Intellectual property attorneys will soon have more options for shepherding their clients' inventions through the patent appli...
Neutral Sheila P. Sonenshine gets parties on the same page, even those whose cases have dragged on for years. ...
Marcia Fritz, who heads the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility, has been successful in getting some courts to pro...
Decades after the plaintiffs' and defense bars united to push back against restrictive time limits on jury selection, some att...
Law Practice
Partner's Exit From Glaser Weil Gets a $4.6 Million Ending
By Gabe Friedmann
Questions surrounding Louis "Skip" Miller's mysterious departure from the heavyweight firm he co-founded were revived on Wedne...
Respect for proper procedure and belief in the law pervades Commissioner Barry Kohn's court, even when it challenges the basis...
Public Counsel, the nation's largest pro bono office, hosted it's 11th Annual Volunteer Gala on Nov. 10 at Hotel Figueroa in d...
Yesterday afternoon, Burt Jacobson was honored at a luncheon for his 50-year tenure at the Beverly Hills Law Building. He is ...
The Obama administration Wednesday argued that U.S. Supreme Court should leave in place the policy over gays and lesbians in t...
Ventura County has a new court for combat veterans charged with crimes. ...
The advent of social media makes it easier for employees to reinforce their discrimination claims. By Eli M. Kantor and Zachar...
Labor/Employment
The Role of Performance Evaluations In Employment Discrimination Claims
By Genevieve Knollen
Performance evaluations can be the key to success, or failure, in employment discrimination suits. By Russell I. Glazer and Ju...
Barbara Caulfield, a former federal judge and intellectual property litigator whose career included stints as general counsel ...
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that it would not take the extraordinary step of granting a San Diego man citizenshi...
Recent developments make it harder for states to reduce Medi-Cal reimbursement rates in response to budget concerns. By Paul M...
Technology & Science
Increase of Wireless Communications Creates New Privacy Issues
By Karen Natividadn
Understanding how mobile communications work technologically can protect users from violating their own privacy rights. By Dan...
Attorneys for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advised Chevron Corp. in its $4.3 billion purchase of natural gas produ...
Regulation of "violent videogames" seems unlikely with the lack of evidence proving that such material is harmful to minors. B...
The California School Boards Association and two school districts filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, claiming Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg...
Ten veteran AAA agents are suing the automobile insurance company for age discrimination, claiming they were forced out of the...
San Diego Superior Court Judge DeAnn M. Salcido's desire for fame and fortune, in the mode of such TV personalities as Judge J...
A federal judge on Wednesday denied Wells Fargo & Co.'s request that he stay pending appeal the entry of a $203 million ju...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Task Force Revamps State Bar Governance
By Don Debenedictisn
Under orders from the Legislature, the State Bar has begun to explore how lawyers govern themselves and even whether they shou...
Former KB Home CEO Bruce Karatz was sentenced Wednesday to serve eight months' home detention and five years of probation, and...
Labor/Employment
Complaints About English-Only Workplace Policies Are on the Rise
By Cat Ho
A discrimination lawsuit brewing against a California hospital is highlighting a growing problem for employers and employees: ...
Natalie Prescott, a litigation associate in the San Diego office of Latham & Watkins was, received the Outstanding Young L...
More than 650 people gathered at the Bently Reserve in San Francisco for the Bar Association of San Francisco’s annual Foundat...