Contracts
Judicial hostility to arbitration provisions in employment agreements
By Michael Leen
Under California law, a failure to include the express carve out leaves the arbitration provision subject to uncertainty about...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Latham advises on $6 billion generic drug deal
By Robert Pierce
The combination of Watson Pharmaceuticals and Actavis Group would create the world's third-largest generic pharmaceutical comp...
A judge considering what to do with a botched settlement in a personal injury lawsuit has granted a retrial, despite finding "...
Employees with the state Administrative Office of the Courts could soon join the rest of California's government employees by ...
Senior vice president and general counsel Motion Picture Licensing Corp. Los Angeles ...
A roundup of recent real estate deals and the attorneys involved.
Judge Tammy Ryu maintains formalities in her courtroom to keep each case as the focal point.
Government
Cities look to anti-eviction laws to protect renters from foreclosure
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
In the wake of the foreclosure crisis, the plight of displaced homeowners has taken center stage. But in several cities, a di...
Law Practice
As Law Firms become Global, Recruiting Firms must have Global Capability
By Michael Leen
As practices become increasingly interdisciplinary and clients require expertise in different geographies, recruiting firms mu...
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. won a couple of preliminary patent infringement rulings from U.S. International Commission jud...
Assembly Bill 2231 would make cities and counties responsible for repairing damaged sidewalks, shifting the burden away from i...
Intellectual Property
Google's executive chairman holds up strong under questioning
By Craig Anderson
Google Inc. executive chairman, testifying Tuesday in Oracle Corp.'s copyright infringement trial, said he hoped to reach a bu...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Justices seek State Bar appointments
By Don J. De Benedictis
The state Supreme Court is seeking lawyers to appoint to the State Bar Board of Trustees. ...
Hewlett-Packard Development Co. L.P. has promoted John Schultz to executive vice president and general counsel. ...
In the current environment, JD year no longer accurately indicates a particular level of expertise or professional development...
Matthew Eanet and Duncan McCreary have joined forces to form Eanet McCreary LLP, a business litigation boutique in Los Angeles...
Intellectual Property
Panel says patent case shouldn't go to federal court
By John Roemer
A state court trial judge in San Francisco was wrong to ship to federal court jurisdiction a $400 million patent licensing dis...
The downside of seeming a little too prepared and poised pales against trying to appear "honest" and stepping into an empty el...
Appeals courts cannot dismiss a habeas corpus petition for being filed too late if the state doesn't challenge its timeliness,...
Firm Watch
After devastation, associate recruiters seek recovery from recession
By Kevin Lee
Many say law firm dynamics have fundamentally changed their business. ...
Insurance giant American International Group Inc. filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, alleging th...
Environmental
Court allows state to enforce fuel standards pending appeal
By Fiona Smith
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed California a win in its efforts to cut the amount of greenhouse gas emissions in ...
A state court judge overseeing the divisive Capitol battle waged over the right to withhold lawmakers' pay has sided with legi...
A one-time top subprime lender agreed Tuesday to pay $28.2 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission for misleading in...
An audit of Mono County Superior Court has revealed several management and financial problems, including the use of court mone...
Federal prosecutors charged six people in connection with a multimillion-dollar real estate "flipping" scheme in which investo...
Leaders of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP are sending a message to law students: They'd rather discuss your futur...
Commissioner Emma Castro's lifelong pursuit of education informs the way she runs her court.
Greenberg Traurig LLP is advancing discussions on a potential transaction involving a large group of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP l...
In a bid to lure and retain high-quality commercial tenants, lawyers are increasingly drafting creative lease deals in which l...