The efficacy and reach of sex offender laws in the digital age is being impugned by legal experts after an 18-year-old girl wa...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar public hearing ethical rules set for Feb. 3
By Lyle Moran
The State Bar has scheduled a public hearing on a proposed rule that would place an ethical obligation on criminal prosecutors...
Law Practice
Lewis Brisbois acquires personal injury firm with scattered offices
By Steven Crighton
Experts say the acquisition was prompted by an opportunity to secure some seasoned talent while extending the firm's geographi...
The former bookkeeper of a Fresno law firm was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months in federal prison for pocketing more than $586,0...
The State Bar is planning to more aggressively try to recoup unpaid costs that were assessed to attorneys disciplined in State...
The California Air Resources Board offered a stinging rejection of the Volkswagen AG plan to fix its diesel engines enmeshed i...
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a state prisoner's lawsuit against a pair of the facility's physicians even ...
Los Angeles County has joined the city attorney's suit against SoCalGas over the Porter Ranch methane gas leak. ...
Orexigen Therapeutics Inc., a La Jolla obesity-focused pharmaceutical company, named Thomas P. Lynch general counsel, executiv...
General Counsel, Moose Inc. (San Diego) ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
In debate over court records, split 9th Circuit sides with public access
By Saul Sugarman
A group of intervenors have been given another chance by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to unseal confidential document...
Litigation
Medical kickback scheme continues with CA defendants only
By America Hernandez
An insurance fraud suit involving counterfeit spinal implants and alleged doctor kickbacks was allowed to proceed, in spite of...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Silicon Valley medical diagnostics company purchased with aid from Davis Polk
By Banks Albachn
Santa Clara-based Affymetrix Inc., a provider of cellular and genetic diagnostic products, has agreed to $1.3 billion sale to ...
Former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III has been tentatively tapped to guide settlement negotiations of hundreds of lawsuits...
Spotify USA Inc. is facing another nine-figure class action from a musician who claims the digital giant reproduced and distri...
Litigation
U.S. Supreme Court Justices set to wipe out mandatory dues for public sector workers
By Matthew Blake
State appears to concede point before high court that collective bargaining is a political act ...
Thomas Jefferson School of Law has been placed on the federal government's "Heightened Cash Monitoring" list. ...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved
California Courts of Appeal
State depublication rule draws criticism from judges, lawyers
By Kevin Lee
A majority of judges and attorneys who responded to a request for public comment favor abolishing the state's 110-year-old pra...
Government
Legal industry posts substantial employment gains nationwide last year
By Banks Albachn
The upswing in legal jobs is the first in three years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ...
Litigation
Judge considers motion to dismiss in long-running public corruption case
By Amanda Schallert
A San Bernardino Superior Court judge will consider a motion to dismiss the most serious criminal charges in one of the state'...
Not even two weeks into the New Year, Burford Capital LLC has nearly matched its 2013 litigation funding figures with a single...
Bioscience leader Agilent Technologies Inc. promoted Michael Tang to general counsel, senior vice president and secretary last...
Litigation
Private court reporters not bound by statutory fee caps
By America Hernandez
Private court reporters hired by parties are not bound by statutory transcript costs when appearing as the official reporter p...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit rules for property owner in bankruptcy case
By Saul Sugarman
A decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could signal a shift in the way the court handles foreclosures and evictio...
Former Los Angeles County Superior Court presiding judge James Bascue pleaded no contest Friday to felony assault with a deadl...
Reporter Frank Snepp's lawsuit will likely go to trial again with no sign of settlement ...
Riverside County Judge Sean Lafferty believes both in the legal system and in helping people. ...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
San Francisco County Judge Daniel Flores moved from criminal defense work to the bench.