Obama may stay clear of court fight over Prop. 8
President Obama's endorsement of the right of gays and lesbians to marry doesn't mean he's going to join the legal challenge to California's Proposition 8. In fact, when he said the federal government should leave...
Lawmakers try to stop ADA 'nuisance lawsuits'
California lawmakers are holding hearings on a proposal to stop what they call ADA "nuisance lawsuits".
Estey Bomberger Announces Attorney for Skechers’ Plaintiffs Says Today’s Settlement ‘Demonstrates Deception’
Michael Bomberger, an injury lawyer with Estey Bomberger representing litigants in mass tort lawsuits against Skechers, calls today’s announcement of a $40 million settlement with
Legislation designed to curb ADA lawsuits clears key committee in State Senate
A measure authored by Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and Senator Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga), designed to curb predatory Americans With Disability (ADA) lawsuits against small businesses in California, cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee this week on a 4-1 vote.
Ad Watch: 'Interview' with Assembly candidate Pugno is heavy on fiction
A 60-second radio ad opposing Assembly candidate Andy Pugno is airing in the Sacramento area this week through the California Tribal Business Alliance, which spent $25,000 for it. The ad is a fictional interview with Pugno, running against fellow Republican Beth Gaines for the 6th District seat in Placer, El Dorado and Sacramento counties. Below is the ad and analysis by The Bee's Jim Sanders ...
Calif. lawmakers seek to end Americans with Disabilities Act 'nuisance' lawsuits
A push is under way by state lawmakers to end 'nuisance' lawsuits involving the Americans with Disabilities Act.
At-large elections could bring legal challenges, school officials say
Oxnard School District officials may consider drawing new election boundaries, after a lawyer warned that an advocacy group may see their current election method as disenfranchising minority voters.
Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer Randall H. Scarlett to Give Lecture to Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Convention ...
Traumatic brain injury lawyer Randall H. Scarlett, whose law firm Web site URL can be found at http://www.scarlettlawgroup.com, hereby announces that Mr. Scarlett will be giving a lecture to the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Convention that is set to be held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado from August 9 through August 11, 2012. Mr. Scarlett will give a lecture regarding the direct ...
Hobbled Dewey & LeBoeuf loses last top manager
(Reuters) - For Dewey & LeBoeuf, the time may have come for last rites. It has laid off hundreds of employees, been hit with lawsuits for not paying its bills and continued to shed partners, including on Wednesday the last member of its top management team. As late as Wednesday afternoon, however, a spokesman for Dewey insisted the "firm is not formally closed." The defection of Washington, D.C ...