GUEST COLUMNS
Thursday, October 3, 2024
While law firms invest significant resources in training new associates, many still feel overwhelmed by expectations due to the stark differences between law school and the realities of being a junior associate in a law firm.
The EEOC has requested the Ninth Circuit to use the Xu v. Lightsmyth Technologies, Inc. case to clarify the Supreme Court's new standard for determining adverse job actions in discrimination cases.
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is facing
a legal battle over his claim to a homestead exemption for his Palm Beach
condominium. The case has raised questions about residency, asset protection,
and accountability.
Friday, September 27, 2024
Mediation is likened to a labyrinth where participants must navigate complex disputes with unclear paths to resolution, similar to the intricate designs of historical labyrinths.
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NEWS
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General News
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
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| The company, founded in 1994 in Chennai, India and headquartered in Teaneck, N.J., was accused of discriminating against non-Indian candidates applying for jobs in the U.S. and having corporate practices in place that predominantly hired Indian citizens. | |
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
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| The hacker behind the attack claimed it was motivated by Disney's alleged poor treatment of its artists and disregard for its customers, according to court documents. | |
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
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| The ruling stems from litigation surrounding claims that solar power supplier company DC Solar Solutions Inc. engaged in a scheme to defraud investors into investing in solar power projects that it didn't have the capacity to carry out. | |
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Thursday, October 3, 2024 |
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| With the political environment growing chillier for asylum seekers and illegal immigration during the presidential campaign and possibly afterward, attorneys for people who cross the border without permission are gearing up for court fights that have in some cases been postponed. | |
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General News
Thursday, October 3, 2024 |
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| Some independent mediators have raised concerns that the program - to be administered by the State Bar -- could speed up a trend of the industry consolidating around a few large providers. | |
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Thursday, October 3, 2024 |
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| The lawsuit alleges violation of California's Proposition 65, which requires businesses to warn consumers if a product contains cancer-causing chemicals such as Perfluorooctanoic acid. | |
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Thursday, October 3, 2024 |
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| 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. | |
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Thursday, October 3, 2024 |
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| 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. | |
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General News
Thursday, October 3, 2024 |
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| The lawyers have been involved in many of the marquee commercial litigation in California in recent years. | |
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General News
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
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| Two homeowners say fees related to the construction of a rock revetment will not provide meaningful hazard protection and breach Proposition 218. | |
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General News
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
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| Plaintiffs claimed the city improperly adopted an urgency ordinance that required non-profit entities to acquire a Conditional Use Permit for P-District operation but permitted for-profit entities as a matter of right. | |
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General News
Monday, September 30, 2024 |
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| Former employees suing Executive Recovery Group claim it hired known members of a white supremacist group, who subjected staff to a toxic work environment. | |
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General News
Friday, September 27, 2024 |
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| The federal judge found that the Department of Veterans Affairs violated its mandate to care for homeless veterans when it leased the federal land on its West Los Angeles campus to third parties. He declared the leases invalid immediately. The tenants were not parties to the court case but have appeared to plead for more time to make a deal. | |
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General News
Friday, September 27, 2024 |
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| Canadian e-commerce company Shopify says a California man should not be able to sue it over alleged violations of state laws. | |
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General News
Friday, September 27, 2024 |
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| Scott Seaman, co-chair of Hinshaw's Global Insurance Services Practice Group, said the expansion will "boost our insurance practice in California at a time when our clients are facing increasing litigation and regulatory risks." | |
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General News
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 |
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| California is again targeting an oil major for what it describes as deceptive conduct, this time over ExxonMobil's alleged decades-long scheme to push recycling as the solution to plastic waste despite knowing its limitations. | |
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General News
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 |
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| The lawsuit claimed the iPhone maker misled stockholders about the economic impacts of the U.S.-China trade war. | |
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General News
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 |
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| 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. | |
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General News
Monday, September 23, 2024 |
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| Evie Pei Jeang, who specialized in cross-border divorces, is accused of stealing from a client-trust account. | |
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General News
Monday, September 23, 2024 |
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| 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. | |