Judges and Judiciary
California Judges Association elects all-female leadership
By Paul Jones
The California Judges Association announced that for the first time in the organization's 85-year history, its leadership for ...
When Sen. Patrick Leahy tabled the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act, it was a surprise to the Republican lawmakers on ...
California Supreme Court
Domino's case to weigh corporate liablity for franchisee's alleged misdeeds
By Laura Hautalan
Taylor Patterson doesn't want to stop at suing the owner of the Domino's franchise where she used to work. She wants to hold t...
Internet Brands Inc., the El Segundo-based branded website operator and software developer, changed hands between private equi...
Golden State Foods Corp. Irvine Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility and Legal Officer
Google Inc. Mountain View Director of IP and Litigation
Covered California Sacramento General counsel
Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Beats Electronics LLC Culver City
TriNet Group Inc. San Leandro Chief Legal Officer
Blackhawk Network Inc. Pleasanton Secretary and General Counsel
Idealab Pasadena General counsel
Invitae Corp. San Francisco General Counsel
Some observers say tort lawyers' push for a measure to reform MICRA is an attempt to revitalize the tort community across gene...
Sometimes, good can only rise from depths of pure evil. We are safer today with air travel because of the atrocity of Septembe...
Transportation
With travel season upon us, a few tips from the runway
By Ben Armisteadn
With the summer travel season upon us, this is a good time to explore some tips and tricks for travel both in the U.S. and, if...
On Sept. 12, 2012, I was driving home when I heard a snippet of news on NPR about my law school classmate and friend, Chris St...
Video game creator ZeniMax Media has sued Oculus VR for allegedly misappropriating trade secrets critical to the development o...
Solo and Small Firms
Two name partners leave prominent plaintiffs' firm
By Joshua Seboldn
Khorrami Boucher Sumner Sanguinetti LLP lost two of its name partners Monday: Scott H.Z. Sumner and Elise R. Sanguinetti. The ...
Michael Millman, who mentored a generation of capital defense attorneys and led one of the state's leading death penalty resou...
Litigation
Experts debate impact of Clippers owners' $1B antitrust suit
By Chase Scheinbaum
Days after Donald Sterling filed a $1 billion antitrust action against the NBA, legal experts debated the potential impacts, w...
A key player in a public corruption case against State Sen. Ronald S. Calderon and his brother, former state Assemblyman Thoma...
Criminal
Former defender gets a year in prison for stealing dead grandmother's benefits
By Katie Lucia
Audrey Owens, 61, pleaded guilty in March to two counts of theft of government property after authorities determined she recei...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Uber appeals arbitration restrictions to the 9th Circuit
By Laura Hautalan
Attorneys for ride-sharing Uber Technologies Inc. appealed a San Francisco judge's decision to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of A...
Litigation
Plaintiffs' lawyers win asbestos jury trial in Fresno County
By Saul Sugarman
Long Beach-based plaintiffs' lawyers have won nearly $11 million in an asbestos jury trial, which they say is the first ever t...
Apple Inc.'s summary judgment motion in a wage and hour lawsuit filed by employees of its retail stores was denied. ...
Intellectual Property
Rules favoring patent owners take a hit at US high court
By Ben Armisteadn
Monday was a good day for companies facing allegations of patent infringement. By Ben M. Davidson ...
As contractors become a fixture in the legal industry, firms are beginning to craft office spaces for these contingent lawyers...
The recent trend of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the nation's specialist patent appeal court continued Monday with two n...
Handling a high volume calendar, Commissioner William J. Pendergast puts a priority on efficiency.