A lawsuit against CBS Interactive brought by dozens of musical artists can go forward, U.S. District Court Judge Dale S. Fisch...
A federal appellate panel on Friday vacated contempt sanctions against Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP over its failure...
Jacoby & Meyers LLC has merged with Chicago-based Macey Bankruptcy Law in a move industry experts say may pave the way for...
When it comes to high earners, the standard guideline formula may result in an enormous support order far surpassing the child...
Litigation
Literalism versus equal protection in the California Wage Wars
By Ben Armisteadn
In Housing Partners I, the court held that because of the way it was funded, a low-income housing project did not fit w...
A new study by LexisNexis finds that, contrary to talk of the billable hour dying, the billable hour remains strong and altern...
Criminal
Mendocino D.A. lightens pot sentences in exchange for restitution
By Henry Meier
Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster is on a quest to redefine how marijuana cases are prosecuted by using an obscu...
San Bernardino Superior Court will close its Chino courthouse, eliminate 23 staff positions and cut back on clerk hours to com...
Law Practice
The 'real world’: Why practitioners make good law professors
By Michael Leen
Law schools should take advantage of the wealth of experience in the community. By Carole E. Handler of Lathrop & Gage LLP...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Citing fees, panel rejects settlement in class action
By Ben Adlin
Taking aim at a proposed deal's "excessive attorney fees," a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday rejected a sett...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Circuit cancels 2013 judicial conference citing cost cutting
By John Roemern1 Rebe
The judicial conference of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals - a fixture on the court's calendar since 1944 - will not be ...
Judicial Council post during a time of budget cuts will put Judge James Brandlin in the hot seat.
Loeb & Loeb LLP added Allen Z. Sussman as a Los Angeles partner focusing on corporate and securities transactions.
Loeb & Loeb LLP added Allen Z. Sussman as a Los Angeles partner focusing on corporate and securities transactions.
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Judge Dan Detienne dishes out justice in the Mojave Desert and keeps things under control.
Commissioner Stephen Marpet helped pave the way for home schooling rules in California.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel Falcon Waterfree Technologies LLC Los Angeles ...
Entertainment & Sports
Growth in overseas entertainment deals has law firms testing the waters
By Jean Yung
In an era of law firms boasting offices around the world, the practice of entertainment law is one that hasn't been known to s...
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of Jesus G. Bernal to serve as a U.S. District Court judge in River...
Before everyone runs for the door, the most important task of the day remains: documenting the settlement. By Robert Mann of A...
American health care has morphed into many stages in recent history, yet it is still fundamentally flawed as many are denied h...
The concept of unconscious discrimination is yet to be well-understood, accepted or confronted by the law. By Elaine Elinson ...
Insurance
Insurers’ duty to settle applies to environmental claims in California
By Ben Armisteadn
Insurers' duty to settle applies to environmental claims in California. By Jordan Stanzler ...
The principals behind Greenberg & Greenberg PLC are known to finish one another's sentences. That the pair are so close is...
The firm added Kevin A. Corbett to its Los Angeles office, the fifth addition to its real estate practice in Los Angeles this ...
Switching from litigator to ADR neutral took years of careful planning, diligence and hard work. But it's paid off in a new ca...
Los Angeles-based For People of Color Inc. hosted its 3rd annual A Night Out with FPOC event on July 6 at Mas Malo Restaurant ...
The Oakland attorney who took Wal-Mart to the U.S. Supreme Court in the largest sex discrimination class action in history - a...
U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg of San Francisco was assigned Thursday to a class action against Facebook Inc. in which a ...