The New Lawyer Supplement
International students generate revenue for law schools
By Saul Sugarmann
Law schools are capitalizing on International students seeking a legal education in the United States, especially in light of ...
San Diego Gas and Electric has proposed to the California Public Utilities Commission that it be allowed to charge solar panel...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit combines Prop. 8 appeals
By John Roemer
The 9th Circuit panel hearing the Proposition 8 appeal agreed Monday to consolidate that case with a related appeal over forme...
California Courts of Appeal
Panel upholds sanctions against attorneys in molestation case
By Laura Ernden
A state appellate court Monday upheld discovery sanctions against attorneys for United States Swimming Inc. for failing to tur...
A hotly contested state Supreme Court case decided Monday could make it even harder for cash-strapped local governments to rol...
Lawyers for foreign plaintiffs who joined the stampede of economic damages claims against Toyota Motor Corp. in federal court ...
A Charles Schwab Corp. executive accused of misleading customers who invested in the YieldPlus Fund has settled civil charges ...
California Courts of Appeal
Panel upholds sanctions against San Francisco firm
By Laura Ernden
A state appellate court rebuked a San Francisco law firm Monday for its handling of a dispute between an Illinois patent attor...
The state appeals court heard arguments Monday in a case that threatens a hard-fought deal to divvy up shrinking Colorado Rive...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Gilead leaves California attorneys in the cold for $11 billion buy
By Robert Pierce
In a continuation of a trend in favor of New York attorneys on large deals, none of the lawyers on Gilead's $11 billion purcha...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Limits placed on class-action awards to charity
By John Roemer
Awarding to charity part of a class-action settlement that cannot be distributed to class members is OK as long as the chariti...
Dennis P. Saccuzzo said he believes chess techniques can make better law students - and ultimately, better lawyers.
A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
For years, plaintiffs around the world have pursued defamation claims in the U.K., but now Parliament is contemplating reform ...
An anti-abortion petition drive similar to a failed effort in Mississippi has started in California. ...
AB 1149 and AB 341 reaffirm California's commitment to curbside recycling. By Caroline Lee of UC Berkeley School of Law ...
Why this type of call data should not be accepted as reliable evidence of a defendant's guilt. By Michael Cherry, Edward J. Im...
New attorneys: How to make your first court appearance a success. By Benjamin Taylor of Miller Barondess LLP ...
Corporate
Motions to amend: Adding an alter ego shareholder as a judgment debtor
By Sharon Liangn
Instead of a new lawsuit, consider this alternative when your judgment against a corporation is worthless. By Ryan J. Meckfess...
Months after Solyndra plunged into bankruptcy, the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program is still under intense scruti...
Whatever the ultimate outcome of the Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban appeal, there will be no decision announced for at le...