U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court grants review in trucking suit against Port of LA
By Fiona Smith
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted review in a case pitting the trucking industry against the Port of Los Angeles over t...
When Walker joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in 1965 he was its 26th lawyer. Over the next 40 years, he would hel...
Plaintiffs alleging that numerous companies conspired to fix the prices of flat panel displays have settled their claims in se...
Law Practice
Report: San Diego firms saw increase in women, non-white lawyers in 2012
By Alexandra Schwappach
A recent survey from the Lawyers Club of San Diego shows a slight increase in the amount of both female and non-white attorney...
Crescent Capital Group LP sold a minority ownership interest to Allied World Financial Services Inc., and will manage $500 mil...
Intellectual Property
San Jose judge orders injunction against A10 Networks in Brocade case
By Rachel Swan
A San Jose magistrate judge ordered a permanent injunction on A10 Networks Inc. products that infringe Brocade Communications ...
Aside from taking away $200 million of money previously set aside for new construction, Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget, re...
Discipline
Closing arguments submitted in Del Norte DA's State Bar trial
By Saul Sugarman
Closing arguments were submitted Friday in the State Bar corruption trial against Del Norte County District Attorney Jon M. Al...
A bankruptcy judge rejected an attempted lawsuit against 302 former Howrey LLP partners during a Friday hearing in the estate'...
Ann I. Jones is LA's first superior court judge to hold a dedicated budget-planning post.
Council will consider delaying four courthouse construction projects at Jan. 17 meeting, others likely to be frozen for year o...
Perspective
The final word: civil law developments in the state Supreme Court
By Ben Armisteadn
Our state Supreme Court polices the boundaries between federal law, the common law of other jurisdictions, and our state's own...
Bingham McCutchen promotes two attorneys to partner
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Lawyers say the judge is bright and well-informed, even if his personality 'isn't the sparkliest.'
Judge Robert Tamietti sat on the Nevada City bench for 7 years before returning to Truckee.
Labor/Employment
Employment disputes go to class arbitration, for now
By Laura Hautalan
Some employers who win the fight to arbitrate might be jumping out of the proverbial frying pan and into the deep-fat fryer: c...
Can mere conduct that reflects poorly on a claimant trigger "disparagement" coverage? Until recently, the law seemed cl...
Although tax advisers are supposed to assume that every return is examined, there is no law against trying to make the return ...
Last year, the LA Department of Water and Power announced that it would purchase power from two Nevada locations. But why go o...
The 9th Circuit handed Warner Bros. a huge victory in the fight over whether the studio or the two comic strip writers who inv...
A federal judge blocked implementation of a voter-approved California law regarding sexual offender reporting requirements, sa...
Intellectual Property
Federal Circuit sides with holding companies over ITC "domestic industry" requirement
By Rachel Swan
Silicon Valley companies advocating for tighter domestic industry requirements at the International Trade Commission were deal...
Paul Hastings LLP announced Thursday it represented Fremont-based Procera Networks Inc. in its recent purchase of British Colu...
Longtime Morrison & Foerster LLP litigator Gordon P. Erspamer, a renowned advocate for military veterans' rights, has reti...
Intellectual property litigator William S. Coats cited the firm's work with clients in the entertainment industry as a primary...
Tucked away in the second-floor corner of a Redlands office building, McCuneWright LLP attorneys quietly work on some of the n...
Litigation
Survey: Litigation to spawn high number of job opportunities this year
By Alexandra Schwappach
Litigation is expected to create the highest number of job opportunities in 2013, according to a report released Thursday by R...
Judges and Judiciary
The Alliance of California Judges will host its first-ever conference in March
By Emily Green
The conference is being sponsored by Virginia-based George Mason University, which will pay all food and lodging costs for 120...
Criminal
Former federal criminal defense lawyer sentenced to 7 years in prison
By Henry Meier
A gang member-turned-lawyer who fell back in with criminal associates was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for help...