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California Bar asks for Supreme Court intervention in dues issue
SAN FRANCISO – The State Bar of California (SBC) is throwing itself at the mercy of the Supreme Court of California, hoping to reinstate its ability to collect fees, which lapses Jan. 1, 2017. -
Delta Island purchase gets go ahead by state Supreme Court
LOS ANGELES – The California Supreme Court has ruled that a Southern California water supplier can go ahead with the purchase of the Delta Islands, regardless of the opposition and lawsuit against it. -
Employers cannot enforce arbitration agreements, according to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision
SAN FRANCISCO – The California 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that employers can no longer enforce class-action waivers in arbitration agreements signed by their employees. -
Are out-of-state plaintiffs clogging California courts?
SACRAMENTO - A new study by the Civil Justice Association of California details the volume of product liability cases that out-of-state plaintiffs filed in Los Angeles and San Francisco against pharmaceutical companies between January 2010 and May 2016. -
State high court allows jury trials for testing compensation disputes in 'victory for property owners'
SAN FRANCISCO – A Walnut Creek real estate dispute attorney believes a July 31 ruling entered by the California Supreme Court that reforms legislation to give property owners a right to a trial by jury to determine compensation for pre-condemnation entry and inspection will push the state to try harder to resolve these disputes to avoid costly, time-consuming jury trials. -
Yelp case could have 'serious consequences' for sites that host user-generated content, Wikimedia fellow says
SAN FRANCISCO – Speech freedoms enjoyed by online websites are in peril if the California Supreme Court will not hear a case in which a lower court said a woman could not post an allegedly defamatory review about her former attorney on a social media review site, a legal fellow said. -
Bar set to ask Supreme Court for power to assess dues to fund operations
SAN FRANCISCO – The California legislature’s failure to pass a bill to assess fees to attorneys to fund the State Bar has led to a request to the state’s highest court for interim power to assess and collect dues. -
Attorney disbarred after failing to appear for hearing twice
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco attorney has been disbarred after twice failing to appear before the State Bar Court for a disciplinary trial. -
State Supreme Court rules retirees protected with prompt pay laws
SACRAMENTO – Retiring is a form of quitting when it comes to prompt pay protections provided for in California labor laws, the state’s Supreme Court concluded. -
Attorneys hope Supreme Court ends prescription drug innovator liability
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court will decide a case that attorneys hope will once-and-for-all put an end to courts allowing brand-name drug manufacturers to be held liable for injuries resulting from use of their products’ generic counterparts. -
'X-Men' VFX Brothers Strause may appeal case of anonymous emailer to state Supreme Court
LOS ANGELES – The burden is on two filmmaking brothers to prove an anonymous person talking about them in emails to Hollywood executives is making false statements, an entertainment industry attorney said in a recent interview -
High court weighs in on whether insurance company should pay legal defense of company in sexual assault case
LOS ANGELES – An appeal has been filed in the 9th Circuit Court in a case where a construction company is looking for its insurance company to pay for its legal defense in a sexual assault case involving an employee and a minor. -
Oral arguments in critical real estate case before state Supreme Court to be live-streamed
SAN FRANCISCO – Oral arguments in a critical real estate case scheduled before the California Supreme Court on Wednesday, Sept. 7, is expected to be live-streamed, providing interested parties inside the industry and out a chance to observe the proceedings. -
California Supreme Court denies review of lawsuit on public school teacher tenure; New suit filed in Connecticut
The California Supreme Court's 4-3 vote declining to review a lower court’s ruling that the state’s public school K-12 teacher tenure law does not void the constitutional rights of students to the guarantee of equal education may have stifled education reformers, but only for a day.. -
Attorney: Supreme Court decision in precondemnation case a mix of win for state agencies and property owners
SAN FRANCISCO – A state Supreme Court decision earlier this summer to reform an unconstitutional California statute in eminent domain cases wasn't exactly a loss for property owners and probably isn't over yet, an eminent domain attorney said during a recent interview. -
State Bar will swear in newly elected executive officers in October
SAN FRANCISCO – The board of trustees has elected James P. Fox as president of the State Bar of California for the 2016-2017 year. -
Activist for audit of state judicial commission jailed, action could be retaliatory, fellow activist says
MARTINEZ – A five-times disciplined Contra Costa County judge has jailed the founder of a group that was the leading lobbyist for a recently announced audit of the state's commission that disciplines California judges, an incarceration that activists say appears retaliatory. -
State Bar fee legislation amended, Bar prepares high court submission 'in the event that is necessary'
SACRAMENTO – The California Assembly voted on new amendments on Aug. 19 related to a heavily disputed State Bar of California fee bill, which authorizes the agency to collect annual licensing fees from attorneys. -
If Clinton is elected president, California judges could be SCOTUS nominees
SAN FRANCISCO – California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu is reportedly included in a shortlist of Hillary Clinton’s top choices for the U.S. Supreme Court, according to advocates. -
Teacher discipline varies by school district, can be costly for some
SAN FRANCISCO – School districts across the state are increasingly facing an issue with how to handle those in the district who have issues following the rules. It’s not the students though, it’s the teachers and other administrative officials who are causing the concern.