Randy L. Wu is leaving his post as general counsel of the California Public Utilities Commission, the agency announced Thursda...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
The Legislature Has to Change the Delegate Selection Process
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By Daniel Lee Jacobson - If Californians want to change how they select Electoral College delegates, they will ...
It's all about weighing the interests for mediator Greg David Derin, who has turned 30 years practicing business and entertain...
SAN FRANCISCO - Michael Tubach will take over today as managing partner of O'Melveny & Myers' San Francisco office. The ci...
Firm Watch
Edwin Leroy 'Roy’ Tolles 1922-2008: Founding Partner, Gifted Lawyer
By Jim Adamekn
Edwin Leroy "Roy" Tolles, a founding partner of Los Angeles' Munger Tolles & Olson whose work helped make the firm a natio...
SAN JOSE - In the latest phase of a long-running patent-infringement lawsuit pitting Rambus against several memory chip manufa...
Joan Huang's strange and trying odyssey through the criminal justice system came to an end last Friday when a federal jury acq...
SAN FRANCISCO - Newly installed U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello may not play a role in his unit's most high-profile case - th...
At 82, Guido Saveri is still considered one of the top antitrust plaintiffs' attorneys in the country. Last fall, the antitrus...
Juvenile
State Must Appoint Counsel for Juvenile Parolees, Judge Rules
By Dennis Pfaffn
SACRAMENTO - Attorneys for 3,000 juvenile offenders who sued the state for refusing them counsel said Wednesday they could not...
Forum Column - By Michael Willemsen - The presidential primary process needs reform, but two roadblocks stand in the way. ...
SAN DIEGO - The city of Santee has initially prevailed in a lawsuit by one of the largest owners of mobile home parks in the U...
LOS ANGELES — An Egyptian man is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, saying immigration agents turned over confide...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Proofreading Is Crucial to Avoid Critical Errors, Tarnished Reputations
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By Joe M. Davidson and Nick Unkovic - Carefully proofreading documents can save lawyers from making critical er...
Focus Column - By Michael Paul Thomas - Statutes of limitations can be used to bolster a defense. ...
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval said Wednesday he would challenge San Francisco County Superior Cour...
LOS ANGELES - Six years ago, a 25-year-old entrepreneur flew from California to Taiwan in search of a manufacturing deal that ...
Firm Watch
Coughlin Stoia Diversifies, Starts Patent Litigation Group
By Gabe Friedmann
San Diego's Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins experienced major changes when it lost its founding partner and rebrand...
At one time it was the largest jury verdict that California had ever seen in a sick-smoker case against big tobacco. On Wednes...
Judges and Judiciary
Lawmakers Mull More Judicial Power in State-Secrets Cases
By David Houstonn
Concerned about the Bush administration's increasing invocation of the state-secrets privilege in high-stakes litigation, Cong...
SAN FRANCISCO - The Bush administration's recent move to overrule court-ordered limits on U.S. Navy sonar tests off the Southe...
Juvenile
Judge Orders State to Provide Lawyers for Juveniles Denied Attorneys, Hearings
By Dennis Pfaffn
Web Exclusive - A federal judge Tuesday ordered the state to provide an attorney for each of 3,000 juvenile offenders who had ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Panel Finds Judge Erred In Gang Member Case
By John Roemer
A Los Angeles jailhouse lawyer got substandard justice from a federal trial judge, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel h...
LOS ANGELES - A Newport Beach attorney agreed to plead guilty Tuesday to a federal charge of money laundering for scheming to ...
RIVERSIDE - A Riverside judge disagreed Tuesday with environmentalists who tried to stop a housing development in the Banning ...
Focus Column - By Debra B. Self - Mediators should consider several factors that are shown to influence the outcome of settlem...
SAN FRANCISCO - The debate between Huntington Beach and Santa Cruz over which place has better surfing may never be wiped out....
Forum Column - By Peter Scheer - The candidates running for president have wildly different takes on many issues, including th...
SAN FRANCISCO - Two alternative San Francisco newsweeklies faced off in court Tuesday, as opening arguments and testimony bega...
She's taken on big tobacco, big banks and big guns, and now former San Francisco City Attorney Louise H. Renne is front and ce...