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Orange County Superior Court Judge Scott Steiner, who in March was accused of engaging in sexual misconduct with a female law ...


Judges and Judiciary


OC's e-filing system wins award

Sep. 10, 2013
By Paul Jones

The Orange County Superior Court has received recognition for its creation and implementation of an electronic case-filing sys...


Law Practice


US legal jobs continue upward swing in August

Sep. 10, 2013
By Kylie Reynolds

In a summer month notorious for its stagnant job growth and slow activity, August saw the second highest jump in U.S. legal se...


Environmental


Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said Friday he will seek to placate businesses by amending his bill to reform the C...


Personal Injury & Torts


The first lawsuit arising from the Aug. 22 crash of a tour bus carrying senior citizens to the San Manuel Indian Bingo & C...


Law Practice


Silicon Valley Law Group is defending itself against malpractice claims over the firm's role in a deal that turned out to be a...


Labor/Employment


Discrimination precedent prompts retrial

Sep. 10, 2013
By Laura Hautalan

A state appellate court has ordered a retrial in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit after applying a precedent that says a j...


Judicial Profile


Barbara A. Zuniga

Sep. 10, 2013
By Fiona Smithn

For justice's sake, Barbara Zuniga likes attorneys to be formal and play by the rules.


Law Practice


On the Move

Sep. 9, 2013
By Kylie Reynolds

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.


Judicial Profile


John A. Trice

Sep. 8, 2013
By Blake Edwardsn

Once known for his tough sentencing, lawyers say they now see a nicer side to Judge John Trice.


Law Practice


With close to a third of its practice now dedicated to fighting large banking institutions, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sulli...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Christopher J. Day

Sep. 7, 2013
By Don Debenedictisn

Neutral Christopher J. Day pays close attention to the evidence when helping to guide settlements in cases involving medical i...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


The death of the joint session

Sep. 7, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

In the early days, a typical mediation began with a joint session followed by break-out sessions; today the trend is different...


Judges and Judiciary


Fly fishing and the judging life

Sep. 7, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Stick with me as I explain why I think the art of judging is a little bit like fly fishing. By Timothy B. Taylor ...


Perspective


The Affordable Care Act provides many new rules governing health insurers. But how will it affect the rights of health insuran...


Books


In "The Punishment Imperative," authors Todd Clear and Natasha Frost argue that the move to mass incarceration was more than j...


Perspective


Employers face uphill battle to recover fees

Sep. 7, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

A recent amendment to the Labor Code strips employers of one possible weapon in their arsenal for deterring nonmeritorious wag...


Labor/Employment


Last week the Legislature amended the Labor Code to bring a two-way fee-shifting provision in line with the code's statutory s...


Perspective


Chair Mary Jo White's announcement earlier this year that the SEC will abandon its decades-old no admit/no deny settlement pol...


Government


For years, California courts saw more cases being filed. But since 2009, small claims and misdemeanor cases have declined, cat...


Intellectual Property


As Congress and the Obama administration continue to debate how to limit patent litigation, several organizations with Silicon...


Labor/Employment


Hourly workers are filing more valuable wage lawsuits in California, where recent precedent has provided fresh ammunition to w...


Government


Rodent infestations, asbestos and earthquake danger are among the reasons judges, attorneys, public employees and the public a...


Community News


The Los Angeles Paralegal Association threw its Annual Charity Wine Tasting event at the Coral Tree Pavilion in downtown Los A...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Skadden, Wilson guide pharma buy

Sep. 7, 2013
By Salvador Mares

California attorneys advise Tokyo-based drugmaker Otsuka in $886 million purchase ...


Community News


Dozens of top plaintiffs' attorneys and judges convened at the Wynn Las Vegas resort over Labor Day weekend for the nation's l...


Bankruptcy


In a legal world often governed by precedent, bankruptcy judges overseeing Chapter 9 cases have a tough task. ...


Community News


Lawyers from the Pasadena-based Law Offices of Donald P. Schweitzer volunteered at the nonprofit Foothill Unity Center's 15th ...


Law Practice


August was unusually active for lateral moves

Sep. 7, 2013
By Joshua Seboldn

August has been known as a down time for lateral partner movements among law firms. But such activity nearly doubled this year...


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


It's been tough for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to shake its reputation as a liberal bastion, but outnumbered court ...