Five record labels, controlling about 80 percent of oldies played on Sirius XM Radio, will receive a total of $210 million fro...
A UC Santa Barbara student is suing the university, the county, the sheriff's department and the gunmen's parents for negligen...
The impact of the same-sex marriage ruling will be far-reaching - it is a testament to the Supreme Court's - and the judiciary...
"There's no there there," Judge Mark A Juhas said Friday, decisively rejecting a former Sullivan & Cromwell partner's clai...
Judges and Judiciary
Governor appoints LA County judge to 2nd District Court of Appeal
By Laurinda Keys
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Friday appointed Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Luis A. Lavin as associate justice of the Se...
Alameda County Judge George Hernandez Jr. sees himself as a participant in trials he oversees.
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Nancy Ramirez's work with underserved litigants prepared her to handle a child support courtroom.
After paying more than $4 million to settle a class action suit filed against one of its policy holders, insurer Columbia Casu...
Many law practices find themselves in the uncomfortable position of deciding what to do when someone suspects or discovers mis...
A recent decisin shows why public agencies should avoid making contingent and complex final offers in eminent domain negotiati...
The U.S. high court just made it easier to prosecute child abusers by retreating a bit from the court's stringent confrontatio...
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has tapped Blake T. Bilstad as incoming general counsel, senior vice president and secretar...
A San Francisco County judge has issued a tentative ruling that would direct all proceeds of a $5.9 million settlement fund to...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Study finds long-term stability in legal malpractice insurance claims, premiums
By Don Debenedictisn
For lawyers in large law firms, the number of substantive claims has inched down the last two decades. Prices swing widely but...
Another class action suit was filed this week accusing an energy company of failing to implement a safety system on one of its...
Foley Bezek Behle & Curtis LLP wins multimillion dollar settlements for its clients, based on its David vs. Goliath prowes...
How the justices got there is as interesting as the outcome of the Supreme Court's decision in King v. Burwell. By Mich...
California Supreme Court
Gang affiliation questions subject to Miranda warnings, state high court rules
By John Roemer
In another sign that the state Supreme Court is showing a newfound regard for criminal defendants' rights, all seven justices ...
Litigation
Court cases question the power of the state to force water cutbacks
By Fiona Smith
The State Water Resources Control Board is under attack from water users who argue they are immune to cutback orders. ...
Several of the lawyers disciplined recently were able to mitigate their punishment because of the medical, emotional or substa...
Government
State Supreme Court still mulling nonbinding campaign spending initiative
By John Roemer
After getting pulled from the ballot by the state Supreme Court last year, the question of whether Californians can cast a non...
Corporate
Corporate forum selection, fee-shifting bill signed by Delaware Gov.
By Banks Albachn
Delaware Gov. Jack A. Markell signed a long-anticipated bill Wednesday that amends the state's corporate law code by banning f...
This week, rather than increasing housing or services, the Los Angeles City Council passed two laws that make it easier to sei...
Constitutional Law
Ruling a win for property rights, limited government
By Ben Armisteadn
A recent decision by the U.S. high court shows that, at least in some cases, property owners may successfully challenge an unc...
We've been taught that Supreme Court decisions turn on arcane points of law applied with reasoned objectivity to settled facts...
This week, amidst great secrecy from the general public, Congress passed a bill granting fast-track authority for the presiden...
Law Practice
O'Melveny welcomes back three alumni from U.S. attorney's office
By Joshua Seboldn
O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced Wednesday it will welcome back three of its former attorneys as partners after serving in ...
Litigation
Former executive of Riverside company sues for wrongful termination
By Saul Sugarman
A former executive of a Riverside-based renewable energy company has sued his former employer, claiming he was fired after exp...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Man who pointed laser at helicopter got too tough a sentence, 9th Circuit rules
By Philip Johnsonn
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday vacated the stiff conviction against a man sentenced to 14 years in jail af...