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Employers can't be sued if their workers' spouses catch Covid: California Supreme Court
The state high court said allowing such lawsuits to move forward would open floodgates to potentially millions of lawsuits against every employer in the state, swamping courts and potentially crippling society in the process
Sheppard Mullin announces Sheppard Mullin Attorneys Named 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Eleven Sheppard Mullin attorneys were named “2023 Northern California Super Lawyers” by Super Lawyers: Edward Anderson, Steven Braccini, Charles Donovan, Arthur Friedman, Ori Katz, Michael Lauter, Raymond Marshall, Neil Popovic, Joan Story, Robert Stumpf and Robert Uram.
Ninth Circuit to shoppers who sue: Read the ingredients
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Companies facing false advertising claims in California federal courts have a recent Ninth Circuit decision to point to.
Calif. AG successfully pleads insulin-cost claims to keep suit out of federal court
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta will get his wish that his lawsuit over insulin prices will be heard in Los Angeles state court, rather than federal court.
Class action lawyers put up no fight to dismissal of claims over AriZona fruit snacks
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers who sued AriZona over claims its fruit snacks were made with real fruit have seemingly given up on much of their case.
Appeals panel revives mother's class action over 'unwanted' texts sent to her teen's phone
Ruling holds woman has legal standing to sue as the owner of her son's phone and number
Google faces class action over alleged collection of minors' data on Google Play games
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A class action lawsuit against Google alleges the company illegally obtained minors' personal information through its Google Play games.
Reed Smith announces Reed Smith expands presence in IAM Patent 1000 rankings
Reed Smith patent practitioners in California, England, France and Texas won rankings in the 2023 IAM Patent 1000, which identifies the world’s top patent practices and practitioners of the year.
Shook Hardy Bacon LLP announces Four Shook Attorneys Listed in Northern California Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters has named four Shook attorneys to the Northern California Super Lawyers 2023.
Cozen O' Connor announces Super Lawyers Names Two Cozen O’Connor Attorneys to 2023 Northern California List
Super Lawyers has named two Cozen O’Connor attorneys to its 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
Class action lawsuits target corporations' ESG promotion strategies, claim 'greenwashing'
The growth of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) measures has also led to class action lawsuits that challenge assertions made in company materials and advertising.
Plaintiff attorneys go after Johnson & Johnson product safety officer claims of asbestos-free powder
In a trial to decide if asbestos in Johnson & Johnson baby powder caused a man’s mesothelioma, plaintiff attorneys challenged a J&J safety officer’s claims that the powder was clean
J&J chief medical officer says Johnson & Johnson baby powder safe despite trace FDA finding
In a trial to decide if a man's rare and deadly cancer was caused by Johnson & Johnson baby powder, the company's chief medical officer said no, contradicting an FDA finding.
Foley & Lardner LLP hosts How to Do a Venture Capital Financing on June 29, 2023
Join Alidad Vakili, Of Counsel, for a discussion on how to do a venture capital financing.
Jones Day Law Firm announces Christine Hwang joins Jones Day as partner in Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice in San Francisco
Christine Hwang has joined the Firm as a partner in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice. She is based in the San Francisco Office.
Contra Costa Superior Court: Actions Taken on June 26
The Contra Costa Superior Court reported the following activity on June 26 in the suits below:
June 26: Contra Costa Superior Court docket for "fl" cases
The following cases categorized as "fl" were on the docket in the Contra Costa Superior Court on June 26. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
CA Supreme Court agrees to review if courts can demolish UC Berkeley student housing plans over 'noise'
Attorneys hopeful state high court will recognize the legal and societal implications of an appellate ruling expanding interpretation of CEQA to allow lawsuit to stop UC's housing plan over environmental concerns related to "noisy" students
Plaintiff, mother recount agony of illness in J&J mesothelioma trial
The plaintiff in a lawsuit accusing Johnson & Johnson baby powder of causing his cancer and his mother testified on their ordeal while defense attorneys continued to place the blame for the illness elsewhere
No immunity for police who left dead man's genitals exposed during shootout
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Ending a split among state appellate courts, the California Supreme Court ruled a law protecting police officers against claims of wrongful prosecution doesn’t immunize them against other claims, including one that officers had left the body of a man shot by police in the street with his genitals exposed.