Two lawyers who played key roles in Haim Saban's purchase of the "Power Rangers" franchise back from the Walt Disney Co. weren...
When Michelle Reinglass' name comes up, one word stands out in the minds of lawyers who've used her mediation services: chamel...
The fierce intellectual property tug-of-war over the Bratz dolls is heating up once again, with doll manufacturer, MGA Enterta...
California courts officials today will learn the answer to the $393 million question over the budget when Gov. Arnold Schwarze...
A widow can't sue Philip Morris for the wrongful death of her cigarette-smoking husband because she had abandoned a similar la...
Plaintiffs' and defense lawyers tried to convince a federal judge Thursday to increase the number of lawyers that will steer t...
Contracts
Determining Arbitrability When Parties Allege Unconscionability
By Sharon Liangn
Jay McCauley of the American Arbitration Association and PMA examines the issues that arise when a party alleges that the arbi...
Speaking against his corrupt Kandak commander, Sgt. Maj. Usman later died in an ambush. As part of the investigative team, Tom...
The Supreme Court has effectively shut the door on consumer class actions before arbitration associations, write Richard Kelln...
Kagan's dogged refusal to commit to anything is reminiscent of another successful Harvard graduate: Obama himself, writes Davi...
"The Furax Connection" by Stephen Kanne conveys an important message: that those in the service are a close-knit family...
Meeting in the shadow of a looming Supreme Court confirmation battle, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination o...
Environmental
Judge Narrows Chevron's Malicious Prosecution Suit Against Lawyer
By Rebecca Beyer
The attorney who initiated the massive environmental lawsuit pending against Chevron Corp. in Ecuador has succeeded in having ...
Plaintiffs lawyers, who flew in from around the country to discuss the pending mass tort against Toyota, will have to wait unt...
A federal jury has convicted a Macau, China, resident of conspiring to obtain sensitive U.S. military technology. ...
California-based partners with Jones Day represented German software company SAP AG in a $5.8 billion acquisition of database ...
The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to review a case that will determine when defendants who stave off Americans Wit...
Weekly wrap up of law firm moves and real estate related transactions. ...
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed five new judges to trial courts in Ventura, Orange, Riverside and Sonoma counties. ...
Two Southern California judges facing challengers in the June 8 election have received the best, and worst, ratings by their r...
Jonathan Michaels of Michaels Law Group examines "S. 3217," which would create an agency charged with overseeing virtually all...
With the economic crisis taking a toll on a huge segment of the population and adversely affecting credit ratings, D. Gregory ...
The U.S. Senate unveiled an energy bill Wednesday that would replace California's cap-and-trade plan with a federal alternativ...
A recent decision unsettles the market for the development of drugs based on owning the rights to certain genes, writes Tamir ...
A man who shot and killed a security guard in an attempted robbery of an adult bookstore is entitled to parole, a unanimous st...
Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law says Elena Kagen cannot fill Justice John Paul Stevens' mighty shoes. ...
Movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, weighed down with nearly $4 billion in debt, could get some temporary relief this week if cr...
San Francisco-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe announced Wednesday it will no longer be using profits per equity partn...
California Courts of Appeal
Court Castigates Defense in Fee Dispute
By Jason W. Armstrong
A state appellate panel this week strongly castigated an attorney on the losing end of a breach-of-contract lawsuit for fighti...
Diversion of court funds is shortsighted and will worsen fiscal difficulties, says Bob Balgenorth, President of State Building...