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Civil Litigation, Data Privacy, Technology


Zoom pays $85M to settle Zoombombing class action

Aug. 3, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

“This case was unusual because the overwhelming majority of users never paid to use Zoom,” said Mark C. Molumphy, a partner wi...


Civil Litigation, Criminal, Government


Beverly Hills attorney Gregory W. Smith filed two whistleblower retaliation claims on behalf of veteran Deputy District Attorn...


Government, Judges and Judiciary


Legislation in the House would add 203 seats to 47 federal districts. The Senate unveiled a more modest plan for 77 new seats.


Intellectual Property


U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright of Waco hears more patent cases than any other federal judge in the nation.


Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Los Angeles County Judge Michael L. Stern said youth basketball coach Gary Franklin and his attorney, Trent Copeland of Browne...


Criminal, Environmental & Energy, Government


Zogg Fire, which burned over 56,000 acres last September. District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett said she has not made a final d...


Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice


Magistrate judges fill gap for vacant Article III posts

Aug. 2, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

According to data from the federal Judicial Conference, California’s Eastern District shares a distinction with the District o...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice


“The challenges for a PTSD case are that the injuries are invisible and that people can’t see the injuries,” said Christopher ...


Civil Litigation, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


On Friday they agreed that neither side would challenge dismissal of a prospective juror based on vaccination status.


Civil Litigation


A holder’s claim is a cause of action in which a shareholder alleges he was planning to sell his shares but changed his mind a...


Government, Judges and Judiciary


A couple of recent polls put Gov. Gavin Newsom's chances of surviving the Sept. 14 recall election at close to 50-50.


Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice


In testimony Friday, she told jurors that she signed a retainer agreement and settlement documents without reading them closel...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Law Practice


As some of California's largest employers rolled out vaccination mandates last week, law firms are weighing whether to follow ...


California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary


Eight retired judges filed the case in 2019, saying new limits on the time a retired judge could take part in the program disc...


California Supreme Court, Health Care & Hospital Law


California Supreme Court Justice Leondra R. Kruger wrote that Dr. Aram Bonni can sue St. Joseph Health System for the discipli...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


In 2019, the Legislature amended the code to allow employees to directly sue employers for statutory penalties when they are n...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


Actress Scarlett Johansson said Disney sought to steer viewers toward watching the movie on its streaming platform instead of ...


California Supreme Court, Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


“I don’t know if that helps you get reinstated as an attorney but a lot of times Chapter 7 debtors are in a lot of debt and cl...


Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Cross-examining his former paralegal Wednesday, Avenatti asked her about "other meetings" she had with prosecutors. After the ...



Parks and Recreation

Jul. 30, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Magistrate Judge Jeremy Peterson’s Yosemite post was ideal.


Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice


Prosecutors can't mention specifics about Avenatti's Nike extortion case in redirect, but can refer to another criminal invest...


Law Office Management, Law Practice


David S. Phelps, former co-leader of the national real estate practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has joined Go...


Legal Education, State Bar & Bar Associations


ExamSoft, which developed the online testing platform used by the California State Bar, told test-takers to restart their comp...


Civil Litigation, Data Privacy


While Stripe notified consumers that it gathers and stores their information, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oa...


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


The federal appellate panel on Wednesday rejected a challenge by pork producers to a voter-approved proposition that requires ...


Government, Health Care & Hospital Law, Labor/Employment


Private sector employers across the state are weighing “the potential employee relations pushback of a mandatory vaccination p...


Criminal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice


Avenatti lurched from topic to topic ranging from what he supposedly did with a private plane he bought to what checks came in...


Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice


Juror counseling in graphic trials is hit or miss

Jul. 28, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

An estimated 70% of all jurors report some stress from jury service, according to the National Center for State Courts.


Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


“This is one of the most important parts of our program, if not the most important part. This will discuss and describe how ev...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Arguing before a three-judge circuit l Monday, Chicago plaintiffs’ attorney James Dasso of Foley & Lardner LLP, said the b...