When Priya Sanger is sworn in as the new president of the Bar Association of San Francisco today, she will outline a plan to e...
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a ruling allowing a New York firm to advertise its lawyers as superheroes. ...
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a malpractice case brought by retired National Football League players who claimed Manatt,...
Judge Richard Sueyoshi oversees a criminal caseload after years as a business lawyer.
On Jan. 10, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear one of the most significant corporate cases on its docket. By Jared L. Kope...
Real Estate/Development
Judge Declines to Issue Injunction Blocking Massive State Building Sale
By Anna Scott
The action comes despite mounting charges that the deal would benefit politically connected insiders at the expense of Califor...
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary for Codexis Inc. Redwood City ...
Labor/Employment
Disclosure of Employee Health Conditions By Public Companies
By Riley Guerin
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Perspective
Selected 2011 Changes for Employer Sponsors of Group Health Plans
By Seena Nikravann
Employers should be aware of looming changes affecting group health plans and plan administration. By Mona Clee of Fenwick &am...
President Barack Obama's shocking concession on estate tax will likely have little impact in practice. By Bruce Givner and Owe...
The stand against sleazy union tactics in "The Happiest Place On Earth." By Mark Ross of Fisher & Phillips. ...
Aviation lawyers for both plaintiffs and defendants agree that criminalization of aviation negligence is a bad thing. By Mike ...
The Commission on Judicial Appointments unanimously confirmed on Friday Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's appointments to the 3rd a...
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether a district court can give a defendant a longer prison sentence to pro...
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. ruled Friday that the federal Environmental Protection Agency can start ...
San Diego is shaping up to be a bellwether for the future of fireworks displays throughout the state in light of strict new r...
In an unusual move, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed its own ruling to allow the heirs of...
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a man who said a priest molested him as a child. ...
The case represents the first time a California engineering firm has been found guilty of breach of fiduciary duty, according ...
Intellectual Property
Quinn Tries to Oust Glaser Weil from Trial
By Jason W. Armstrong
Lawyers for Mattel Inc. are seeking to boot well-known Los Angeles trial attorney Patricia Glaser and her law firm from repres...
For much of the decade, America's largest corporations have pushed to persuade Congress to adopt comprehensive patent reform l...
Tossing out a 2007 fraud conviction against a former McAfee Inc. executive, 9th Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski blasted fede...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
New Rules to Streamline Lawyer Discipline
By Don Debenedictisn
New procedural rules for attorney discipline trials have defense lawyers upset and even some of the State Bar prosecutors and ...
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Bruce Minto runs an efficient and fair courtroom and makes quick decisions, lawyers say.
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
The legal community is joining the "It Gets Better" campaign, with law firms like Morrison & Foerster and Shearman & S...
Nearly 800 people attended the Anti-Defamation League's annual celebration Tuesday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles,...
The late 20th century philosophy of post-modernism has helped change dispute resolution procedures. By Robert A. Steinberg of ...