Can mere conduct that reflects poorly on a claimant trigger "disparagement" coverage? Until recently, the law seemed cl...
Although tax advisers are supposed to assume that every return is examined, there is no law against trying to make the return ...
Last year, the LA Department of Water and Power announced that it would purchase power from two Nevada locations. But why go o...
The 9th Circuit handed Warner Bros. a huge victory in the fight over whether the studio or the two comic strip writers who inv...
A federal judge blocked implementation of a voter-approved California law regarding sexual offender reporting requirements, sa...
Intellectual Property
Federal Circuit sides with holding companies over ITC "domestic industry" requirement
By Rachel Swan
Silicon Valley companies advocating for tighter domestic industry requirements at the International Trade Commission were deal...
Paul Hastings LLP announced Thursday it represented Fremont-based Procera Networks Inc. in its recent purchase of British Colu...
Longtime Morrison & Foerster LLP litigator Gordon P. Erspamer, a renowned advocate for military veterans' rights, has reti...
Intellectual property litigator William S. Coats cited the firm's work with clients in the entertainment industry as a primary...
Tucked away in the second-floor corner of a Redlands office building, McCuneWright LLP attorneys quietly work on some of the n...
Litigation
Survey: Litigation to spawn high number of job opportunities this year
By Alexandra Schwappach
Litigation is expected to create the highest number of job opportunities in 2013, according to a report released Thursday by R...
Judges and Judiciary
The Alliance of California Judges will host its first-ever conference in March
By Emily Green
The conference is being sponsored by Virginia-based George Mason University, which will pay all food and lodging costs for 120...
Criminal
Former federal criminal defense lawyer sentenced to 7 years in prison
By Henry Meier
A gang member-turned-lawyer who fell back in with criminal associates was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for help...
Labor/Employment
HP faces employment class action for unpaid overtime
By Laura Hautalan
Eric Benedict alleges in his complaint that Hewlett-Packard Co. misclassified workers like himself for salary purposes, preven...
Law Practice
Lawyer who helped shape Manson murder trial celebrates 50 years of practice
By Ryne Hodkowski
Ronald L. M. Goldman, the attorney who helped secure immunity for Linda Kasabian, the prosecution's key witness in the case ag...
The Los Angeles city attorney's office Thursday charged a Canadian national with 32 misdemeanor counts on charges of cheating ...
Litigation
Other social media companies expected to follow Instagram's new arbitration policy
By Hadley Robinson
Instagram is adopting provisions in its revised terms of use adding a class action waiver and a clause requiring consumers to ...
Trial courts avoided a feared sweep of their savings in Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal Thursday, but the courthouse constr...
Deborah C. Saxe represented employers for three decades but was always able to see both sides of every dispute, an important a...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Toyota Financial Services ...
Law Practice
California law firms get a slow but steady start in South Korea
By Ryne Hodkowski
Before the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, Korean firms worried that American competitors would dominate the legal marketplac...
Russia's anti-adoption legislation was introduced to Russian Parliament just days after President Barack Obama signed the Magn...
In 2012 convicted murderer Glen Rogers 'confessed' to the 1994 murder of O.J. Simpson's ex-wife Nicole and Ron Goldman. And he...
The Law School Admission Council has sued state Attorney General Kamala Harris and Gov. Jerry Brown in Sacramento County Super...
Family
San Francisco family law attorneys unhappy with switched assignments
By Saul Sugarman
Family law attorneys appearing in San Francisco County Superior Court are displeased with a "revolving door" of judges handlin...
Despite the state's ongoing fiscal problems, the judicial branch may push for funding for 100 new judgeships this session. ...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court rules against state monitoring of school programs
By Laura Hautalan
Education advocates hoping to bring back state monitoring of school programs for disadvantaged children lost their appeal Wedn...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Employers: Do you know whether you should 'pay or play'?
By Ben Armisteadn
The Internal Revenue Service has issued additional guidance intended to help employers determine whether they are subject to t...
Homeowner's associations should be mindful of the principle that "one who seeks equity must do equity." By Kenneth Eade ...