The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals mostly upheld the legality of the Port of Los Angeles' program to cut big rig pollution ...
A roundup of recent M&A and financing activities and the lawyers involved.
The Republic of Honduras has designated a Dorsey & Whitney LLP partner as an arbitrator to the World Bank's International ...
Far fewer state lawmakers hold a law degree now than they have in recent history, a slow but steady turn from what was once a ...
When dancing, caving or hearing small claims, Commissioner Karen A. Riley dives right in.
Why the new "CEQA reform" legislation may be more promise than reality. By James L. Arnone and Holly A. Williams of Latham &am...
Victims' new constitutional right to counsel is being largely ignored by prosecuting attorneys. By Antonio R. Sarabia II ...
Labor/Employment
One-strike rule for drug use by job applicant upheld
By Sharon Liangn
Employers can disqualify an applicant permanently from future employment if he or she fails the drug test. By Scott A. Freedma...
Steps every business should take to protect against misappropriation of trade secrets. By Gay C. Grunfeld and Aaron J. Fischer...
First California Bank turned a blind eye to years of fraud by an embattled campaign treasurer accused of stealing millions fro...
President Barack Obama's nomination of a Los Angeles federal judge to serve on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could ha...
A federal appellate panel has agreed to hear appeals from two prison inmates whose habeas corpus petitions dragged on for year...
The legislative back-and-forth over whether Amazon and other Internet retailers would be forced to collect sales tax on Califo...
An enrolled member of the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel and a descendent of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, Trinidad Contrera...
Muslim students who loudly protested during a speech by a top Israeli diplomat were convicted Friday of conspiracy and disrupt...
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP requested late Friday to resign from representing Bratz manufacturer MGA Entertainment ...
A group of lawyers is launching a law school in Indio to serve Riverside County's Coachella Valley, which is 70 miles east of ...
The state Supreme Court might soon have an opportunity to answer the weighty question of whether the state's public schools ar...
Director of Worldwide Legal Affairs for CEVA Inc. Mountain View ...
Solyndra LLC's fall from grace seems complete after its two top executives suffered the ritual humiliation of pleading the Fif...
McGuireWoods LLP added Dana Palmer as senior counsel in its Los Angeles office. His focus is on renewable energy, climate chan...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Superior Court Commissioner Kern County (Bakersfield) ...
Patent holding companies are heading to the U.S. International Trade Commission at an increasing rate, seeking exclusion order...
Retired Judge William C. Pate, a neutral at JAMS in San Diego, uses his 34 years of experience as a litigator and judge to hel...
Books
Staying power: Women GCs talk about climbing up the corporate ladder
By Karen Natividadn
A collection of up close and personal interviews with top women general counsels. By Michele Coleman Mayes of Allstate Insuran...
Learn the ins and outs of California's Talent Agencies Act. By Michael J. Plonsker of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP ...
What began as a cookie-cutter process has evolved into something that can be crafted to fit any case. By Zela "Zee" Claiborne ...
China is still a long way from providing citizens the types of legal protections Americans take for granted. By Patrick Mattim...