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Civil Litigation, Law Practice


Nano Banc relied on a one-page partnership agreement, signed only by Tom Girardi, according to attorneys for Robert M. Keese.


Criminal, Government


SB710 would have required an attorney general or a district attorney who accepts contributions from law enforcement to recuse ...


Government


Housing bills draw threats of lawsuits from opponents

Aug. 30, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“Both SB 9 and SB 10 will destroy local control of use decisions guaranteed in the CA State Constitution,” according to a news...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar names new chief trial counsel

Aug. 30, 2021
By Henrik Nilsson

George S. Cardona, a longtime federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, will lead the bar’s attorney discipline efforts starting Oct. 4.


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation, Technology


Some app developers were displeased, calling the deal a “sham settlement” and a “desperate attempt to avoid the judgment of co...


Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Criminal


The settlement would require the jail to limit the use and duration of restrictive housing; significantly increase the amount ...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law, Intellectual Property


A federal circuit scrapped Juno Therapeutics’ $1.2B cancer treatment patent victory against Kite Pharma.


California Courts of Appeal, Government


Counsel for the bond company plaintiff in the case argued in their filings that the legislative history of the consumer law ne...


Criminal, Government


“The parole board’s sole purpose is to objectively determine whether someone is suitable for release. If someone is the same p...


Law Office Management, Law Practice


Clients with big commercial real estate portfolios have cause to be worried. Law firms have shown that it is possible to be ef...


California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law


The high court asked whether the California Constitution requires that juries determine factually disputed aggravating factors...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Litigation, Real Estate/Development


The Apartment Association of Los Angeles County sought to enjoin key provisions of the moratorium, arguing that it violates th...


Government, Native Americans


The tribes say the administration has attempted to force them to enforce state labor and environmental law and agree to revenu...


Civil Litigation, Data Privacy, Technology


The ruling gives Facebook some breathing room in the lawsuit claiming it misrepresented to advertisers that it would deliver a...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


6 states not yet in national opioid settlement

Aug. 26, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

The proposed deal, so far approved by 44 states, would provide $26 billion to be distributed among thousands of communities ov...


Law Office Management, Law Practice


The new office coincides with the firm’s expansion into clergy sexual abuse cases and the talcum powder cases that are taking ...


Bankruptcy, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice


Girardi Keese owes more than $101M, trustee says

Aug. 26, 2021
By Henrik Nilsson

According to the court document, Girardi Keese’s assets amount to $4,130,773, while the firm owes $101,007,652.


Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation, Technology


“Google had an ample opportunity to demonstrate a compelling reason for sealing, and squandered it,” U.S. District Judge James...


California Courts of Appeal, Land Use


Lake Tahoe development blocked by 3rd District panel

Aug. 26, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The court ruled against Placer County and developer Alterra Mountain Co. The company wanted to develop 1,500 new hotel and con...


Education Law, Environmental & Energy


Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman, in an order dated Monday, handed a temporary victory to a neighborhood group that sued the...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Labor/Employment


“What they’re saying is, this costs us a lot of money when you don’t get vaccinated, and we don’t want to pay for all that. Bu...


Intellectual Property, Law Office Management, Law Practice


The most recent additions in the Bay Area are Hartley West, a former federal prosecutor, Richard Horvath, who litigates corpor...


Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court


“Most of the attorneys with whom I spoke expressed an unwillingness to provide personal declarations about their experiences,”...


Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


U.S. prosecutors failed to turn over data from accounting software Avenatti’s law firm used, the judge found.


Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property


The two companies are embroiled in litigation that could determine the leader in the markets for electric planes and self-flyi...


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


The rulings are a mixed bag which left attorneys for two blind plaintiffs and a community college district claiming partial vi...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


Peter Gibbons, a Nevada attorney who represents the plaintiffs, wrote in an email Tuesday that two of his clients applied for ...


Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Michael J. Avenatti granted new trial over missing financial data that federal judge agrees was material to his case in chief.


Civil Litigation, Insurance


“For policyholders that are facing massive product liability losses that are going to stretch for decades, this coverage actio...


Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


“I just need that piece of the puzzle to fully consider the motion and invite argument,” U.S. District Judge James V. Selna sa...