GUEST COLUMNS
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
The lack of product consistency, market limitations, and even banking limitations all make celebrity brands in cannabis more difficult than in other industries.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
While the Supreme Court majority limited itself to the commerce clause, it recognized two important concepts in Edwards v. California. First, the nation's people have become more mobile. Second, the Great Depression is recognized as a national calamity, with national causes and need for national solutions.
Monday, May 1, 2023
It seems increasingly common to overhear conversations from lawyers about what to do when they cannot determine which funds belong to who. If the trust accounting is done correctly, that should never happen.
The "AI Neutral" will become a reality, so the legal industry might as well embrace it.
Judge John F. Walter
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NEWS
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General News
Friday, May 26, 2023 |
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| Legislative Republicans have repeatedly criticized their colleagues in recent weeks for failing to pass several GOP bills designed to deal with the overdose crisis. | |
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General News
Friday, May 26, 2023 |
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| When James L. Crandall was on the bench, he juggled between 500 and 800 active cases at any given time. | |
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General News
Thursday, May 25, 2023 |
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| Legal observers say the case could make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which could look unkindly on the commission's argument that its interpretation of Section 5 of the FTC Act gives it antitrust authority beyond that of the Sherman Act. | |
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General News
Thursday, May 25, 2023 |
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| At least 70 Video Privacy Protection Act cases were filed in the past year against companies whose websites have videos with third-party analytics tools, and more continue to be filed. The latest was filed in Los Angeles against Container Store. | |
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General News
Thursday, May 25, 2023 |
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| Represented by attorneys at Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC in Fort Worth, BNSF Railway Co. filed a lawsuit last fall accusing Float Alaska's website of unlawfully displaying a "Northern Pacific" logo to promote its upcoming airline company called Northern Pacific Airways. | |
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General News
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 |
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| U.S. District Judge Jacqueline S. Corley said that the gamers did not adequately show they will suffer "immediate irreparable harm" should the deal go through before a merits decision. | |
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General News
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 |
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| The FTC amicus brief was written in response to a query from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asking if the commission wanted to weigh in. The appellate court is considering whether to grant en banc review of a three-judge panel's decision in favor of the plaintiffs. | |
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General News
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 |
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| "The caveat is that the states and the bureau has kicked the can down the road for a while, until the end of 2026, which is going to be here before we all know it," UC Davis School of Law Professor Richard M. Frank said. | |
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General News
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
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| Judge David S. Cunningham III continued the motion by plaintiff Shell Oil Co. in order to allow Dole time to provide evidence why it should not be added, but described many of the defendant's arguments as "unpersuasive" in a tentative ruling on Friday. | |
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General News
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
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| Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an executive order and said he would introduce a package of trailer bills designed "to accelerate critical infrastructure projects across the state." | |
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General News
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
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| Judge James C. Chalfant on Wednesday identified two issues in which the department failed to adhere to mandatory provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): failure to disclose and analyze the correct flood control design parameters, and a lack of enforceable, measurable criteria to assess whether habitat will be sufficiently mitigated. | |
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General News
Monday, May 22, 2023 |
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| U.S. Magistrate Judge Allison Claire approved an unopposed motion for administrative relief from Milk Moovement Inc. She ordered each side to file statements on how to move forward with discovery in the case. | |
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General News
Monday, May 22, 2023 |
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| Plaintiffs allege that the company misled physicians about the toxicity of its HIV antiretroviral drugs containing tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. | |
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General News
Monday, May 22, 2023 |
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| Neutral is 'respectful but clear' about the strength of parties' cases | |
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General News
Friday, May 19, 2023 |
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| A Taco John's franchisee in Minnesota came up with "Taco Twosday" to promote two tacos for 99 cents on a slow day of the week, and the trademark was approved by the USPTO in 1989. | |
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General News
Friday, May 19, 2023 |
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| "After watching our students start to own the courtroom and overcome that fear of facing a judge, they started to win with confidence and I realized it was a totally doable thing," said Elena I. Popp, executive director and trial attorney with Eviction Defense Network. | |
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General News
Friday, May 19, 2023 |
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| U.S. District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha's said doctors could not be punished for refusing to assist suicide but he left the rest of the law in place. A separate set of plaintiffs, representing a group of disabled people, sued last month to overturn the entire act. | |
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General News
Thursday, May 18, 2023 |
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| Interim lead class counsel Dennis S. Ellis of Ellis George Cipollone O'Brien Annaguey LLP said in a statement Tuesday, "Black and other minority applicants had their applications intentionally and disproportionately denied, faced unjustified delays in the processing of their applications, and were given less favorable terms, which resulted in Wells Fargo systematically engaging in a new form of redlining that harmed Plaintiffs based on their race and ethnicity." | |
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General News
Thursday, May 18, 2023 |
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| Four years ago, the former chief operating officer sent a letter to state officials outlining his concerns about poor accounting practices, misuse of firm and client assets, and potential embezzlement. | |
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General News
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 |
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| "The ultimate timing may move, but the decision has been made," confirmed diocese spokesman Kevin Eckery on Monday. | |
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General News
