Scott Shaw of Call Jensen & Ferrell lays out copyright registration requirements for a collection of visual art. ...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge Resignations Highlight Stagnant Salaries
By Evelyn Larrubian
Stephen G. Larson, left, George P. Schiavelli and Florence-Marie Cooper have left the bench for more lucrative jobs in the pri...
Bruce F. Allen 1921-2009 ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Orange County Legal Community Mourns Loss of Trailblazer, Raconteur
By Don Debenedictisn
Donald S. Gray 1945-2009 ...
Betty Kazmin, a veteran California teacher, says the database firewall separating student and teacher data should be preserved...
Jennifer Mertus of Whittier Law School says the reunion of a boy and his Chinese parents evidences flaws in adoption procedure...
The long-awaited Senate Finance version of the health care reform plan bars illegal immigrants from participating in new insur...
Thomas Klein, a Greenberg Taurig LLP shareholder, says assignment provisions must be limited to inventions using protected tra...
Even as it faces a court order to reduce its prison population by 25 percent to improve inmate mental and medical care, the st...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Diagnostic Test is Patentable, For Now
By David Houstonn
A diagnostic test to calibrate the proper dosage level of drugs used to treat gastrointestinal diseases is patentable under cu...
Entertainment & Sports
'Viva La Vida' Lawsuit Lives No Longer in Federal Court
By Jean Luc Renault
A lawsuit brought by guitarist Joe Satriani against the band Coldplay over musical similarities between his 2004 song, "If I C...
California's governor issued an executive order Tuesday setting the nation's toughest target to boost renewable energy use in ...
Marc Harris, a top white-collar criminal lawyer and recent member of the executive committee in Mayer Brown's Los Angeles offi...
Nearly a year after the Daily Journal first reported serious problems at a downtown Los Angeles Street basement facility used ...
While two groups filed a motion this week to intervene in a federal lawsuit they believe threatens Caltrans's Disadvantaged Bu...
Elan Melamid of California State University of Northridge says restoring funds to children services is not enough.
Daily Journal unveils new web site to Board of Directors ...
Law Practice
Day After Abrupt Exit From Intel, Sewell Turns Up at Apple
By David Houstonn
Bruce Sewell left Intel Corp. abruptly Tuesday to take the general counsel position at Apple Inc. He starts work Monday. ...
A federal judge has overturned the conviction of a man who spent 23 years on death row for killing two Grateful Dead fans in B...
Starbuck's shift supervisors and baristas to share tips in communal container, which are left for the benefit of all those inv...
Certified Family Law Specialist Robert J. Nachshin comments on increasing the exposure of child abductions. ...
BigLaw could learn lessons from the famously unsuccessful corporate conglomorates of the '60s and '70s, writes Edwin B. Reeser...
Although clean tech law is the "new kid on the block," it is here to stay and lawyers should start learning now, writes Michae...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Publishing Policy Challenged
By Laura Ernden
The latest in a series of court challenges to a California court policy allowing unpublished opinions appears to be doomed. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Bankrupt Debtors Can't Keep Cars
By John Roemer
Individuals who file for bankruptcy protection are more likely to end up hoofing it or taking the bus as a result of a court d...
Appellate: Combining a Love of Language and Law ...
The impact of snitching deals has undermined the credibility and accountability of our justice system, writes Alexandra Natapo...
In an attempt to save money, the federal judiciary announced Tuesday that magistrate judges in large courthouses like a propos...
Securities
White Collar Cases Falter For U.S. In San Francisco
By Christian Berthelsenn
As the Obama administration selects a new U.S. Attorney in San Francisco, the choice will be closely watched. After bad review...