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Keker Van Nest is key player in emerging disputes over AI

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General News Thursday, October 3, 2024
Homeless vets are 'letting' private school use VA land, judge says U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said there needed to be language in the agreement that made clear the property belonged to the homeless and temporarily housed veterans in the area.

General News Thursday, October 3, 2024
9th Circuit's reply to AI identicality question might alter copyright playing field Acknowledging there is no controlling law on the question, a federal judge has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal if AI output must be an exact copy to trigger infringement claims.

General News Thursday, October 3, 2024
3 seasoned litigators have started boutique The lawyers have been involved in many of the marquee commercial litigation in California in recent years.

General News Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Sheriff ends ankle monitor releases after judge nixes conditions U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar's ruling that sheriff's deputies can't randomly conduct searches on those released pretrial with ankle monitors means the program can't be conducted safely, San Francisco County Sheriff Paul Miyamoto said.

General News Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Pfizer accused of not noting brain tumor danger on drug label The lawsuit claimed that medroxyprogesterone acetate, sold under the brand name Depo-Provera, substantially contributed to the plaintiff developing a type of brain tumor 17 years after being given the drug by Planned Parenthood.

General News Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Attorneys must report pro bono work starting next year The Legal Aid Association of California led a coalition that sponsored AB 2505.

General News Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Attorneys must report pro bono work starting next year The Legal Aid Association of California led a coalition that sponsored AB 2505.

General News Monday, September 30, 2024
San Mateo County, San Jose sue oil companies, claim price-fixing with OPEC San Mateo County, San Jose sued major oil companies in New Mexico, claiming they had an agreement with OPEC to slow down their production, even after oil prices skyrocketed in 2022.

General News Monday, September 30, 2024
Newsom makes 3 appellate nominations, 7 judge appointments Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated Justice Brian M. Hoffstadt as presiding justice of the 2nd District Court of Appeal's Division 5, plus Los Angeles County Superior Court Judges Michelle C. Kim to Division 1, and Anne K. Richardson to Division 2 of the 2nd District court.

General News Wednesday, September 25, 2024
$110M in fees for attorneys who sued Apple The lawsuit claimed the iPhone maker misled stockholders about the economic impacts of the U.S.-China trade war.

General News Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Law against sending minors unsolicited social media messages faces hurdle SB 976, a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, is one of several bills in California to impose requirements on social media companies out of concern that children are suffering mental harm due to excessive online use. But First Amendment challenges await.

General News

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Pac-12 sues Mountain West over 'poaching penalty'

Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said the Pac-12 was challenging a contractual provision that it expressly agreed to and acknowledged was essential to Mountain West's willingness to enter into the agreement, "all while advised by sophisticated legal counsel. The provision was put in place to protect the Mountain West Conference from this exact scenario."

General News Monday, September 23, 2024
LA divorce lawyer awaiting disbarment now charged criminally over client theft Evie Pei Jeang, who specialized in cross-border divorces, is accused of stealing from a client-trust account.

General News Monday, September 23, 2024
Religious groups call fraud suit over church's use of tithes 'enormous threat' An amicus curiae brief filed by a host of religious denominations said a 9th Circuit panel decision to revive former member James Huntsman's fraud complaint against the church threatened all of them and already has inspired copycat lawsuits against the Mormon church.

General News Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Bill lets several counties use remote court reporting, other states ahead Like many other states, California has been grappling with a shortage of skilled court reporters. Even a $30 million annual appropriation from the Legislature in recent budgets has gone partially unspent.

General News Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Justices on both sides write opinions in rare rehearing of affirmed death penalty The vote to affirm a death penalty conviction for a 1996 first degree murder and sodomy marked an 'extraordinary' split on the court, especially because justices on both sides wrote opinions defending their positions, legal observers said.

General News Wednesday, September 18, 2024
50 years on, Mark Rosenbaum remains the 'radical lawyer' he dreamed of being Over 40 years, Rosenbaum litigated some of the ACLU of Southern California's biggest cases, arguing four times before the U.S. Supreme Court. He has continued to bring major public interest litigation since moving to Public Counsel 10 years ago. Much of his work has involved access to better education for K-12 students.

General News Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Coppola lawsuit accuses Variety of 'false, reckless' reporting Francis Ford Coppola has sued the publishers of Variety magazine over its reporting of alleged inappropriate behavior on the "Megalopolis" set.

General News Tuesday, September 17, 2024
9th Circuit told federal Judge Carter made series of errors An attorney for Skye Bioscience Inc. said U.S. District Judge David O. Carter erred by allowing the company's fired vice president of business operations to bolster her case by introducing irrelevant and damaging evidence at the trial.

General News Monday, September 16, 2024
Federal judge dismisses COVID-era case against California restrictions The case dates to 2020, when plaintiffs led by a Nevada City restaurant challenged emergency orders issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Nevada County and other government entities.

General News Monday, September 16, 2024
Incoming WLALA president wants to put caregivers in the spotlight Incumbent Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles President Noelle Natoli has committed to putting a lifelong passion for diversity, equity and inclusion to use during her time leading the association.