Law Practice
State Bar argues Supreme Court has authority to make law admitting undocumented lawyer
By Don Debenedictisn
The California Supreme Court can make law to allow it to admit an undocumented immigrant as a lawyer, despite a federal statut...
An Illinois district court ruled Thursday that an inventor whose patent holding company has sued and settled with several majo...
Community News
Orange County Asian Pacific American legal community hosts NAPABA Western Regional Conference
By Caitlin Johnson
On Aug. 25, members of the Asian Pacific American legal community met in Huntington Beach for the 2012 National Asian Pacific ...
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint Wednesday alleging a solar manufacturer deceived investors by failing...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Disabled parolees sent to county jails not state's responsibility, lawyers argue
By John Roemer
Lawyers for Gov. Jerry Brown tried hard to persuade a skeptical 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel late Wednesday that th...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Latham & Watkins guides $3 billion real estate investment trust buy
By Ryne Hodkowski
Latham & Watkins LLP assisted Realty Income Corp. in its nearly $3 billion purchase of American Realty Capital Trust Inc. ...
Lawyers and clients find Larson's personable, gregarious, straightforward demeanor helpful during mediations.
Social media provides athletes greater access to the public, but that access comes with a greater risk of missteps. By Richard...
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Nestle USA Glendale ...
Intellectual Property
Adult film industry facing court resistance to lawsuits
By Hadley Robinson
An easy way to pocket money from people who potentially downloaded a pornographic film illegally is getting a bit harder, at l...
The JOBS Act consists of a package of provisions intended to make it easier for smaller companies to raise public and private ...
Football is a very innovative sport, and rules about copying have played almost no role in shaping that innovation. By Kal Rau...
Most filmmakers have no clue how to go about licensing their film, for instance, to a Turkish buyer, and what terms would be a...
On Aug. 29, the SEC issued a release proposing changes to securities law rules that may fundamentally change the manner in whi...
Perspective
Internal affairs doctrine clarified for quasi-California corporations
By Michael Leen
Certain matters of internal governance should be governed by the laws of the state of incorporation. By David J. Segre, Denny ...
Intellectual Property
Pilot program just in time for red-hot patent cases in California's federal trial courts
By John Roemer
Even without Congressional funding, a pilot program designed to funnel patent lawsuits to judges with expertise already is hav...
Education
Chapman law school trains the corporate counsel of the future
By David Mc Afee
In February 2011, Thomas J. Campbell became dean of Chapman University School of Law, bringing with him a new vision: to prepa...
Intellectual Property
Skepticism of big patent damage awards may make Apple's post-trial road difficult
By Hadley Robinson
To survive post-trial motions and an inevitable Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. appeal, Apple Inc.'s $1 billion verdict must surv...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Los Angeles cannot destroy homeless people's unattended property, court rules
By John Roemer
Los Angeles city workers were out of line when they seized and summarily destroyed homeless persons' unattended but unabandone...
Criminal
Some say revamped LA federal public corruption unit is off to a good start
By Ben Adlin
Two years after being revived by U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr., the Central District's public corruption and civil rights se...
Government
Courthouse construction program nears reforms amid budget constraints
By Paul Jones
As a committee of judges considers which of California's 31 planned courthouse construction projects will go forward in tight ...
Litigation
In span of two years, asbestos settlements double in San Francisco Superior Court
By Saul Sugarman
The two-year-old asbestos deparment in San Francisco Superior Court is yielding a lot more settlements but is not as popular w...
Environmental
State environmental law faces political headwinds from developers, governor
By Fiona Smith
California's landmark environmental law, CEQA, faces its stiffest challenges yet as developers and Gov. Jerry Brown seek chang...
Intellectual Property
Big settlements for small patent holding companies may be getting rare
By Craig Andersonn
Small holding company NTP Inc. scored a big settlement recently of its infringement lawsuit against technology companies, but ...
Law Practice
Established relationships crucial in emerging Seoul legal market
By Ameera Butt And Kevin Lee
U.S. law firms are hoping their preexisting relationships with some of Korea's largest companies will buoy them as they set up...
Government
AOC interim director, chief deputy director to stay on in new roles at the agency
By Paul Jones
The incoming director of the state courts agency has chosen two interim executives to stay on as two of its three top managers...
Intellectual Property
Judge drops inquiry into Oracle-Google paid commenters
By Hadley Robinson
U.S. District Judge William Alsup has announced he is satisfied with Google Inc. and Oracle Corp.'s disclosures of any paid co...
Law Practice
Feds, attorneys dispute whether undocumented lawyer could legally work
By Don Debenedictisn
Even if the state Supreme Court rules an undocumented immigrant can be a lawyer, whether he could legally obtain work remains ...
Litigation
Seven could be magic number as depos bill awaits Brown's signature
By Brian Sumersn
Plaintiffs' and defense lawyers are waiting to see if Gov. Jerry Brown will sign a bill limiting depositions to seven hours in...
California Supreme Court
Research shows the California Supreme Court is more in sync than most courts
By Emily Green
The cases that wind up before the state Supreme Court have the power to divide. Yet that divisiveness can all but disappear wh...