Inc. and FIGS Inc. … have settled all litigation brought by SPI against FIGS,” read a statement from the d...