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Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


“PG&E is alleged to have been responsible for the operation of the Cannery MGP, and even though the alleged pollution firs...


Law Office Management, Law Practice


Kirkland Ellis partner moves to Goodwin Procter

Apr. 26, 2021
By Kamila Knaudt

New Goodwin partner Jean Lee said the firm's technology mergers and acquisitions practice with innovative companies is a core ...


Banking, Civil Litigation


Plaintiffs’ attorney Tatiana G. Avakian of Marlin & Saltzman LLP, who was joined by attorneys at the Markham Law Firm and ...


Criminal


“When cases are returned by the appellate court two decades after a conviction, that can present significant challenges in ret...


Civil Litigation


In a statement, Reddit said, “Child sexual abuse material has no place on the Reddit platform. We actively maintain policies a...


Criminal, Government


Voters passed Proposition 57 by a nearly 30 point margin in 2016. It was designed to force the state to release some nonviolen...


Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court


An administrative order, decided by the Supreme Court in an en banc decision last week, would apply only when different appell...


Bankruptcy


According to U.S. court data, bankruptcies in the nation fell by almost 30% last year, compared to 2019. Only Chapter 11 reorg...


Civil Litigation, Health Care & Hospital Law


Filed in San Francisco Superior Court the same day the settlement was announced, the lawsuit alleged Kaiser failed to pay or p...


Government


Legislature confirms Bonta as AG

Apr. 23, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Assembly approved the Democrat from Alameda 62-0, the Senate 29-6.


Civil Litigation


The county will also ask for a stay of U.S. District Judge David O. Carter’s order pending the appeal, said Skip Miller of Mil...


Administrative/Regulatory, U.S. Supreme Court


The FTC’s authority under a 1973 law that empowered the consumer protection agency to seek injunctions to stop fraudulent acti...


Constitutional Law, Government, Labor/Employment


Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez testified at the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection hearing that AB 286 would provide ...


Criminal, Government


DAs with opposing ideologies stand with victims

Apr. 23, 2021
By Tyler Pialet

Two prosecutors from opposite ends of the political spectrum met virtually with victims to honor National Crime Victims’ Right...


Law Practice, Technology


Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, Goodwin Procter LLP and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP worked on the deal.


Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law, Government


An investigation found the county failed to provide appropriate services to inmates with mental disabilities and that on any g...


Civil Litigation, Government


Ventura County sued for COVID records

Apr. 23, 2021
By Craig Anderson

Attorneys with the First Amendment Coalition and Davis Wright Tremaine LLP seek a judicial ruling that the county has failed t...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Attorneys for the four main drug company defendants — Teva Pharmaceuticals, Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Allergan PLC and Johnso...


Law Office Management, Law Practice, Real Estate/Development


David Barksdale, along with senior counsel Kevin Garland and associate Joseph Bini, moved from Loeb & Loeb LLP.


Government, Labor/Employment


SB 572, or the Workforce Asset Guarantee & Enforcement Act, makes it easier for the labor commissioner to collect unpaid w...


District Attorney Diana Becton said the shooting put the other officers on scene and citizens nearby in danger and that the de...


Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice


U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said she will allow one member of the press to physically attend proceedings. She w...


Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Criminal


The warrant was executed March 22 and kicked off a four-day search at U.S. Private Vaults Inc., a Beverly Hills store that all...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Intellectual Property


Ironhawk, which has sold computer software called “SmartSync” since 2007, sued Dropbox after the cloud software company offere...


Government


Legislature hearings move Robert Bonta toward AG post

Apr. 22, 2021
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Senate Rules Committee confirmed him by a 3-0 vote, with the two Republicans abstaining. Bonta needs votes in the full cha...


Civil Litigation, Government


“I can’t imagine the 9th Circuit won’t take this very seriously, and even possibly, the U.S. Supreme Court,” said Derek P. Col...


Construction, Land Use, Real Estate/Development


It is currently very difficult to convert an unused ground floor retail space back into its original use as residential housin...


California Courts of Appeal


3rd District justices say Legislature has power to rein in Gov. Gavin Newsom.


Law Office Management, Law Practice, Real Estate/Development


Ogden was the principal of The Ogden Law Group in Santa Monica. He worked on transactional matters in large and small commerci...


Law Office Management, Law Practice


Thomas W. Michael and Rustin M. Brown are the latest additions to support the firm’s emerging company and venture capital inve...