A feud between one of the nation's largest labor unions and its West Coast affiliate has spilled into federal court. ...
Marshall T. Hunt, 1920-2008, a prominent Los Angeles trial attorney known for successfully defending Ford Motor Co. in a high-...
Forum Column - By Andrew Bridges - A landmark decision will hopefully provide a case study of the effects of "permanent specia...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Litigators, Judges and Juries Prefer Comprehensible Contracts
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By Kurt Osenbaugh - Transaction attorneys should give litigators a break by drafting comprehensible agreements ...
California Courts of Appeal
Private Firms Can Continue to Litigate Against Lead Paint Industry
By Laura Ernden
Web Exclusive - By Laura Ernde - Private plaintiffs' firms can continue to help California cities and counties pursue litigati...
Litigation
Anti-Arbitration Suit Could Impact Congressional Debate
By Alexia Garamfalvin
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera waded headlong into a debate in Congress about the future of mandatory arbitration ...
A federal judge Tuesday denied a motion by Mattel's lawyers to bar high-profile Los Angeles attorney Tom Nolan and his firm, S...
An Orange County judge with a history of misconduct on the bench has agreed to retire after a judicial panel publicly admonish...
He was on a hit list. His plane clipped the wing of another. He foiled an armed robbery. He survived and now sits on an Orange...
Too much of a good thing can be, well, too much of a good thing. The writers and editors of the Daily Journal found that out r...
Web Exclusive - By Rebecca U. Cho - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and going...
Forum Column - By Diane Klein - Although allowing the expression of discriminatory housing preferences may be efficient and pr...
Focus Column - By Michael I. Katz and Adrianne Marshack - When one party accuses another of misappropriating trade secrets, th...
Personal Injury & Torts
Plaintiffs' Attorneys Pursue Legislative Agenda
By Linda Rapattoni
Consumer Attorneys of California, whose legislative chairman and president-elect is Christine Spagnoli, is pushing bills about...
Securities and Exchange Commission lawyers on Monday filed fraud charges against five former top San Diego officials, alleging...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
To Look and Sound Great On Air, Lawyers Should Be Prepared
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By Jonathan Handel - Lawyers need to master the nuances of appearing on radio or TV in order to look and sound ...
A coalition of farmworkers and environmental groups has sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging it is overlook...
Immigration
Of 11 New Immigration Judges, Few Are From Private Practice
By Sandra Hernandezn
Nearly a year after U.S. Justice Department officials conceded they considered politics when hiring immigration judges, 11 new...
Focus Column - By Peter S. Selvin - Depending on the nature of the claim and the parties involved, several insurance remedies ...
Former Hollywood powerhouse Michael Ovitz is expected to testify in the trial of private investigator Anthony Pellicano as soo...
Judges and Judiciary
Former Judges' Association Head Joins State Task Force
By Amy Yarbroughn
A former president of the California Judges Association has been appointed to a statewide task force aimed at improving the pr...
Steve Edwards, a leading real estate attorney, left O'Melveny & Myers on Monday, taking advantage of the firm's early reti...
Labor/Employment
High Court Issues Mixed Decision on State Medical Leave Law
By Laura Ernden
The California Supreme Court decided that employees can request medical leave even when they are able to perform essentially t...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit Agrees Litigant Is Vexatious
By John Roemer
On Monday, the full 27-judge 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to reconsider en banc a judge's ruling that a wheelchai...
Forum Column - By Michael Willemsen - The debate over a recent home-schooling decision misses the real issue: the need to iden...
Ester Soriano, 1946-2008, pioneering manager for the Los Angeles County Dispute Resolution Program and jury foreperson for the...
Web Exclusive - By Rebecca U. Cho - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and going...
A trio of bills aimed at preventing criminal defendants from being wrongfully convicted are slated for introduction Tuesday in...
Industry Watch - By Anat Rubin - Brooks Brown, a partner at Goodwin Proctor, will head the firm's new Southern California pro ...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Congress Must Impose Safeguards to Prevent Lawsuit Abuse
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By Sherman Joyce - The recent felony cases against several big-name plaintiffs’ attorneys showcase the need for...