Litigation
Asset freezes prolonged in FTC mortgage mass tort suit
By America Hernandez
Orange County firms Advantis Law PC and Brookstone Law PC are accused of making false promises and taking advances from client...
Litigation
San Francisco city attorney allowed to prosecute case with outside counsel in American Express suit
By Justin Kloczko
The San Francisco city attorney's office can partner with private counsel to prosecute an antitrust suit against American Expr...
SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Verimatrix Inc. (San Diego) ...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Law Practice
Winston & Strawn partner joins Akin Gump's litigation team
By Amanda Schallert
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP boosted its class action litigation practice Wednesday with the addition of partner Nea...
Labor/Employment
Netflix gets arbitrator to handle employment lawsuit
By Matthew Blake
Netflix Inc. has ensured the public will not stream, order on demand or otherwise view claims filed on behalf of the thousands...
Litigation
OC defender seeks time to file motion to dismiss death penalty
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Orange County deputy public defender Scott L. Sanders asked he be given until Sept. 23 to file a motion to dismiss the death p...
Litigation
Led Zeppelin members attend opening statements of 'Stairway' infringement trial
By Steven Crighton
Sitting beside their attorneys, Led Zeppelin members Robert Plant and Jimmy Page put to rest fears they'd be a no-show in cour...
Government
ACLU, government strike deal to resolve detainees' suit over phone use
By Saul Sugarman
A proposed class action settlement could dramatically improve detained immigrants' access to legal counsel in Northern Califor...
Three out of four individuals accused of bleeding an investment fund dry in 2011 may be pursued for $25 million by plaintiff-i...
Labor/Employment
Judge dismisses Albertson's class action to expedite appeal
By Matthew Blake
In the latest twist in a bizarre employment dispute, U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer agreed on Monday to parties' request ...
A quartet of attorneys sued by their former firm for breaching trade secrets while planning their departure has asked an Orang...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar trustees blast amendments to dues bill
By Lyle Moran
Several State Bar board members expressed strong frustration Tuesday about recent legislative amendments to the agency's pendi...
A seemingly skeptical federal judge put federal prosecutors on the defense for the second day in a row Tuesday at the FedEx Co...
Law Practice
Lawyer admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court at 72
By Amanda Schallert
RoseAnn Frazee was admitted to appear before the U.S. Supreme Court last month at age 72, after appealing a case in which she'...
For Contra Costa Judge Treat, no case is too small for a fair, exacting application of the law.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Chief justice says she hasn't opposed split of State Bar
By Lyle Moran
California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye told the Daily Journal she has not expressed opposition to the potential split...
All 12 candidates advocating reform were elected into officer and trustee positions at the Los Angeles County Bar Association ...
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Judges should follow the attorney fees factors
By Riley Guerin
The recent article "Lawyers complain of slashed contingency fees" (June 7) described the frustration that some plaintiff attor...
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Fee approval will help protect children
By Riley Guerin
Statements I made about attorney fees in cases involving minors were taken completely out of context. ["Lawyers complain of sl...
Environmental
Federal government could be liable for pollution costs, 9th Circuit rules
By Saul Sugarman
The U.S. government could be on the hook to pay costs related to a pollution caused by one of its defense contractors in a cas...
Litigation
Netflix looks to arbitrate independent worker class action
By Steven Crighton
A putative class action against Netflix Inc. could be dashed today, as a Los Angeles Superior Court judge will consider a moti...
District courts have discretion to determine whether a patent holder can win up to treble damages from infringers of protected...
Transactions
Wilson Sonsini, Simpson Thacher partners work on Microsoft acquisition of LinkedIn
By Phil Johnson
A trio of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partners advised Microsoft Corp. in the company's $26.2 billion acquisition of Li...
Patent attorney Imran A. Khaliq, who is accused of assaulting and injuring his former girlfriend — tax attorney Sohyun Sophie ...
Government
Fight over peremptory challenges once again a legislative priority
By L.J. Williamson
The fight over peremptory challenges has once again become a top legislative priority, as a bill proposing to cut the number o...
The former senior vice president and general counsel of eBay Inc. is rejoining the global law firm Cooley LLP as of counsel in...
VP of Legal and Corporate Secretary GoodData Corp. (San Francisco) ...