Law Practice
Sued by US consumer agency, LA lawyer faces disbarment
By Don Debenedictisn
A mortgage-modification lawyer in Los Angeles sued by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could be disbarred unde...
Due to bankruptcies filed by California cities and other local governments nationwide, Goodwin Procter LLP has launched a new ...
Motorcycle lover Judge Charles Ervin first saw courtroom action as a bailiff.
Education
Stanford Law gets federal grant for legal education in Afghanistan
By Kevin Lee
Stanford Law School won a five-year, $7.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of State to continue developing the next gene...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Litigation
Coffee companies hit with lawsuit over chemical under state toxics warning law
By Fiona Smith
Most people don't think about getting cancer when they sip their morning coffee, but a slew of major companies face claims the...
Vice President and General Counsel for Fresh Enterprises LLC Irvine ...
Labor/Employment
Gov. signs bill to curb abusive disability access litigation
By Ben Armisteadn
A cottage industry of lawyers filing or threatening to file serial lawsuits against small businesses over these "technical" or...
A new program at UC Irvine School of Law will provide training for attorneys transitioning from private practice to in-house r...
Intellectual Property
Samsung hopes to drop appeal to get tablet computer back on market
By Hadley Robinson
Hoping to return one of its tablet computers to sales racks in the United States quickly, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. asked a...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit to rehear arbitration ruling en banc
By John Roemer
The 9th Circuit announced late Friday that it will rehear en banc an important arbitration ruling originally decided by a thre...
The judge overseeing the Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP bankruptcy must consider whether to approve a partner settlement plan and whe...
Litigation
All Orange County civil cases must be e-filed next year
By Don Debenedictisn
The Orange County Superior Court will require all documents in new civil cases next year to be filed electronically. The requi...
A long-running gender discrimination class action against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. cleared an important procedural hurdle in the U...
Perspective
Unrealized expectations may justify spousal support modification
By Ben Armisteadn
A change in circumstances may be in the form of "unrealized expectations," but this argument requires the supported spouse to ...
After a hard-knock legislative year, the state's judicial branch is awaiting the outcome of a ballot measure to increase taxes...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Native American tribe loses fight against oil, electric companies
By Emily Green
A village of Inupiat native Alaskans whose land is under threat of disappearing because of erosion it attributes to global wa...
Labor/Employment
New workers' compensation law brings practice changes
By Laura Hautalan
When workers' compensation reforms take effect in January, lawyers won't be going to court anymore over treatment disputes, bu...
One of California's largest-ever planned residential developments has received a significant blow in Los Angeles County Superi...
The rise in white collar criminal prosecutions carries with it an increase in parallel civil and criminal cases. By Steven S. ...
O'Melveny & Myers LLP added Jorge deNeve as counsel in Los Angeles. DeNeve will be a member of the firm's White Collar Def...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Judge Patti Jo McKay's soft-spoken demeanor belies her command of the law.
Judge Eric Nakata keeps lawyers in his court on their toes while he enjoys watching them battle.
Litigation
Increase in court fee waivers possible as sluggish economy continues
By Brian Sumersn
More plaintiffs' attorneys in smaller-value cases are pushing state courts to grant fee waivers for their clients. Lawyers say...
A recent decision is yet another example of how statements by pharmaceutical companies about clinical trials consistently give...
Contractually obligating parties to mediate serves only the ADR industry, not the parties. By Louis A. Lipofsky ...
Written in 1997 and first produced in Toronto in 1998, the play's similarity to the August shootings in Milwaukee is eerie. By...
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has designated all three judge vacancies in the Central District as emergencies b...
In order to conserve enough money to build one or more frozen courthouse projects, a subcommittee of the Court Facilities Work...