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A question of limits: CA lawmakers want to ban youth football, but court challenges would inevitably follow

By Sarah Downey |
Under veto threat, state lawmakers appear to have throttled down efforts to ban youth tackle football statewide. But it doesn't mean they can't try again in the future, setting the stage for potential lawsuits over their constitutional ability to interfere with parents' rights to raise their kids, says a prominent sports lawyer

Greenberg Traurig’s Nikki E. Dobay to Speak at Deloitte 2024 National Multistate Tax Symposium

By The Northern California Record |
Greenberg Traurig, LLPTax Practice Shareholder Nikki E. Dobay will speak at the Deloitte 2024 National Multistate Tax Symposium in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Feb. 7.

Class action accuses Delta Dental of California over alleged patient data breach

By Northern California Record |
Delta Dental of California and its affiliates are facing a class action lawsuit over an alleged data breach in San Francisco County Superior Court.

Meta employee claims ex-immigration lawyers mishandled his immigration proceedings

By Northern California Record |
A Meta Platforms employee, Paresh Parab, has filed a legal malpractice lawsuit against his former immigration lawyers from Berry, Appleman and Leiden LLP.

Holland & Knight Attorneys Secure Win for Grandma's House of Hope in Providing Transitional Housing in California

By The Northern California Record |
Holland & Knight attorneys secured a victory for California nonprofit Grandma's House of Hope by challenging the City of Anaheim's refusal to issue a permit to allow the organization to provide transitional housing for homeless women at a house in the city.

Troutman Pepper Releases Privacy Year in Review

By The Northern California Record |
A new report from Troutman Pepper explores key developments and trends across the privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) landscape from the past year while offering actionable insights for companies navigating the evolving areas.

Class action lodged vs LDS for allegedly misleading about use of $1.4B of tithes for Salt Lake mall

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The class action builds on appellate decision in favor of wealthy ex-Mormon James Huntsman, now seeks payouts on behalf of all LDS tithes-paying members

Lawsuit claims SF Public Utilities wrongly fired worker for refusing Covid vax on religious grounds

By Northern California Record |
The lawsuit claims the city and county's public utilities operators violated federal and civil rights laws by refusing the worker's request for a religious exemption to the Covid vaccine mandate

Lawsuit says Google should pay for Maps app sending tourists into gang-infested neighborhood in South Africa

By Northern California Record |
A couple from Los Angeles who were brutally attacked and robbed by gang members in Cape Town, South Africa, sued Google, saying the company was repeatedly warned by South African and U.S. officials to alter the Google Maps app to stop sending tourists en route to the airport through that part of Cape Town

Wildfires of 2017, 2018 still impacting California homeowners insurance providers

By Northern California Record |
The Insurance Information Institute (III), a New York-based industry association, has reported that homeowners insurance providers in California continue to grapple with the financial aftermath of the costly wildfires of 2017 and 2018. According to III, California regulations compel insurers to depend on historical data when determining risk costs.

Lawyer who whiffed on lawsuit over Subway tuna subs now claims Philz Coffee's gluten free products contain gluten

By Northern California Record |
A Santa Monica-based attorney, previously accused of misleading a court in a notorious lawsuit alleging that Subway's tuna sandwiches lack actual tuna, has returned to the courtroom. This time, she is spearheading a class-action lawsuit asserting that the gluten-free product range at Philz Coffee indeed contains gluten.

Lawsuit takes aim at Comcast for allegedly violating California labor laws

By Northern California Record |
Comcast Cable Communications Management is facing a representative action lawsuit filed under California's PAGA law.

SF sued for discrimination in transgender guaranteed income program

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Lawsuit says the city illegally prioritizes biological male Black or Latino transgender people to receive up $21,600 each from city treasury every 18 months

Attorney General Bonta Announces Investigative Sweep, Focuses on Streaming Services’ Compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act

By The Northern California Record |
Ahead of Data Privacy Day, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced an investigative sweep, and is sending letters to businesses with popular streaming apps and devices alleging that they fail to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

CA emissions reporting rules illegal try to let CA regulate emissions worldwide, lawsuit says

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A new lawsuit from the U.S. and California chambers of commerce and other business advocates says new California laws forcing businesses to report "climate" emissions violates both the First Amendment and Clean Air Act.

Attorney General Bonta to Supreme Court: Healthy, Solvent Corporations Should Not Exploit Bankruptcy to Avoid Liability

By The Northern California Record |
Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a bankruptcy court’s decision permitting a Texas company to exploit an elaborate, unfair bankruptcy loophole enabling otherwise healthy corporations to avoid financial liability without ever declaring bankruptcy themselves.

SF can't enforce ordinance against homeless encampments, appeals panel says, even as SCOTUS ruling looms

By Sarah Downey |
A recent federal appellate ruling from the Ninth Circuit means San Francisco won’t be able to clear homeless encampments from city streets, unless the U.S. Supreme Court overturns another case involving homeless encampments.

Sacramento County sued after inmate dies in custody

By Legal Newsline |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit claims a man in custody was severely ill, yet ignored, leading to his death from septic shock.

State Bar of California Earns Gold DEI Leadership Seal Status

By The Northern California Record |
The State Bar of California announced that it has earned Gold level status in its DEI Leadership Seal Program, and the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has earned Bronze.

Mayer Brown continues West Coast expansion with litigator Sophia Mancall-Bitel

By The Northern California Record |
Continuing the momentum of litigator Tony Weibell’s arrival in Northern California earlier this month, Mayer Brown announces the arrival of Sophia (Sophie) Mancall-Bitel as a partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner in Los Angeles.