Law Practice
Former Department of Labor representative joins Stroz Friedberg
By Henry Meier
Alicia Villarreal, who left her position in June as the western region representative to outgoing Department of Labor Secretar...
Torrance-based Robinson Helicopter Company Inc., the largest maker of civilian helicopters in the world, may be liable for the...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court's clerk has long ties to the justices
By Emily Green
Few people are as familiar with the inner workings of the state Supreme Court and its justices as Frank McGuire. As the court'...
Administrative/Regulatory
Governor strikes at debt collection abuse
By Chase Scheinbaum
Gov. Jerry Brown late last week signed into law a measure to protect consumers against the abusive debt-collection practices ...
U.S. District Judge, Central District (Santa Ana) ...
Rimon PC opened a San Diego office in June by acquiring Cross Border Law Group PC. Partner Juan E. Zuniga, founder of the firm...
Justice Judith McConnell of the 4th District has shattered many glass ceilings in her career.
Attorneys say Judge Patrick Henry Donahue presides over cases without 'masking his humanity.'
Litigation
Lead paint trial, starting Monday, poses new threat to corporate defendants
By Saul Sugarman
A trial set to start Monday in Santa Clara County Superior Court might tip the scale in favor of plaintiffs who have been tryi...
Will lifting the ban on general solicitation mean we'll suddenly be inundated with ads for hedge fund investments? Not likely....
"The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks" takes the reader out of the clichéd view of Parks as the quiet seamstress, and reveal...
Perspective
Impact of high court's arbitration ruling in California uncertain
By Ben Armisteadn
It remains to be seen how California employers will be impacted by the US high court's ruling in Italian Colors; the st...
HBO's "Gideon's Army" explores the crisis in the criminal justice system that is hampered by an overworked and underpaid staff...
Several years ago, serving a summons and complaint electronically was all but unknown. In many circumstances today, e-service ...
For the fifth consecutive year, the Los Angeles legal community came together for the Food From The Bar campaign, which collec...
Niels B. Schaumann was installed as the ninth president and dean of California Western School of Law on June 28. He assumed hi...
Administrative/Regulatory
SF lawyer elected to State Bar Board of Trustees
By Don De Benedictis
Experienced litigator Daniel P. Dean has been elected to a three-year term, the bar announced Thursday. ...
Community News
Employee rights leaders honored at Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center luncheon
By Ben Adlin
The Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center honored Jose Padilla, executive director of California Rural Legal Assistance, at ...
Community News
Support rolls in at Justice & Diversity Center bike-a-thon
By Ben Adlin
More than 50 people from 16 teams participated in a bike-a-thon at Crissy Field on June 15 to support The Justice & Divers...
The SEC voted Wednesday to lift an 80-year-old advertising ban, a move praised by lawyers as instrumental in removing barriers...
Criminal, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court
State high court avoids ruling on controversial DNA case, for now
By Emily Green
The state Supreme Court directed a court of appeal to reconsider its 2011 decision declaring unconsitutional a California law ...
Entertainment & Sports
Judge allows suit over digital 'Hobbit,' 'Lord of the Rings' merchandise
By Ryne Hodkowski
A judge ruled that a dispute between the J.R.R. Tolkien estate and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution Inc. over the rights to d...
San Francisco-based Strike & Techel Beverage Law Group LLP helps makers, marketers, sellers and shippers in navigating the...
Fifty-four students have begun hands-on summer internships throughout 44 Orange County law firms, where they will participate ...
On his last business day in office, outgoing Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villairaigosa married Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo, pl...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Hollywood producers must pay restitution for bribery scheme, at least for now
By John Roemer
Hollywood producers Gerald and Patricia Green are on the hook for $250,000 in restitution for an overseas bribery scheme, at l...
The state Senate on Thursday confirmed Jeffrey Beard as the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation with...
Law Practice
Norton Rose Fulbright experiences departures in wake of merger
By Alexandra Schwappach
Since Houston-based Fulbright & Jaworski LLP and London-based Norton Rose LLP officially joined forces June 3, the firm ha...
A proposed settlement agreement filed Thursday in San Diego County Superior Court asks a judge to allow Bayer AG to pay $74 mi...
Four years ago, Roose lead the mediation between the Bay Area Rapid Transit System, known as BART, and its two biggest unions....