Last week, the NLRB voted to decline to exercise jurisdiction over the Northwestern University's football team's attempt to be...
Opening statements began Friday in an Orange County Superior Court case pitting a pension benefit company against seven former...
Government
Clock running out in congress for national data breach bills
By Joshua Seboldn
2015 was supposed to be the year for federal data breach legislation, but observers say the clock is running out for bills int...
Entertainment & Sports
No-poach suit against movie studios will proceed
By America Hernandez
Judge Lucy H. Koh ruled Friday that animation studio employees sufficiently proved studios took steps to fraudulently conceale...
LA County Superior Court Judge Michael Tynan tends to favor rehabilitation over punishment.
Labor/Employment
Obama Title IX investigations have not sparked private litigation
By Matthew Blaken
Due to a lack of lawyers and unfavorable case law, there have been few private lawsuits in response to the federal Education D...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Nevada County Superior Court Judge Linda Sloven likes people to feel at ease in her courtroom.
Law Practice
Bar registration still trips up out-of-state in-house counsel
By Kibkabe Araya
California steadfastly remains a business magnet, and as industry crosses state lines, so do lawyers. But a decade afte...
An underused tool is the evaluation of the dispute by a neutral evaluator in advance of a contested hearing - that is, early n...
Rather than being strategically employed at a critical juncture in litigation, mediation often is reflexively scheduled as one...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Smart firms have a plan for unplugging
By Ben Armisteadn
It's important for attorneys to get away, but firms must do more than just address vacation on an ad hoc basis. By J. Randolph...
In his new book, 2nd Circuit Judge Robert Katzmann defends the use of legislative history. By John Shepard Wiley Jr. ...
Labor/Employment
Federal judge certifies nationwide class of Wal-Mart pharmacists who claim missing wages
By Matthew Blaken
Plaintiff lawyers now must get class members to affirmatively opt-in to fiercely contested lawsuit. ...
Doll Amir & Eley LLP, a litigation boutique based out of Century City, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. ...
Judges and Judiciary
Longtime San Francisco County judge Lillian Sing to retire
By Philip Johnsonn
San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Lillian K. Sing, the first Asian-American judge in Northern California, will retire ...
Litigation
Settlement apparently nixed in sensational UC Regents medical records case
By Matthew Blaken
In an abrupt reversal of a surprise development, Norma Lozano will take her Confidentiality of Medical Information Act lawsuit...
Litigation
Compton students and teachers seek class action against district
By Gautham Thomas
Students and teachers from Compton Unified School District seek a class action and an injunction to demand training for all st...
Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, yet fiercely independent, trial attorney Richard K. Bridgford started his own law firm ...
California Courts of Appeal
State appellate court rules for Judicial Council in $18M battle with contractor
By John Roemer
Top state court administrators gained a partial win Thursday in their suit to regain $18 million they paid an unlicensed contr...
California Supreme Court
State high court denies Nevada County bid to depublish ruling over jail partitions
By L.J. Williamson
The state Supreme Court denied Wednesday the Nevada County Sheriff's Office request to depublish a state appellate decision di...
It is ironic that the current fee-shifting scheme under the Copyright Act emboldens infringers and frustrates the purpose of c...
California Supreme Court
Obscure 1872 law provides new insurance policy guidance
By Kevin Lee
Applying an obscure state statute first enacted in 1872, the state Supreme Court decided Thursday that Fluor Corp. was authori...
California Supreme Court
Court: Attorneys are not protected by one-year time limit if misconduct is actually theft
By John Roemer
Theft of client funds is different from malpractice, the state Supreme Court held on Thursday, so lawyers can't rely on a one-...
South Coast Air Quality Management District Diamond Bar ...
Litigation
Right-to-die advocates share goals but disagree on legal tactics
By Philip Johnsonn
While a bill introduced this week would overturn a 141-year-old California law that makes it a felony for a doctor to aid a pa...
Criminal
Allowing mistakes of law will only increase distrust of officers
By Ben Armisteadn
Unlike factual determinations, legal determinations need not - and should not - be made on an impromptu basis. By Sarah Riccia...
GC Email
Keep California law when facing out-of-state choice-of-law provisions
By Ben Armisteadn
An often overlooked footnote may permit a litigant to apply California law notwithstanding the presence of a contractual choic...
The battle over a new arena in Sacramento provides a roadmap for cities seeking to recruit or retain professional sports teams...
New guidance from the Federal Trade Commission unfortunately provides little clarity. By Daniel G. Swanson and Richard H. Cunn...