Both sides of the battle over anti-piracy legislation are assessing where they stand after the Senate Majority Leader dropped ...
Government
Judge upholds parts of San Diego campaign reforms
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
A series of campaign finance laws passed by the city of San Diego were upheld by a federal judge on Friday in a case filed by ...
Judges and Judiciary
San Diego judge tapped for Judicial Council committee
By Riley Guerin
San Diego Superior Court Judge Robert J. Trentacosta has been named vice chair of a key Judicial Council advisory committee, C...
The solar energy industry saw significant venture capital investment and increased M&A activity last year, but much of tha...
Employment defense lawyers have launched an all-out assault against a potential new avenue of wage-and-hour litigation over th...
The percentage of lawyers working part time in major law firms nationwide decreased in 2011, according to a new study. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit orders EPA to revise air pollution plan
By John Roemer
The Environmental Protection Agency's plan to clean San Joaquin Valley smog is based on obsolete data and must be revised, a 9...
Paul Hastings LLP has nabbed a co-chair of Bingham McCutchen LLP's climate change practice, extending a string of departures f...
It's virtually inevitable that every lawyer will get hit with at least one malpractice verdict in his or her career, experts s...
U.S. Supreme Court
High court tosses out Texas judges' redistricting plan
By Robert Iafolla
In two orders with major implications for elections in November and beyond, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday dealt blows to th...
Real Estate/Development
Lawyers anticipating foreclosure settlement
By Jason W. Armstrong
California plaintiffs' lawyers are closely watching to see how an expected major multi-state settlement with the nation's larg...
Litigation
Emails reveal anti-poaching agreements between tech companies
By Jill Redhage
Court documents filed last week offer a first glimpse at some of the evidence the Department of Justice used to negotiate civi...
Litigation
Closed jury trial provides window into First Amendment flap
By Ciaran Mc Evoy
A state court judge is drawing criticism for sealing all testimony in an ongoing civil jury trial concerning a fee dispute bet...
Judge Tricia Kelly carries her penchant for organization as a prosecutor into the courtroom.
Judge Thomas Rogers thrives in the courtroom, which he calls 'the greatest show on earth.'
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP added Deborah Festa as partner in Los Angeles. She focuses on public offerings, acquis...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) ...
From endangered birds hidden in suitcases to iguanas squirming inside prosthetic legs, smugglers have tried numerous ways to m...
The 9th Circuit offers much-needed guidance to courts faced with nationwide putative class actions. By Blaine H. Evanson and A...
How effective is the international legal system? By Tai-Heng Cheng of New York Law School ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediating disability cases: Practical advice for successful resolution
By Michael Leen
Unique issues to keep in mind when mediating disability claims. By Nicholas DeWitt of PMA Dispute Resolution ...
Learn the truth behind a common assumption about an insurer's right to intervene. By Howard Garfield of Meckler Bulger Tilson ...
With local redevelopment agencies scheduled to dissolve next month, some have begun to contemplate what economic development m...
Lawyers at Jacobson & Han say they want to show their appreciation for the sacrifice made by servicemen and women in the ...
Alcatel-Lucent S.A. has quietly settled its hotly-contested and legally significant patent infringement lawsuit against Micros...
Activists have planned "occupy the courts" demonstrations at 130 federal courthouses nationwide today to mark the second anni...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Universal health care bill passes state Senate committee
By Mandy Jacksonn
The California Universal Health Care Act cleared the state's Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday. ...
After four decades in Orange County as a plaintiffs' and defense litigator and pro tem judge, he didn't need to market himself...
Google Inc., in the midst of patent battles with Oracle Corp. and mobile phone adversary Apple Inc., has added to its stable o...