Obituaries
Longtime SF federal judge was known for helping assist colleagues
By Joshua Seboldn
Retired U.S. District Judge William W. Schwarzer of the Northern District, dead at 91, was remembered for enriching court proc...
Education
Law school deans petition California Supreme Court for easier exam
By Steven Crighton
The deans say the higher cut score is to blame for sagging bar exam passage rates. ...
Litigation
Judge wants more time before coordinating proceedings in pharmaceutical case
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge wants to see what happens with several cases against two major pharmaceutical compan...
Immigration
SEC, immigration lawyer file dueling summary judgment motions
By America Hernandez
Attorneys agreed that whether the EB-5 visa investments count as securities will depend on whether applicants expect and recei...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar maintains it fired Dunn based on critical outside report
By Lyle Moran
However, Bar President James Fox acknowledged the board never formally indicated it was firing former Executive Director Josep...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Immigration
Budget concerns may limit state support for immigration lawyers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
While California's Democratic political leaders have spoken boldly about defending immigrants from the administration of Presi...
James B. Werson, president of Severson & Werson PC, died on Jan. 11, thirteen days after turning 100 years old. ...
James B. Werson, president of Severson & Werson PC, died on Jan. 11, thirteen days after turning 100 years old. ...
City Attorney Dennis Herrera contends the executive order violates the Tenth Amendment. ...
Litigation
UC to pay over $1M to former student over alleged sexual assault
By Phil Johnson
The Regents of the University of California have agreed to pay $1.15 million to a former UC Santa Cruz student over an alleged...
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has granted a preference trial to a woman who said she developed cancer from talcum ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
OCBA president formally apologizes for anti-immigrant comments
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The Orange County Bar Association's new president apologized late Monday for comments he made about immigrants and law enforce...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar president faces questions over his role in Dunn firing
By Lyle Moran
Discovery has revealed that James Fox helped prepare a whistleblower letter that was critical of bar executive director Joseph...
Litigation
Securities class action filings spike in 2016, driven by M&A cases
By Eli Wolfe
A boom in litigation driven by mergers and acqusitions and cases against foreign issuers, financial firms, and biotechnology c...
Orange County Judge Thierry Colaw takes time and effort to resolve complex civil cases.
Immigration
Attorneys mobilize to fight Trump immigration order
By Malcolm Maclachlan And Joshua Sebold
Attorneys across the state mobilized to file petitions on behalf of people who were barred from entering the United States ove...
EVP and General Counsel KB Home (Los Angeles) ...
In their new book, "The Case for the Corporate Death Penalty," professors Mary Ramirez and Steven Ramirez discuss how the gove...
E. Michael Kaiser was remembered as a judge's judge known for his strong work ethic and willingness to help colleagues. ...
Labor/Employment
Tesla's evasion of trade secret theft intrigues experts
By America Hernandez
A decision by Tesla Motors Inc. not to purse trade secrets or computer fraud claims against a fired employee it believes stole...
Corporate
Initiative creates GC committee to examine boardroom role
By Paula Lehman Ewing
A new initiative from the National Association of Corporate Directors plans to emphasize the important role general counsel pl...
As the company folds, employment claims can still be pursued against the company's insurer. ...
Wells Fargo & Co. "outright refuses to extend loans to individuals who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents," alle...
Stanislaus County Judge Jack Jacobson is known for his expertise, patience in family court.
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
State Bar & Bar Associations
New Orange County bar president takes oath in midst of controversy
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Protesting attorneys shouted during Orange County Bar Association President Michael L. Baroni's address. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Conservative judges blast 9th Circuit grant of habeas relief
By Kevin Lee
Convicted murderer James Edward Hardy's effort to obtain freedom received another boost Friday from a divided 9th U.S. Circuit...
A judge found no evidence that boxers were prohibited from working with outside promoters. ...
Retired 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge William A. Norris, who authored a concurring opinion in the 1980s holding the ...