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Attorney General Bonta Announces New Executive Team
Attorney General Bonta Announces New Executive Team. -
California Supreme Court rules that Apple is required to pay workers for search time upon exit
Apple store worker's time is protected during search by security upon departure -
Stanford Law professor: Uber, Postmates in ‘crosshairs’ of gig economy law, lack evidence
LOS ANGELES – Uber and Postmates together filed a lawsuit against the state of California over its gig economy law Assembly Bill 5, calling the new bill “unconstitutional,” but some experts don’t see the ride-hailing giant and goods courier prevailing. -
Stanford law expert on independent contractor law: 'There’s inevitably going to be litigation'
SACRAMENTO – A coalition started by Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers and supporters last month submitted a ballot initiative to the California Secretary of State’s Office in an effort to undo Assembly Bill 5 – a new law that will make it more difficult for companies to classify gig economy workers as contractors. -
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Driving the Future of Automotive Technology
Powering the future is now! The arrival of electric vehicles (EVs) and self-driving cars (AVs) are two of the most innovative technologies in the history of the automotive industry. -
BAKER MCKENZIE LLP: Baker McKenzie Receives 2019 Mansfield Plus Certification
The Diversity Lab, an incubator for innovative ideas and solutions that boost diversity and inclusion in law, announced that Baker McKenzie has earned the highest designation of Mansfield Plus Certification. -
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP: Farella Braun + Martel’s Daniel Cohn Named Chairman of Hospice by the Bay Board of Directors
Farella Braun + Martel LLP Business Transactions Partner Daniel E. Cohn was named chairman of the Hospice by the Bay Board of Directors. -
California Supreme Court remands case involving license plate readers
SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court has largely upheld but remanded, the American Civil Liberties Union's license plate reader data request case. -
Stanford Law School receives $7.4 million gift
The Levin Center at Stanford Law School (SLS) recently received an unexpected anniversary gift when it received an anonymous estate donation of $7.4 million as the center was celebrating its 10th anniversary. -
Stanford University Law School helps build new app to help Louisiana flood victims
STANFORD – A new app developed in California is helping flood victims in Louisiana rebuild their lives after the devastating floods of last August. -
District court in California considers litigation funding disclosure rule
A proposed rule in the Northern District of California could require parties in civil suits to disclose the presence of litigation funders. And reactions to the proposal demonstrate just how far apart groups in the legal community are on the issue of third-party investment in lawsuits. -
Stanford Law scholar among the dead in American University attack in Afghanistan
STANFORD -- A Stanford Law School scholar was one of the victims of the deadly 10-hour long assault at the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) in August – a tragedy that killed at least 16 individuals. -
Lawyer: Micron patent ruling 'will definitely encourage parties to err on side of inclusion'
SAN FRANCISCO – The world of patent law is ever changing but a ruling issued last month seeks to put limits on how and when changes can be made. -
Judge's nomination to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals depends on politics, professor says
SAN FRANCISCO – Following a successful confirmation hearing, Lucy Koh is one step closer to becoming the first female Korean-American judge on an appellate court. -
Grande Lum returns to California's Accordence
SAN FRANCISCO – Grande Lum, former director of the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Relations Service (CRS), has returned to Accordence, the California negotiation training and consulting company he founded, to serve as a senior adviser. -
U.S. Department of Justice accused of FOIA violation in immigration court dispute
SAN FRANCISCO—A number of non-profit legal organizations are suing the U.S. government claiming it is unlawfully withholding records on how expedited immigration cases are handled.