A recent decision has held that the "Right to Repair Act" does not apply to cases in which a property owner has suffered actua...
In light of a new decision, law firms utilizing arbitration provisions should consider the implications of language that does ...
Taking the dangers of texting while driving to a new outer limit, a panel of judges in New Jersey ruled that a person who send...
Ruling in a case from the Los Coyotes Reservation in northeastern San Diego County, a 9th Circuit panel concluded Wednesday th...
Troutman Sanders LLP snagged finance attorney Penelope Parmes from Rutan & Tucker as a partner for its Irvine office. ...
The deal resolves allegations the grocer violated the Clean Air Act by allowing harmful greenhouse gases to leak from store re...
Family suing over unintended acceleration contend the automaker's attorneys are trying to shift blame for crash. ...
Measure that would extend the statute of limitations for sex abuse victims to sue cleared the Assembly Wednesday. ...
Brown taps Timothy J. Stafford, senior litigation partner at Wilson Harvey and Browndorf LLP, for the bench. ...
Michael F. Heafey is jumping from Orrick, where he's known for his patent expertise ...
After a push from plaintiffs' attorneys, the appeals court tempered its decision requiring a group of newspaper workers to arg...
Despite support from the attorney general and California Bar, the state high court appears to believe U.S. law precludes profe...
A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.
The International Trade Commission is making progress in its efforts to modernize and make its proceedings more efficient, spe...
The International Trade Commission now stands as the favored venue for companies, domestic and foreign alike, to obtain injunc...
One out of every 10 people in the workforce is employed by the automotive industry, making the sector the most significant con...
Some have reported that there has been a surge of sex, race and age discrimination claims in the high-tech industry. Is this a...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
US can allow oyster farm's permit to expire
By Hadley Robinson
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar had discretion to let a 40-year-old permit to farm oysters in Marin County expire, a split 9th ...
Plaintiffs in Toyota unintended acceleration trial rested after testimony of husband. ...
New branch becomes Edison, McDowell & Hetherington's first West Coast location ...
Last year's passage of Proposition 30, which boosted state taxes, accelerated the trend of businesses fleeing California. ...
The Los Angeles office has scooped up an authority on Chinese outbound investments from Reed Smith LLP. ...
Arthur Gilbert is appealing a ruling in which a trial court judge said that he would not be allowed to take a state job before...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Apple fends off antitrust suit
By John Roemer
Claims of anticompetitive conduct stemming from Apple's iPod device and iTunes software got nowhere at the 9th Circuit on Tues...
Firm adds lawyer from Stradling Yocca in Orange County to expand on Rus Miliband merger ...
Simpson Thacher, Covington & Burling and Skadden Arps worked on Microsoft Corp.'s $7.2 billion acquisition. ...
Best Buy earns nominal award from HannStar; Toshiba is cleared ...
Judge Nancy Davis Stark works hard to make an impact on a region where she has deep ties.
State Bar judge Catherine Purcell finds legal ethics intellectually compelling and important.
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In India, local patent landscape keeps Western drugmakers on their toes
By Caitlin Johnson
Recent policies and court decisions are causing headaches for Western drugmakers in some of the world's fastest growing market...