Juxtaposed with our current system of campaign finance, the Inzunza case leaves the public with contempt for that system. By D...
Litigation
SF man wins $6 million in damages against asbestos company
By Laura Hautalan
A San Francisco man won $6 million in punitive damages Friday in a jury trial against frequent asbestos defendant Kaiser Gypsu...
Government
Advocacy group launches competitor to U.S. News law school rankings
By Don Debenedictisn
The Law School Transparency group hopes to undercut U.S. News & World Report rankings with a new online service to help st...
Intellectual Property
Supreme Court to consider whether trademark owners can drop cases to avoid invalidity finding
By Rachelswan
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider arguments today about whether trademark owners can withdraw those marks after they alread...
Venture capital investing decreased 12 percent in dollars and 5 percent in number of deals compared to the previous quarter, a...
The U.S. Justice Department will monitor polling stations across the country -- including in Riverside and Alameda counties --...
A Beverly Hills attorney accused of squatting in a vacant home appeared in Riverside County Superior Court Friday facing charg...
A fraud lawsuit filed by former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP partner Henry C. Bunsow against the defunct firm's leaders will be shi...
Bankruptcy
IRS to appeal judge's approval of Solyndra reorganization plan
By Hadley Robinson
The Internal Revenue Service will appeal a judge's approval of bankrupted solar company Solyndra's restructuring plan because ...
After a big legal defeat in its bid to build one of the state's largest single development projects, Newhall Land and Farming ...
A new unsecured creditor in the Howrey LLP bankruptcy sued 302 former firm lawyers Thursday in an attempt to recoup money dire...
Judges and Judiciary
Bay Area courts howl over statewide study saying they have too many judges
By John Roemer
San Francisco Superior Court administrators are crying foul after state court officials said they have 5.6 too many judges, ba...
McKool Smith finds lasting home for Silicon Valley office
Judge Thomas Goethals is keenly aware that the concept of justice is often far from perfect.
Environmentalists who have railed against state officials for not regulating fracking for oil and gas in California are now wi...
Innocent individuals will have fewer protections and be more likely to receive permanent punishment if the state has no death ...
Judges and Judiciary
Complex Civil Litigation Program is 'incubator' for efficient practices
By Ben Armisteadn
In many ways, the program has served as an incubator for practices that greatly enhance judicial efficiency and should serve a...
Individual Native Americans are members of their own tribes, but they are also U.S. citizens. A whole host of legal and regula...
But there is one claim that President Obama has made that has many pundits brewing: "Obama saved the auto industry." By Jonath...
Intellectual Property
Google trademark settlement leaves questions open about the company's policy
By Rachel Swan
Google Inc.'s quiet settlement of the trademark infringement lawsuit filed against it by Rosetta Stone Inc. leaves questions h...
Solo and Small Firms
Ex-Allen Matkins lawyers reunite at LA boutique firm
By Ryne Hodkowski
A partner at Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP has reunited with two long-time colleagues at their boutique b...
The Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Richard S, Ziman Center for Real Estate at UCLA hosted the 41st Annual Benjamin...
A state appellate panel this week rejected prosecutors' request to reinstate bribery charges against the Inland Empire develop...
Labor/Employment
Age discrimination claims delayed in Lawrence Livermore National Lab suit
By Laura Hautalan
The decision was the first sign of hope for defense attorneys who have argued that laywers for laid off employees haven't pain...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Memphis Grizzlies sold to investor group for $337 million
By David Ruiz
O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented investors purchasing the Memphis Grizzlies NBA team for $337 m...
More than 300 people gathered at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29 for the International Women's Media Foundation Courage in ...
Law Practice
The risks, rewards of putting online power in hands of legal consumers
By Ameera Buttn
The Internet revolution has empowered consumers to hop online and with a click, anything could be theirs without leaving their...
The Century City-based Phillips Lerner ALC prides itself on advocating for and counseling its clients through life-altering di...
On Oct. 16, Newman Aaronson Vanaman attorney Valerie Vanaman was honored as a champion for children's rights by Mental Health ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Tashima to replace Fletcher in key 9th Circuit case
By John Roemer
In a major climate change case pending at the 9th Circuit, Senior Circuit Judge A. Wallace Tashima has been drawn to replace t...
