Superior Court Judge, Kern County (Bakersfield) ...
Lawyer rosters in Riverside County and the Central Valley didn't keep up with population booms last decade, and local attorney...
The chilling tale of how an attorney came to defend an American serial killer. By Sam L. Amirante of Amirante and Etchingham a...
Mediation at its heart is about negotiation - dollars are relatively easy to deal with, interests create the challenges. By Ri...
The future use of public-private partnerships in California takes a positive step forward. By James M. Chantland and D. Creigh...
Books
If the walls could talk: Messages at Angel Island capture immigrants’ anguish
By Karen Natividadn
Personal accounts of immigrants detained at Angel Island are uncovered for the first time. By Elaine Elinson ...
Firm represents foreign-based companies seeking U.S. investors. ...
San Francisco-based Sedgwick LLP is adding an office in Washington D.C. Aug. 15. The firm's leadership said the move will stre...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Panel returns $2 million in taxes to tribe
By John Roemer
The Blue Lake Rancheria tribe of Humboldt County will recoup $2 million in federal taxes plus interest, a 9th Circuit panel ru...
Jurors heard bond manager Jeffrey E. Gundlach seemingly contradict the testimony of his associate when he denied he ordered un...
JAMS neutral Richard C. Neal's tactic of bluntly assessing the merits and drawbacks of a case has made him one of the more sou...
Books
Tortured confessions: Reliability concerns now a second-thought
By Sharon Liangn
Using tortured confessions in the terrorism context raises troubling consequences. By M. Katherine Darmer of Chapman Universit...
California Supreme Court
State supremes take up issue of notice in suits against public agencies
By Laura Ernden
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide how strictly courts should adhere to a law requiring plaintiffs to give ...
Mattel Inc. filed a notice Thursday of its intent to appeal a federal judge’s decision to award MGA Entertainment Inc. nearly ...
A transgender woman who sued the California Department of Motor Vehicles after one of its employees sent condemning letters a...
The Securities and Exchange Commission is contending that condominiums in the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego actually are securi...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit conference proceeds at luxury resort, despite looming budget cuts
By John Roemer
Despite another circuit's decision to cancel its annual conference in the face of budget cuts, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of A...
The state Supreme Court Thursday agreed to hear a case on the constitutionality of two assembly bills that would dissolve loca...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Circuit broadens judges' discretion in federal recidivism sentencing
By John Roemer
Federal judges can more easily lengthen criminal sentences and order deportations based on a defendant's earlier convictions i...
The federal government gave the green light to another massive solar farm in California Wednesday, marking a major step toward...
Sports team bankruptcies pit the "constitutional" rights of the league against the fundamental precepts of bankruptcy law. By ...
Perspective
California court system in free-fall - time to re-think your lawsuit?
By Sharon Liangn
Given the judiciary's dire warnings, litigators might benefit from taking a hard look at their caseloads to see which cases wa...
AB 123's practical impact on the ability of school administrators to control disruptions remains unclear. By Mark S. Williams ...
Construction
LEEDigation: The legal complexities and challenges to building 'green’
By Sharon Liangn
What happens when projects fail to perform as promised? By Victor L. Wolf and Scott W. Ditfurth of Best Best & Kreiger LLP...
Knowing what options are available for making gifts to minors or to save for college can avoid unpleasant surprises down the r...
A state appellate court on Wednesday revived a potential class action against a mortgage lender. ...