The 2012 season is off to a quick start, and all signs indicate that this year will be even choppier. By James D. C. Barrall o...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Settlement over autism treatment reached
By Mandy Jacksonn
California's insurance commissioner announced a settlement with Blue Shield of California Life and Health Insurance Co. for co...
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Bank of New York Mellon must pay $20 million to a unit of Orange County-based Pacific L...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
9th Circuit says yes to bone marrow compensation
By Michael Leen
Now that the science behind bone marrow transplants has improved, there is no rational basis to ban compensation for donors. B...
Intellectual Property
Delaware judge tests appellate court’s transfer guidance
By Craig Andersonn
As patent attorneys test the boundaries of an appellate court ruling that may undermine the District of Delaware's status as a...
The state assembly voted Tuesday to put a ballot measure before the people that would alter California's oft-maligned "three s...
John F. Krattli will serve as acting Los Angeles County Counsel. He replaces outgoing County Counsel Andrea Ordin, who steps d...
Judges and Judiciary
New proposal on campaign disclosures causes stir among judges
By Don Debenedictisn
California's Superior Court judges may soon begin posting lists of election campaign contributors near their courtrooms, under...
California Attorney General Kamala Harris joined other state attorneys general in an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Cour...
The online piracy problem calls for a global attack, not a US business-based approach. By Joe Donnini of Whittier Law School ...
An Orange County plaintiffs' lawyer not only lost her case at the 4th District Court of Appeal on Tuesday but also got some ha...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit to reconsider asylum issue
By Laura Ernden
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals signaled Tuesday that it might start granting asylum to people who have testified in cri...
Investments
Venture capital fund taps Gunderson for large fundraising round
By Robert Pierce
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP represented Silicon Valley venture-capital giant Andreessen H...
Northern District U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag took command in 2010 with the vow to get tough on white collar crime. A year and ...
Michael Raab and Patrick Mahoney have announced the formation of Raab Mahoney, a two-lawyer criminal defense practice in Los A...
Over the past several years, Riverside County Superior Court's criminal trial backlog has decreased significantly because of a...
Venture capital investment in clean tech companies was $4.9 billion last year, signifying a drop from 2010 of 4.5 percent, and...
Each side claimed victory Monday when a jury verdict was reached in a fee dispute between a tax lawyer and a wealthy widow who...
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments today in a case that will determine who will benefit from future sal...
As lawyers compete nationwide to bring shareholder lawsuits over mergers, it's a race to the bottom. A review of M&A litig...
In a much-anticipated move, Menlo Park-based Facebook Inc. filed for its initial public offering on Wednesday, looking to rais...
Government
Google answers lawmakers' concerns over new privacy policy
By Robert Iafolla
Controversy over Google's privacy policy casts a light on the legal environment that Internet companies must navigate when dea...
Judge Julia L. Alloggiamento saw the justice system firsthand through her parents' work.
Perspective
Delaware federal court adopts new rules for conducting discovery
By Sharon Liangn
The new requirements and roles for clients and counsel litigating in the Delaware federal court system. By Daniel B. Garrie of...
When local artist Mark Patterson anonymously installed a glass mosaic he titled "Save the Ocean" underneath an Encinitas bridg...
State Bar & Bar Associations
New ABOTA head comes to judiciary's defense
By Ciaran Mc Evoy
Plaintiffs' lawyer Robert N. Stone of Stone, Dolginer & Wenzel ALC takes over as national president of the American Board ...
The California attorney general's office reached a settlement Monday with the makers of a popular hair smoothing cream. ...
Readers comment on "Counties look to drug courts to help rehabilitate prisoners." ...
A grant of work authorization does not always confer legal status in the United States. By Mabel H. Weiss and J.D. Weiss ...
New statute provides a valuable tool for protecting online identities. By Yakub Hazzard and Dan Stone of Robins, Kaplan, Mille...