LOS ANGELES - The upcoming June 3 judicial elections will feature a spoons-playing musician/attorney pitted against a sitting ...
A lifelong athlete, Alameda Judge Sandra K. Bean thrives in the competitive legal world. ...
A federal judge sentenced fallen class-action lawyer William S. Lerach on Monday to the maximum, 24 months, for what he called...
U.S. Supreme Court
S.F. Restaurant Group Seeks Stay of Health Care Coverage
By Evan George
A San Francisco Bay-area restaurant association has filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Panel Orders Protesters to Pay Interest on Punitives
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Planned Parenthood in Oregon won another round in federal appellate court Monday in its lengthy campaign again...
Firm Watch
Christensen Glaser Establishes Las Vegas Real Estate Practice
By Rebecca U. Cho
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles litigation powerhouse Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro has opened a Las Vegas o...
Focus Column - By David A. Gerber - Two different pieces of copyright legislation, separated by nearly 70 years, produced oppo...
SACRAMENTO - Frustrated by their failure to get permanent disability benefits boosted for injured workers, lawyers are seeking...
Government
Chinese Spying in U.S. Is Rising, Justice Department Says
By Alexia Garamfalvin
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department chose to highlight Monday what it says is an increase in the Chinese government's spying e...
Education
Donations of $5.5 Million Put Law Think Tank Closer to Goal
By Alexa Hylandn
LOS ANGELES - The Williams Institute, a research center at UCLA Law School, has received $5.5 million in new gifts to support ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Justices Will Decide on Punitives in Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
By David Houstonn
WASHINGTON - When the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground off the coast of Alaska in March 1989, the Berlin Wall had not falle...
Jinshu "John" Zhang, who was actively involved in developing Greenberg Traurig's China practice and presence, has left the fir...
The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that consumers can sue under state consumer-protection laws as long as the regu...
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lynn Olson, who practiced law for four years in the late 1980s and early 1990s before ...
Forum Column - By Lisa Spiegel - Congress should ease limits on H-1B visas to allow more educated professionals to work in the...
Women's Professional Soccer will kick off its first games in April 2009, and fans will have attorney Vicki Veenker to thank. ...
Healthcare/Hospital Law
Arbitration Panel Finds Kaiser Liable in Diabetic's 2005 Death
By Evan George
LOS ANGELES - An arbitration panel retained by Kaiser Permanente has awarded the family of a 72-year-old patient $318,944 in a...
Government
Tort-Reformers' Bill Would Let Court Strike Part of Lawsuit as Frivolous
By David Houstonn
Web Exclusive - A statewide tort reform group has introduced legislation that would allow courts to strike a portion of a laws...
Forum Column - By John T. Hansen - The push for voter ID laws is merely a Republican effort to suppress minority voters likely...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Bybee Won’t Recuse Himself in Fajitagate Excessive-Force Case
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Federal appellate Judge Jay S. Bybee has denied a plaintiffs' motion to recuse himself from hearing an excessi...
Industry Watch - By Rebecca U. Cho - Katten Muchin Rosenman bulked up its securities litigation group with the hiring of Helen...
Entertainment & Sports
DOJ Clears Russoniello of Conflicts in Bonds Prosecution
By David Houstonn
SAN FRANCISCO - Just when it looked like Joseph Russoniello was about to be benched in the prosecution of home-run king Barry ...
Industry Watch - By Maya Meinert - Pittsburgh-based Reed Smith once again has expanded its West Coast practice, adding three l...
Environmental
Environmental Group Sues to Stop Salvage-Logging After Fire
By Fiona Smith
SAN FRANCISCO - An environmental group is trying to cut down U.S. Forest Service plans to salvage-log hundreds of trees in the...
Industry Watch - Amity Bacon - A federal appeals court halted the deportation of a Mexican immigrant after Baker & McKenzi...
Government
Federal Prosecutors Defend Secret Taping of O.C. Sheriff Carona
By Jim Adamekn
SANTA ANA - The federal prosecutors pursuing Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona took pains to avoid legal pitfalls in the summe...
Industry Watch - By Pat Broderick - Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo opened a shop in San Diego 18 months ago, ju...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Choose Litigation: It's at the Center of Law, a Noble Profession
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By William Sheffield - Litigators are among the most noble and hard-working members of the legal profession. ...
Focus Column - By Philip Bush - The SEC's amendment to the 'best-price' rule has made an impact on mergers and acquisitions. ...
Real Estate/Development
Latest Suit Against Countrywide Mirrors Earlier Claim
By Peter Matuszakn
LOS ANGELES - In recent weeks, two lawsuits have been filed against KB Home and Countrywide Financial Corp., accusing the comp...