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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Hoyt Y. Sze and Margia Corner have joined the firm as healthcare partners in San Francisco. Most recently Sze and Corner served as co-interim deputy general counsels for the University of California where they served as the principal legal advisors for the UC Board of Regents Health Services Committee and oversaw legal matters across the university system’s expansive healthcare network, which includes six academic medical centers, 20 health professional schools and eight community hospitals, including one freestanding children’s hospital.

The lawsuit accused Google of continuing to collect user information and track their interactions with apps and other features on mobile devices, even after the users allegedly believed they had turned off the ability for Google to do so. A judge said the evidence isn't clear that Google abided by the law and its user agreement

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, began the new year by elevating 28 attorneys to shareholder across its U.S., Mexico and Singapore offices, which became effective on January 1, 2025.

A San Francisco federal judge said BART can't show the jury was unreasonable in awarding at least $1.1 million each to six workers who were fired when BART refused their requests for religious exemption from the agency's Covid vaccine mandate

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Airbnb following the tragic death of Jose Penaloza Herrera due to carbon monoxide poisoning at a rental property in Mexico.

A violent incident at The Grand Nightclub has led to a lawsuit against former employee Kathy Munoz for alleged assault on colleagues Victoria Salcedo and Tim Leong.

Donte Dial has filed a lawsuit against Target Corporation in San Francisco's Superior Court alleging racial discrimination and wrongful termination among other grievances.

An Orthodox Jew residing in Israel has filed a lawsuit against a nonprofit religious organization based in California.

A new lawsuit filed in San Francisco accuses Uber Technologies Inc., along with its subsidiaries Rasier LLC and Rasier-CA LLC, of gross negligence following an alleged assault by one of its drivers.

Landowners say fine structure violates Eighth Amendment protections. The appeals court said a McKinleyville federal magistrate judge wrongly tossed the suit by finding the landowners couldn't sue because they hadn't yet paid the tens of thousands of dollars in fines assessed by Humboldt County.

A prominent business owner has filed a lawsuit in Santa Clara County alleging defamation by an individual who purportedly spread false accusations online about Ponzi schemes and fraudulence.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned drivers of a significant increase in text-based toll scam activity.

Farzin Shahidi has filed a lawsuit against Lucy Halverson alleging racial discrimination at her martial arts dojo in San Francisco.

A former employee has filed a lawsuit against Hammel Green And Abrahamson Inc., accusing them of gender discrimination and wrongful termination after repeated complaints went unaddressed.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company has filed a lawsuit against Movers Alliance Inc., accusing them of negligence after an incident where one of their vehicles allegedly damaged a utility pole in San Francisco.

In a recent lawsuit filed in San Francisco's Superior Court by Jennifer Phillips against Bruce D. Rhoades and Timothy J. Luneau over alleged misrepresentations during a property sale transaction gone awry - uncovering hidden damages post-purchase...

ExxonMobil has sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta and environmental activist organizations, accusing them of working with an anti-oil Australian billionaire to launch a coordinated "lawfare" campaign against ExxonMobil, including recent lawsuits over Exxon's 'advanced recycling' programs

California Attorney General Bonta , as part of a multistate coalition, announced the filing of an amicus brief in support of the state of Maryland in Kipke v. Moore and Novotny v. Moore, two consolidated challenges to Maryland’s restrictions on carrying firearms in various sensitive places.

Angelique Green has filed a lawsuit against Valley Health Plan citing racial discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and defamation during her tenure as Chief Medical Officer.

Ruchi Agrawal and Tushar Agarwal have filed a lawsuit against General Motors LLC alleging violations of consumer warranty laws related to their defective Chevrolet Bolt purchase in March 2021.