A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Faced with billions in uncollected debt and more than 4 million Californians with suspended licenses, lawmakers and courts ret...
Two recent decisions could expand the fraudulent transfer exposure of unknowing third parties that provide goods, services or ...
Custody evaluations, which can sway a court's decision, too often don't meet state standards. A new bill aims to fix that. By ...
Both the entertainment and tech industries were relieve with the 9th Circuit's en banc decision in the "Innocence of Muslims" ...
As unions continue to experience declining membership, labor leaders have discerned the importance of organizing immigrant wor...
Bankruptcy
National bankruptcy boutique folds as economy continues to improve
By Joshua Seboldn
In the latest sign of bad times for practice areas that run countercyclical to the health of the economy, 200-attorney nationa...
Criminal
After wild trial, accused art thief found guilty of fraud and escape
By Craig Andersonn
A federal jury found an accused art thief guilty of several counts of fraud as well as escape and contempt of court Tuesday af...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
In rare opinion, 9th Circuit says winning copyright litigant should get attorney fees
By Saul Sugarman
An artist is entitled to receive attorney fees after prevailing in a copyright lawsuit against her publisher, the 9th U.S. Cir...
Litigation
Air conditioner company receives $42.5 million from partner after deal goes wrong
By Kibkabe Arayan
A jury awarded MJC America Ltd. $42.5 million after the air conditioner company allegedly suffered retaliation for exposing Gr...
Activists thrilled by steps President Obama and former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder took to ease up on some drug offender...
A recent U.S. Supreme Court case just made it harder for plaintiffs to sue securities issuers for misleading opinions they mak...
Government
Legal fight between American Apparel, former CEO, continues to rage
By Philip Johnsonn
The battle between American Apparel Inc. and the attorney representing the company's ousted chief executive officer, Dov Charn...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court taking closer look at judges' handling of defendants' rights
By John Roemer
A state Supreme Court's decision this week to void a criminal sentence could be the latest installment in a broader trend of t...
A Chinese citizen and university professor was arrested Saturday in Los Angeles for his alleged involvement in a scheme to ste...
Former judge Richard Leslie Wells, known for being the then-youngest superior court judge at the age of 40, died in Brentwood ...
Education
Law school experience in clinics translates to jobs even more than expected
By Don Debenedictisn
Even clinics unrelated to ultimate practice area give students 'soft skills' like experience dealing with clients, according t...
Senior Vice President and General Counsel Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles ...
A judge recently halted a controversial project in Hollywood because the city of Los Angeles failed to properly study the proj...
A year ago, 45 percent passed. Latest decline mirrors drop on larger July exam. ...
Pinterest Inc. adopted an unusually aggressive strategy on the first day of a trademark infringement trial involving two Sili...
Drug developer Amgen Inc. has appointed Jonathan P. Graham to succeed retiring David J. Scott as senior vice president, genera...
The epic patent slugfest between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. looks set to return to U.S. District Judge Lucy H...
Judges and Judiciary
Merced County Judge resigns amid corruption charges
By America Hernandez
Marc A. Garcia was publicly censured for receiving dissolution payments from former firm partners for years after joining the ...
San Diego-based Otonomy Inc. announced Monday the appointment of Eric J. Loumeau as its new general counsel and chief complian...
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court sides with SF in knocking out claims by woman shot by police
By Saul Sugarman
A pair of San Francisco police officers on Monday received immunity from a divided U.S. Supreme Court on whether they violated...
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court smacks down 9th Circuit on retirement fund case
By John Roemer
Corporate officers overseeing the financial health of their workers' retirement plans have a continuing duty to keep a close e...
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Google doesn't have to take down the controversial "Innocence of Muslims" v...
Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Stanley Mosk Courthouse) ...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.