By Amanda Bronstad | December 16, 2022
On Friday, U.S. District Judge William Orrick III said the April 17 trial in a case brought by the San Francisco Unified School District over Juul's e-cigarettes will go forward against Altria, parent company of Philip Morris.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 25, 2022
U.S. District Judge William Orrick delayed the first bellwether trial over Juul's electronic cigarettes to Nov. 15 after finding a "mess of issues" with motions, depositions, exhibits and jury instructions.
By Marcia Coyle | October 19, 2022
Plaintiffs have filed lawsuits challenging the program in a number of jurisdictions.
By Brad Kutner | October 12, 2022
"The law school is moving forward on its central commitments and we are focused on educating the next generation of lawyers and instilling them with the values so many of us hold dear," said dean Heather Gerken.
By Cheryl Miller | August 4, 2022
Public schools are not business establishments for purposes of the Unruh Civil Rights Act, the California Supreme Court held. The unanimous ruling noted, however, that the Legislature is free to expand the law's scope to include schools.
By Marianna Wharry | May 6, 2022
The families of four San Diego Unified School District students filed an amended complaint April 29 in a federal lawsuit against SDUSD and its Board of Education for violation of their rights under the First Amendment by imposing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
By Adolfo Pesquera | April 27, 2022
Amy Senia, an associate of San Francisco-based BraunHagey & Borden, filed a lawsuit Monday against a Texas county for censorship of books in the public library system. Senia said she was shocked to learn that the school district she attended had been caught up in State Rep. Matt Krause's hit list of 850 books, the vast majority of them addressing topics on the LGBTQ+ community, race and people of color, and sex education.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 8, 2022
The agreement, announced on Tuesday on behalf of 203 women claiming they were sexually abused by Dr. James Heaps, is the latest involving sexual abuse claims against a university.
By Cheryl Miller | May 13, 2021
Catherine Lhamon left Gov. Gavin Newsom's office in January to join the Biden administration as a top adviser on racial justice issues.
By Amir Torkamani | March 17, 2021
Barring a complete, and unexpected, reversal of prevailing COVID trends, it is time for California's children to return to classrooms for in-person instruction as soon as permissible under the state guidelines, says Amir Torkamani of Sauer & Wagner.
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