The state Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to review a $1.3 million legal fee dispute pitting Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Ha...
The Japanese electronics giant has agreed to plead guilty in San Francisco federal court to conspiring with erstwhile competit...
New organization will focus on academic and independent research aimed at making the civil justice system more accessible to t...
Transactions
Private equity continues search for add-on buyouts in soft credit market
By Banks Albachn
Despite a lackluster start to the year for private equity funds, middle and lower market add-ons hit records for the industry....
Gardena-based Z Gallerie LLC will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the upscale furniture seller of improperly fill...
Litigation
Zeppelin plaintiffs offer $1 settlement for writing credit
By Steven Crighton
The writing credit would entitle the trust of Randy Craig Wolfe to future earnings on the song. ...
Product Liability
Jessica Alba's organic food company accused of mislabeling formula
By Steven Crighton
The complaint is the latest in a string of lawsuits alleging misrepresentation. ...
Judges and Judiciary
Orange County town hall spotlights contested judicial races
By Meghann M. Cuniff
A town hall on Thursday will include at least eight of the nine candidates. ...
Government
House passes bill to allow federal lawsuits for trade secrets theft
By Saul Sugarman
Legislation that would allow civil trade secrets lawsuits to be brought in federal court sailed through a vote Wednesday by th...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar's embattled chief trial counsel resigns
By Lyle Moran
Jayne Kim was at the center of multiple controversies engulfing the State Bar during her five-year tenure. ...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court weighs OC judge-papering case
By Meghann M. Cuniff
DA tells justices motive for disqualifying judge is irrelevant as long as proper procedure is followed. ...
Law Practice
Kaufman, Dolowich & Voluck LLP merges with Waxler Carner Brodsky
By Amanda Schallert
National firm Kaufman, Dolowich & Voluck LLP doubled the size of its Los Angeles office and expanded its professional liab...
Education
Man accuses Stanford University of gender discrimination over sexual assault inquiry
By Tim O'connor
A former Stanford student is accusing the school of railroading him during a sexual assault investigation because it was conce...
The pro bono law firm, in partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, was one of 18 organizations award...
Litigation
Quinn Emanuel attorneys claim client dropped them due to attorney's lawsuit
By Justin Kloczko
A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP attorneys alleges an attorne...
Members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee said multiple scandals should prompt major reforms. ...
Government
Senate Judiciary Committee rip apart arbitration but pass modest bills
By Matthew Blake
To regulate arbitration, state Democratic lawmakers passed five plaintiffs' lawyer-backed bills out of committee on Tuesday. ...
Riverside County Presiding Judge Harold Hopp is calm and productive despite understaffing.
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar grapples with potential split of the agency
By Lyle Moran
Speakers urged a bar task force to keep its access-to-justice work part of its core mission. ...
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Appellate courts could help out counsel with draft opinions
By Riley Guerin
Myron Moskovitz' article, "Oral argument: if not necessary, waive it goodbye" (April 18), was quite thought provoking. By John...
General Counsel Okta Inc. (San Francisco) ...
The deal depends on the acceptance of conditions that would protect consumers, both groups say. ...
Plaintiff attorneys are concerned band members may be a no-show in the courtroom. ...
Labor/Employment
Lawyers with their own Uber cases object to misclassification settlement
By Matthew Blake
A proposed lawsuit settlement between Uber Technologies Inc.and the company's California and Massachusetts drivers could face ...
Education
Embattled ex-Berkeley law school dean files grievance over school's investigations
By Phil Johnson
Facing what his attorneys consider a form of double jeopardy, Choudhry sent a grievance letter Friday to the UC's Committee on...
Real estate investment and development firm Laurus Corp. announced the hiring of Simran S. Bindra as the company's first gener...
State Appellate Justice Jon Streeter doesn't lose sight of the way in which the law affects people.
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
The suit is on its fifth federal judge as officers recuse themselves or transfer the case for other reasons. ...