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Immigration, Government


“Because Defendants’ turning back of asylum-seekers unlawfully withholds their duties under statute, it violates the process d...


Government, Criminal


An owner of an elderly care facility sued over fire evacuation plan is funding the effort to oust DA Jill Ravitch.


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


Several churches defined state and local bans on limits to indoor worshipping.


Criminal


“The use of body-worn cameras by peace officers in California is governed by the California Constitution and the California In...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


“The report contains material inaccuracies; reaches speculative and factually disprovable conclusions; lacks evidentiary found...


Philip L. Hammer was remembered by family, friends and colleagues as an active member of the San Jose legal community and a so...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


The coach, Gary Franklin, sued Mark J. Geragos last fall with the purported aim of holding the attorney accountable for allege...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


The Banta-Carbona Irrigation District and two others said the California State Water Resources Control Board deprived them of ...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline S. Corley indicated she will likely dismiss SK Trading International Co. Ltd. from the class ...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


Partners Alex M. Weingarten; Michele M. Mulrooney and Alan J. Epstein will serve as the foundation of the Los Angeles office, ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


9th Circuit affirms ban on Los Angeles’ ordinance allowing officials to seize, destroy homeless individuals’ bulkier items


Government


Some are hesitant about the implementation and whether it would provide the accountability the department promises while other...


Civil Litigation


Hyundai SUVs reek, a putative class action claims

Sep. 2, 2021
By Henrik Nilsson

“Some owners cannot drive their vehicles because the smell is so strong it makes them or their passengers nauseous,” a lawsuit...


Shore-based personnel in Coast Guard sector Santa Barbara did not follow procedures, protocols when it certified ill-fated Con...


Obituaries


“Enrique’s intellect and unique style achieved unprecedented results for his clients, and his charm endeared him to us all,” L...


Judges and Judiciary, Family, California Supreme Court


“In a published opinion that is likely to be widely cited and relied upon, the Court of Appeal effectively upended the constit...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


The deal would have Johnson & Johnson pay $5 billion and three major drug distributors pay $21 billion over the next 18 ye...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy


Creditors forced the Girardi Keese law firm along with suspended plaintiff attorney Thomas V. Girardi into bankruptcy in Decem...


State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court


The Times' petition asked the Supreme Court to force the State Bar to release details about investigations into Tom Girardi, a...



‘Tough Judge’

Sep. 1, 2021

Judge Michael Stern is a stickler for the rules, attorneys say.


Civil Litigation


Robert A. Naify owned the movie theater chain United Artists Theaters, and his family started fighting over the billion-dollar...


Anthony Werbin has represented Costco in 21 matters, but the relationship between these matters and the personal injury case i...


Criminal, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


The plaintiffs are Jasmine Williams and Khalil White, who say they were wrongfully arrested in September 2020 while visiting R...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


U.S. District Judge Janis L. Sammartino recuses herself from tuna antitrust litigation, citing conflict


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


The proposed oversight committee would consist of 13 members responsible for making recommendations for or directly approving ...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


The lawsuit was brought by chronic pain patients, people in nursing home care and people undergoing cancer treatment, alleging...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Pomona is attempting to recover $30 million in damages for the alleged contamination of its groundwater supply caused by the N...


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


Idaho State University Jun Yu’s attorney relied on expert testimony by Dr. Leslie Wade Zorwick, a psychology professor at Hend...


Judges and Judiciary, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Bigelow served on the appellate bench for 13 years before stepping down at the end of June.


Securities, Civil Litigation


In August 2020, investors of Genius Brands International Inc. sued the company for violating federal securities laws by making...