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Letter to the Editor


The column on contempt actions did a good job of highlighting the complexities in contempt proceedings, but it at times fell p...


Perspective


Why do our state's election laws allow candidates in all of its elections (judicial and non-judicial) to designate their occup...


Perspective


Considerations for cross-border custody cases

Jun. 23, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

In a move away case, attorneys must consider the detriment to the child, both if the child remains with one parent, or relocat...


Litigation


Following a recent revelation that upwards of 1,000 cases at the courthouse had been tampered with, Judge Thomas J. Borris has...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Navajo tribal sovereignty clashed with federal death penalty politics Friday as a divided federal appellate panel affirmed a c...


Intellectual Property


Unsatisfied with the partial reversal of a $930 million patent damages award for Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is a...


Education


ABA wants law schools to report more financial data

Jun. 23, 2015
By Don De Benedictis

A special task force report said it could not easily determine what forces have pushed the cost of legal education up and reco...


United Airlines Inc. profiled the wrong minority, a lawsuit filed Friday in Santa Clara County Superior Court alleges. Satjiv ...


Faced with California's ongoing water shortage, the Judicial Council is considering a conservation plan this week that may lea...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Jun. 22, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

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


Judicial Profile


Robert Schuit

Jun. 22, 2015
By XYZ

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Sylmar) ...


Perspective


Housing rights: human rights

Jun. 20, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

A state high court on Monday may suggest we have finally reached a point where housing rights are finally recognized as import...


Administrative/Regulatory


Audit suggests State Bar dues too high

Jun. 20, 2015
By Don Debenedictisn

In a biennial report mandated by statute, the state auditor also criticized the regulatory body for not disciplining lawyers c...


Litigation


A class action set to be filed Friday alleges that Verizon Wireless secretly tracked its subscribers' browsing history, bundle...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


In working to resolve disputes, neutral Kevin McKenney always tries to make a personal connection with people and his central ...


Law Practice


The time for pleading ignorance on the risks of cybersecurity has long passed for law firm leaders. Clients are becoming impat...


Law Practice


Did your client consent to your fees?

Jun. 20, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

One of the most important factors courts will consider when determining whether your fees were reasonable is "the informed con...


Government


When employees speak for the state

Jun. 20, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

A recent 9th Circuit ruling helps delineate the parameters of when and how a state employee can safely blog or tweet on her ow...


GC Email


As self-driving cars move closer to "deployment" - i.e., sales to the general public - debate has arisen as to whether special...


U.S. Supreme Court


As Will Rodgers would say, "Everyone talks about it, but nobody does anything about it." But on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court...


Administrative/Regulatory


Aimed at curbing robocalling, the rulings are being derided by critics as fodder for abusive litigation. ...


Disregarding the pleas of Ellen Pao's attorney, San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Harold E. Kahn awarded Kleiner Perki...


The percentage of corporate counsel who would recommend their primary law firm to a peer plummeted to the second lowest it's b...


Solo and Small Firms


Court TV

Jun. 20, 2015
By Matthew Blaken

Martin & Martin LLP's diverse litigation practice has turned founding partner Areva Martin into a TV talking head on a var...


Litigation


President Obama intends to nominate Superior Court Judge Mark A. Young to a seat on the Central District of California, source...


California Supreme Court


Dealing a blow to state Supreme Court Justice Goodwin H. Liu's crusade against forgiving serious trial errors in capital appea...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Svitlana E. Sangary was suspended for 6 months for posting fake photos of herself with politicians on her website, and is now ...


No windows, no phone calls, no contact, no sleep, no exit. That's how a class action lawsuit filed today on behalf of six men ...


Labor/Employment


Labor officer’s Uber ruling not precedential

Jun. 19, 2015
By Matthew Blaken

The order that Uber mislabels its drivers independent contractor is wiped clean upon appeal, but it is another decision that c...


Transactions


Overseas price fixing questions linger

Jun. 19, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to hear two cases which would address the extraterritorial reach of the Sherman Act. ...