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Monday, March 18, 2024
GUEST COLUMNS

Monday, March 18, 2024

Friday, March 15, 2024

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Health equity initiatives are not only moral imperatives, but also increase precision in health outcomes and mitigate legal risks. Healthcare organizations must embrace inclusive practices that foster a healthcare environment where every individual receives dignified and equitable care.
RON is useful for real estate and business transactions, but not for estate planning, which requires more careful verification of the signer's intent and mental state.
The Supreme Court's decision was unjustified based on the text and the original meaning of the Constitution and undermined the constitutional role of the judiciary to enforce Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Should the majority's holding in Trump v. Anderson prompt Special Counsel Jack Smith to file a superseding indictment against Trump, including charges of insurrection and rebellion, under 18 U.S.C. Section 2383? This would provide a statutory basis for disqualification under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

Monday, March 11, 2024

Friday, March 8, 2024

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Rule 1.11 is relevant for contemporary lawyers who explore new career options within the modern economy and legal climate, and who may acquire confidential government information from various sources and roles.
There is no clear consensus on whether AI's ingestion of data and authored works for learning is fair use. Some argue that it is similar to human learning, while others argue that it is a form of copying.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Monday, March 4, 2024

Friday, March 1, 2024

Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy could affect the incentives and challenges for copyright owners to monitor and enforce their rights, as well as the potential for abuse and nuisance lawsuits by plaintiffs.
Courts have overturned decisions by city councils or other agencies that acted as appellants and adjudicators in their own cases, violating the principle of impartiality and fairness. Why should the Coastal Commission be different?

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Disney has publicly stated that it would rather have a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election than voluntarily recognize the union, which is what the union is seeking once it has majority support.
All youth, regardless of whether they are homeschooled or not, should be taught and assessed on a standardized basis to ensure they learn factual and historical information.

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Monday, February 26, 2024

Friday, February 23, 2024

Rule 8.3 involves many judgment calls, such as what constitutes a substantial question, credible evidence, material prejudice, and a reportable violation. The rule also requires the lawyer to consider whether to seek the client's consent to disclosure, and whether to report to the State Bar or a tribunal.
Legal practitioners who oversee cases involving children with disabilities must be aware of the state and federal laws and regulations that protect their educational rights.

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Tuesday, February 20, 2024


Alameda County Judge Tara Desautels was nominated to a seat on the 1st District Court of Appeal.

NEWS

General News

Monday, March 18, 2024

"There is no grey area for the crimes I committed. It's black and white and I crossed that line," former firm office manager Jairo Tomas Santos wrote the judge.
General News

Monday, March 18, 2024

Meta has filed a lawsuit against its former vice president, Dipinder Singh Khurana, for allegedly taking confidential documents to a new start-up company.
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Monday, March 18, 2024

The county sued power company PacifiCorp over damages from the 2020 Slater Fire on the Oregon border caused when a rotting tree fell on the company's equipment.
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Friday, March 15, 2024

X Corp.'s legal team argues that users explicitly agreed to the use of their data for advertising in the company's privacy policy and that the case should be dismissed.
General News

Friday, March 15, 2024

According to the complaint, tire companies began using 6PPD-q in the 1950s to prevent cracking, and the rubber preservative is now found in unsafe concentrations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle watersheds.
General News

Friday, March 15, 2024

In a speech to the ABA, Paula Blizzard emphasized that she was talking about sending people to "county jail" not "club fed."
General News

Thursday, March 14, 2024

IA federal judge partially dismissed a similar lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. and its subsidiary GitHub, saying some plaintiffs did not adequately identify specific instances in which their code was used by the defendants.
General News

Thursday, March 14, 2024

"If litigation materializes, that would be a disaster, because it will involve years if not decades, an untold amount of money and an uncertain resolution at the end of the day," said Robert Glennon, University of Arizona's James E. Rogers School of Law.
General News

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Cathay Pacific argued the arbitration agreement was binding on a couple that purchased their tickets through a third-party website.
General News

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

In 2017, the California Supreme Court held that any arbitration clause that bars a plaintiff from seeking public injunctive relief in any forum is unenforceable under state law.
General News

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The city attorney's office has stated that there was no violation of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, because the measure does not affect city employees' working conditions. The union argues that workers will be responsible for testing people for drugs and providing substance abuse support services.
General News

