The state Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a petition to bring back conspiracy charges against San Bernardino county official...
It's a new year, but law firm leaders aren't terribly excited about it. Managing partners responding to a survey indicated tha...
Criminal
Attorney gets probation for brandishing weapon on homeless man
By Saul Sugarman
A Bakersfield lawyer on Wednesday was slapped with a three-year sentence of probation and anger management counseling followin...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Former State Bar employee files claim over dismissal
By Lyle Moran
Thomas Layton alleges he was wrongfully terminated for filing grievances and unfair practice charges against the bar. ...
California Supreme Court
Anti-deficiency protections apply to short sales: Supreme Court
By America Hernandez
Lenders may not pursue borrowers for the outstanding amount on a mortgage loan after a short sale, the high court ruled Thursd...
On the cusp of a historic change in the way the L.A. County's criminal justice system deals with mentally ill offenders, one o...
Litigation
State supreme court will confront if UCLA liable for near fatal classroom attack
By Matthew Blake
Justices to consider if university had duty to protect chemistry student Katherine Rosen. ...
Choosing cases based on merit allows Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP to compete with the big firms. ...
InsideView Inc., a customer data management and marketing provider, named Nicole K. Campbell as its first general counsel and ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
San Diego plaintiffs' bar group welcomes new president
By Riley Guerin
Brett Schreiber, a partner at Thorsnes, Bartolotta, McGuire, has been elected president of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego...
Richards D. "Dick" Barger, former state insurance commissioner and co-founder of the insurance law firm Barger & Wolen LLP...
Mediator Floyd Siegal wants clients to feel that no stone is left unturned ...
Litigation
Attorneys lobby for key spots in Volkswagen emissions class action
By Tim O'connor
With an overflow gallery of litigators looking on, Volkswagen AG lawyers admitted to a frustrated U.S. District Judge Charles ...
Litigation
VW faces array of plaintiff's lawyers along with more serious problems
By Tim O'connor
When Volkswagen AG's lawyers enter the ceremonial courtroom of the San Francisco federal court Thursday, they'll find some of ...
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor: We need an answer on citizenship issue
By Riley Guerin
In his Jan. 15 article, Professor Michael D. Ramsey makes a persuasive argument that American citizens born outside the U.S. t...
Lenovo Group Ltd. announced late Tuesday a new general counsel will take over after the former one stepped down. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Friedland looks to tackle homelessness as OC bar's new chief
By Steven Crighton
Friedland's chief concerns as the Orange County bar's new president are civility, engagement ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Microchip Technology Corp. announces plans to buy Atmel Corp. in San Jose for $3.56B.
By Banks Albachn
A Jones Day team is advising Atmel and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising Microchip in the biggest semiconductor...
Litigation
Judge blocks cumulative voting proposal in Inland Empire
By Amanda Schallert
A San Bernardino judge on Tuesday blocked an Inland Empire city's campaign to be the first California jurisdiction to implemen...
The soon-to-be Los Angeles Rams are facing a lawsuit from fans in St. Louis who claim the team is not keeping its end of perso...
Chief Legal Officer Prothena Corp. PLC South San Francisco ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Class action can survive if name plaintiff says no, high court rules
By Saul Sugarman
A class action is not considered moot even if the defendants offer to settle with the name plaintiff for the full amount allow...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
In a key setback for disability rights advocates, a federal appellate panel published a decision on Monday finding United Airl...
A surprising thing about the record 91 reported "mergers" in 2015 is not that there were so many combinations, but that there ...
The liability quagmire stemming from a deadly balcony collapse in Berkeley last June took one small step toward resolution Tue...
State Bar & Bar Associations
LA plaintiff's bar reinforces court access efforts at gala
By America Hernandez
David M. Ring assumed the presidency of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles on Saturday at the organization's 67...
The cloudy atmosphere didn't dampen the energy of the legal and business community gathering in the parking lot of the Lightho...
Major League Baseball and its fans won't play ball in a federal courtroom, as the parties submitted an 11th hour settlement ag...