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Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal


An appellate court set to consider an appeal Tuesday to the first, precedent-setting trial finding that Monsanto's weedkillers...


Insurance, Civil Litigation


In-n-Out has offered takeout and delivery since in-person dining was banned in California. The hamburger chain says it continu...


Real Estate/Development, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The National Association of Realtors has been hit with a second antitrust lawsuit accusing the organization of abusing its mar...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, Civil Litigation


The Judicial Council set new deadlines for civil lawsuit filings as courts work to restart more proceedings during the COVID-1...


Government, Civil Litigation


A Napa County winery has sued Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state public health officer, seeking injunctive relief to allow it to ...


Criminal, California Supreme Court


Appellate attorneys from the Law Offices of Cliff Gardner are seeking a reversal of Scott Peterson’s two convictions and death...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


JAMS reopens centers in San Diego and Irvine

Jun. 1, 2020
By Kamila Knaudt

JAMS plans to reopen eight resolution centers by early June, including two in California.


Insurance, Civil Litigation


Oregon Mutual Insurance is the latest insurer to maintain its business interruption policies do not cover government-ordered s...


Insurance, Civil Litigation


“According to California insurance law, insureds are entitled to a fair and thorough investigation of claims, but Farmers chos...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


Dean says “the two worst classes we had ever” were brought in the two years before his appointment and they were large classes.


Real Estate/Development, Government


About 185 court-ordered evictions were temporarily suspended when the Orange County's sheriff's civil bureau ceased activity i...


Judges and Judiciary


The Central District of California adopted a plan for phased resumption of court operations, including limited in-person crimi...


Securities, Civil Litigation


According to the complaint, shares dropped after analysts issued a report doubting the validity of the claims.


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation


Civil judges hearing criminal cases, more teleconferencing, and possibly no civil jury trials until 2021. On Friday Los Angele...


Government, Criminal


The funding fight may shed light on several long-term trends in Sacramento, include a decline in the power of the prison guard...


Real Estate/Development, Government


If a landlord owns 10 or more units, he or she is automatically assumed to have suffered no hardship under AB828, the Californ...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


The Senate countered the governor’s $283.3 million proposed cuts in the court system with a plan for just $100 million in red...


Criminal


“Sweeping criminal releases are imposing a terrible strain on professional law enforcement, who are being required to arrest s...


Government, Civil Litigation


Reversing an appellate court, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday the city of Hayward must pay the costs of editing footage...


State Bar & Bar Associations


“What really matters is that people that schools do enroll, that they are in a position to join the profession and thrive in i...


Obituaries


Sorrell Trope 1927-2020

May 29, 2020
By David Houston

A gladiator and mentor who redefined the business of family law


The appellate court said Arent Fox, led by managing partner Aaron Jacoby, filed a “frivolous appeal” and conducted “forum shop...


Environmental & Energy


Whether Pacific Gas & Electric Co. must comply with new probation conditions will be up to the California Public Utilities...


Environmental & Energy


The $58 billion reorganization would provide $25.5 billion to victims of wildfires in 2017 and 2018 and the rest — $22 billion...


Real Estate/Development, Government


If passed, SB939 would among other things enact a moratorium on commercial eviction — for small businesses and nonprofits — du...


Law Practice


Haynes and Boone LLP launched a precision medicine and digital health practice group with the addition of partners Roger Kuan ...


Environmental & Energy, Bankruptcy


More than 26,000 ballots from victims of historically destructive wildfires voting on whether to approve Pacific Gas & Ele...


Insurance


A proposal seeking to remedy the rift between insurers and businesses over the denial of interruption coverage as a result of ...


Does the pandemic qualify as an unforeseen business circumstance that exempts employers from providing 60-day termination noti...


Judges and Judiciary


AB 3366 passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee only after multiple amendments, perhaps illustrating the nervousness many legi...