U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit places injunction to pay college athletes on hold
By John Roemer
College jocks shouldn't be looking for a payday any time soon, a federal appellate panel made clear Friday by putting on hold ...
Superior Court Judge San Diego County (South County Regional Center, Chula Vista) ...
Small and boutique firms must differentiate themselves in a crowded marketplace with fewer marketing dollars and convince late...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
With humility, hard work and intelligence, Selena D. Epley takes on the challenge of San Diego's family law court.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Christopher K. Lui has worked on every side of criminal law
After several years of declining filings, experts predict that the next bankruptcy wave is right around the corner, with the a...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
You can do it, put your emotions into it
By Ben Armisteadn
Civil litigators hate emotion, believing it interferes with the resolution of disputes. To the contrary, emotion is at the cen...
It's not enough these days to just "think like a lawyer," as Professor Kingsfield taught his students in the iconic 1973 film....
With a bevy of big-name clients and a willingness to share strategies with other attorneys, Arguedas, Cassman & Headley LL...
Administrative/Regulatory
Governor makes push to speed up court disputes over groundwater
By Fiona Smith
The proposal, which could find its way into legislation, would cut time and expense from groundwater disputes as the state tri...
Litigation
Convent sale ruled 'improper and invalid' but tenant can stay - for now
By Ashley Cullinsn
To a chorus of audible gasps, Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant on Thursday called the sale of a Los Feliz convent by a g...
Watts Labor Community Action Committee claims the transportation giant offered to partner on a project to obtain bus and rail ...
Intellectual Property
Oracle, Google gear up for second Java copyright trial in San Francisco
By Kevin Lee
Another major copyright trial between Silicon Valley giants Oracle Corp. and Google Inc. will not take place until next year, ...
Environmental
Suit seeks injunction against new oil extraction permits
By Philip Johnsonn
A lawsuit filed in Sacramento County Superior Court alleges Gov. Jerry Brown and his administration are breaking the law and i...
A District Court Judge denied summary judgment on Wednesday to electronic dance music giant SFX Entertainment Inc. and its cha...
The fact is, some companies - like banks - are easier to prosecute than others - like automobile manufacturers - because some ...
Securities
Securities class actions report are lower than average, according to report
By Banks Albachn
The number of plaintiffs filing class action securities suits against companies listed on U.S. exchanges thus far this year - ...
Litigation
School District to pay $20.5 million in illegal bus stop case
By America Hernandez
A San Bernardino jury found Chaffey Joint Union High School District liable for the death of a 15-year-old student killed whil...
Government
Northern District U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag's deputy favored to get her job
By John Roemer
The senior prosecutor likely to fill Melinda Haag's post as interim U.S. attorney is Brian J. Stretch, currently her top deput...
Civil Rights
ACLU sues Department of State Hospitals over unadmitted patients
By Andy Serbe
The organization alleges mentally incompetent defendants are left to languish in prison without treatment. ...
JAMS Inc. San Francisco ...
Labor/Employment
If enforceable, state bill could sharply cut workplace arbitration agreements
By Matthew Blaken
Employment lawyers have spent the summer fiercely debating Assembly Bill 465, which attempts to stanch the rapid rise in empl...
VP, General Counsel and Secretary Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles ...
Young victims of sexual abuse and exploitation should never be re-victimized in a court of law. By David M. Ring ...
Once the state Legislature returns from its summer recess in August, it will sprint to this year's regular session finish line...
California Courts of Appeal
Appeals court knocks out one claim against Milbank Tweed in malpractice suit
By Saul Sugarman
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP has received a break in a lawsuit at the 1st District Court of Appeal, which held the fi...
A recent Stanford University Law School study found that demographically, California district attorney's offices are stuck in ...
California Supreme Court
Supreme Court asks for input on court rule proposal
By America Hernandez
The proposal would prevent Court of Appeal decisions from being automatically depublished when the California Supreme Court gr...
Judges today seem to be criticizing other judges and their rulings now more than ever - and not just in U.S. Supreme Court dis...