SAN FRANCISCO - When the fateful phone call finally came last fall, San Jose business litigator Randolf Rice was sure it was a...
Forum Column - By Ruth Shamir-Popkin - Since the attacks of Sept. 11, all discussions on immigration policies have tilted towa...
LOS ANGELES - Are government agents fascists who are trampling constitutional rights in order to nab terrorists, or are they t...
LOS ANGELES - San Francisco-based Morrison & Foerster has added another trophy to its pro bono shelf. The San Diego office...
Product Liability
Huge Verdict Against Ford Reinstated by Appeal Court
By Tyler Cunningham
SAN FRANCISCO - A Fresno appeal court has reinstated a $295 million judgment against Ford Motor Co., saying juror discussions ...
SACRAMENTO - Judge David W. Abbott's father, an insurance claims adjuster, died of a heart attack when he was 36, just after h...
Focus Colum - By Wesley H. Avery - The U.S. Supreme Court has adopted proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy P...
SAN FRANCISCO - William T. Neary, the United States Trustee overseeing bankruptcy cases in Dallas, has been named as the inter...
Focus Column - By Wesley H. Avery - The U.S. Supreme Court has adopted proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy ...
Medarex Inc. has acquired preclinical research programs and other assets related to oncology from Corixa Corp. The $23.5 milli...
Corky McMillan Cos. has purchased a 478-acre development near Temecula from Highpointe Communities Inc. for $37 million. The d...
Partner Ronn Davids led DaVita Inc. in its recent recapitalization, which included a new credit facility, stock tender offer a...
On May 31, Carbo Ceramics Inc. acquired Pinnacle Technologies Inc. for $24 million in cash and stock. Irving, Texas-based Carb...
Entertainment & Sports
Los Angeles Public Defenders Hope for Their Time on the Tube
By Katherine Gaidos
Public defenders, who for years on end have been getting a mediocre rap from the entertainment media, finally may get their tu...
DaVita Inc. repurchased more than 16 million shares and notes June 6, costing the company $400 million. Credit Suisse First Bo...
THe Closer- By Marina H. Park - Every attorney is different, so an important part of achieving one's vision involves taking th...
Firm Watch
Stradling Yocca: LIFE SCIENCES SPECIALIST GOES TO ORANGE COUNTY
By Staff Writer
Another lawyer who has returned to his roots is Robert C. Funsten , who left his post as in-house attorney at Watson Pharmaceu...
After working as a business executive for two years, litigator Charles H. Samel has returned to Howrey Simon Arnold & Whit...
Firm Watch
Thelen Reid: DOWNTOWN OFFICE SIGNS 12-YEAR LEASE AT BP PLAZA
By Staff Writer
The Los Angeles office of Thelen Reid & Priest will move across the street this fall. The New York-based firm has signed a...
Associate layoffs, partner defections and merger mania have your lawyerly head aching? You and your partners deserve a little ...
With some of the sporting world's most high-profile clients, Washington, D.C.-based Arnold & Porter has announced the crea...
Robert Ford has parted ways with Seyfarth Shaw 's San Francisco office after 25 years with the firm to join Jones Day Reavis &...
Scenic grounds and success rates will never erase the ugly events that took place at Barlow Respiratory Hospital - events that...
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc. has agreed to acquire the ice cream business of Nestlé Holdings USA Inc., a subsidiary of Nestl ...
Personal Injury & Torts
Subcontractor's Injured Workers May Still Have Options
By Columnist
Focus Column - By Richard L. Charnley - In the last 10 years, California courts have taken aim at "peculiar risk" claims - tor...
If it weren't for his wife's rejecting the notion of moving from Southern California to Tulsa, Okla., attorney John L. Simonso...
Labor/Employment
Think Carefully Before Stepping Into Corporate Shoes
By Contributing Writer
Employment Column - By Catherine K. Rogers and Martha Fay Africa - Eventually in your career as an attorney, you probably will...
Santa Monica neutral Deborah Rothman says she does "whatever it takes" to convince parties that litigation isn't the answer. ...
Round Table - In May, Verdicts & Settlements sat down with the following eight legal professionals to discuss the implicat...
Kids will be kids, as every parent knows, and often they play games that end in the occasional bruised knee or "strawberry" sk...