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Scores of suits against social media companies combined in Northern California federal court
In a case involving product liability lawsuits alleging adolescent addiction to social media websites, a judicial panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) has found there aren’t enough differences to separate three of the defendant companies from Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook. -
Environmental law exemption for UC Berkeley prompts calls for more legislative reform
With last week’s legislative action to exempt the University of California at Berkeley from a long-standing state environmental law, it’s raising questions about how the statute could be further reformed to help not just schools but a host of infrastructure, housing, wildfire protection, and other projects. -
Supreme Court asked to review California environmental regulation case impacting UC Berkeley admissions
The California Supreme Court has been asked to review a lower court ruling that held the University of California at Berkeley failed to adequately account for the overall impact of adding 3,000 additional students for the 2022-23 school year. -
State law school deans push for lower bar exam standard to be made retroactive
The California Supreme Court has lowered the passing score for the state bar exam and will administer the test this fall online as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP: Alex Stathopoulos appointed to the Labor & Employment Executive Committee for the California Lawyers Association
Orrick senior associate Alex Stathopoulos has been appointed to a 3-year voting term on the Labor & Employment Executive Committee for the California Lawyers Association (CLA). -
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP: Winston Liaw Selected as 2020 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Pathfinder
Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that Winston Liaw was selected to be a member of the 2020 class of Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinders. -
SHEPPARD MULLIN: Sheppard Mullin Fortifies Food and Beverage Industry Team with New Partner in San Francisco
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that partner Christopher Van Gundy has joined the firm’s Food and Beverage Industry Team in San Francisco. He was recently a partner at Keller and Heckman LLP. -
JACKSON LEWIS: Jackson Lewis Welcomes Employee Benefits Attorney Jean Y. Yu in Los Angeles
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Jean Y. Yu has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a Principal. -
JONES DAY: Jones Day honors Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, our first African-American woman partner
As we celebrate Black History Month, Jones Day recognizes and honors the important presence and contributions of the Firm's African-American lawyers making a difference in the workplace and community. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Greenberg Traurig Adds Three Litigators to its Expanding Sacramento Office
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continued to expand its Sacramento office with the addition of Todd A. Pickles as of counsel in the White Collar Defense & Special Investigations Practice, as well as David A. Cheit as of counsel and Deepi K. Miller as associate in the Litigation Practice. -
DLA PIPER: Holly Lake to join DLA Piper's Employment practice in Los Angeles
Lake represents both private and public employers in all aspects of employment law and related litigation, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, and wage-and-hour matters. -
Appeals court upholds decision in UC Berkeley sexual harassment case
California court ruled four of five plaintiffs claims have 'minimal merit.' -
Suspicion and threats of increasing legislation loom in the midst of glyphosate debate
SACRAMENTO – A recent article published by Reuters calls into question the safety of glyphosate, a common weed killer, which, up until now, has only been challenged by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). -
Experts: Alameda County jury's $17M compensatory damages verdict in talc case may skew future awards
Although it's not the largest award in a talc lawsuit, experts say the recent award of more than $22 million from a California jury to the family of a deceased paint-maker threatens to skew awards for future talc-asbestos lawsuits. -
Swick, named a Rising Star, enjoys 'intellectual stimulation of insurance coverage law'
OAKLAND – One of the partners at Edison, McDowell & Hetherington LLP continues to be seen as a top lawyer. -
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.