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Litigation
Store faces damages for firing employee who would not remove hijab
By Hadley Robinson
Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. violated anti-discrimination laws when it fired an employee for wearing a hijab, a federa...
Government
State lawmakers introduce measure to allow undocumented immigrants to become lawyers
By Emily Green
With just one week left in the legislative session, state lawmakers introduced the bill in response to the state Supreme Court...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Winning lawyers in civil rights cases can collect more fees, 9th Circuit rules
By John Roemer
Winning lawyers in civil rights cases can collect fees that exceed the sum recovered by their clients, a 9th Circuit panel hel...
Government
In compromise, Brown and Steinberg announce hybrid prison plan
By Hamed Aleazizn
Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers including Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg unveiled a proposal Monday designed to hel...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Latham advises underwriters in SunEdison Semiconductor IPO
By Salvador Mares
Latham & Watkins LLP is representing a consortium of underwriters in connection with the planned $250 million initial publ...
A bill to require California law enforcement to obtain warrants before asking Web companies to turn over emails or other onlin...
Environmental
Groundwater feud pits Coachella Valley tribe against local districts
By Fiona Smith
A legal feud over how to manage dwindling groundwater in the Coachella Valley will decide whether Indian tribes get water they...
Law Practice
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips welcomes back governor's sister as partner
By Joshua Seboldn
Kathleen L. Brown, retired chair of investment banking for the Midwest region at The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., has joined Mana...
Proskauer and Latham were transactional and finance counsel, respectively, to Los Angeles-based private equity investor Ares M...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Gay Russian man's asylum bid draws favorable reaction in 9th Circuit hearing
By John Roemer
A gay Russian man beaten by skinheads at home and seeking asylum in the U.S. got a sympathetic hearing Monday at oral argument...
Justice H. Walter Croskey keeps a running tally of his published cases - it's now up to 482.
The list of avoidable catastrophes is literally endless, and in the end extraordinarily costly. By Bradley I. Kramer ...
Because of the impressive growth by various Latin American countries over the past decade, the pace of work there has accelera...
Perspective
Commercial landlord-tenant dispute highlights need for due diligence
By Ben Armisteadn
A recent ruling brings new scrutiny to these costs, illustrating how the court can reach into the records of a negotiation. By...
Thompson Coburn LLP is moving closer to its West Coast clientele with the acquisition of a Century City boutique, firm leaders...
Litigation
Toyota expert concedes driver may have braked in unexpected acceleration trial
By Omar Shamout
An engineering consultant for Toyota Motor Corp. admitted the accident victim at the center of a bellwether $20 million uninte...
Christine Copeland has spent many years helping self-represented litigants navigate the courts.
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Insurance policies are growing more popular as mergers and acquisitions lawyers search for ways to overcome barriers to making...
Senior Vice President, Chief Social Responsibility Officer and Chief Legal Officer for Golden State Foods Corp. Irvine ...
Re: "The Charge of Law Schools," Aug. 29. By Byron K. Toma ...
Letter to the Editor
Texting case correct on personal responsibility
By Ben Armisteadn
Re: "And Like That, a New Cause of Action," Sept. 5. By Stanley Jacobs ...
A recent settlement in Minnesota may signal the end of one tactic employed by some so-called "patent trolls." By Matthew S. Jo...
Discipline
Bay Area lawyer faces disbarment for massive misappropriation
By Don J. De Benedictis
An attorney just three years out of Stanford Law School enticed a 77-year-old doctor to invest in a partnership, then used the...
An Orange County judge recently signed off on a $15.4 million settlement Lake Forest agreed to pay a landowner in a contentiou...
Intellectual Property
Recent Federal Circuit ruling showcases patent eligibility divide
By Kevin Lee
A recent win for Durie Tangri LLP partner Mark A. Lemley and a Foster City-based client demonstrates the difficulties a federa...
The U.S. Supreme Court should shoot down California's appeal of a federal court order demanding a reduction in prison inmates,...