Candidates' positions on the state's policy that shifted thousands of inmates to county jails took top billing at a debate bet...
The Quinn Emanuel spinoff Willenken Wilson Loh & Delgado LLP, which handles complex business litigation, relies on an expe...
Some of the latest innovations in robot technology were on display April 9 at a "robot block party" hosted by Wilmer Cutler Pi...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar judge: Former federal agency chief should be suspended from practice
By Don Debenedictisn
Scott Bloch should be suspended from practice in California for 30 days and serve two years of probation based on his misdemea...
Real Estate/Development
Suit over affordable housing conditions settles for nearly $4 million
By Katie Lucia
Residents of a rundown Hollywood apartment complex recently gained a nearly $4 million settlement with landlords in a case law...
The San Diego County Bar Association held its annual judicial reception on the Fountain Terrace at the Westgate Hotel. Over 20...
While companies prize legal counsel with intimate knowledge of their businesses, some still choose to engage a new firm when r...
Numerous parts of the federal government are gearing up to take action on cyber and data security, but little concrete has mat...
Government
Mental health treatment court has judicial backers, but many obstacles
By John Roemer
Efforts to introduce mental health treatment into California's criminal justice system are proceeding fitfully, with zeal and ...
Tesla is frequently in the news of late - not about celebrity CEO Elon Musk or for stellar reviews of its luxury, zero-emissio...
Randall W. Wulff is well aware of his nickname, the Velvet Hammer. "I've read that," he said. "It's mildly embarrassing, but i...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Corporate
U.S. Chamber to tackle immigration, patent reform in new Silicon Valley office
By Salvador Mares
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the nation's most powerful lobbying groups, will soon be looking to throw its weight behi...
General Counsel and corporate secretary at Turn Inc. Redwood City ...
Increased corporate accountability benefits us all. America is a nation founded on ideals of hard work and meritocracy. By Kat...
Intellectual Property
Piracy in mobile app space — a sign of success?
By Katharine Malonen
In March, the U.S. government secured its first guilty plea from two individuals accused of distributing copyrighted mobile ap...
When basically everything can be downloaded off the Internet and manufactured using 3D printers, it means goods that infringe ...
A new decision holds that if parties have not made a written agreement to arbitrate, a forum selection clause will operate as ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Government water contracts must consider fish, 9th Circuit rules
By Fiona Smith
The federal government must look at how its long-term water delivery contracts could harm fish struggling to survive in the Sa...
Labor/Employment
Judge certifies class in 10-year-old overtime suit
By Chase Scheinbaum
A federal judge granted class certification to 200 employees of Chinese Daily News Inc. in a lawsuit in which the workers sued...
Carlton Fields Jorden Burt PA made its first foray onto the West Coast this week with the launch of a Los Angeles office. The ...
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would have death certificates reflect an individual's self-identified gender, part of a ...
Law Practice
Stutman Treister & Glatt to close its doors: sources
By Alexandra Schwappach
Stutman Treister & Glatt, a 66-year-old Los Angeles-based firm known for handling exclusively bankruptcy and corporate res...
Labor/Employment
No-poaching lawsuit looks headed to a large settlement
By Laura Hautalan
A huge antitrust class action against big name tech companies is likely to wind up soon with a settlement with a price tag tha...
With the job market improving slowly, Inland Empire firm leaders say they're facing an increasing exodus of talented lawyers ...
Litigation
Government relies on secret exception to block people from U.S., ruling reveals
By Hadley Robinson
A court ruling unsealed Tuesday in the case of a former Stanford University student barred from the United States revealed the...
A roundup of recent real estate deals and the attorneys involved.
San Francisco's new top financial regulator, Jina L. Choi, is one of several Securities and Exchange Commission regional direc...
The U.S. high court unanimously held that the Airline Deregulation Act can preempt even common law claims of breach of the imp...