This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...
News

    Filter by date
     to 
    Search by Category
    Search by Headline


After a five-year battle, a state measure to restrict juvenile solitary confinement finally seems poised to become California ...


Entertainment & Sports


Fox Rothschild LLP's Darrell Miller is the Beverly Hills Bar Association's Entertainment Lawyer of 2016. ...


The Commission on Judicial Performance has publicly admonished Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Jamie R. Román for viola...


U.S. Supreme Court


The nation's highest court on Monday ruled that a man's gripes about inaccurate information posted about him on Pasadena-based...


Intellectual Property


The Oracle-Google copyright infringement retrial may come down to which version of the former Sun Microsystems Inc. CEO the ju...


Criminal


After less than two hours of deliberation, a federal jury convicted two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies on all counts in...


Judicial Profile


Richard Goul

May 18, 2016
By Logan Noblin

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Long Beach) ...


A dispute between two Harvard-educated venture capitalists spilled into Santa Clara County Superior Court late last week, with...


Transactions


Dealmakers

May 17, 2016
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.


The Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016 has members of the appellate defense bar expressing serious reservations, arg...


Education


State Bar reports 35.7 exam pass rate

May 17, 2016
By Riley Guerin

The agency says 45 percent of first-timers passed the three-day exam in February. ...


Litigation


Superior Court Judge John D. Conley delayed the death penalty sentencing of the convicted double murderer whose case is at the...


Riverside city attorney promotes the measure as an opportunity for community outreach, while the district attorney says the be...


Government


A proposed revision to the state budget, released Friday by Gov. Jerry Brown's office, would add an extra $12.4 million toward...


Litigation


Judge affirms $21 million arbitration award

May 17, 2016
By America Hernandez

A federal judge affirmed a $21 million award Friday against a medical device company, which had sued an estranged co-founder f...


Litigation


Former Broadcom engineers now working for SpaceX can continue pursuing project at center of trade secrets suit. ...


Corporate


U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal of San Jose is headed back into the tech trenches — leaving his post to become deputy gen...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The agency proposed to the Legislature that it be given more time to resolve complaints against attorneys before they are cons...


California Courts of Appeal


A state appeals opinion on resentencing juvenile defendants convicted of murder highlights an evolving area of criminal law. ...


Judicial Profile


Francisca P. Tisher

May 17, 2016
By Phil Johnson

Napa County Judge Francisca Tisher wins plaudits for her ability to make litigants comfortable.


Firm Watch


On The Move

May 16, 2016
By STEPHEN LARSON

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.


Judicial Profile


Gregory L. Prickett

May 16, 2016
By Logan Noblin

OC Judge Gregory Prickett's affinity for public service shows in his trips around the world.


Judicial Profile


Jesus G. Bernal

May 15, 2016
By America Hernandez

The sole judge in the Central District's eastern division, Jesus Bernal is used to trailblazing.


State Bar & Bar Associations


The State Bar's financial reporting has been plagued with mistakes in recent years, making it difficult for the Legislature to...


ADR Provider


Joseph Biderman

May 14, 2016
By Steven Crighton

Joseph Biderman is skilled at solving emotional, complex cases


Judges and Judiciary


Associate Justice James A. McIntyre, who sat on the 4th District Court of Appeal in San Diego for 20 years, will retire next m...


Judges and Judiciary


The four candidates in San Diego's two contested judicial races have been deemed "qualified" to serve as judges by the San Die...


Solo and Small Firms


The partners engage in litigation when necessary but their true passion is to avoid it, by helping their tech company clients ...


Ballard Spahr LLP announced Thursday the addition of two Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP partners to its litigation department and ...


Litigation


A defendant in a trade secrets theft suit did not violate a preliminary injunction barring contact with plaintiff's clients wh...