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Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


“This is a case arising under state law that properly belongs in the state courts,” Senior 9th Circuit Judge J. Clifford Walla...


Civil Litigation


$85M wrongful death award against sheriff is reversed

Aug. 22, 2022
By Christer Schmidt

Evidence didn’t support large award, U.S. District Judge Marilyn Huff in San Diego wrote.


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


Senior 9th Circuit Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain was joined by three other colleagues in criticizing the appeals court for failin...


Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court


“Thankfully the California Supreme Court has ruled that they act differently than a traditional mall landlord or someone who’s...



The Lifeguard

Aug. 19, 2022
By Shane Nelson

Judicate West neutral Timothy Casserly tries to help litigants avoid the troubled waters of trial.



Favoring the Law

Aug. 19, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

San Bernardino County Court Commissioner Robert Driessen chooses the law over empathy



The Lifeguard

Aug. 19, 2022
By Shane Nelson

Judicate West neutral Timothy Casserly tries to help litigants avoid the troubled waters of trial.


Government


Ariel P. Calonne, appointed by the City Council in 2014, said when reached by phone Thursday that he was not at liberty to dis...


Civil Litigation


“To me it felt like the entire law firm was dancing on my client’s grave. I thought it was very insensitive. That’s the kind o...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


Los Angeles firm rebrands as Zweiback, Fiset & Zalduendo

Aug. 19, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Jeanine Zalduendo, the firm’s new name partner, defended Elon Musk in defamation case brought by British caver.


Civil Litigation


“Significantly, the 9-year/90,000-mile reimbursement period represents almost a doubling of the vehicle’s original 4-year or 5...


Securities


The complaint, filed in San Francisco on July 6, alleges the software maker hid deficiencies in its product platform, includin...


Civil Litigation


The state Supreme Court overturned a 2nd District Court of Appeal decision granting a defense motion to strike under Californi...


Environmental & Energy, Ediscovery


“Amplify is a matter of weeks away from substantially completing its document review and productions,” wrote defense attorney ...



Exemplary Ability

Aug. 18, 2022

Judge Michelle Kazadi applies 20 years of practical family law experience to resolve disputes


Government, Civil Rights


San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer Jr. had ruled on July 29 that the ordinance was invalid and unenforceable ...


Government, Civil Litigation


“Even though this is a large settlement It won’t bring our son back; it could have been avoided if they had done what they wer...


Law Practice, Insurance, Appellate Practice


Jonathan F. Bank moved to the firm from Locke Lord. Al Bottalico, who isn’t a lawyer, was a deputy state insurance commissioner.


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


San Fernando Valley firms merge, operate as Lagerlof LLP

Aug. 18, 2022
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The 42-lawyer law firm will provide estate planning, corporate and tax, public agency, elder law, litigation, private fiduciar...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


The Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam has discussed “a reduction of the subject matters covered on the exam...


Securities, Civil Litigation


“The registration statement was negligently prepared and, as a result, contained untrue statements of material facts or omitte...


Labor/Employment


PAGA review sought on separation of powers grounds

Aug. 18, 2022
By Craig Anderson

Nixon Peabody partner Richard J. Frey, who represents the California Business and Industrial Alliance, argues that the law vio...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


The company’s alleged attempts to quell the fears of its investors and downplay the true magnitude of its losses in the beginn...


The more than 124,000 files purport to tell the story of how the company, under co-founder and former chief executive officer ...


Labor/Employment, Government


Nicola T. Hanna, who was the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California at the time the accusations were made, said:...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


PacifiCorp accused of causing McKinney Fire

Aug. 17, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

“To date, four people have lost their lives in a fire that was entirely avoidable,” said plaintiffs’ lawyer Gerald Singleton.


Civil Litigation


$5M award for 92-year-old woman abused in nursing home

Aug. 17, 2022
By Federico Lo Giudice

Arcelia Martinez was admitted to the facility in San Gabriel because her family couldn’t care for her after she developed Park...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


Conceptual artist Ryder Ripps asked a federal judge to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit against him, arguing that his ...


Civil Litigation


“I’m not sure why the court did not award us costs, but we’ll take the win,” wrote Robert Tyler of Tyler & Bursch LLP, who...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Data Privacy


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