LegalMatch.com and the California Bar reached an agreement to end their years-long battle over who can provide legal advice in the state, according to a Monday filing in San Francisco Superior Court.
Judge Ethan Schulman in a one-page order vacated a hearing scheduled for Tuesday in the lawsuit the state bar filed against the legal referral service in 2020.
The settlement comes as the California Legislature cleared the annual fee bill (AB 2958) that would restrict the bar from advancing any initiative to increase scope of practice for paralegals or explore corporate ownership of law firms.
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