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Monday, March 18, 2024

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Angela Zanin Nominated to Join Lacba Board of Trustees

By The Socal Record |
Los Angeles Partner Angela Zanin was recently nominated to join the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) Board of Trustees for the 2024-2025 bar year, with her term commencing on July 1, 2024.

Mayer Brown Plays Critical Role in $2 Billion Residential and Commercial Megadevelopment to Be Built in Downtown Los Angeles

By The Socal Record |
Mayer Brown partners Edgar Khalatian and Nedda Mahrou have been representing Denver-based Continuum Partners, developer of Fourth & Central, a 2-million-square-foot-plus, mixed-use neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles.

Introducing UCI Law’s Inaugural Legal Empowerment Attorney Sarah Beydoun ’23

By The Socal Record |
Sarah Beydoun (’23) has recently been hired to serve as the inaugural Legal Empowerment Attorney with the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law), through a partnership with El Centro Cultural de México (El Centro), in a position that will help deepen the relationship between UCI Law’s acclaimed clinical program and the Orange County community.

DOL’s Fiduciary Proposal & Its Impact on Annuity Recommendations on March 19, 2024

By The Socal Record |
Join Faegre Drinker to discuss DOL’s proposed fiduciary regulation and its amendments to Prohibited Transaction Exemptions 84-24 and 2020-02 and their anticipated impact on annuity sales.

Trends and Transactions in Technology M&A on March 19, 2024

By The Socal Record |
Blank Rome partner Jason S. Kim will serve as a panelist for Expert Webcast’s live video roundtable webinar, Trends and Transactions in Technology M&A, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. PDT / 4:00 p.m. EDT.

CA appeals court ruling could allow biz to be sued for not selling 'better' products, company warns

By Michael Carroll |
Pharmaceutical companies and business advocates say the decision could have a devastating impact on innovation, unless the California Supreme Court steps in

Class action says kratom maker MIT45 allegedly hasn't been honest about the addictive nature of their products

By Southern California Record |
The lawsuit alleges MIT45 violated California laws by allegedly not disclosing to customers how addictive their products may actually be.

Realtors to pay $418M to end home seller commission class action; Big changes coming to home sale process

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Lawyers who brought the lawsuits could be in for a big payday, as well, potentially claiming $140 million from the deal, plus $69 million from earlier settlements with large real estate brokerages facing similar claims of alleged collusion to boost real estate agent commissions

Leadership Council for Legal Diversity Selects New Shook Partner

By The Socal Record |
The Leadership Council for Legal Diversity (LCLD) has selected Partner Diana Chang as a Fellow for the 2024 program.

Disability rights advocates say California must allow voters with 'print disabilities' to vote electronically from home

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A group of California voters who are blind or otherwise have "print disabilities" have joined with disability rights advocate organizations to sue the state of California, claiming California's vote-by-mail program discriminates against them because they must print and mail their completed ballots

Class action accuses Houser LLP over data breach

By Southern California Record |
Law firm Houser LLP is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to protect individuals' personal data during a data breach.

Holland & Knight Attorneys Secure Victory for 600 Foothill Owner in Mixed-Use Project

By The Socal Record |
Holland & Knight attorneys secured a win for 600 Foothill Owner LP, a project sponsored by Cedar Street Partners LLC, by challenging the City of La Cañada Flintridge's denial of a mixed-use development project with 80 mixed-income residential dwelling units, 14 hotel units and 7,791 square feet of office space as a violation of the California Housing Accountability Act.

Attorney General Bonta Holds Recycling Fraud Suspects Accountable, Five Managers Ordered to Pay a Total of $140.5 Million in Restitution and Fines

By The Socal Record |
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with CalRecycle Director Rachel Machi Wagoner, announced that five managers of Recycling Services Alliance, Inc. (RSA), who together carried out a recycling fraud scheme in Sacramento County, have been ordered to pay a total of $140.5 million total criminal restitution and administrative fines for the purpose of replenishing the money stolen from the California Refund Value (CRV) Fund.

DoD sued by animal care training vocational school over decision to cut off tuition assistance for military spouses

By Southern California Record |
Animal Behavior College said the Department of Defense wrongly classified its programs as "continuing education," cutting off tuition assistance for thousands of military spouses who use ABC animal care and services training to start or advance new careers.

Disney accused of underpaying Southern California hotel workers in class-action lawsuit

By Michael Carroll |
Southern California hotel maintenance workers have filed a class-action lawsuit against Florida-based Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, alleging Disney violated the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and evaded the minimum pay rate.

Car insurance costs soared over last year, hurting low-income Californians

By A. I. Benavidez |
The most recent summary of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveals a significant increase in car insurance costs over the past year, exceeding overall inflation rates. This rise in car insurance prices is disproportionately affecting low-income drivers in California.

Lawsuits cost U.S. consumers $500 billion per year, hurting low-income Americans most

By R. B. Pepalis |
David Williams, president of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA), recently addressed the economic implications of mass tort litigation on Federal Newswire’s Business of America podcast. He argued that excessive lawsuits are a financial burden to taxpayers, with a significant portion of the funds being allocated to legal fees.

Court rules against booted USC football player in his fight against disciplinary process

By John O'Brien |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - It's more bad news from California courts for a University of Southern California player kicked off the team who claimed the disciplinary process to hear intimate violence charges against him was unfair.

From Office Gallery to Ivy League: Rich Reinis' Print Collection Finds Home at Princeton

By The Socal Record |
Rich Reinis’ office was once a museum of sorts. His huge collection of framed prints papered the walls of his Los Angeles workspace, their evocative black-and-white imagery depicting various aspects of 20th century America.

Class action lawsuit accuses Kohl's of misleading customers about thread counts on bedsheets

By Southern California Record |
The lawsuit claims Kohl's advertises thread counts of 600 or more in its 100% cotton bedsheets, but such thread counts are allegedly actually impossible and don't make for better bedsheets