• Shasta County debuts new court

    Daily Journal
    February 20, 2024

    (Subscription required) The Shasta County Superior Court began moving into the new Redding Courthouse on Monday, Feb. 12. The six-story, 14-courtroom building will allow the county to consolidate courts under one roof.

  • Nonrefundable fees land Burbank attorney in hot water with State Bar

    Daily Journal
    February 20, 2024

    (Subscription required) The State Bar filed disciplinary charges against a Burbank attorney for charging nonrefundable fees. The bar said the case was one of a growing number in which attorneys are accused of charging nonrefundable fees.

  • Uber plaintiffs urge Supreme Court not to reenter PAGA dispute

    Daily Journal
    February 20, 2024

    (Subscription required) Lawyers for a former Uber Technologies Inc. driver have urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to review a California state appellate ruling that allowed a plaintiff’s claims on behalf of other workers under the Private Attorney Generals Act to be decided in court.

  • Multiple California Climate Cases Against Big Oil Are Merging into One Super Suit

    Desmog
    February 20, 2024

    On February 5, Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Charles S. Treat approved California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s petition to link the state’s climate accountability case with lawsuits brought by the counties of Marin, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz, and the cities of Imperial Beach, Richmond, and Santa Cruz.