Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan said Thursday it will open a Washington, D.C. office to service the growing number of i...
Judges and Judiciary
Eastern District judge to leave bench for private practice
By Pat Alston
After 20 years on the federal bench, Senior U.S. District Judge Oliver W. Wanger of the Eastern District of California will st...
Sacramento County officials have agreed to pay a $400,000 settlement to end two men's civil rights lawsuit alleging sheriff's ...
U.S. District Judge Jeremy D. Fogel reluctantly handed off a long-running challenge to California's lethal injection procedure...
The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a woman who broke her wrist riding a bumper car can sue an amusement park...
Plaintiffs' boutique Kantor & Kantor LLP is one of a handful of firms in the nation focusing on employer health insurance ...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
California company settles False Claims Act case
By Mandy Jacksonn
El Segundo-based Janzen Johnston & Rockwell Emergency Management Services Inc. agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle allega...
The merger between Hennigan Dorman LLP and McKool Smith may turn out to be wedded bliss but it appears to be a marriage of con...
An Oakland federal judge overturned Oracle Corp.'s $1.3 billion verdict against rival SAP AG on Thursday, saying the Redwood S...
Wendy Kramer said she's been known to block the door when parties in her mediations threaten to leave. ...
California Supreme Court
Liu confirmed as newest state Supreme Court justice
By Laura Ernden
Goodwin Liu was confirmed Wednesday as the state Supreme Court's newest justice, creating the court's first-ever Asian-America...
Immigration
Government program seeks to promote compliance with immigration laws
By Karen Natividadn
Government program gets a makeover in hopes of attracting more employer participation. By Manuel Cairo and Brian Mills of Snel...
Appellate Practice
Getting your appeal off the ground is not as easy as it sounds
By Seena Nikravann
A 4th District ruling that belongs in every appellate lawyer's back pocket. By Jens B. Koepke Morris Polich & Purdy LLP ...
Contrary to popular belief, creativity can be learned. It just takes practice. By Adam Handler of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ...
Los Angeles-based Hennigan Dorman LLP has announced it will join Dallas-based McKool Smith, a national firm with six offices, ...
Lawyers for Juliette Youngblood have filed a declaration of opposition to halt Irell & Manella LLP's motion to compel arbi...
A state appellate panel on Wednesday revived an antitrust suit against movie house giant Century Theatres Inc. ...
A Fresno federal judge ordered the government to scale back measures to protect the endangered delta smelt fish Wednesday. ...
Fee disputes in the Bratz doll war are quickly heating up, with several insurance companies filing a motion seeking a chunk of...
Is a good settlement one where everyone walks away unhappy? By J. Grant Kennedy of KennedyKamrowski ...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Insurance regulation bill stalled
By Mandy Jacksonn
A bill that would give the state the power to regulate health insurance premiums will carry over to the next legislative sessi...
The high-stakes trial between Trust Co. of the West and its former bond guru has featured sometimes salacious testimony, but i...
San Francisco County Superior Court officials have agreed to accept $3.1 million in extra funding from the Administrative Offi...
Litigation
Plaintiffs score $388 million in settlements in price fixing case
By Craig Andersonn
Eight companies that manufacture display panels used in computers, cell phones and television screens have agreed to pay $388 ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar hires new discipline prosecutor
By Don Debenedictisn
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jayne Kim will take over as the State Bar's chief discipline prosecutor this month, the bar announced ...
Criminal
In recent rulings, 9th Circuit backs plaintiffs in search and force cases
By John Roemer
Adding to recent decisions favoring Fourth Amendment plaintiffs, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday let a ...