Macedonia wrestles with whether or not to adopt compulsory mediation. By Michael R. Diliberto of ADR Services Inc. ...
Going by way of the French - should we impose a Good Samaritan law that criminalizes a person's failure to come to the rescue?...
U.S. Supreme Court
Breyer discusses difficulty in balancing president's wartime power
By John Roemer
The U.S. Supreme Court built in some loopholes for President George W. Bush in 2004 even as it limited his wartime powers , As...
A longtime attorney for Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP recently became the first general counsel of Burbank-based Legendary En...
Deal teams from Cooley LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP announced Thursday that the San Diego Union-Tribune, the city's leadin...
Spilllane Weingarten LLP will divide as one partner forms solo practice. ...
A federal judge said he is inclined to certify a putative class action of immigrant detainees who sued the federal government ...
One lawyer makes it his mission to provide legal services to those on the margins of society. By Alfredo Mirandé ...
Plaintiffs who brought a car rollover lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. saw their high-stakes gamble pay off to the tune of $73 m...
Government
Legal Services to take a hit while patent office flourishes
By Robert Iafolla
Congress is on the verge of slashing spending on legal services for the poor even as it devotes a swell of new federal dollars...
The Value Index, a controversial Yelp-like review service for attorneys which the Association of Corporate Counsel debuted in ...
San Francisco-based Yelp Inc. filed for a highly-anticipated $100 million IPO on Thursday, advised by a team of San Francisco-...
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District announced Thursday it has selected a new magistrate judge. ...
Litigation boutique Browne George Ross LLP scored a win in what may be the first website trade dress infringement case ever to...
A jury awarded $67.5 million in damages Thursday to a woman who alleged that a male nursing assistant at a San Fernando Valley...
With dual offices in Los Angeles and Penn Valley, Colantuono & Levin PC is banking on small-firm flexibility and collabora...
An influential labor lobbyist and partner in a small Sacramento law firm who donated more than $1 million last year to a fledg...
A federal judge in Santa Ana sanctioned U.S. Department of Justice lawyers for lying to the court about deliberately withholdi...
California Supreme Court
Ruling granting standing in Prop. 8 case bolsters state's initiative process
By Laura Ernden
A unanimous state Supreme Court held Thursday that the backers of Proposition 8 have the right to defend the same-sex marriage...
Fresno judges seek to block sheriff's early release of county prisoners ...
Senior VP, interim CFO, general counsel and chief administrative officer for Websense Inc. San Diego ...
Labor/Employment
Communication is key: working with disabled employees
By Sharon Liangn
The UPS case illustrates the importance of employers to engage in individualized discussions with employees. By Dulcinea Grant...
International
Against the Chinese wall: the US government’s limited investigative reach
By Sharon Liangn
The SEC and Justice Department have no subpoena power abroad, making it tricky to access documents and witnesses. By Winston Y...
State Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu's move to hire at least two clerks marks a potential shift at the court, which for the...