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

"Bayer has now won three consecutive victories at trial, and 13 of the last 19 cases where judgments were entered at trial, validating the company's strategy of taking cases to trial based on strong scientific and regulatory evidence," said defense attorney Manuel F. Cachan.
General News

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Many of the amicus briefs filed this week in support of Grants Pass also argued that the Supreme Court should reverse a 2018 9th Circuit decision that struck down an anti-camping ordinance in Boise, Idaho.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Prosecutors said Linwei Ding moonlighted for one AI company in China while working at Google, then founded his own company.
General News

Monday, March 11, 2024

Lyft CEO David Risher took responsibility for the blunder, calling it 'an unacceptable error.'
General News

Monday, March 11, 2024

According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Google Play Store gift cards were the second most popular choice for scammers in 2021.
General News

Friday, March 8, 2024

The solicitor general's amicus curiae brief cites a 1962 Supreme Court decision that overturned a law making it a crime to be addicted to narcotics, but also asserts that cities and states should have substantial latitude to regulate sleeping or camping in public.
General News

Friday, March 8, 2024

The recall movement wants DA Pamela Price removed from office due to her progressive approach to prosecuting crimes, which they claim is failing to protect citizens and fueling a crime wave.
General News

Thursday, March 7, 2024

The case drew many amicus curiae briefs from prosecutors and defense attorneys across the state.
General News

Thursday, March 7, 2024

The former executives are represented by David L. Anderson, who was U.S. attorney of the Northern District of of California.
General News

Thursday, March 7, 2024

The city denied him a business license because he doesn't live there.
General News

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

A complaint says the financial institution sent letters to many fraudulently enrolled customers and unlawfully shifted the burden to dispute the enrollment.
General News

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

"They were clearly people that were willing and able and completely capable of taking larger cases to trial and dealing with the complexities of a really high-end civil litigation," Burke Strunsky said.
General News

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

A lack of formality around the agreement between Musk and OpenAI's co-founders and difficulty determining what constitutes "the benefit of humanity" may prove a stumbling block, experts say.
General News

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

A 2022 report by the Australian non-profit Minderoo Foundation estimated corporate liabilities from plastics litigation to hit $100 billion by 2030.
General News

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

The nationwide damages could be as much as $2.7 billion.
General News

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Musk claims Center for Countering Digital Hate is scouring X (Twitter) for offensive posts to drive away advertisers.
General News

Monday, March 4, 2024

"This is a textbook example of attorney-client privilege. It is individual at the company, emailing a lawyer providing information and asking, can you assist," said Molly M. Lens of O'Melveny & Myers LLP.
General News

Monday, March 4, 2024

The justices were curious about why the parties are fighting so hard – for three years now – about whether an arbitrator or court should decide who should hear their dispute.
General News

Monday, March 4, 2024

The plaintiff, a fashion designer, claims that Girardi and her assistants, as well as U.S. Secret Service agents and American Express, conspired to wrongfully prosecute him. The ruling allows him to proceed with his claims.
General News

Friday, March 1, 2024

The plaintiffs have not sufficiently proven that there was a widespread practice of sexual assault and exploitation at the prison, according to the Justice Department.
General News

Friday, March 1, 2024

Some legal professionals wonder if changes to the Code of Civil Procedure to allow for more alternative methods of service are in order.
General News

Friday, March 1, 2024

A district court judge accused federal prosecutors of misleading the 9th Circuit and a magistrate judge to effect the rearrest of a man whose indictment had been dismissed.
General News

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case, filed by Grants Pass, Oregon, on April 22, challenging a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that that city's ordinance violated the Eighth Amendment.
General News

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

The plaintiffs' claims against Zuckerberg are based on personal statements, not his actions as a corporate officer, the plaintiffs' attorneys said.
General News

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Attorney General Rob Bonta agreed the state will bide by a 2023 federal court order that leaves the tribes dealing directly with the federal government. Several other tribes could soon also escape state regulation.
General News

Friday, March 15, 2024

Gov. Gavin Newsom also appointed 14 superior court judges in 10 counties.
General News

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

A proposal by Assemblymember Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) will declare that NDAs "covering bill negotiations with public officials are contrary to public policy and public trust, and therefore, not enforceable."
General News

Monday, March 11, 2024

A magistrate judge wrote last month that "Californian courts have not limited the application of inverse condemnation to public entities."
General News

Friday, March 8, 2024

There's much left to be clarified when it comes to the Racial Justice Act, but commentators are split over whether that job should fall to the courts or legislators.