Immigration
Hurdles remain for implementation of judge's order on counsel for immigrant detainees
By Henry Meier
Three months after a judge issued an injunction requiring the government to provide legal counsel for mentally incompetent imm...
Intellectual Property
Patent office finds Apple patent invalid, but ruling isn't final
By Hadley Robinson
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office determined Apple's "pinch to zoom" patent, which a jury had nabbed Samsung Electronics Co...
Government
Proposition 13 reform push likely wouldn't help bankrupt cities
By Paul Jones
When Stockton sought bankruptcy protection in March, its creditors said the city should have tried to raise taxes first. Propo...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Circuit grants habeas petition after dog's sniff called into question
By Hamed Aleazizn
Prosecutors' failure to disclose a police dog's history of mistaken scent identifications could mean freedom for a convicted m...
As a recent case shows, collateral estoppel does not prevent a plaintiff from pursuing medical expenses under the tortfeasor's...
5th District Court of Appeal Justice Jennifer Detjen revisits her decisions years after she rules.
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Corporate
Rising rates fuel tension between GCs and outside counsel
By Caitlin Johnson
Changes brought about during the recession are having lingering effects on corporate legal departments' relationships with the...
Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Saban Capital Group Inc. Los Angeles ...
Re: "Cutbacks on Court ADR Programs Frustrate Attorneys," June 24. By James A. Steele ...
Letter to the Editor
Vindication exception to FAA was never meant to apply to states
By Ben Armisteadn
Re: "Life and Times of California Arbitration," July 17. By Ronald W. Novotny ...
Perspective
No attorney client privilege in preparation of environmental impact reports
By Ben Armisteadn
A court recently ruled communications between developers and cities in the CEQA process are not protected by attorney-client p...
Fox Searchlight's recent ordeal is an important reminder that the mere labeling of a worker as an "intern" does not automatica...
Letter to the Editor
State Bar leaders respond to criticism of immigration fraud bill
By Ben Armisteadn
Re: "State Bar Backs Shaky Immigration Legislation," July 23. By Patrick M. Kelly and Luis J. Rodriguez ...
Criminal
Inmate advocates enlist lawyers to assist resentencing petitions
By Hamed Aleazizn
Stanford Law School's Three Strikes Project has enlisted law firms and law schools to make sure that no inmate eligible for re...
Law Practice
Eight Stradling partners defect to launch their own boutique
By Alexandra Schwappach
Eight partners defected from Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth PC to form their own boutique focusing on real estate, employ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Oracle must arbitrate Java dispute, 9th Circuit rules
By Kevin Lee
Oracle Corp. and Swiss mobile software company Myriad Group AG will likely enter into arbitration in their breach of contract ...
Corporate
Activision Blizzard Inc. agrees to $8.2 billion share buyback
By Dominic Fracassan
Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard Inc. announced on Friday that it would be buying back $8.2 billion worth of shares owne...
Judges and Judiciary
Northern District judicial nomination comes amid quicker selection pace nationwide
By Hadley Robinson
Obama's choice of Vince G. Chhabria Thursday for U.S. district judge fills the last of the Northern District's holes, and the ...
Litigation
Lawyers offer fullest glimpse yet of arguments in Toyota case
By Chase Scheinbaum
In remarks made to prospective jurors last week, lawyers gave hints as to what arguments they might try to present at an upcom...
It's no secret among professional liability lawyers that recessions lead to more malpractice claims against attorneys and an i...
9th Circuit Judge Richard Paez stood up for the poor. Now he's going to bat for other judges.
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Manatt, Phelps & Phillip LLP nabbed partner Donna L. Wilson from BuckleySandler LLP, where she headed the firm's West Coas...
Joanne B. O'Donnell, who handles writs and receivers, pays close attention to her demeanor.
Aaron M. Persky is known as a calm judge whose approach puts attorneys and parties at ease.
Drivers who haul goods in California increasingly claim that drayage - or short-haul - companies unlawfully bring them on as i...
Labor/Employment
VIDEO: Just How Important are Closing Conditions – Do "Hell-or-High-Water" Deals Really Exist?"
By Rei Estrada
Rick Climan and Jim Griffin of Weil, Gotshal & Manges debate the merits of a "Hell or Highwater Deal" in the M&A conte...
Many arbitrators, ADR providers and counsel are working to manage the process and restore the advantages of arbitration: limit...
In "Comic Book Crime: Truth, Justice and the American Way," authors Nickie D. Phillips and Staci Strobl examine of the portray...