California Courts of Appeal
Appeals court upholds move to limit effects of air pollution on people in urban areas
By Fiona Smith
A state appellate court has upheld the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's move to limit the effects of air pollution o...
Real Estate/Development
Residential real estate industry: lessons from the recession
By Ben Armisteadn
Looking back on what challenges we faced as we tried to fix "broken" projects can help to ensure there are fewer challenges th...
Edwin B. Stegman, a Santa Monica attorney and political activist, died in July. He was 92. ...
Litigation
Eyewitness in Toyota trial says Camry's brake lights flashed 10-15 times as it sped past
By Omar Shamout
Plaintiff calls its first eyewitness Tuesday during a $20 million bellwether lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp. over its cars'...
Labor/Employment
Private attorney general act claims to stay in state court
By Laura Hautalan
A split 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday that claims filed under California's Private Attorney General Act, or P...
Law Practice
Real estate-related malpractice claims are up for third year in a row, studies show
By Alexandra Schwappach
For the third year in a row, insurers last year cited real estate as the practice area generating the highest number of legal ...
Litigation
Semiconductor company must pay competitor more than $8.4 million in fees
By Kevin Lee
Semiconductor company O2 Micro International Ltd. must pay rival Monolithic Power Systems Inc. more than $8.4 million in legal...
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A rare courtroom test of the state's toxics-warning law that netted a big win for the corporate defendants this summer could h...
It sounds like a plaintiff attorney's impossible dream: automatic treble damages and attorney fees for what some would call ju...
If an employee drinks before a holiday party, sneaks alcohol into the party to bypass the 2-drink limit, and then goes home on...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Justice Kennedy: Law is the 'kinship that binds us'
By Emily Green
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy called on lawyers of the American Bar Association to stand up for civics education,...
Bankruptcy
Dewey seeks to reclaim money paid right before bankruptcy
By Joshua Seboldn
The Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP estate filed a series of actions Friday seeking to recover $5.7 million from transfers that occurr...
Thomas Jefferson School of Law laid off 12 administrative staffers Friday in order to balance its budget in the face of declin...
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Paul Hastings LLP worked on the deal, which comes a decade af...
Corporate
Venture capital lawyers prep for guidance on third-party opinions
By Salvador Mares
When do you need a third-party opinion on whether a venture capital financing is appropriate? Emerging companies lawyers are a...
Government
Bill to shield small businesses from retroactive tax passes Assembly committee
By Paul Jones
Businesses faced with massive retroactive taxes after an appeals court struck down a state tax exemption may get some relief f...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Patent deal volume up, valuations down, ABA panel says
By Kevin Lee
Patent transactions valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars appear to be slowing even as patent deal volume is on the ri...
Litigation
Battle between S&P and government over alleged fraud intensifies
By Henry M Eier
It's been a seesaw battle between the government and ratings giant Standard & Poor's as the massive $5 billion civil fraud...
Retired California Supreme Court Justice William P. Clark Jr. died Saturday at the age of 81 after a long battle with Parkinso...
Government
Prop. 65 reform proposal disappoints business, rankles environmentalists
By Paul Jones
Changes to California's toxics-warning law have businesses feeling like they've gained little, while an expanded exemption for...