Like it or not, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston has become the Northern District's - and perhaps the nation's - resident exp...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Mediation Could Be Key to Improving U.S.-Chinese Business Relations
By Troy Senikn
Forum Column - By Thomas J. Stipanowich - Ancient Chinese customs and modern American business acumen look poised to reshape t...
Morrison & Foerster veteran B. Scott Silverman, a senior labor and employment law attorney at the firm, has been elected t...
Litigation
Civil Rights Lawyer Yagman Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
By Zack Vaneyckn
After a marathon three-day sentencing hearing, a federal judge Tuesday sentenced outspoken civil rights attorney Stephen G. Ya...
As Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona fights charges of official corruption, witness tampering and mail fraud, he finds himself...
From using "marriage-neutral" terms to providing support for employees undergoing gender transition, a new report aims to help...
Forum Column - By Lawrence J. McQuillan - The fact that Anna Nicole Smith's pursuit of her husband's fortune continues in the ...
Law Practice
Anti-Defamation League Will Honor Litigator With Justice Award
By Alexa Hylandn
High-profile litigator Marshall Grossman will be honored for his commitment to social justice Saturday at the Anti-Defamation ...
After a foray in the field of public relations, Roy O. Chernus returned to law and is now a Marin County Superior Court commis...
Judges and Judiciary
Not Your Typical Behind-the-Scenes Lawyer
By Linda Rapattoni And Hudson Sangree
Fredericka McGee said of her job as general counsel to Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, “Sometimes, I’m such an advocate — once ...
Although land-use attorney Robert P. Silverstein has stopped a lot of bulldozers in his career, he doesn't oppose all developm...
Law Practice
Judge Will Determine Whether Pellicano's Rights Were Violated
By Zack Vaneyckn
A federal judge ordered an evidentiary hearing Monday to determine whether the government violated the Sixth Amendment rights ...
Environmental
Legal Battles Over Oil Spill Ooze Into San Francisco Courts
By Fiona Smith
As the massive cleanup effort from the San Francisco Bay oil spill begins winding down, residue from the incident has begun oo...
Labor/Employment
Wage-and-Hour Suits Work Their Way to Tech Companies
By David Houstonn
It was one prediction Ted Borromeo wishes he had wrong. With stockbrokers, pharmaceutical salespeople and other white-collar w...
The California Supreme Court on Monday opened the door to defense attorneys sharing limited information gleaned from police of...
Forum Column - By John Poyner - While recent legislation intended to prevent wrongful convictions in California was well-inten...
The second criminal backdating case against a former Brocade Communications Systems Inc. executive went before a jury Monday, ...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Punitive Judgment Against Exxon May Lead to Worse Corporate Behavior
By Troy Senikn
Forum Column - By William L. Troutman - Failure to consider the oil company's efforts to compensate those hurt by the groundin...
With scant physical evidence and no witnesses, it took San Bernardino prosecutors three trials to get William Richards convict...
Focus Column - By Oliver Massmann - Though it's only been a few decades since the end of the nation's devastating war, Vietnam...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a legal challenge to San Diego County's welfare policy that requires applicants to c...
Law Practice
Court Sides With Plaintiff Over Ambiguous Settlement Offer
By Laura Ernden
An Orange County legal assistant who sued her law firm for sexual harassment settled last year for a relatively small sum: $35...
On the Move
Forum Column - By Bruce J. Einhorn - The long-awaited victory of the "L.A. Eight" doesn't represent a victory for just immigra...
Focus Column - By Dolores A. Carr - Readers will learn about the legal and ethical restraints on the people’s representative. ...
Industry Watch - By Devan McClaine - Earthjustice, a nonprofit law firm that represents environmental groups in cases all ove...
Take this test on the latitude available to prosecutors, for MCLE credit, after you read Dolores A. Carr's Focus column, below...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
America's Commitment to Veterans Must Last Beyond Their Homecoming
By Troy Senikn
Forum Column - By Jeffrey A. Lowe - Although respect for active-duty American soldiers is noble, it means little when the publ...
Industry Watch - By Rebecca U. Cho - The deep pockets of law firms are needed to aid the federal government in developing the ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
In Recent Books, Centrist Justice Bears the Brunt of Criticism
By kristinakg@kgmllp.com
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy may have reached new heights of influence as the U.S. Supreme Court's most powerful justice, but if...