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Civil Litigation, Securities


The complaint, filed by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP along with Motley Rice LLC, alleged the San Francisco company con...


Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Land Use, Real Estate/Development


Senate Bill 9, one of four Newsom signed Thursday, will allow as many as two duplexes — two houses with attached units for a t...


Civil Litigation


Judge gives Capitol Annex saviors another chance

Sep. 20, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Sacramento County Judge Laurie M. Earl said she was seeking additional briefs because neither side had cited the case on which...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


Lawyers for the Department of Fair Employment and Housing objected to the plaintiffs and the gaming giant proceeding with a ma...


Appellate Practice, Law Practice


“Bittersweet is a perfect word for it. It’s heartbreaking and at the same time, incredibly exciting,” said Leslie Brueckner, w...


Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said the clients of the shelter, Mary’s Kitchen in the City of Orange, would suffer irrepa...


California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary


The legacy of Brown’s appointments should include their accomplishments in future positions made possible by his decision to c...


Civil Litigation


Production event company TEN6 Creative Ltd. said in a cross complaint filed this month in San Mateo County, that Genesys Telec...


Law Office Management, Law Practice


Robert S. Brewer had been of counsel with Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek before President Donald J. Trump appointed him as U.S. ...


Civil Litigation, Data Privacy, Labor/Employment


The lawsuit was brought by Amazon Flex drivers who said that the company was secretly monitoring their posts to private Facebo...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


The lawsuit was filed in Sacramento County Superior Court by attorney David Graulich of Wronged At Work Law Group in Fair Oaks...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


This conduct by the health department “caused millions of dollars in lost revenues and untold financial and other distress on ...


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


Instead of allowing a court to decide, the contract said an arbitrator would make the call. Moreover, the arbitrator must appl...


Civil Litigation


The proposed class action complaint sought to represent all safety deposit box owners who sought the return of their property ...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Female grandmaster sues over 'The Queen's Gambit'

Sep. 17, 2021
By Henrik Nilsson

According to the lawsuit, “The Queen’s Gambit” draws on Nona Gaprindashvili’s career, but depicts a fictional chess commentato...


California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary


Other candidates will likely emerge, but the widespread consensus is that Mariano-Florentino "Tino" Cuéllar, the only Latino j...


Native Americans


3 Indian gaming compact cases reach settlement

Sep. 17, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The cases are part of an ongoing dispute between Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration and several tribes seeking to renew expiri...


Government, Land Use, Real Estate/Development


Senate Bill 9, one of four Newsom signed Thursday, will allow as many as two duplexes -- two houses with attached units for a ...


California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary


Cuéllar, who was born in Mexico and lived with his family in Texas until moving to California when he was 14, will leave the c...


Government


The unofficial ballot count showed District Attorney Jill Ravitch receiving 79% of the vote.


Administrative/Regulatory, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions


Wednesday’s decision creates a split between the FTC and the Justice Department on standards dictating review for vertical mer...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law


The circuit court reversed U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr., who found that the conduct was a threat and not protected by...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


Judge Gregory L. Prickett acceded to request by public defenders, who said a conflict of interest arose from his endorsement o...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Litigation & Arbitration


The panel vacated a preliminary injunction blocking AB 51 granted by Chief U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the East...


California Courts of Appeal, Constitutional Law


“Under this precedent, the government can impose any tyrannical, unconstitutional order so long as the order is rescinded befo...


California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court


The court considered the petition at its regular conference on Wednesday. Late that afternoon, it posted a statement on the do...


Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary


Superior Court Judge Roger T. Ito ruled against a motion by Kathleen M. Cady of the Dordulian Law Group that sought to disqual...


Civil Litigation


Paul B. Salvaty, a partner at Hogan Lovells US LLP, representing plaintiff Christine Martinez, said her story is an example of...


Civil Litigation


U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson wrote that the church’s president expressly stated that earnings on invested tithed fund...


Law Office Management, Law Practice


Former U.S. Attorney David Anderson and Sheila A.G. Armbrust, a former federal prosecutor, joined Sidley to bolster the firm’s...