Judges and Judiciary
Bar deems all candidates in contested judicial races 'qualified'
By Lyle Moran
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
Attorneys at Hixson Nagatani LLP enjoy living in the startup world
By Joshua Seboldn
The partners engage in litigation when necessary but their true passion is to avoid it, by helping their tech company clients ...
Law Practice
Ballard Spahr grows commercial real estate litigation and bankruptcy practice in L.A.
By Amanda Schallert
Ballard Spahr LLP announced Thursday the addition of two Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP partners to its litigation department and ...
A defendant in a trade secrets theft suit did not violate a preliminary injunction barring contact with plaintiff's clients wh...
Litigation
OC sheriff's deputy won't testify but judge will review his notes and flash drive
By Meghann Cuniff
Judge says sheriff's officials have shown problems with their record retrievable methods, "but that's not corruption." ...
Intellectual Property
Oracle lawyer lands blow on fourth day of landmark retrial
By Tim O'connor
A partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP relentlessly pursued the creator of Google's multi-billion dollar mobile p...
A revised settlement in a drivers' class action against Lyft Inc.addresses U.S. District Judge Vince G. Chhabria's reasons for...
A weekly report of the State Bar's disciplinary actions.
Law Practice
Johnston & Hutchinson LLP associate climbs Mount Kilimanjaro
By Amanda Schallert
The mental tricks attorney Brian Needelman applied while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in late March are the same ones he may use...
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 99 Cents Only Stores LLC (Commerce) ...
Environmental
Cadiz Inc. wins groundwater dispute in appellate court decision
By Renee Flannery
The 4th District Court of Appeal grants right to access and transport groundwater from the Mojave Desert to other parts of Sou...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit removes federal judge from case — again
By Fiona Smith
Court kicked Los Angeles District Judge Manuel L. Real from a class action attorneys' fees case on Wednesday — the second time...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced David P. Ruschke, a former chief patent counsel of Ireland medical device compa...
There is a mostly continual state revenue spike from the landmark 2004 Private Attorney General Act, but lawyers are divided o...
Litigation
School district ordered to pay $8 million to former student for teacher's sex abuse
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles County jury found the Pomona Unified School District 80 percent to blame for a teacher who lured a student into ...
Probate
Law firm can't be retroactively named to McClatchy family probate complaint
By Kevin Lee
A member of one of California's most well-known newspaper families cannot retroactively name San Francisco law firm Coblentz P...
Judges and Judiciary
OC judicial incumbent rated 'not qualified' by bar
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The only judicial candidate running for the Orange County Superior Court who isn't qualified is the only one who currently sit...
Litigation
US judge considering whether updating LinkedIn account violates restraining order
By America Hernandez
A preliminary injunction in a trade secrets suit has sparked requests for sanctions and circuit court clarification on whether...
California Courts of Appeal
2nd District tentatively reverses decision to identify alleged defamer
By Steven Crighton
The panel found that the use of the word "whistle-blow" did not sufficiently prove defamation. ...
Judges and Judiciary
Special masters reject bulk of CJP's findings against LA judge
By Phil Johnson
Three special masters rejected Monday most findings a Commission on Judicial Performance examiner made against Los Angeles Cou...
Intellectual Property
Former Google, Sun Microsystems execs testify in Google-Oracle retrial
By Tim O'connor
The two top dogs for Alphabet's Google Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. — which was bought in 2010 by Oracle America Inc. — have...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP added three litigation and corporate partners from Squire Patton Boggs to its California o...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Filing documents under seal to be addressed at LACBA lunch
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles County Bar Association brown bag lunch will review the correct way to file documents under seal with a court, an...
Lawyers will be back in court Thursday regarding new information in a double murder case ...
California Courts of Appeal
Superior courts have authority over agricultural labor board, panel rules
By Kevin Lee
A state law that prohibits trial courts from considering legal challenges to the state Agricultural Labor Relations Board viol...
Litigation
NFL player seeks to reinstate claims against Bank of America, Merrill Lynch
By America Hernandez
Dwight Freeney wants to restore his conversion and theft claims that were dismissed by a retired federal judge. ...
The State Bar says it is making a concerted effort to review and investigate all the complaints it receives alleging the unaut...
Intellectual Property
Google tries its 'fair use' argument again in Java retrial
By Tim O'connor
Innovation, hard work, and the fair use of a sprinkling of freely shared Java computer code helped Google build the $42 billio...
Film producer and distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. named Lesley G. Freeman chief legal officer this week. ...