Perspective
The final word: civil law developments in state Supreme Court
By Ben Armisteadn
This summer, the court has issued three fundamentally interpretative decisions. By Joseph M. Lipner and BJ Ard ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Gay man wins refuge in the U.S. as 9th Circuit reverses immigration agency
By John Roemer
A gay man who suffered homophobic maltreatment in his native Philippines won refuge in the U.S. Wednesday as a 9th U.S. Circui...
City officials took the stand Wednesday to testify about the origins and purpose of Measure B, a voter initiative meant to br...
Kmart will resolve all claims from three former cashiers suing the retailer for not providing seated work stations for a total...
Entertainment & Sports
Court declines to block Dish Network's ad-skipping DVR service
By Ryne Hodjowski
The 9th Circuit on Wednesday upheld a lower court's decision to deny an injunction against Dish Network's ad-skipping DVR serv...
A lawsuit filed on behalf of First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles and others claiming the National Security Agency's recently...
Securities
Study: Securities class action filings for first half of this year are down
By Henry Meier
The country's relative economic stability and rising stock market may be good for many investors, but it's bad news for securi...
Trial lawyers and consumer advocates late Wednesday unveiled a long-awaited ballot initiative that would quadruple payouts for...
General Counsel of Lyft Inc. San Francisco ...
Paul Hastings LLP represented an affiliate of Conn.-based global investment firm Starwood Capital Group in the acquisition of ...
Judges and Judiciary
San Francisco deputy city attorney nominated for federal bench
By Hadley Robinson
President Barack Obama nominated San Francisco Deputy City Attorney Vince G. Chhabria Thursday to a vacant seat on the Norther...
Corporate
Toughening laws lead to 'compliance gap' for new public companies
By Andrew Mc Intyre
Often, legal observers say, new public companies aren't aggressive enough in getting up to speed on the spate of guidelines ac...
So what makes a good local counsel? By Alyson Decker ...
The 1st District Court of Appeal held that Napa County's restrictive density bonus ordinance impermissibly conflicts with the ...
All too often there is no perfect person to act as the trustee of an estate. However, the family lawyer can be an excellent ch...
Perspective
Courts take a closer look at confidential witnesses in securities fraud cases
By Ben Armisteadn
Plaintiffs have increasingly sought to use statements by so-called "confidential witnesses" to show scienter in securities fra...
Litigation
Opening statements begin in latest flat panel display price-fixing trial
By Saul Sugarman
Opening statements kicked off Tuesday in a federal trial alleging the price fixing of flat panel displays. ...
Intellectual Property
State lawmakers pushing to restore Silicon Valley patent office funding
By Kevin Lee
California lawmakers including Sen. Dianne Feinstein are pushing to restore funding for a Silicon Valley satellite office of t...
California Courts of Appeal
State appeals court rules in favor of underwater homeowners
By John Roemer
A state appellate court Tuesday interpreted a Depression-era law in favor of underwater homeowners trying to escape foreclosur...
After hiring two partners for its Los Angeles office, BuckleySandler LLP bid farewell to litigation partner Donna L. Wilson, w...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court rejects stay of same-sex marriage licenses
By John Roemer
For the second time, the state Supreme Court on Tuesday denied an immediate stay of same-sex marriage license issuance. ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Sullivan advises PacWest on CapitalSource buy
By Joshua Seboldn
PacWest Bancorp plans to purchase CapitalSource Inc. for $2.3 billion. ...
Criminal
Sentencing guidelines for white-collar crimes gaining spotlight
By Hadley Robinson
The U.S. Sentencing Commission, made up of presidentially-appointed federal judges, has identified reform of sentencing guidel...
Labor/Employment
OC hospital may not force workers to arbitrate employment dispute, appeals court rules
By Laura Hautalan
The 4th District Court of Appeal found that Integrated Healthcare Holdings couldn't prove the employees had agreed to arbitrat...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Cisco acquires Internet security company Sourcefire Inc.
By Joshua Seboldn
Cisco Systems Inc. announced Tuesday its pending acquisition of Internet security and firewall company Sourcefire Inc. for $2....
Criminal
New health care system could trigger uptick in fraud cases, lawyers say
By Henry Meier
Despite problems that will delay portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, much of the legislation will go i...
Judge and lawyers whittled down potential jurors at the end of the second day of jury selection in a bellwether case to determ...
Electronic Arts Inc. used source code derived from developer Robin Antonick in a handful of its successful John Madden Footbal...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Skepticism surrounds largest all-bitcoin acquisition to date
By Salvador Mares
In what appears to be the largest all-bitcoin acquisition to date, a relatively little-known online gambling hub, SatoshiDice,...
U.S. Supreme Court
Inmates claim state can't appeal prison population reduction order to high court
By Hamed Aleazizn
Inmates' attorneys have deployed a new argument in their fight to force the state to reduce its prison population, arguing the...