A roundup of cases reversed by the Supreme Court ...
In its recent Los Angeles hiring spree, Snell & Wilmer LLP, a 400-lawyer Phoenix-based full service firm, has joined with ...
After 21 years at the helm of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, firm Chairman and CEO Ralph Baxter is preparing to step d...
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court sends arbitration case back to state high court
By Robert Iafolla
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California rule banning a type of arbitration agreement in employment contracts on Monday...
Despite accusations to the contrary, Edward M. Chen is known for weighing all sides of an issue.
A roundup of M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Antelope Valley) ...
Insurance
When a shield is a sword: an insurance company’s duty to defend
By Karen Natividadn
The duty to defend raises interesting issues in the context of environmental remediation statutes. By Jordan Stanzler and Deb ...
Perspective
Thomas Tang, Robert Boochever, and the war between justice and law
By Sharon Liangn
What good is it to apply law without caring about whether the result is a just one? By Dan Lawton of Lawton Law Firm ...
Perspective
Law and procedure: driving under the influence offenses
By Karen Natividadn
Learn about the elements of DUI offenses, and possible sentences and plea bargains. By David Marsh of the Los Angeles County p...
Superior Court Commissioner San Diego County (San Diego) ...
The bankrupt Heller Ehrman LLP estate has filed a motion opposing claims that its litigation with several law firms employing ...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
New Lawsuits Likely Over Health Cuts
By Mandy Jacksonn
Health care associations and others suing to end California's past Medi-Cal budget cuts have no means to appeal the Centers fo...
Real Estate/Development
Landlords who got home loans facing foreclosures
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
A number of recent forced foreclosures on borrowers who are current on their mortgages but rent their homes out for cash has t...
Video streaming service Zediva, a Silicon Valley startup that streamed unlicensed DVD content to subscribers, will pay $1.8 mi...
A bill proposed this month by a pair of U.S. senators seeking to breathe new life into the sagging housing market by granting ...
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a proposed class action against Facebook Inc. that claimed the social networking site mi...
Sacramento's second largest firm, Weintraub Genshlea Chediak , is looking to make its mark in the Bay Area by merging with one...
In its recent Los Angeles hiring spree, Snell & Wilmer LLP, a 400-lawyer Phoenix-based full service firm, has joined with ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Court allows Ponzi scheme victim to recover money
By John Roemer
A man who sank $2.3 million into the $13 million Ponzi scheme will get some of it back instead of seeing it seized by the fede...
The Administrative Office of the Courts is cutting about 30 jobs in response to this year's state budget cuts. ...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Whistle-blower suit settles for $2.3 million
By Mandy Jacksonn
DFine Inc. of San Jose agreed to pay the U.S. government $2.39 million to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to doctor...
Government
Judicial Council moves ahead with grant proposal for case management system
By Laura Ernden
The Judicial Council agreed Friday to formally start negotiations with a Los Angeles billionaire and the State Bar to help the...
More than 8,000 entertainment professionals will sign and seal $800 million in motion picture deals at the American Film Marke...
Labor/Employment
Employers face public shaming for misclassification of workers
By Brian Sumersn
A new state law intended to crack down on employers who misclassify their workers includes an unusual punishment : public sham...
Litigation
Students' tuition protests spill into state and federal courts
By Laura Ernden
Two years after UC Berkeley students began protesting tuition hikes, their battle has moved to state and federal courts where ...
The Obama administration appears poised to offer its first Latino nominee to the federal bench in the Central District. Jesus ...
Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman's family law background makes her ideal for her assignment.
Perspective
Mark Twain or potted plant: making objections at trial
By Genevieve Knollen
What lawyers should keep in mind when deciding whether or not to object. By Michael Masuda of Noland, Hamerly, Etienne & H...
Foley & Lardner LLP added Elizabeth S. Elson as of counsel in Los Angeles. Her focus is on federal and state health care l...