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...
After 21 years at the helm of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, firm Chairman and CEO Ralph Baxter is preparing to step d...
Judge Shelly B. Torrealba grew up with cow-milking duty and now enjoys shepherding crime victims
Real Estate/Development
Real estate investors plead guilty to rigging auctions
By Robert Iafolla
Eight real estate investors will plead guilty to charges stemming from their schemes to game foreclosure auctions in Northern ...
Litigation
Wal-Mart plaintiffs try again with smaller, more targeted complaint
By Jill Redhage
The largest gender discrimination class action in history, which was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, is back in...
ADR neutral who defended White House aide Monica Lewinsky draws on his 40 years of trial work and passion for civil liberties ...
Does a party have a right to a statement of decision absent a trial? By Anne M. Grignon and Paul D. Fogel of Reed Smith LLP ...
The pursuit of justice looks more and more like a game played by hidden rules. By Norm Pattis ...
Mediation offers a uniquely confidential setting to communicate to the opposing side. By Jeffrey M. Bases of Bases & Bases...
Two fights in Solano and Kern counties have raised the legal question of whether targeting out-of-county waste interferes with...
The Point Media lawyers are all seasoned in-house counsels from production companies, studios and networks specializing in ent...
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange will press forward with its bid to purchase the Crystal Cathedral church out of bankruptc...
Government
Judicial Council set to approve $20 million grant for deployment of court case management system
By Laura Ernden
A Los Angeles billionaire is in talks with the Judicial Council to help the courts roll out a statewide case management system...
A federal judge has thrown out a class action against the customer review website Yelp Inc., finding that the company is immu...
Gov. Jerry Brown's pension reform plan finds him attempting to grapple with one of the largest budget quagmires without steppi...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit to rehear computer hacking case
By John Roemer
An April decision by the 9th Circuit that broadened a federal law to combat computer hacking will be reheard en banc, the cour...
A district Court judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday blocking a large part of a San Francisco ordinance requiring c...