Google scans emails because advertising is more than just a "business purpose" for Gmail; it is its only commercial purpose, f...
Entertainment & Sports
Can copyright laws keep up with cloud computing?
By Sarah Parvinin
As entertainment and technology giants make a dramatic move toward cloud services, one company has major broadcasters up in ar...
California Supreme Court
Judge's jury-picking mistakes do not require new trial, state high court rules
By Emily Green
The state Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a criminal defendant's plea for a new trial because the judge overseeing his case...
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.
Mahoney draws on 30 years of experience as a litigator and 13 as a judge in San Francisco Superior Court in his new role as a ...
Litigation
Beach access in question in lawsuit against property owner
By Saul Sugarman
A lawsuit filed in San Mateo County Superior Court marks the latest attempt for plaintiffs to reclaim access to a popular Half...
Intellectual Property
The 'Twiharder' Saga: criticism or copying?
By Katharine Malonen
A recent lawsuit filed by the producers of the film "Twiharder" against the producers of "The Twilight Saga" film franchise br...
The 6th District Court of Appeal held that a union cannot be held liable for breach of contract for cooperating with governmen...
Pasadena firm sought payment for work of associates in unpaid fee case against client ...
Criminal
Attorney sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing from clients
By Katie Lucia
James V. Reiss took $2M in fraudulent pay from LA County transit authority ...
SB 1381 would require manufacturers to indicate on packaging when an item sold in California contains genetically modified org...
Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox recently filed a civil rehabilitation proceeding under Japanese law, and subsequently filed a compani...
A potentially groundbreaking lawsuit that could change how teachers are fired or retained is nearing completion in Los Angeles...
Criminal
Federal prosecutors move to dismiss case over wiretap affidavits
By Henry Meier
Affidavits used to secure approval had omissions, misstatements: defense ...
General counsel of InVitae Corp. ...
A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.
Law Practice
Law firms increasingly look to outside talent in executive hires
By David Ruiz
Top firms are actively recruiting managers - many of them nonlawyers - to help run what are increasingly billion-dollar global...
Last month, the 2nd District threw a roadblock in the way of a particular maneuver intended to avoid limits on medical expense...
To say that corporations can form moral views about ethical or environmental concerns, but not about religious ones, flies in ...
In the coming months, it is expected that there will be hundreds of new generic top level domains available for use on the Int...
For years, courts have been grappling with when an insurer must provide a defense for an additional insured. ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Fenwick, Bingham, Goodwin advise in $2B Facebook buy
By Salvador Mares
Fenwick & West LLP advised Facebook Inc. in its $2 billion acquisition of Irvine-based virtual reality technology develope...
Judges and Judiciary
Court leaders want $70M more to cover dip in receipts
By Paul Jones
A drop in judicial branch revenue could be a sign that increased user fees and fines have deterred would-be litigants from usi...
Product Liability
Football helmet maker defeats product liability trial
By Chase Scheinbaum
After just 20 minutes of deliberation Thursday, a Los Angeles jury unanimously delivered a defense verdict in favor of Riddell...
Former deputy Los Angeles County public defender and veteran criminal defense attorney passed away after battling cancer for t...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Tech giants seek to throw out high-stakes antitrust case before trial
By Laura Hautalan
Attorneys for Google, Apple, Adobe and Intel will try to convince a judge that the plaintiffs don't have the evidence to prove...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Latham, Bingham handle $500 million sale of Maker Studios to Disney
By Sarah Parvinin
The deal includes an earn-out of up to $450 million, which could lead to a final price tag as high as $950 million if Maker hi...
The San Diego County Superior Court is warning the public to be on guard against fraudsters pretending to be officials or poli...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court's burglary ruling questioned
By Emily Green
A defendant may be convicted of multiple counts of burglary for entering different rooms in the course of a crime, a state cou...
