Judge Suzanne H. Segal's career has taken her from Capitol Hill to the federal bench. ...
Corporate
Pillsbury aids Tesoro’s bid to become state’s largest oil refiner
By Kevin Lee
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP represented Tesoro Corp. in an agreement with BP PLC that would see the San Antonio-based ...
Forestry and logging groups, stormwater managers and government entities will be all ears when these decisions come down; priv...
Judges and Judiciary
Modest proposal to loosen budget constraints on courts
By Michael Leen
We're not helpless with respect to passing the costs associated with providing a court reporter on to clients. By Matthew L. K...
Personal Injury & Torts
Is the primary assumption of risk doctrine on its way out the door?
By Karen Natividadn
The Supreme Court's decision in Nawla may answer that question soon. By Donald R. Wild and James J. Patrick of Wild, Ca...
The major broadcast networks are serious about their campaign to halt tech ventures that stream broadcast TV online, even if t...
An appeal of a judge’s decision to uphold ballot language for a proposition on the state’s November ballot was turned down yes...
Sabal Financial Group LP , a privately held diversified financial services firm headquartered in Newport Beach, has appointed ...
A roundup of the recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Superior Court Judge ...
Criminal
Lawyers anxiously await new U.S. undocumented immigrant policy
By Henry Meier
Immigration attorneys and community groups are gearing up for a U.S. policy change allowing young undocumented immigrants temp...
General Counsel for Children's Hospital of Orange County Orange ...
The annual pronouncement of the surviving rump of a defunct magazine thus mercilessly lords over legal academia - an amazing s...
California Supreme Court
Major victory for California policyholders in Continental Insurance ruling
By Ben Armisteadn
After 19 years of litigation the state can finally secure the limits of each policy to pay for the enormous costs of one of th...
Intellectual Property
Witnesses say Samsung imitated Apple's 'wow effect' in phones, tablets
By Craig Andersonn
Witnesses for Apple Inc. told a jury Friday that more than 20 mobile devices made by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. infringe on ...
California Courts of Appeal
Panel says judge engaged in unlawful plea bargaining
By Emily Green
A San Joaquin County judge engaged in unlawful plea bargaining when he allowed a defendant to plead guilty to avoid the possib...
Judges and Judiciary
Plans to reform court administrative office remain under wraps
By Paul Jones
Few details have emerged about a closed meeting of a state Judicial Council committee to vet recommendations for reform of the...
Rocket Fuel Inc., a Redwood Shores-based provider of artificial intelligence advertising solutions for digital marketers, has ...
A long-fought challenge to a Los Angeles city ordinance barring the solicitation of cash at LAX fell short last week, in part ...
Beijing-headquartered information technology company VanceInfo Technologies Inc. is merging with competitor HiSoft Technology ...
For a fee, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will let you to do almost anything. By Gregory A. Hopewell of Fenwick & We...
Former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP partners are skeptical of a sweetened settlement deal proposed by the Dewey estate that would a...
Entertainment & Sports
Comcast ordered to show Tennis Channel to wider audience
By Jean Yung
Comcast will have to obey an order to widen the distribution of Santa Monica-based Tennis Channel to nearly all of its 22 mill...
Education
ABA task force will explore how law schools should respond to changing market
By Don Debenedictisn
The American Bar Association has launched a new task force to figure out what has gone wrong with legal education and how to f...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit affirms fee denial to McGuireWoods in BAR/BRI lawsuit
By Brian Sumersn
McGuireWoods LLP - the firm that helped secure a $49 million settlement with West Publishing Co., former parent of Bar/Bri, an...
Duane Morris LLP added Marianne F. Adriatico, who focuses on common interest development, land use, commercial lending and rea...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Due to budget cuts, Commissioner Anthony S. Jones does his court order work in chambers
Judge
In a big win for the government, the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that insurance companies must pay out mill...