Forum (Forum & Focus)
Here's an Idea: Why Not Mediate That Discovery Dispute?
By Sara Libbyn
Resolving discovery disputes through mediation may be a springboard to settling the case. ...
Employment (Focus & Forum)
When Laying Off Workers, Being Gentle Could Make the Difference
By Sara Libbyn
A little consideration before layoffs are made costs very little, requires no lawyer and can make all the difference. ...
California Courts of Appeal
Sheppard Mullin Conflict of Interest Lawsuit to Continue
By Laura Ernden
A state appellate court Thursday rejected Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton's attempt to get out of a conflict of interest...
Real Estate/Development
Oakland Sues Banks and Agents Over Evictions
By Amy Yarbroughn
The city of Oakland has filed five lawsuits - and threatened more - against major banks and local real estate companies and a...
A slew of lawsuits blaming a diabetes medication for patients' heart failures, strokes and deaths are pouring into California ...
Judge James R. Lambden's methodical mountaineering and unflappable style on the trail translates into careful deliberation whe...
Law clinic for Pro Se litigants in downtown L.A. federal court aims to make life easier for plaintiffs and lighten load on jud...
Litigation
Entertainment Litigator Helped Discover the Lost City of Ubar
By Sara Randazzon
George R. Hedges, entertainment litigator, archeologist, musician and all-around Renaissance man, who, in addition to his thri...
Columnist Martin Berg find the Land of the Living Dead -- a.k.a. Fresno, where borrowers live in the shadow of predatory lendi...
Forum (Forum & Focus)
During Trying Times, Companies Might Bring More Lawyers In House
By Sara Libbyn
Hiring in-house counsel during tough economic times can provide benefits beyond just the financial aspects. ...
The owners of a North Hollywood extreme pornography company pleaded guilty Wednesday to producing and distributing obscene mat...
Government
L.A. County's Top Lawyer to Retire After Wave of Controversies
By Evan George
Raymond G. Fortner Jr. leaves a legacy of near record-high litigation costs and top-dollar settlements, though he has contende...
A recent international arbitration case highlights a trend - the EU is desperate to be one unified force, yet insistent that ...
Perspective
SEC's Scrutiny of Environmental Disclosures Will Only Increase
By Sara Libbyn
Viewed as a whole, the SEC's enforcement actions provide important insights into how to craft environmental disclosures. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Liberal Wing of 9th Circuit Lashes Out at Snarky Conservative Dissents
By John Roemer
The dissents in question are conservative protests against getting outvoted when the full court declines to reconsider a liber...
Recently released Justice Department memos prove that Bush's lawyers envisioned America as a police state. ...
MoFo's James Brosnahan joins an all-star cast of lawyers on former Broadcom CEO Henry T. Nicholas's defense team. ...
San Diego's federal courthouse project can start in earnest with $110 million in additional funding provided for it in the spe...
California Chief Justice Ronald M. George delivered his annual state of the judiciary speech to the Legislature late Tuesday w...
Consultants say firms across the nation are asking equity and non-equity partners alike to leave their partnerships at a pace ...
A San Francisco civil attorney is among four men charged in an alleged plot to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars and sell...
The renewable energy industry is about to be boosted by another kind of green - stimulus bill funds.
Coming Events
Public Defender Knows Jack: Jeff Adachi's Film to Premiere Next Week
By Dhyana Levey
Making a movie is like preparing for a trial, says San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi. He should know. Twice now, he's ...
Marin County Superior Court Judge Paul M. Haakenson traded a white coat for legal books and never looked back. ...
Government
Senate Panel Considers West's Nomination for Assistant AG
By Robert Iafollan
Morrison & Foerster partner Tony West emphasized his experience as a federal prosecutor and Justice Department lawyer Tues...
Forum (Forum & Focus)
Attorneys Often Fail to Make the Most of Court-Sponsored Mediation
By Sara Libbyn
Some otherwise savvy attorneys treat their court-sponsored mediations very differently than the private ones for which they pa...
Perspective
Many Hope to Bring the Fairness Doctrine Back From the Dead
By Sara Libbyn
The content of the compelled speech the Fairness Doctrine requires may not be free from intellectual property and other tort l...
Michael Concha, an acting assistant Los Angeles County public defender who dedicated his 36-year legal career to L.A.'s crimin...
The novelist who sold the rights to his adventure book that became the movie Sahara now owes more to the production company th...
Top Women Lawyers
Senate Panel Grapples With How to Apportion Damages in Patent Reform Bill
By Robert Iafollan
When Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked six experts Tuesday about how the governme...