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Governor wants all Californians voluntarily tested for COVID-19
Modifying stay-at-home orders will require testing, tracking and tracing, governor says
Kern County and state Department of Fish & Wildlife sued for razing hemp crop
Hemp grower Apothio complains scientific progress was wiped out
Honolulu's climate change suit against Big Oil won't stand up on appeal, lawyer believes
HONOLULU - The City and County of Honolulu last month sued oil companies for allegedly profiting from the extraction and consumption of oil, coal and natural gas, which has increased pollution.
Banks deny they manipulated the COVID-19 PPP loan process
Shake Shack refunds $10 million in PPP money to Small Business Administration
LA County Sheriff reopens gun shops after federal COVID-19 shutdown complaint
Firearm groups face qualified immunity obstacle in COVID-19 shutdown lawsuit against Sheriff and Gov. Newsom
Remote learning delayed by teacher’s union
Governor's remote learning guidelines leads to teacher's union stall tactics
COVID-19 Senate subcommittee asked to prioritize the homeless, the undocumented and children
New subcommittee created by Sen. Toni Atkins reviews the state's COVID-19 spending
COVID-19 exposes loopholes in three state laws and rules
Attorneys discuss existing laws and rules that could use updating in light of COVID-19
Celebrity chef and restaurant owner sues insurer over COVID-19 business loss coverage
Insurer faces litigation after allegedly denying restaurant business interruption coverage
Bankruptcy attorneys prepare for an onslaught of filings post COVID-19, but there are alternatives
The scope of uncertainty that the COVID-19 outbreak has created stretches from what the world will look like after the virus crisis to how many people have died from the virus day-to-day and when the government restrictions will be lifted to the status of various financial programs that have not yet been fully disbursed even though Congress has allocated the money.
Court tosses $58,800 award against Ford, says plaintiff’s claims were untimely
SAN DIEGO – A state appellate court has ruled in Ford Motor Co.'s favor after it challenged a $58,800 ruling in a lemon lawsuit, ruling the plaintiff's complaint was untimely presented.
LA County Sheriffs respond to ACLU by depopulating jails by 25%
676 inmates are under COVID-19 quarantine compared to 429 jail staffers
Zoom faces litigation over alleged violations of federal securities law and data privacy
Legal experts predict Zoom will improve its best practices and standards due to litigation
District Attorney Todd Spitzer finds fault in Judicial Council's new COVID-19 zero bail rule
ORANGE COUNTY - The Judicial Council’s new rule of setting bail statewide at $0 for misdemeanors and lower-level felonies is an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infection among the jail population, but the rule doesn’t sit well with Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer.
Citizens group warns schools about 5G technology used in COVID-19 remote learning
Child advocates ask the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to review FCC radiofrequency exposure levels
Attorneys foresee these three legal trends post COVID-19
Post COVID-19 will bring a proliferation of litigation in these three areas of practice
Huntington Beach loses California Supreme Court challenge to state sanctuary law
California's highest court upholds appellate court reversal of Hungtington Beach victory over sanctuary state law
Court rules production company had no duty to seaman who lost fingers due to infection while filming 'Big Fish Texas'
LOS ANGELES – A California seaman who lost three fingers to amputation because of infection on a commercial fishing expedition that was being filmed by a reality TV show production company was denied an appeal by the California 2nd Appellate District, Division Two.
Uber sues LA transportation department over privacy of scooter users
Uber protests tracking of JUMP users in federal lawsuit
Appellate court partially reverses a $4.7 million case against Community Hospital of Long Beach filed by three nurses
LOS ANGELES – A California appellate court decided that a trial court erred in admitting testimony regarding the acquittal of a trio of nurses in criminal court, which was used to prove their innocence in a civil trial brought against a hospital.