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 |
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| "If public entities can now be found liable for violating the Coastal Act based upon the conduct of private citizens on public property, they will be exposed to the potentially significant civil and daily fines imposed by the Coastal Act," the city of Palos Verdes Estates said in its petition. | |
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General News
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 |
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| "The defendants used fear and lies to defraud investors out of millions of dollars from their hard-earned retirement savings," said Antonia M. Apps, director of the SEC's New York Regional Office. The charges were case was filed in Los Angeles. | |
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General News
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 |
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| The UK's Competition and Markets Authority on Thursday decided to prohibit any acquisition between Microsoft and Activision without prior written consent from the regulatory body. | |
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General News
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 |
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| "The Kennedy lawsuit was the catalyst that changed long-standing California law," Los Angeles Judge Michael L. Stern wrote in his order awarding Kennedy's attorneys $2.5 million in fees plus an enhancement multiplier of 1.4 for the quality of representation and difficulty of the case. A 4th District Court of Appeal panel ruled it was justified. | |
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General News
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 |
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| "The court's insistence on dictating the terms and implementation of a private settlement between the county and L.A. Alliance goes against legal precedent, the rules of civil procedure and the constitutional separation of powers," said Mira Hashmall of Miller Barondess LLP, who represents the county. | |
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General News
Monday, May 15, 2023 |
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| Citing rising teen use of vapes and other tobacco products, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 793 in 2020, banning flavored tobacco products. | |
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General News
Monday, May 15, 2023 |
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| Pork producers "invite us to fashion two new and more aggressive constitutional restrictions on the ability of states to regulate goods sold within their borders. We decline that invitation," Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote for the Supreme Court majority. | |
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General News
Monday, May 15, 2023 |
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| Marian F. Gaston's nomination by President Joe Biden had been postponed for weeks by Chair Dick Durbin, D-IL, due to Feinstein's absence after she fell ill with shingles | |
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General News
Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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| After receiving a cease and desist letter in 2020 from rapper Clifford "T.I." Harris and his wife Tameka "Tiny" Harris, who managed the OMG Girlz until the group's disbandment in 2015, MGA Entertainment sued for declaratory relief that the company did not infringe on the Harris' intellectual property rights when designing its "L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G." dolls and can continue to sell them. | |
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General News
Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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| Three of the five new members are from Los Angeles bringing to seven the number of members on the 15-member committee who are in Los Angeles. Another three are from other offices in Southern California. | |
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General News
Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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| "This landmark settlement has paved the way for future cases, shining a light on the need for real justice without resorting to trials," said Eric Dubin of The Dubin Law Firm, who represented Edward Bronstein's children. | |
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General News
Thursday, May 11, 2023 |
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| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Theane D. Evangelis cited a U.S. Supreme Court decision from last year, arguing the ruling made it impossible for an aggrieved employee whose case has been sent to arbitration to also pursue PAGA claims in court. | |
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General News
Thursday, May 11, 2023 |
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| Without Sen. Dianne Feinstein in Washington, Democrats' majority on the committee disappears — and due to the rules for this session, no nominee of President Joe Biden can advance to the Senate floor on a tie vote. | |
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General News
Thursday, May 11, 2023 |
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| Shortly after opening statements on Monday, U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup in San Francisco ruled that Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who is not listed as a witness, could be called to the stand by Sonos. | |
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General News
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 |
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| Monday's was the second lawsuit Byron Allen has filed against the fast food company. Another lawsuit, currently in meditation, claims McDonald's won't buy advertising with his companies because they are Black-owned. | |
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General News
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 |
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| Will Chuchawat said the forecast of the firm's West Coast team looks incredibly bullish. "So much opportunity is here, and BakerHostetler's platform will enable us to seize those opportunities." | |
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General News
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 |
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| The lawsuit is the latest to accuse the university of misleading potential students as to the nature of its partnership with the company that oversees its online programs and the equivalency of its online and in-person degree programs. | |
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General News
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 |
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| The case has drawn a host of amicus briefs from attorneys for consumer and business groups. Robert E. Dunn, an attorney representing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other industry groups, said the outcome will have significant repercussions. | |
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General News
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 |
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| The Freedman Firm fights for clients in white collar and other criminal cases. | |
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General News
Monday, May 8, 2023 |
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| Western State College of Law announced the appointment of Marisa S. Cianciarulo, who has been interim dean at Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law. | |
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General News
Monday, May 8, 2023 |
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| Downtown real estate is looking increasingly undesirable in some major cities, even as some property owners are suing commercial tenants that fell behind on rent during the government-ordered shutdowns. | |
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General News
Monday, May 8, 2023 |
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| The plaintiffs accuse defendant Legacy Partners Inc. of violating the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act, which sets requirements for organizations that collect investigative consumer reports. | |