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Corporate


Fox sues over ad-skipping service

May 26, 2012
By Jean Yung

Fox Broadcasting Co. filed suit Thursday against Dish Network LLC over its new video-on-demand service that allows subscribe...


Government


Solar project bill signed by governor

May 26, 2012
By Paul Jones

A state bill benefiting a 664-megawatt solar project under development in San Bernardino County was signed by Governor Jerry B...


Government


Five candidates running for a pair of open seats on the Santa Clara County Superior Court fielded questions Wednesday from app...


Perspective


Courts face difficult questions in child custody decisions between parents. By Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis ...


Labor/Employment


Clerks in SF court could strike

May 26, 2012
By Saul Sugarman

Unionized San Francisco County Superior Court clerks have authorized bargaining leaders to call a strike if the court cuts the...


Government


Parents set sights on 'trigger law’

May 26, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

A judge is weighing whether to let parents of children in an underperforming Adelanto elementary school invoke a state law tha...


U.S. Supreme Court


Justices bar suits against mortgage lenders

May 26, 2012
By Hannah Mitchelln

Despite California and the federal government's argument to the contrary, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday th...


Community News


May 25, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Judge Audrey B. Collins, chief judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, was presented...


Community News


May 25, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers held its 24th Annual Vintage Bouquet on April 29 at the Greystone Mansion in Beve...


Community News


May 25, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Keller and Heckman LLP, a Washington D.C. based firm, celebrated its 50th anniversary May 22 at its recently relocated San Fra...


Government


The California Judges Association has lost 250 judges since 2009 as it struggles to remain relevant and form strong leadership...


Letter to the Editor


By Judge Helios J. Hernandez of the Riverside County Superior Court ...


Perspective


Blood alcohol concentration results in a medical record, often times, have no evidentiary value in the context of civil litiga...


Judges and Judiciary


Small courts rely on AOC services

May 25, 2012
By Michael Leen

Many are critical of the usefulness of the AOC; small courts depend on it. By Richard Scheuler of Tehama County Superior Court...


Corporate


SunEdison announced last week it had signed a $65 million loan agreement with North American Development Bank to develop a 20 ...


Bankruptcy


Bankruptcy specialist jumps to Gibson Dunn

May 25, 2012
By Casey Sullivan

One of the most prominent bankruptcy attorneys at Stutman Treister & Glatt is leaving the Los Angeles boutique after 30 ye...


Litigation


Judge rules against development

May 25, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

A Riverside County Superior Court judge ruled that the county didn't sufficiently analyze greenhouse gas emissions in approvin...


Personal Injury & Torts


Gambling on a trial pays off

May 25, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Personal injury case ends with $600,000 jury verdict, after insurer refuses to settle. ...


Litigation


The tribe argues the wind project being development by Pattern Energy Group LP would irreparably harm archeological sites in t...


Entertainment & Sports


Beverly-Hills-based 3-D technology company RealD Inc. has inked a deal to install its systems on 100 screens in theaters in Ch...


Litigation


A Beverly Hills tax lawyer must pay the ex-wife of a top Fortune 500 executive nearly $8 million for taking millions from her ...


Government


Third-party candidates get a boost

May 25, 2012
By Ben Adlin

A federal judge has given two small political parties another chance to nominate presidential candidates for November’s genera...


Labor/Employment


Federal labor names new regional director

May 25, 2012
By Brian Sumersn

The National Labor Relations Board named Mori Pam Rubin as its new regional director for much of Southern California, the age...


Litigation


Petition filed to review $603 million reversal

May 25, 2012
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

An intellectual property firm has asked the state Supreme Court to review an appellate court’s reversal of a $603 million jury...


Judges and Judiciary


In news that reverberated through the plaintiffs' bar, employment lawyers Jeffrey K. Winikow and Virginia Keeny were named to ...


Law Practice


Small firms angle for Asia business

May 25, 2012
By Hannah Mitchelln

Seeking to capitalize on surging deal flow from China and emerging Asia, small law firms are finding the terrain can be inscru...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar prosecutor confirmed by state Senate

May 25, 2012
By Riley Guerin

A state Senate committee formally confirmed Jayne Kim as the State Bar's top discipline prosecutor Wednesday. ...


Real Estate/Development


Legal agencies criticize stadium project

May 25, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

Public Counsel and the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles joined mounting criticism of the voluminous environmental impact re...


Large Firms


Dewey & LeBoeuf: Lessons from a downfall

May 25, 2012
By David Houstonn

In the wake of the 2007 merger that created Dewey & LeBoeuf, the new firm's leaders considered a traditional partnership m...


Intellectual Property


Google Inc. did not infringe two Java patents owned by Oracle Corp. , a federal jury concluded Wednesday in a verdict that was...