Those who serve as neutrals are in a unique position to affect the outcome of a case by virtue of their own biases. By Mari J....
Perspective
Council ignores problems with proposed green chemistry regulations
By Ben Armisteadn
Following a cursory review of the regulation, the council "conclusively determined that the proposed regulations will not have...
After grappling with this "perplexing" issue, Judge William Fletcher concluded that the U.S. Supreme Court itself has been inc...
Intellectual Property
Appeals filed in 'dancing toddler' case over copyright takedown notices
By Rachel Swan
A long-running court battle over a dancing toddler video may be headed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals now that both...
Joseph N. Akrotirianakis, a federal prosecutor responsible for some of the Central District's biggest public corruption convic...
Corporate
Wilson Sonsini, Latham aid in $1 billion Salesforce note offering
By David Ruiz
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented San Francisco-based Salesforce.com Inc. in its intent to offer $1 billion in ...
Judges and Judiciary
District court caseloads see a bump in California
By Hadley Robinson
Each district judge in the state handles more than the nationwide average, with the Eastern District the worst off. Bucking a ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit decision could lead to more lawsuits against airlines
By John Roemer
Lawsuits against airlines could soar thanks to a ruling Tuesday that the federal Air Carrier Access Act can work in harmony wi...
Most California law schools dropped in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, and no school moved up as the news ma...
The Howrey LLP estate launched its first wave of clawback suits against California-based lawyers and others who it says profit...
Partner Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Century City
Legislation proceeded through the Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday that would rid California of a legal technicalit...
Partner Latham & Watkins LLP Los Angeles
Law Practice
Lawyers must plan for unforeseen end to practice, experts say
By Ameera Buttn
With the ranks of senior attorneys growing dramatically, some worry that many lawyers have failed to take proactive steps to p...
"The Baseball Trust" is about one of the oddest features of our legal system, the near-complete exemption of baseball from ant...
Criminal
Rethinking California's approach to mentally ill defendants
By Ben Armisteadn
In the wake of a series of shootings by mentally ill men, I thought it would be instructive to examine one way California trea...
A 2012 Federal Circuit decision restores a type of patent infringement claim that it had extinguished five years earlier. By S...
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and Goodwin Procter LLP represented real estate search engine Trulia Inc. and its und...
Government
State prison critics seize on 2011 report in overcrowding debate
By Hamed Aleazizn
Amid allegations that overcrowding in state prisons has led to deficiencies in inmate care, a discovery dispute has uncovered ...
Los Angeles County residents facing eviction will soon have to travel farther to have their day in court. On March 18, people ...
Diamond McCarthy LLP, a national firm with a large presence in Texas, announced the opening of its first office west of Denver...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Television show clip is fair use in 'Jersey Boys' musical, 9th Circuit rules
By John Roemer
A seven-second clip of Ed Sullivan in 1966 introducing the Four Seasons - shown as part of the current touring musical 'Jersey...
Law Practice
Law firms give students real-world experience, tuition assistance
By Alexandra Schwappach
The Corporate Work Study at Verbum Dei High School, an all-male Jesuit preparatory school in Los Angeles, allows students to w...
The Heller Ehrman LLP estate scored a major victory Monday in its pursuit of millions of dollars from four law firms that took...
Latham & Watkins LLP on Monday welcomed a litigator who represents Chinese and Taiwanese clients in a move intended to enh...
Intellectual Property
Proposed FTC settlement with Google stirs divisions among technology companies
By Rachel Swan
The Federal Trade Commission's proposed settlement with Google Inc. has lawyers for technology companies buzzing about how the...
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye warned of the consequences of recent budget cuts for the state's courts in her second ann...
Law Practice
Experts warn changes to immigration rules will spark fraud
By Don Debenedictisn
If Congress enacts major immigration reform, one thing is certain: It will be accompanied by widespread fraud targeting illega...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Government
Officials scrap plans for tunnel in San Diego courthouse project
By Katie Lucia
Court officials are nixing a small part of a costly and controversial San Diego courthouse project.