Arbitrators should be encouraged to follow the law and not be given license to ignore it. By Richard M. Mosk of the 2nd Distri...
The year is off to a good start for California high-tech and biotechnology companies funded by venture capital investments, es...
In the biggest intellectual property case this term, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared hesitant to change the law to make it eas...
Technology & Science
Mitigating the Legal and Business Issues of Data Accessibility in the Cloud
By Alexander Phersonn
The benefits of cloud computing can be overshadowed if you lose control of your data. By Daniel B. Garrie of Alternative Resol...
Orange County soon will pay a mother as much as $10 million in damages and interest for having taken away her daughters illega...
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider if a Philippines-born man lawfully residing in Los Angeles is prevented from challen...
Jones Day advised Sun Valley-based Okami Inc. in its sale of outstanding stock to Santa Fe Springs-based Fuji Food Products Inc.
Criminal
Former Baseball Star’s Life Takes Foul Turn With Fraud Arrest
By Gabe Friedmann
Former major league baseball player Lenny "Nails" Dykstra - who appeared on television with stock tips as recently as 2009 - ...
Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Culver City ...
Response to complaints by Proposition 8's proponents that former Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker of San Francisco b...
California's Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye on Friday reappointed Shasta County Superior Court Judge Stephen H. Baker and C...
In a setback for Los Angeles' Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs & Shapiro LLP, a 2nd Appellate District panel voted 2-1 Friday to va...
As patent reform legislation moves from the U.S. Senate to the House of Representatives, it is picking up backing from large S...
The Justice Department asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to review a finding that warrantless surveillance via GPS tracki...
An overview of the rules governing speedy trials and preliminary hearings. By Beverly Reid O'Connell of the Los Angeles County...
Perspective
Chapter 11 May Not Be the Silver Bullet Real Estate Developers Seek
By Alexander Phersonn
Bankruptcy may not be the saving grace that many investors and developers hope it is. By Matt Grimshaw of Rutan & Tucker L...
William J. Lafferty, a partner at Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, will be sworn in April 20 as a judge of the...
Intellectual Property
Making a Federal Case Out of It: Web Site Terms of Use
By Karen Natividadn
A Web site's terms of use are a potentially valuable content protection tool. By Steven B. Fabrizio and Farnaz M. Alemi of Jen...
Perspective
Mass Copyright Litigation: New Challenge for Federal Courts
By Karen Natividadn
Mass copyright cases have skyrocketed, but guidance from published decisions is sorely lacking. By Cindy Cohn of the Electroni...
The state judicial watchdog panel has re-elected Justice Judith D. McConnell and Judge Frederick P. Horn for new terms as the ...
The U.S. Supreme Court takes up Microsoft Corp.'s bid to escape a $290 million patent infringement verdict today in a case tha...
The frustration experienced by homeowners facing foreclosure and unable to get help in lowering their monthly mortgage payment...
Judges and Judiciary
A Merry-Go-Around With No Beginning and No End
By Alexander Phersonn
AB 1208 is a modest bill that will restore balance in the management of our judicial system. By Quentin L. Kopp, former member...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
First Attorney Disbarred by New Task Force
By Don Debenedictisn
A lawyer who admitted stealing $170,000 from a client has agreed to be disbarred in the first completed prosecution by the Sta...
Jerrold F. Petruzzelli and Seth A. Gold, both formerly of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, took up with K&L Gates LLP as...
After 'selling out' to business litigation, Superior Court Judge Charles Q. Clay III found more satisfying work as a DA and be...
Federal officials are moving their scrutiny of offshore bank accounts east, attorneys say, evidenced by the Department of Just...
Colleagues, friends and clients of Ronald L. Olson descended on the LA Law Library Wednesday to honor the Munger, Tolles &...
Community News
Leading Intellectual Property Lawyers Celebrated by Their Peers
By Riley Guerin
Lawyers from throughout California were on hand in Menlo Park Tuesday night to honor the state’s leading intellectual property...