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Pass Rate on California's July 2025 Bar Exam Inches Higher to 54.8%
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While the overall bar exam pass rate improved slightly year-over-year, the percentage of repeat test-takers who passed fell to just 12.4%.
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'Manipulation Machine'? OpenAI Hit With Spate of Product Liability Suits, 4 Involving Suicide, in Calif. State Courts
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OpenAI was slammed on Thursday with seven lawsuits in Los Angeles and San Francisco state courts for allegedly designing its flagship chatbot product, ChatGPT, to foster emotional dependency,...
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Injury Law Firm Sweet James Sues Former Controller for Breach of Contract, Trade Secret Theft
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Ninad Upasani worked at Sweet James as the firm’s financial controller for a year from June 2024-2025.
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Federal Judge Sanctions Dovel & Luner Attorneys Over ‘False Fact' in Avocado Oil Class Action
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Dovel & Luner partners Christin Cho and Rick Lyon were sanctioned by U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner in the Central District of California for pursuing a class action despite knowing the lead...
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How Titans Like Amazon and Disney Make Sure Pro Bono Isn't an Afterthought
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“Your day is full. Sometimes your nights are full. So from a cultural perspective, you have to make it clear that this is important,” said Horacio Gutierrez, chief legal and compliance officer at...
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In First Use of Student Privacy Laws, 3 AGs Announce $5.1 Million Settlement With Education Tech Firm
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The case was the first enforcement action under Connecticut's Student Data Privacy Law and California's K-12 Pupil Online Personal Information Protection Act. Along with New York, all three states'...
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Amazon Suit Alleges Perplexity Used 'Covert' AI Agents to Access Customer Accounts
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The suit may help set the terms of engagement for AI agents as they take on more of the shopping tasks currently handled by human beings.
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California's Sex Abuse Window Law Applies to Out-of-State Parties, Fed Appeals Court Says
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The ruling, which reinstates a lawsuit against a U.S. Snowboard team coach, came after lawyers for the defendants threatened to seek sanctions against the plaintiffs for a frivolous appeal.
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Washington, D.C. Attorney of the Year Finalist: Eugene Scalia, Gibson Dunn
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Celebrate all of the National Law Journal's honorees at the awards ceremony set for Nov. 5 at the Westin D.C. Downtown.
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Are All Law Firms 'City-Agnostic'? Recent Activity and Rates Data Suggest Not
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Recent rates data, as well as a string of recent moves by Big Law firms, show why geography remains a differentiator for many.
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Roku Woos Former Snap GC Aboard With Huge Stock Grant
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"Getting to work by the beach again is a nice perk, but what really drew me in is how Roku thinks," Chris Handman, the streaming platform's new general counsel, wrote on LinkedIn.
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Judge Denies Roblox Motion to Compel Arbitration in Child-Exploitation Case
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"It was the first time that a court ... analyzed the application of ending forced arbitration in a situation like this," said Pat Huyett, a partner at Anapol Weiss who is representing plaintiffs in...
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Appeals Court Reinstates Sexual Abuse Claims Against Snowboarding Coach
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The ruling came after lawyers for the defendants threatened to seek sanctions against the plaintiffs for a frivolous appeal.
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California Supreme Court Upholds LGBT Rights Law for Nursing Home Residents
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California's high court also raised new questions about the viability of so called taxpayer-standing suits targeting the state and state officials.
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Calif. Judge Greenlights Bellwether Trial, Rejecting Social Media's Defenses to Addiction Claims
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Los Angeles Superior Court Carolyn Kuhl, who is overseeing lawsuits in California state courts tying social media to addiction, refused to grant summary judgment motions in the first three bellwether...
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Ex-SEC Officials, Law Profs Urge Full 9th Circuit to Review Zillow Class
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Amici argued that a three-judge panel had misapplied a U.S. Supreme Court ruling by upholding a class certification order in a securities case centered on Zillow Offers.
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California High Court Agrees UC Ban on Hiring Undocumented Students Is Discriminatory
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A UC spokesperson said the court's decision not to review the case “creates serious legal risks for the University and all other state employers in California.”
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Polish Billionaire's Succession-Style Legal Battle Over Media Empire Spills Into US Courts
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Ropes & Gray is advising Polish media mogul and billionaire Zygumunt Solorz on an inheritance battle that has led to at least a dozen legal proceedings worldwide, with Clifford Chance and other firms...
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How Olson Remcho Advised Newsom on the Prop 50 Campaign
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Olson Remcho is a 28-lawyer shop, but it represents political heavy-hitters, including California governors and past presidential candidates.
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Did California's Tractor Supply Fine Mark a New Direction for Privacy Enforcement?
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The California Privacy Protection Agency’s $1.35 million settlement with Tractor Supply Co. marked the first completed enforcement action addressing job applicants’ privacy rights.
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