For decades college athletes and NCAA officials have debated whether players deserve a slice of the billions of dollars in rev...
Several Los Angeles plaintiffs' law firms seeking compensation for descendants of Armenians killed under the Turkish Ottoman E...
A San Mateo County judge on Wednesday tentatively dismissed a complaint brought by a New York-based couple that alleged the co...
Jacqueline A. Connor said she left the bench because budget cuts made her job increasingly difficult. Now she's a neutral at A...
The public debate over Internet privacy is raging. But while privacy advocates have gained traction with Congress, their effor...
A documentary chronicling the scope and magnitude of lawsuit abuse is free to Daily Journal readers for a limited time. By Rob...
A 230-megawatt solar project being developed by First Solar near Los Angeles that had run into permitting delays is again movi...
The Natural Resources Defense Council sued the federal Environmental Protection Agency Thursday over its failure to decide whe...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
The high cost of failing to prepare for mediation
By Karen Natividadn
Don't be fooled, the real negotiations begin the moment you enter the mediator's conference room. By Malcolm Sher ...
Plyler v. Doe gave undocumented children the right to attend public schools, but implementation of this ruling has not ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit allows DNA testing of arrestees
By John Roemer
California law enforcement officers can collect DNA samples from adult felony arrestees who have not been convicted of a crime...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar tries to ward off unethical attorneys in Miramonte scandal
By Don Debenedictisn
The State Bar has put together a stike force to help protect parents of children at Miramonte Elementary school from unethical...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Changes to ADR disclosures raise concerns
By Laura Ernden
Arbitrators in California may soon be required to disclose whether they have a record of public discipline. ...
Here is an easy way to sharpen business development skills for the busy law firm attorney. By Jim Hassett of LegalBizDev ...
Since 1998, the Environmental Circuit Prosecutor Project has helped train local authorities in environmental enforcement. But ...
General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Pandora Media Inc., Oakland ...
Perspective
Toward streamlined patent litigation: Is early disclosure of damages the answer?
By Michael Leen
Upfront disclosure of damages could be helpful, but execution must be carefully planned. By Andrei Iancu, Elizabeth Iglesias a...
Law enforcement takes renewed interest in cybercrime as hack attacks escalate. By Mark D. Flanagan and Brian R. Michael of Wil...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Los Angeles Sherriff's deputies are immune from a civil rights lawsuit and sent a case about...
In a test of the health of the consumer class action, a federal judge in Santa Ana will hear arguments Monday on whether Toyot...
Entertainment & Sports
Actors say their union failed to research merger's impact
By Brian Sumersn
A group of union member dissidents filed suit against the Screen Actors Guild and its board, accusing them of failing to condu...
The U.S. Supreme Court touched on a range of topics Wednesday as it wrestled with the government's authority to punish people ...