In 2012, be part of the solution - volunteer your time. By Amy Fitzpatrick of the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program Inc.
By staging a mock trial, judge and lawyers volunteer in after-school program for middle school students at risk of dropping ou...
Judges and Judiciary
Riverside launches civil settlement program
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win
Riverside County's presiding judge is launching a new program in which she will carve out several days a month from her admini...
As more couples opt to live together before marriage, more are seeking contracts to define their legal rights in case they bre...
Three decisions in 2011 may significantly impact future product liability cases. By Brendan M. Ford and Cassandra S. Jones of ...
Whether forced or voluntary, the environment is ripe for attorneys venturing out on their own. By Shannon Lamb of Stephens Fri...
Why "midnight raids" of luxury hotels is a trend likely to continue in 2012. By Teresa K. Goebel of Goodwin Procter LLP
Law firms that want to expand their Asian presence must consider a growing metropolis now open for business.
With a third straight year of record-setting deportations failing to clear the way for immigration reform, the Obama administr...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Health care reform won't end battles over coverage for mental health treatment
By Mandy Jacksonn
Health care reform could end the war over some mental health treatment options, but the fight most likely will continue for so...
The plaintiffs' bar is again attempting to legislatively fix what they believe is a procedural injustice -- the fact a judge's...
A showdown between two leading companies in the exploding video game industry will be decided in part by a jury, a state judge...
Judges and Judiciary
Layoff notice comes at bad time for mother of three
By Ciaran Mcevoyn
There rarely, if ever, is a good time to receive a layoff notice, but for one legal process clerk at San Joaquin County Superi...
San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Jerome T. Benson, a veteran prosecutor who spent 22 years on the bench, will retire ...
In reaction to growing consumer concern over toxic chemicals, the state has set out to revolutionize how companies make their ...
The courts took on a slew of environmental cases this year and issued major decisions touching on everything from climate chan...
Judges and Judiciary
Foreclosure matters consolidated in one department in SF court
By Amy Yarbroughn
Starting next month, all pre-trial motions involving foreclosures will be heard in a different department at San Francisco Cou...
Entertainment & Sports
Heirs of Peanuts Christmas composer sue for royalties
By Erica E. Phillips
Heirs of Vince Guaraldi, the jazz pianist and composer known for scoring cartoonist Charles Schulz's "A Charlie Brown Christma...
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Orange County lawyer to 70 months in prison for cheating clients and others out...
After nearly a year with just a single judicial appointment - Goodwin Liu to the state Supreme Court - Gov. Jerry Brown announ...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Even with doubts about health care reform law, employers push to comply
By Mandy Jacksonn
President Barack Obama's controversial health care reform law could be snuffed out at the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, a n...
Chuck Robuck, who has spent 23 years with Sacramento County Superior Court, is leaving at the end of the month in hopes of sav...
Litigation
The five-year mandatory dismissal statute may be back in vogue
By Seena Nikravann
With lengthy trial delays on the horizon, the mandatory dismissal statute may be making a comeback. By Robert Wright of Horvit...
Judges and Judiciary
Budget cuts: the continuing impact in state courts
By Karen Natividadn
As 2012 begins, one certainty is that the battle over court budget cuts will continue. By Gregory D. Call of Crowell & Mor...
When the economy tanked three years ago, many observers said it changed the legal landscape forever. Corporate clients looking...
Intellectual Property
Law firms mistakenly identified as supporters of online piracy legislation
By Robert Iafolla
The House Judiciary Committee mistakenly named 22 law firms on a roster of organizations supporting contentious online piracy ...
Litigation
Panel makers will pay $539 million in settlement with consumers
By Jill Redhage
Seven companies that manufacture display panels used in computers, cell phones and television screens have agreed to pay $539 ...
Litigation
Hidden Hills lawyer faces criminal charges, suit by SEC
By Don Debenedictisn
A Hidden Hills lawyer accused by Attorney General Kamala Harris of defrauding homeowners seeking mortgage help was indicted in...
Silicon Valley solar manufacturing company SunPower Corp has agreed to sell additional stock to its majority holder, French en...
Nossaman LLP added Douglas W. Schwartz as partner in Los Angeles. He focuses on tax and business transaction matters. Schwartz...