Papers filed in federal court Monday reveal that Toshiba Corp. reached a $30 million settlement with plaintiffs who allege the...
As a way to better serve its Orange County client base, nationally recognized financial services and government enforcement la...
Intellectual Property
Ropes & Gray helps Google defeats patent infringement lawsuit
By Hadley Robinson
In a win for Google and its lawyers at Ropes & Gray LLP, a federal judge Friday ruled the Mountain View-based search giant...
Earlier this year, the 9th Circuit handed down an eagerly anticipated decision examining whether a debtor's bankruptcy reorgan...
Unlike copyright and trademark law, which are defined by federal statutes, the right of publicity is a creature of state law. ...
A group of detained immigrants held for more than six months without bond hearings asked a Los Angeles federal judge to grant ...
Criminal
Judge tosses case seeking one-drug execution for death row inmates
By Henry Meier
A judge Monday dismissed a legal challenge brought by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office seeking to implement a...
In an effort to cut down on costs, the U.S. Department of Justice is planning to consolidate two of its California field offic...
Judges and Judiciary
Judges have legislative immunity, cannot be sued for ousting commissioner
By John Roemer
Contra County County judges who allegedly ganged up to fire a commissioner after she unsuccessfully challenged a colleague in ...
Superior Court Judge
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Criminal
Death penalty litigation ramps up as vote to end capital punishment nears
By Henry Meier
As both sides of California's death penalty debate battle for votes in the run-up to November's referendum on capital punishme...
Vice President, Legal Affairs for IPC: The Hospitalist Company North Hollywood ...
Intellectual Property
Willful patent infringement harder to prove after Bard
By Michael Leen
The court held that the judge is in the best position to determine the objective standard of reasonableness prong of the Se...
Labor/Employment
'Game changing' decision impacts independent broker-dealers
By Michael Leen
A court has ruled for the first time that registered representatives are not employees under California law. By Brandon S. Rei...
If your client falls within the scope of federal copyright law, there could be a windfall in your client's future - or years o...
Law Practice
Orrick is latest firm to challenge San Francisco tax law
By Saul Sugarman
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is the latest firm to sue the city and county of San Francisco for its alleged improper...
California Courts of Appeal
Medical marijuana dispensaries ordered to close doors
By Ben Adlin
A state appellate panel last week ordered two Riverside County medical marijuana dispensaries to close their doors, reversing ...
Criminal
Judge weighs appointing lawyers for locked up mentally ill immigrants
By Henry Meier
A U.S. judge heard impassioned arguments Friday in a closely watched case involving whether the government must provide lawyer...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's investigation into the sale of Instagram Inc. to Facebook Inc. appears to signal federal r...
The U.S. legal sector added legal services jobs in August, but the numbers were down from July, according to data from the U.S...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner, a professor and legal lexicographer, drew buzzing crowds on the...
Eight months after the same case ended in a mistrial, a two-part legal malpractice claim against Girardi Keese can proceed af...
An appeals court is set to hear arguments Monday in a case that is playing a central role in the battle by farms and cities to...
After three days of grueling debate, a working group of judges and court officers voted Friday to recommend killing plans for ...
Superior Court Judge Gilbert Lopez finds peace in the rhythms of Native American drumming.
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP added Bruce G. Chapman as partner in Los Angeles. He focuses on patent litigation ...
Justice Richard Aronson known for toughness, but also fairness, humanity on appeals court.
Irell & Manella is requiring all 29 new hires this fall - 25 associates and four expected lateral partners - complete a mi...