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Administrative/Regulatory


Lawyers say advancements in automobile technology are increasingly turning driving a car into operating an online computer on ...


Community News


The American Constitution Society's Bay Area Lawyer Chapter and Keker & Van Nest LLP hosted a reception and speech on Aug....


Solo and Small Firms


All In The Family

Aug. 10, 2013
By Pat Broderick

At San Diego's Ronis & Ronis, three generations of lawyers from the same family handle some of the region's biggest crimin...


A federal judge issued a permanent injunction Wednesday forcing the government to hold bond hearings for immigrant detainees w...


Special Coverage


Lee Jay Berman, of the American Institute of Mediation, talks about training people to be better mediators. ...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found another way to side with environmentalists in a stormwater pollution case, several...


Community News


Zack Simkover, a regional marketing specialist for Reed Smith LLP, recently raced in Les Trois Etapes, a charity cycling race ...


Community News


For the fourth year in a row, all nine Best Best & Krieger LLP offices joined together to provide underprivileged students...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Limiting discovery in civil cases and licensing non-attorneys to aid pro se litigants were among the suggestions made Thursday...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Dennis G. Cole

Aug. 10, 2013
By Katie Lucia

A former cop, lawyer, judge and now neutral with IVAMS Arbitration & Mediation Services, Dennis Cole has developed a stron...


Immigrants who entered the country illegally and took a plea deal without being advised they could be deported because of it r...


Law Practice


California and Washington are embracing a new school of legal thought: that legal services will soon be delivered to the under...


Intellectual Property


The landmark series of international lawsuits between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has opened up a new market f...


Large Firms


Arent Fox LLP built up its intellectual property practice in Los Angeles with the addition of two partners from Ropers, Majesk...


Litigation


An attempt by state air regulators to garner $25 million in fines against the maker of gas nozzles that they alleged contribut...


Community News


Encouraging students to continue to strive for professional success, retired Orange County Superior Court Judge Francisco F. F...


Battling back against the City of Richmond's attempted use of eminent domain to seize underwater mortgages and aid homeowners,...


Litigation


Attorneys recounted the final moments of a 66-year-old Upland woman's life during opening arguments in a $20 million sudden un...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Thursday ruled that Wells Fargo Bank's dealings with homeowners following the 200...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Aug. 9, 2013
By Dominic Fracassan

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Corporate Counsel


David Ducar

Aug. 9, 2013
By Alexandra Schwappach

Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Myriad Pictures Santa Monica ...


Perspective


As mid-summer is upon us I thought I would do a column that just throws together some of my favorite new tips and tricks for y...


Labor/Employment


Attorneys for a group of Silicon Valley workers who claim Apple, Google, Adobe and Intel conspired to tamp down their pay are ...


Intellectual Property


A rock band's unauthorized showing of a graphic artist's drawing as part of a video backdrop at concerts was fair use under th...


The state Supreme Court will hear oral argument in early September to determine whether Sergio C. Garcia, who immigrated to th...


Perspective


VIDEO: Trace the evolution of data security

Aug. 9, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Over the past 20 years, we have witnessed the development of encryption and myriad other security technologies. By Rodney R. P...


Led by Chicago-based lawyer Ben Barnow, a small group of attorneys who objected to the federal Toyota settlement are seeking $...


Corporate


Drone manufacturer appoints chief legal officer

Aug. 9, 2013
By Caitlin Johnson

Monrovia-based AeroVironment Inc., a top provider of aerial drones to the Pentagon and maker of charging equipment for plug-in...


Labor/Employment


Decision will substantially decrease the attorney fees in the age discrimination case against the federal weapons research lab...


The family of a man who committed suicide in prison will be able to seek damages against a number of prison officials, a 9th U...