It is powerful, and can even prove career or life changing. ...
Law Practice
Litigating personal injury in the rental car context, Part 2
By Michael Leen
Learn some of the terms of art for litigating a personal injury claim in the rental car context. By Paul Edmond Stephan of Sel...
Raymond Bonner tells the moving story in his new book "Anatomy of Injustice." By Elaine Elinson ...
Sunnyvale-based Yahoo Inc. is being sued in Alameda County Superior Court by a marketing company that claims the search engine...
Some people view judge-ordered mediation as an imposition, an insult to litigators and an affront to the court system. ...
The AOC laid off 28 employees this week, part of a 190-position downsizing, following an independent committee's report that c...
A team of insolvency and restructuring lawyers led by prominent Costa Mesa-based attorney Craig A. Barbarosh is switching firm...
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...