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COVID-related litigation piling up; Legal expert says lawsuit trend could go way of ADA
As California and other states reopen, more lawsuits that include COVID-related claims are being filed as people return to work, with more being brought against small businesses and health care providers, raising questions about how much litigation to expect. -
POLSINELLI PC: Polsinelli’s Patrick Woolley is Member of National Team Earning Second Place Honors at Diversity in Law Hackathon Competition
.Polsinelli Shareholder Patrick Woolley worked with a team of seven professionals that took second place in a competition against nine other teams at the second annual Diversity in Law Hackathon this month in San Francisco. -
Scientists fighting over patent for gene-editing technology
BERKELEY, Calif. — In the world of genetic-editing technology known as CRISPR, a major battle is brewing between rival scientists who both feel they deserve the patent. -
Supreme Court takes nonresident jurisdiction case
The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to take up the arguments put forth in the appealed Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court, a case that involves establishing the limits of personal jurisdiction over nonresident parties cited in a mass class-action lawsuit. -
Former law student ends life after failed bar exam amidst overall low passing scores for the state
University of California, Hastings College of Law staff said counseling services are available for students after the recent suicide of a former student following his negative bar-exam results. -
Water Law Symposium focuses on bay, delta issues
SAN FRANCISCO -- The 13th California Water Law Symposium will be held Jan. 21 at the University of San Francisco (USF). -
Lawsuit challenges law requiring students to be vaccinated to attend school
SAN DIEGO – A group of parents and the nonprofit Education 4 All in California are suing the state over a new law (Senate Bill 277) requiring children to be vaccinated to attend school, which went into effect July 1. -
New affordable student housing planned at UC Hastings
SAN FRANCISCO – To help provide more affordable housing on campus, a San Francisco university is in development of a new housing project.