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Civil Litigation


Pfizer and BioNTech defended their actions in a dismissal motion filed Monday, arguing that their use of Allele Biotechnology’...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The committee said that if a lawyer works in the chambers, it is considered a gift from the law firm under the Code of Judicia...


Government


“If I was going to launch a trial balloon, that’s exactly how I would have done it,” said former GOP political consultant Dan ...


Civil Litigation


Filed by Public Counsel, the Inner City Law Center and Bet Tzedek Legal Services, the suit seeks declaratory and injunctive re...


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law


Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued revised guidance lifting the prohibition on indoor religious services in areas with widespread or...


Government


Before taking the job, Pamela S. Karlan resigned from her position on the Oversight Board, which oversees content moderation d...


Judges and Judiciary, Community News


OC courts win 3 national technology awards

Feb. 10, 2021
By Arin Mikailian

The awards were announced by the National Association for Court Management and Court Information Technology Officers Consortium.


Government, Criminal


DA George Gascón said he would appeal the decision. But until the appeals are finalized, questions loom about how the largest ...


Technology, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Attorneys who brokered the agreement said the settlement amount is notably higher than what Uber had agreed to pay in earlier ...


Civil Litigation


Robinhood sued over investor's suicide

Feb. 9, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

Alex Kearns, who wrongly thought he owed Robinhood $750,000 after making a risky investment, committed suicide in June, citing...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt sentenced Shant Ohanian on Thursday and stated that he intends to order him to pay resti...


Judges and Judiciary


LA Judge Anthony Mohr ends 27-year career

Feb. 9, 2021
By Arin Mikailian

Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mohr retired Feb. 16 and has already started on his next career move as a fellow at the Advanc...


Government, Criminal


Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant held that absent a preliminary injunction, deputy DAs would be forced to put their care...


Constitutional Law


Senior U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez of the Southern District of California ruled two years ago that California’s ban o...


Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice


Appellate lawyers task force to study decision delays

Feb. 9, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers weighed in on a recent complaint to the state Commission on Judicial Performance r...


Tax, Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The program, known as CalSavers, violates the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA, the Howard Jarvis Tax...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal


The city of San Diego alleges Instacart misclassified drivers as independent contractors in 2019, days before Gov. Gavin Newso...


Constitutional Law


Victorious churches aim to fight more limits

Feb. 9, 2021
By Winston Cho

Harvest Rock Church will challenge the remaining restriction on singing when the 9th Circuit considers its request for an inju...


Technology


The department filed the lawsuit against the California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018, which tak...


Labor/Employment, Government


The third and most recent iteration of the bill, which Gonzalez introduced in January, has 44 co-authors. What’s more, it’s ex...


Legal Education, Civil Rights


The course will focus on how the law and lawyers play a role in shaping legal doctrines that can appear race-neutral but are not.


Obituaries


Paulino G. Duran, 1950-2021

Feb. 8, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Longest serving public defender in state’s history was gentle and tough


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The case involves a more than 80-year-old mine outside of Sacramento. It began more than a decade ago when the mine’s operator...


Criminal


Responding to inquiries about the DA’s pledge to bring justice to the family of a man shot to death by officers, spokeswoman R...


Law Practice, Law Office Management


Partners Sean M. Moran, Michael P. Joyce and Lauren A. Collins, with counsels Josh Heidman and Trevor Shelton, joined the firm...


Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


President Donald Trump's administration had argued the program is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of ...


Labor/Employment, Covid Court Ops


The California Grocers Association sued Oakland and Montebello on Wednesday for passing such ordinances, highlighting growing ...


Law Practice, Bankruptcy


Attorneys for Chapter 7 Trustee Jason M. Rund filed a motion Tuesday asking U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell to compel Gira...


Government, Criminal


SB 300, written by state Sen. Dave Cortese, D-Silicon Valley, would repeal portions of Proposition 115, a 1990 voter-approved ...


Labor/Employment


The federal lawsuit filed Thursday claims the bank, which has an exclusive contract with California's Employment Development D...