Perkins Coie LLP has nabbed one of the co-founders of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's emerging company practice, Lowe...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court rejects appeal from woman who sued Lucasfilm for discrimination
By Emily Green
The state Supreme Court let stand an appellate court's decision to wipe out a $1.2 million verdict awarded a woman who sued Lu...
Government
UPS agrees to $40 million penalty for shipping role in illegal online pharmacy scheme
By Henry Meier
United Parcel Service Inc. forfeited $40 million Friday as part of a non-prosecution agreement with the federal government ste...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC added five partners from Sidley Austin LLP: Edward G. Poplawski, Vera M. Elson, Paul D...
Growing up with lawyer parents, Judge Vanessa Zecher knew early that she'd follow their path.
Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles County (Mosk) ...
Environmental
Businesses fear state attorney general is undercutting previous toxics warning law settlement
By Fiona Smith
The state attorney general's office has raised a ruckus with businesses which fear a recent lawsuit could undermine long settl...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Time to roll back the mediation privilege
By Ben Armisteadn
Bottom line, the mediation privilege has gone too far. It is time to reel it in and return to a sensible privilege that does n...
Large Firms
Diversity and inclusion as a source of enhanced client service
By Ben Armisteadn
Diverse attorneys remain an untapped resource that could offer increased cultural intelligence and communications skills to th...
Plaintiffs in a putative class action against Kmart Corp. can add two new name plaintiffs to the case, a judge ruled Thursday....
Litigation
Lawyers turn up the heat in discovery dispute in Skechers copyright suit
By Henry Meier
A dispute between a photographer and apparel and footwear manufacturer Skechers USA Inc. over use of certain images in marketi...
A former dean of online-only Concord Law School, and a consultant to other schools on the use of technology, has been put in c...
Long Beach family law boutique Brandmeyer Gilligan & Dockstader LLP takes pride in its scale. ...
Community News
Western Justice teams up with 9th Circuit to help kids mediate
By John Michael
Western Justice Center and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held its annual Western Justice Center Peer Mediation Invitat...
Earlier this month, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association hosted their 12th Annual CLE Expo in Southern California. The ...
A San Pedro-based law firm, perched at the edge of the country's busiest port system, has become the first and only plaintiff'...
Judges and Judiciary
Tigar sworn in as Northern District's newest federal judge
By Hadley Robinson
U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar was officially inducted into his new position Thursday afternoon, though he has been trying case...
A team of Los Angeles-based Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP attorneys along with administrators and staff participated ...
Lawyers who have had matters before mediator Jill A. Switzer said she has a talent for handling the personal side of disputes....
Government
3rd District Court of Appeal to return to Mosk building on April 8
By Paul Jones
The 3rd District Court of Appeal will return to the historic Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building at 914 Capitol Mall in S...
Law Practice
Many smaller firms hold onto their independence and resist the urge to merge
By Joshua Seboldn
Large and midsize law firms have continued to snap up small firms across the state this year even as a notable group of succes...
Litigation
Court deals setback to Walmart contractor in employment litigation
By Laura Hautalan
A Wal-Mart Stores Inc. contractor embroiled in employee disputes suffered another setback Wednesday after a federal judge rule...
California Supreme Court
For second time in three years, state Supreme Court prepares to hear arbitration case
By Emily Green
In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the decision in Sonic-Calabasas and remanded the case back to the state high court for...
Litigation
Manatt scores defense win in battle over San Francisco high-rise foreclosure
By Saul Sugarman
Attorneys with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP have scored a defense win for lenders against claims by a New York-based real...
In short, a court stated that the EPA cannot create its own regulations and that exceed its statutory authority by the creatio...
In my 35-plus years or so since first being admitted to the bar, including my years in corporate and private practice, I had n...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquistiions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
The 9th Circuit let a malpractice action continue against a Pasadena lawyer involved in bringing Filipino teachers to the U.S....
The University of California Board of Regents approved a $1.2 million settlement Wednesday in a whistleblower lawsuit that spa...