Intellectual Property
Google digital library still faces obstacles despite settlement with publishers' group
By Craig Andersonn
Google Inc. still has many hurdles to overcome in starting its digital library even after announcing a settlement Thursday wit...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
A new multi-billion dollar experiment is about to launch in California, the country's first economy-wide carbon trading market...
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel for Ingram Micro Inc. Santa Ana ...
It's not the appellate lawyers or the courts that have ended the death penalty in California. The fault is directly attributab...
Labor/Employment
NLRB issues social media rulings; employers beware overbroad policies
By Michael Leen
The law regulating social media in the workplace is constantly evolving. Employers must be vigilant to make sure that their so...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that transgendered persons are afforded protection from discrimination under...
Intellectual Property
Samsung juror misconduct argument in Apple trial likely a tough sell
By Craig Andersonn
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is attacking the jury foreman in an effort to persuade a judge to grant a new trial against Apple...
State Supreme Court justices wrestled Wednesday with whether Ralphs Grocery Co.'s property rights should trump a union's right...
Litigation
Contra Costa County district attorney discriminated, two more prosecutors say in lawsuits
By Saul Sugarman
Contra Costa County District Attorney Mark A. Peterson is a target in two recent lawsuits alleging he discriminated against pr...
Electronics maker Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. has settled with several plaintiffs in ongoing cases alleging price fix...
Intellectual Property
Google subsidiary drops ITC patent case against Apple
By Rachel Swan
In an unexpected twist in the smartphone wars, Google Inc. subsidiary Motorola Mobility LLC dropped its second patent infringe...
Litigation
Former Kaufman Dolowich attorney claims wrongful termination
By Saul Sugarman
A former San Francisco-based attorney for Kaufman Dolowich Voluck & Gonzo LLP, which handles business disputes and employm...
Corporate legal spending is finally on the rise in the United States and worldwide, according to a survey released Friday by H...
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has added a new partner in its Los Angeles office in a move to bolster its intellect...
Large Firms
Rolling capital contributions and the Ginsu knife: Part One
By Michael Leen
It shouldn't come as a shock that law firms active in the lateral hiring market want to distinguish themselves from Dewey. By ...
Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl has defeated Dan T. Oki in an occasionally contentious election and will become next assistant presidin...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Deportation to Haiti on hold due to prison conditions, 9th Circuit rules
By John Roemer
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered immigration authorities to reconsider a negative ruling on a man slated for depo...
Intellectual Property
Companies raced to challenge patents before law changed
By Hadley Robinson
Companies hoping to challenge the validity of patents raced to prepare petitions to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in th...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar accuses lawyers of lying about finishing legal learning requirements
By Jean Yung
The State Bar filed disciplinary charges against three lawyers for apparently lying about completing their continuing legal le...
Bet Tzedek entered a 10 year lease for the 13th and two-thirds of the 14th floor at 3250 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles.
Several recent court decisions and legislative actions are reshaping the state's decisions when it comes to pursuing adult or ...
Superior Court Judge Imperial County (El Centro) ...
Recent activities with GM dealerships in the San Francisco East Bay market have many wondering whether GM is making another at...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Core values in mediation: preserving the relationship
By Michael Leen
In the court-annexed "mediation" and alternative dispute resolution processes, what has been historically a settlement confere...
In order for a Notice of Exemption to trigger CEQA's 35-day statute of limitations, it must be facially valid and properly fil...
California Supreme Court
Attorney fees for ADA lawsuits debated at state Supreme Court
By Emily Green
The state Supreme Court justices wrestled Tuesday with whether a plaintiff who brings a disabilities access complaint against ...
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP has brought on a business restructuring lawyer who previously worked in investment banki...
A California appellate court decision Monday to uphold a 2010 victory by actor Don Johnson against the owners of the hit TV sh...
California Supreme Court
Justices debate procedural requirements for suing public entities
By Emily Green
The attorney for a woman who wants to be allowed to pursue her lawsuit against a county hospital after failing to submit her c...