State Bar & Bar Associations
New State Bar president speaks his mind
By Don Debenedictisn
According to Jon B. Streeter, one of the reasons members of the State Bar Board of Governors elected him to lead them in the c...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jay C. Gandhi says he still keeps his 'Paul Hastings hours.'
Personal Injury & Torts
Stabbing victim's mother files claim with MTA
By Ciaran Mc Evoy
The mother of a man stabbed to death while riding a Red Line subway train alleges it tolerated dangerous conditions and neglig...
Robert L. Dossee brings a wealth of experience to resolving complex cases, beginning in his days as a state court judge and co...
A Republican-backed group announced Thursday it would file the first lawsuit challenging the new state Senate redistricting ma...
Litigation
Attorney for eBay accuses Craigslist of initiating criminal probe
By Amy Yarbroughn
A lawyer for eBay Inc. accused Craigslist Inc. Thursday of initiating a federal criminal probe into its business dealings. ...
Real Estate/Development
Why high-end buyers of real estate need to be cautious
By Karen Natividadn
With large sums of money on the line, high-end buyers of real estate are wise to be pro-active about their purchase. By Bradle...
Intellectual Property
Hotfile getting hotter: The cyberlocker site fires back at Warner Bros.
By Genevieve Knollen
Fighting fire with fire, Hotfile has accused Warner Bros. of copyright fraud and abuse. By Nick Solish of Bryan Cave LLP ...
The substantive law and procedural considerations you should know for right of publicity litigation in California. By Charles ...
Intellectual Property
Judge allows Oracle's copyright claim against Google to move forward
By Craig Andersonn
A San Francisco federal judge on Thursday rejected Google Inc.'s bid to dismiss a claim that it infringed Oracle Corp.'s copyr...
The Association of Corporate Counsel on Wednesday announced a new vice president, making this the third major staff appointmen...
Defenders of the Defense of Marriage Act should find more meaningful constitutional activities to occupy their time. By Bruce ...
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled against Orange County billionaire Henry Samueli in a tax dispute with ...
Criminal, Constitutional Law, California Courts of Appeal
DNA profiling case could be ruled moot
By John Roemer
A major en banc showdown over arrestee DNA profiling set for oral argument next week might get knocked off the 9th Circuit's d...
The National Labor Relations Board may be sidelined from issuing new decisions due to a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision and ...
In a novel lawsuit, a former inmate accuses the U.S. government of negligence, alleging that officials at Taft Correctional In...
New app encourages employees to file wage-and-hour complaints against their employers. By Tifanny Brosnan, Christy D. Joseph a...
Technology & Science
Battle over search engine keywords gets personal
By Sharon Liangn
If the keyword purchased is someone's name, would this infringe on the person's right of publicity? By Simon J. Frankel, Jake ...
Both union and non-union employers must now notify their employees of their right to unionize. By Teresa R. Tracy of Gladstone...
Corporate
California joins states restricting employer use of credit reports
By Karen Natividadn
AB 22 not only limits use of credit reports, but also imposes notice and disclosure obligations on employers. By Rod M. Fliege...
Bingham McCutchen LLP, an international law firm with five offices in California, snagged structured transactions partner Dan ...
A federal judge sentenced SAP subsidiary TomorrowNow Inc. to three years of probation and a $20 million fine after the company...
Judges and Judiciary
Kern County judge fine recommended
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
The state Fair Political Practices Commission has recommended fining a Kern County Superior Court judge and his campaign commi...
California is positioned to offer municipal bond notes in denominations as low as $25, an attempt to make the investment affor...
False claims cases alleging Medi-Cal fraud appear to be on the rise. ...
