Litigation
San Diego jury awards $17.4 million to collision victim
By America Hernandez
The man suffered brain injuries after a freight truck rammed into a line of three cars, projecting him through his windshield....
A Nevada district judge dismissed a yearslong class action lawsuit between a group of consumers and online retailer Zappos.com...
General Counsel Better Finance Inc. San Francisco ...
Administrative/Regulatory
Disbarred lawyer proposes shifting discipline cases to Superior Courts
By Don Debenedictisn
Proponent says his idea would eliminate inherent conflicts of interest and allow jury trials for lawyers in trouble. Experts s...
Intellectual Property
Apple, Samsung lead charge to kill infringement lawsuits by going to patent office
By Kevin L Ee
Faced with a barrage of infringement lawsuits attacking their popular and profitable smartphone products, Apple Inc. and Samsu...
Constitutional Law
Forced to support speech, whether you like it or not
By Ben Armisteadn
The U.S Supreme Court will soon decide whether to hear a case addressing the rights of millions of public employees who are cu...
Judge James J. Donato provided a major relief for law firms defending themselves against "unfinished business" claims from def...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Circuit appears split on PAGA exemption
By Matthew Blaken
A 9th Circuit panel weighed in on whether Private Attorneys General Act claims are exempt from pre-dispute arbitration agreeme...
Law Practice
Proskauer Rose securities litigation partner jumps to L.A. boutique
By Deirdre Newmann
Los Angeles criminal defense firm Brown White & Osborn LLP scored a former Securities and Exchange Commission litigator an...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Litigation
Litigation over Gore Vidal's estate claims trustee wasn't trustworthy
By Don Debenedictisn
A new lawsuit accuses a Sidley Austin LLP partner of recklessly or intentionally withholding a vital document giving the accla...
California Employment Lawyers Association Sacramento ...
Paul Hastings LLP San Francisco ...
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Los Angeles ...
Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP Oakland ...
Snell & Wilmer LLP Costa Mesa ...
Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP Pasadena ...
O'Melveny & Myers LLP Los Angeles ...
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Los Angeles ...
Bryan Schwartz Law Oakland ...
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Los Angeles ...
The Law Offices of C. Joe Sayas Jr. Glendale ...
California Rural Legal Assistance Inc. Oakland ...
Equal Rights Advocates San Francisco ...
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Menlo Park ...
Seyfarth Shaw LLP Los Angeles ...
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP San Francisco ...
Duckworth Peters Lebowitz Olivier LLP San Francisco ...
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Irvine ...
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP San Francisco ...