• In re Marriage of Garcia

    Publication Date: 2017-08-07
    Practice Area: Family Law | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-08-04
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marcus Family Law Center and Erin K. Tomlinson for Respondent.
    for defendant: Scott B . Tepper for Appellant.

    Case Number: No. D070493

    Judgment of dismissal in dissolution action based on absence of valid marriage no bar to subsequent action for nullity (Irion, J.)

  • Orange County Water District v. SABIC Innovative Plastics US, LLC

    Publication Date: 2017-08-07
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Mining and Resources | State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-08-04
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Connor Fletcher & Hedenkamp, Edmond M. Connor, Douglas Aaron Hedenkamp; Miller & Axline, Duane C. Miller, Michael Dana Axline and Justin Morgan Massey, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Squire Patton Boggs, Adam R. Fox, Helene Huang Yang and Marisol Corral Mork, for Defendants and Respondents Sabic Innovative Plastics US, LLC, and General Electric Company.

    Case Number: No. D070553

    Water district not required to demonstrate liability for remediation costs caused by groundwater pollution in order to bring private cause of action for indemnity under HSAA (Haller, J.)

  • August 7, 2017 | Daily Business Review

    Q&A for the 2017 Top Women in Law: Exploring Their Careers and the Profession

    The 10 honorees were asked to describe their careers and offer some thoughts on the legal professions.

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  • August 7, 2017 |

    Charter Oak Fire Co. v. American Capital Ltd.

    Click Here for FC&S Expert Legal AnalysisCharter Oak Fire Co. v. Am. Capital Ltd.United States District Court for the District of MarylandAugust 3,…

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  • Andrews v. Blick Art Materials, LLC, 17-CV-767

    Publication Date: 2017-08-07
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Jack B. Weinstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Victor Andrews: Anne Seeling, C.K. Lee, Lee Litigation Group, PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Blick Art Materials, LLC: David Seth Korzenik, Terrence Patrick Keegan, Miller Korzenik Sommers LLP, New York, NY. Steve Baron, Steven Mandell, Mandell Menkes LLC, Chicago, IL.

    Case Number: 17-CV-767

    Internet Use by Disabled Emphasized in Holding Store 'Place of Public Accommodation' Und

  • August 4, 2017 | The Recorder

    Conservatorship of the Person of K.W.

    C.A. 1st; A148614 The First Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that the trial court’s erroneous admission of case-specific…

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  • Conservatorship of the Person of K.W.

    Publication Date: 2017-08-04
    Practice Area: Health Care Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-08-03
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce D. Goldstein, County Counsel, Phyllis C. Gallagher, Michael King, Deputy County Counsel, and Katherine P. McGrath for Petitioner and Respondent.
    for defendant: Jeremy T. Price, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Objector and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. A148614

    Erroneous admission of case-specific hearsay evidence in support of expert opinion not prejudicial (Bruiniers, J.)

  • Mendoza v. Nordstrom, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-08-04
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Retail
    Date Filed: 2017-08-03
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Cormac J. Carney, District Judge, Presiding Before: Susan P. Graber, Ronald M. Gould, and Consuelo M. Callahan, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: André E. Jardini (argued) and K.L. Myles, Knapp Petersen & Clarke, Glendale, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    for defendant: Julie A. Dunne (argued), Dawn Fonseca, and Joshua D. Levine, Littler Mendelson P.C, San Diego, California, for Defendant-Appellee.

    Case Number: No. 12-57130 No. 12-57144

    Department store employees failed to state California Labor Code "day of rest" violations based on stretches of work exceeding six days (Graber, J.)

  • August 4, 2017 | The Recorder

    Recent Rulings on California Anti-SLAPP Motions By Entertainment Attorneys

    Defendants in entertainment industry cases often invoke California's "anti-SLAPP" statute, Calif. Civ. Code §425.16, which is meant to bar lawsuits filed to muffle free speech activities or a legal right to petition. This summer, some noteworthy court decisions have come out of California that involved anti-SLAPP motions filed by attorneys who are defendants themselves in entertainment litigations.

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  • In re J.C.

    Publication Date: 2017-08-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-08-02
    Court: C.A. 3rd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Stephen G. Herndon, Melissa Lipon, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Lauren E. Dodge, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. C080391

    Mandatory lifetime sex offender registration for juvenile offender not cruel and unusual punishment (Duarte, J.)