U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Google wiretap plaintiffs face a hurdle: the large size of the class
By John Roemer
Now that Google Inc. has lost its bid to find a Wiretap Act escape hatch from the huge class action brewing over its Street Vi...
Attorneys from Miller Starr Regalia reviewed major developments in land use law from 2013 in the firm's annual land use progra...
The San Diego County Bar Association inducted its 2014 president, Jon R. Williams, last month at the group's annual "Stepping ...
The Anti-Defamation League's Pacific Southwest region hosted its Centennial Gala Celebration Dec. 10 at the Beverly Hilton Hot...
Community News
Jenner & Block sponsors foster teenager assistance organization
By Ben Adlin
Jenner & Block attorneys and staff donated gifts this holiday season to foster teenagers enrolled in Walden Family Service...
Once largely the purview of public relations departments, such issues have gained the attention of legal compliance officers a...
Labor/Employment
Plaintiffs’ attorneys deluge defendants with arbitration cases
By Laura Hautalan
By amassing a large group of plaintiffs and class members ahead of time, plaintiffs' lawyers hope to inundate employers with i...
Except in the most extreme cases, the prevention of the transmission of communicable diseases is properly a function of our pu...
Holding a press conference a day early because his budget proposal was leaked, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday called to increase...
When they get more upset, you become calmer: not just outwardly, but inwardly as well. By Paul Fisher and Juli Adelman
A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Education
What non-ABA law schools can teach their accredited peers about holding down tuition
By Don Debenedictisn
In California, law schools accredited by the State Bar and unaccredited schools are much cheaper than the better known schools...
Words matter to Judge Daniel Brenner - whether in his role as FCC advisor, judge or stand-up comic.
The Garcia court's opinion and the new law are the direct product of two serious legal errors committed in the legislat...
Civil Code Section 1717 sounds straightforward and if it applied to every single suit involving a contract fee provision, it w...
On Jan. 7, nine lawmakers sent a public letter to Gov. Jerry Brown imploring him to impose a complete moratorium against frack...
General Counsel of Advent Companies Inc. San Juan Capistrano ...
California Judges Association plans to reformulate its attempt to seek legislation that would give judges more leeway to defen...
The city has settled a two-year challenge to its at-large election system and will let voters decide whether to usher in a dis...
JPMorgan's lawyers unsuccessfully tried to convince a Los Angeles County judge that litigation privilege surrounding the compa...
Law Practice
Noted white collar lawyer jumps from Munger Tolles to Scheper Kim
By Henry Meier
After nearly 15 years as one of the anchors of Munger Tolles & Olson LLP's white collar defense practice, Richard Drooyan ...
Law Practice
Small litigation firm merges with Weintraub Tobin
By Alexandra Schwappachn
Sacramento-based Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corp. has expanded into Orange County by way of a merger with liti...
Shortly after Brinker, California employers saw an uptick in decisions denying class certification. Today, the opposite...
Litigation
Long appeals expected after big lead paint contamination ruling
By Craig Andersonn
California counties that won a $1.15 billion award over lead paint contamination in a ruling finalized this week will probably...
Federal prosecutors accused a California man Wednesday of stealing DuPont trade secrets used to make a valuable white pigment ...
A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.
Government
Sheriff's deputy charges signal new era for Central District US attorney's office
By Henry Meier
While U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. has come under criticism in past years for not bringing enough high impact cases, legal ...
China's efforts to combat pollution include new laws that may allow its citizens and NGOs to enforce environmental laws in Chi...
Perspective
Questions linger after landmark DUI case at US high court
By Ben Armisteadn
Suppose your client is arrested for a DUI. After he refused to consent to a blood draw, medical personnel - acting at the dire...
