Klatte Budensiek & Young-Agriesti will repersent employers. ...
California Labor Commissioner Julie Su filed two lawsuits Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court against three car washe...
Ropes & Gray LLP and Paul Hastings LLP announced Tuesday they had filed preliminary applications with the Korean Ministry ...
Litigation
Attorneys awarded $3.2 million in case against OC jails
By Don Debenedictisn
Three law firms that have been battling Orange County for a decade to make jails more accessible to handicapped inmates should...
A report questions the role of an independent agency being created to oversee the criminal justice system. ...
Law Practice
Practice group leader: a title denoting performance or entitlement in the firm?
By Michael Leen
A practice group model that incorporates absolute accountability for results is the first step in developing a business plan t...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
California mandates autism health insurance coverage
By Michael Leen
Private insurance companies must now provide behavioral health treatment to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. By How...
State Labor Commissioner Julie Su says her office will seek to push prosecutors to impose criminal liabilities on employers wh...
No sector of the U.S. economy is immune from the predatory attention of counterfeiters and infringers. By John C. Baum of Owen...
A reader responds to "Asbestos case leads to application of political question doctrine." ...
Intellectual Property
Major firms more willing to take on patent licensing cases
By Craig Andersonn
A growing number of major law firms are signing up to represent patent licensing companies in infringement lawsuits, sparking ...
California Supreme Court
Justices weigh attorney fee awards in employment cases
By Laura Ernden
The state Supreme Court hinted at a possible compromise Tuesday in a battle over who owes attorney fees in meal and rest break...
9th Circuit Judge Richard Tallman joined the bench with the benefit of a political maneuver. ...
Today's marriage of the two law firms is expected to put the combined forces on track to be even more competitive with other r...
Readers respond to "SF passes ordinance to explore civil Gideon services." ...
New statute provides a valuable tool for protecting online identities. By Yakub Hazzard and Dan Stone of Robins, Kaplan, Mille...
Banking
Is your non-recourse guaranty at risk of being deemed fully recourse?
By Michael Leen
A poorly worded guaranty can make a world of difference when liability is at issue. By Anita Sabine and Suzzanne Uhland of O'M...
Law Practice
Sidley partner jumps to Sheppard Mullin to bolster IP practice
By Kevin Leen
One of the founding partners of Sidley Austin LLP's Palo Alto office has decided to take up a new challenge at Sheppard, Mulli...
A merger, official Monday, adds 10 lawyers to the 70-lawyer San Francisco-based firm, and offices in Munich and Singapore. ...
California Supreme Court
Restrictions for reimbursements for death penalty lawyers eased
By Laura Ernden
The state Supreme Court Monday made it easier for death penalty defense lawyers to get reimbursed for handling post-conviction...
UCI third-year law student Brian Hardingham told many of his professors and externship supervisors that he'd turn his focus to...
Practitioners should be cautious about advising clients to 'clean up' their social media pages. By Caroline H. Mankey of Cypre...
Managing partner of its Bay Area offices, Eric Reifschneider joins a former client ...
San Francisco's district attorney and public defender on Monday announced a joint investigation into the San Francisco Police...
Environmental
Updated EPA classification of contaminant may have big impact
By Karen Natividadn
The health assessment for a dry cleaning solvent is updated for the first time since 1988. By Warren A. Koshofer of Michelman ...
Taxpayer funds should not be used to place bets on startup companies, especially in emerging industries. By Jonathan Michaels ...
Large Firms
Moving day for Greenberg, first in Bay Area and now LA
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
As part of an effort to bolster its California presence, the law firm of Greenberg Traurig LLP is relocating and expanding its...
The U.S. Supreme Court took the rare step Monday of ordering reargument in a major human rights case for sometime next term, e...
U.S. Supreme Court
Court weighs when death row inmates should get new lawyer
By Robert Iafolla
The U.S. Supreme Court partially agreed with a liberal panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a habeas corpus case on M...
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down Oakland's bid to collect on a $470,000 verdict that a state court levied against an adverti...