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Suit over Yahoo's unsolicited text messages headed to California Supreme Court
Tech giant Yahoo's case against an insurer refusing to cover as personal injury the alleged privacy violations brought about by Yahoo's unsolicited text messages is headed to the California Supreme Court. -
West Covina attorney faces possible suspension for misconduct in divorce case
SAN FRANCISCO — West Covina attorney Gabriel Castellanos faces a possible mostly stayed suspension following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation over seven counts of misconduct in a single matter. -
State bar court public reproves L. A. attorney over demand letter drafted while ineligible
State bar court public reproves L. A. attorney over demand letter drafted while ineligible -
Appeals court sides with Sacramento in McKinley Village CEQA case
SACRAMENTO – The city of Sacramento has proven that the drive around a controversial residential development project on its north side will become no worse than it is now as construction continues, a state appeals court said in a recent ruling. -
California appeal court affirms Recology ruling in employee drug testing and counseling lawsuit
A state appeal court recently declined to revive a consolidated employee class action against San Francisco's largest recycling and solid waste company over its drug testing and counseling program. -
Westlake Village attorney faces disbarment over 5 counts of misconduct
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) – Longtime Westlake Village attorney Ira Cohen faces disbarment by default following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation on misconduct charges. -
Santa Monica attorney faces suspension for allegedly accepting settlement offers for dead client
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) – Santa Monica attorney Edmond Elias Salem faces disbarment following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation over allegations he settled a case on behalf of a deceased client. -
San Diego attorney faces possible suspension over Las Vegas disorderly conduct conviction
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — San Diego attorney David Leon Speckman faces possible suspension following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation regarding his misdemeanor conviction for disorderly conduct in Las Vegas. -
Longtime Bakersfield attorney faces suspension over alleged ethical violations
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Longtime Bakersfield attorney Gregory Henrick Mitts faces possible suspension following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation over 12 counts of misconduct in three separate client matters and a probation condition. -
San Diego attorney faces disbarment over 19 counts of misconduct
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — San Diego attorney Steele Nicolson Gillaspey faces possible disbarment by default following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation over 19 counts of alleged misconduct in three underlying matters. -
Glendale attorney faces disbarment by default following plea to not paying an innkeeper
Glendale attorney Judy Unkyung Paik faces possible disbarment by default following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation and her conviction in the Los Angeles County Superior Court of defrauding an innkeeper by nonpayment. -
Friant Ranch development further delayed in California Supreme Court decision over air quality concerns
The development of the 942-acre Friant Ranch, as approved by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors about eight years ago, met yet another delay in a split California Supreme Court finding that the proposal doesn't provide enough state Environmental Quality Act analysis. -
California Supreme Court decides procedural question about quit notice service timing
California law requires that owners who acquire titles to real property in a deed of trust's power of sale must perfect that title before issuing a three-day written notice to quit the premises, the state Supreme Court ruled last month. -
California high court says health care workers working 12-hour shifts can waive a second meal break
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court recently found that health care workers in the state who do not want to take a second meal break during shifts that exceed 12 hours aren't legally bound to do so. -
Social activist organization says California DNA collection from innocent people is unconstitutional
A representative for one of three social activist organizations suing the California Department of Justice said its collections procedure for DNA samples taken from people arrested and later cleared of wrongdoing is unconstitutional. -
Equal Justice official says DNA retention for the innocent targets African Americans
An official for the nonprofit activist organization Equal Justice Society said a California Department of Justice practice of retaining DNA samples—taken from people arrested but who turned out to be innocent—targets African Americans. -
Social activist groups condemn state’s DNA collection procedure
Plaintiffs suing the California Justice Department over its retention of DNA samples from people arrested but not convicted of felonies said erasing private evidence of the innocent should be made an automatic requirement. -
Attorney says government has no reason to retain DNA of innocent people
An attorney has filed a lawsuit in the San Francisco Superior Court against a government program he claims is collecting DNA from innocent people. -
Beverly Hills attorney faces possible suspension over alleged misconduct in workers' comp case
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Beverly Hills attorney Bob Babak Khakshooy faces possible suspension following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation over allegations stemming from a workers' compensation case. -
San Rafael attorney faces possible disbarment by default for alleged probation noncompliance
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — San Rafael attorney Barbara Truman Zorr faces possible disbarment by default following a recently announced California State Bar Court recommendation for allegedly failing to comply with terms of a previous probation.