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Data Privacy


The lawsuit targets an advertising model built on the platform's ability to track users' movements after they left the social ...


Intellectual Property


Queso Fresco maker alleges cheese conspiracy

Jul. 3, 2024
By Skyler Romero

Defendants are alleged to have conspired with a competing maker of Mexican cheese products to poach employees who had knowledg...


The State Bar Court approved a stipulation on June 18, in which Evie Pei Jeang agreed to a recommendation for disbarment



Former law firm CFO stole $1.2M, indictment alleges

Jul. 3, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

One of the firms, The Veen Firm in San Francisco, stated that the embezzled money was limited to the firm's operating account ...


Constitutional Law, Government, U.S. Supreme Court


The law in question is in Texas but California legislators are considering a similar bill.


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Consumer Protection Law, Environmental & Energy


The settlement follows the California Attorney General's filing of deceptive marketing claims against major fossil fuel compan...


Civil Litigation


Attorneys for a plaintiff accusing Weinstein of sexual assault in Los Angeles federal court argue his motion to stay the case ...


Real Estate/Development


The panel deferred to the arbitrator's conclusion that ordering the funds to dissolve was the appropriate remedy.


Insurance, Torts/Personal Injury


The lawsuit stems from 61 cases filed by victims of sexual assault at the hands of LAUSD personnel, which had previously been ...


The City of Beverly Hills is accused of refusing to acknowledge the completeness of a developer's application. The California ...


The bill, SB 1381, was announced Sunday evening by Gov. Gavin Newsom's office and Democratic leaders, and would compete with t...


Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court


The court avoided a final decision, but its majority made it clear which way they were leaning about government efforts to con...


"Make no mistake -- the cuts to California's trial courts in the FY 2024-25 state budget are concerning and consequential," Lo...


Labor/Employment


Some team members were allegedly called "slaves" in messages, while another group chat referred to them as "new slaves" and "s...



He Did What?

Jul. 1, 2024
By Shane Nelson

Attorney Julian Poon tackled three different appellate arguments in just seven days last month.


Administrative/Regulatory, U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Administrative Procedure Act, passed in 1946, requires that agency interpretations of st...


Government, U.S. Supreme Court


LA mayor blasts Supreme Court over homeless decision

Jul. 1, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Mayor Karen Bass' condemnation of Grants Pass makes her an isolated figure among California leaders, with many coming out in s...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


The lawsuit alleges violations of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the N...


Civil Litigation


Tom Girardi's defense counsel intends to argue that the disbarred attorney did not form a culpable state of mind sufficient to...


Administrative/Regulatory, Civil Procedure


A lawsuit argues that the FDA has known for over a decade that menthol cigarettes lure youth into smoking and devastate public...


Attorneys William Bloch and Dolores Leal have cited a breakdown in communication in their attempt to be relieved as David Matt...


An administrative law judge determined the employee was entitled under California law to make a citizen's arrest.


Dr. Jeannie Lochhead and Dr. Michele Nelson claimed they were retaliated against for reporting misuse of state funds, patient ...


Administrative/Regulatory, U.S. Supreme Court


Supreme Court upholds homeless camping ban

Jun. 28, 2024
By Craig Anderson

The court ruled that the bans are not subject to a constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. Despite dissent...



The Mediator's Mind

Jun. 28, 2024

Approaching 40 years of mediating, Bruce Edwards still loves resolving disputes.


Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court determined that a bankruptcy agreement does not protect third parties. Jeff Anderson, who represents pl...


Proponents of an initiative to roll back key portions of Proposition 47 failed to reach a compromise with lawmakers, while a d...


The lawsuit alleges that the agencies failed to comply with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the National Environmental ...


Administrative/Regulatory, Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court


The ruling affirms a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel decision that the SEC's adjudication of a case by an in-house jud...


The complaint filed Tuesday states that the city attorney's staff is provided by the city's charter, and Section 1203 of that ...