Firm Watch
Prominent Life-Sciences Attorney Stephen Thau Will Join Morrison & Foerster
By Devan Mcclainen
Web Exclusive - Morrison & Foerster will announce today the addition of prominent life sciences attorney Stephen Thau to i...
“Most judges don’t want to see massive verdicts coming out of their courtroom,” said Luan K. Phan, left, with his client, Kevi...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit Hears Cases on Detention
By Sandra Hernandezn
LOS ANGELES - In a long and often-spirited exchange, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Monday in a ca...
LOS ANGELES - Century City business boutique Tyre Kamins Katz & Granoff has closed shop, with the bulk of its attorneys ri...
WASHINGTON - Despite voicing concerns about lethal-injection executions, the U.S. Supreme Court hinted Monday that it is not r...
U.S. Supreme Court
Speakerphone Representation Is Allowed, High Court Rules
By David Houstonn
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that a lower federal court went too far in deciding that a Wiscon...
A lawsuit that convicted terrorist Jose Padilla filed in San Francisco against Boalt Hall professor John Yoo is aimed at skirt...
Technology & Science
High Court Decision Expected in Long-Running Biotech Case
By Laura Ernden
After nearly three years, the California Supreme Court is finally ready to decide a high-stakes biotechnology dispute between ...
Forum Column - By Brian E. Gray - The EPA's decision to block stricter emissions standards for California violates the states'...
SAN FRANCISCO - There's a new sheriff in town, but he didn't arrive with guns blazing or a posse behind him. Instead, Joseph R...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Punitive-Damages Reform Is Essential for Future of California Business
By Troy Senikn
Forum Column - By Kyla Christofferson - Ambiguous rulings on the limits of tort damages have led to a dismal business climate ...
Focus Column - By Joseph A. Krock and Stevan Porter - Understanding how to approach statistical sampling can be key to develop...
Firm Watch
IP Specialist to Expand Foley's Trademark and Copyright Capabilities
By Fiona Smith
Industry Watch - By Fiona Smith - John Carson, an attorney specializing in intellectual property, joined Foley & Lardner's...
Industry Watch - By Rebecca U. Cho - Los Angeles-based Musick, Peeler & Garrett nabbed a Latin America practice team from ...
Criminal
Supreme Court Agrees to Weigh Death Penalty for Child Rapist
By David Houstonn
WASHINGTON - Stanford Law School's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic landed one of its most important cases ever on Friday when ...
Judges and Judiciary
A Year and a Half After Election Controversy, Judge to Retire
By Cortney Fieldingn
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Dzintra I. Janavs has announced she will retire in March. When she lost a re-election ...
SANTA ANA - This is a cautionary tale, and here is the moral: A minute can cost a million. ...
Once a passionate prosecutor, Orange County Supervising Judge Kimberly Menninger now garners praise for being firm and fair in...
Industry Watch - By Devan McClaine - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goin...
After 13 years in private practice and four on the bench, San Joaquin Judge Linda L. Lofthus still finds the system to be 'an ...
Verdicts
Landowners Win $26.5 Million in State Eminent Domain Case In Eminent Domain Verdict
By Gabe Friedmann
After a three-week trial in San Diego Superior Court, a jury deliberated for just one day before awarding $26.5 million to a b...
LOS ANGELES - To Jack Daniels, mediation is a lot like poker. "There are tells in this game, too," Daniels said, tapping bus...
SAN JOSE - A tentative settlement of a lawsuit filed against former officers and directors of McAfee Inc. does not include thr...
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge denied a motion to disqualify high-profile litigator Patricia Glaser from defending ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner David Saul has moved to Ropes & Gray's Palo Alto office, wher...
Leo J. Severino is not just the lawyer on "Bella." The former Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher associate is the co-writer, de facto...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit Reverses Judge, Paroles Man Jailed 22 Years
By Dennis Pfaffn
A one-time motorcycle gang member who killed a man in a Sierra Madre bar should be paroled despite rulings by a former governo...
SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Thursday he had reappointed Michael Hersek state public defender, a position...
LOS ANGELES - Balancing the needs of the U.S. Navy and the concerns of environmental groups, a federal judge Wednesday created...
Forum Column - By K.C. Victor - What considerations should lawyers factor in when choosing between life as in-house counsel an...