U.S. Supreme Court
Lawyer is tops when it comes to U.S. Supreme Court
By Robert Iafolla
Over the past half-dozen years, Stanford Law School's Jeffrey L. Fisher has emerged as the leading California lawyer at the U....
Judge Marc Garcia is fascinated by relationships and how they play out in his courtroom.
General Counsel for Silver Spring Networks Inc. Redwood City ...
A federal judge has rejected motions for acquittal and a new trial filed by Taiwan-based liquid crystal display panel maker AU...
The lack of competition in government contracting has resulted in waste, lower quality services and fraud. By Jeffrey A. Lowe ...
The Supreme Court recently decided that benefits to posthumously conceived offspring are dependent upon the vagaries of state ...
Stockton moved one step closer Tuesday to filing for bankruptcy, after officials Tuesday authorized the city manager to file f...
Bankruptcy
Non-recourse lending may become recourse for more than ‘bad boys’
By Michael Leen
Be wary of springing recourse liability for commercial mortgage-backed securities. By Richard J. Reynolds ...
Compton voters on Tuesday passed a ballot measure that changes city council elections from an at-large system to a district sy...
U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz agreed on Monday to vacate a defendant's conviction in one of the most significant foreign ...
A longtime lawyer and one of the founders of San Francisco law firm Farella Braun + Martel LLP, Elke died Sunday after a long ...
Government
Budget cuts further impair courts' ability to collect delinquent fees
By Paul Jones
Severe cuts to the state court system's budget may undermine efforts by California to improve upon the collection of billi...
Less than three weeks into Facebook's tenure as a public company, some deal lawyers are predicting the social networking giant...
In these very challenging economic times, we need to decide what is absolutely necessary, what is really important and what is...
Filed by the San Jose Police Officers' Association, the suit alleges the "Sustainable Retirement Benefits and Compensation Act...
California Courts of Appeal
State's cap-and-trade law challenged on appeal
By Fiona Smith
In a case that could disrupt California's efforts to combat climate change, environmental groups asked a state appellate court...
Litigation
As lobbying falters, some talk of litigation over court budget cuts
By Ciaran Mc Evoy
Frustrated by Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal that calls for $544 million in more cuts to California's court system, some a...
Altoon Partners LLP, a global architectural firm, signed a 15,876-square-foot lease at 617 W. Seventh St. in downtown Los Ange...
Robert A. Van Nest used all of his charm, persuasive skills, and determination to find the right arguments to win what U.S. Di...
In determining the extent of DMCA's safe harbor, the court also determined that "willful blindness" can also demonstrate knowl...
Supporting enforcement against individual perpetrators would be more effective. By Simone McCormick and Bart Flood of Murphy P...
For dealers who have already been out of business for three years, the prospect of further litigation over the next several ye...
U.S. law currently does not require companies to implement such mechanisms, but regulation is imminent. By Helen Christakos of...
Orange County-based game streaming startup Gaikai Inc. has penned a deal to power Samsung Electronics Co.'s new cloud gaming s...
Intellectual Property
Judge delays injunction against Samsung in case against Apple
By Craig Andersonn
Apple Inc. will have to wait a little bit longer to get a preliminary injunction blocking Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. from ...
California Supreme Court
UC Davis launches new state Supreme Court law clinic
By Emily Green
The clinic will provide pro bono legal services to individuals and organizations with cases before California's high court, an...
Chief Deputy District Attorney Jackie Lacey landed approximately 32 percent of the vote to win the primary. ...