California Supreme Court
In rare mix-up, lawyer misses oral argument before state Supreme Court
By Emily Green
It is, perhaps, a lawyer's worst nightmare: missing oral arguments because you overslept, or mixed up the dates. Or, in the ca...
Labor/Employment
Lucasfilm pregnancy discrimination verdict reversed
By Laura Hautalan
The 1st District Court of Appeal reversed a jury verdict Monday against Lucasfilm Ltd. in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, ...
Labor/Employment
Plaintiff responds to Kleiner Perkins appeal in discrimination suit
By Laura Hautalan
Ellen Pao responded Monday to an appeal of her employment lawsuit against investment firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers...
Judges and Judiciary
New Los Angeles federal courthouse one step closer to reality
By Henry Meier
The private half of a proposed public-private partnership to build a new federal courthouse in Los Angeles was unveiled Monday...
Attorneys at the Los Angeles and Costa Mesa offices of Latham & Watkins LLP scored a defense win Monday, when a Nebraska f...
Environmental
Pharmaceutical companies challenge Alameda County's prescription drug disposal law
By Hadley Robinson
Pharmaceutical companies are pushing back against an Alameda County ordinance that requires them to take back leftover and unw...
Law Practice
Discipline defenders grumble about State Bar's continuing-education crackdown
By Don Debenedictisn
Defense lawyers say the State Bar demands harsh discipline for false MCLE compliance reports. But an audit turned up a problem...
Litigation
9th Circuit hears arguments on Mattel's appeal in legal war over Bratz
By Ben Adlin
A marathon intellectual property war between rival toymakers was back in court Monday as parties faced off in the latest twist...
Judge Wendy Kohn urges settlement, telling parties it gives them benefits trial can't.
Judge Robert J. Moss takes the unusual step of preparing his own jury instructions in cases.
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Environmental
Court appears to favor state effort at fighting climate change
By Fiona Smith
A San Francisco judge appeared inclined to keep the state's pioneering carbon trading program on track Friday despite an effor...
General Counsel of Shutterfly Inc. Redwood City ...
I enjoyed the chance to get to know the business, develop relationships with business departments and, often, head off problem...
If the court affirms the lower court, franchisors may have to amend their franchise agreements, manuals and ancillary document...
Here's a few last minute tips to keep in mind for your office's holiday shindig. By By Philippe Weiss and Tracy Billows ...
California's deeply rooted public policy has long favored free competition and generally weighed against the enforceability of...
Law Practice
Malpractice claims linger after class action settlement
By Ben Armisteadn
Many attorneys assume that court approval of a settlement automatically insulates them from any future malpractice claims, but...
Criminal
Lawyer convicted of practicing without license accused again
By Don Debenedictisn
A one-time Orange County lawyer who was sentenced to prison for practicing law without a license has been accused of doing it ...
Litigation
Orange County jury awards $10 million in wrongful death case
By Blake Edwardsn
An Orange County jury awarded the parents of Kevin Cisler $10 million after school employees failed to properly secure him on ...
Judges and Judiciary
DOJ investigating court, judicial branch over interpreter services
By Paul Jones
As the government investigates Los Angeles Superior Court and the Judicial Council over the furnishing of language interpreter...
Litigation
Lawyer threatens to sue school district over its plan to teach students yoga
By Katie Lucia
A constitutional law attorney has threatened to sue the Encinitas Unified School District, alleging its public schools violate...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar court, listing attorney...
Law Practice
Law firms increasingly seeking lawyers with second-language skills
By Alexandra Schwappach
More than 42 percent of law firms said they are seeing an increase in the need for attorneys with foreign language skills, acc...
The appeal for the man convicted of killing car racing legend Mickey Thompson makes the average brief look like high school-le...
Between November 2011 and last month, the legal sector added 5,800 jobs and reached 1.12 million in employment, according to t...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Dorsey, McKenna advise in overseas online gambling transaction
By David Ruiz
Dorsey & Whitney LLP advised social gaming developer Product Madness Inc. in its overseas sale to Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court's thinking on same-sex cases may mix legal and political calculations
By John Roemer
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review same-sex marriage laws at the state and federal level could lead to an outcome tha...
In the first and largest civil suit against bankers involved in the housing meltdown, a jury has found three former executives...
Discovery disputes often arise out of information inequity, not a burning desire by the defense or plaintiffs' bar to engage i...
