Superior Court Judge
LA County Judge Frank Menetrez is thorough despite the hectic nature of children's court.
Environmental
FDA sued by environmental groups over genetically engineered fish
By Tim O'connor
Agency's approval of the first man-made salmon to be raised for human consumption has spawned a federal lawsuit by a group of ...
Bankruptcy
Landau, Gottfried & Berger LLP appeals $308,000 sanction
By Amanda Schallert
Landau, Gottfried & Berger LLP appealed the sanctions it received for frivolous litigation in the ongoing KSL Media Inc. b...
Originally announced in January, the deal fell into short-term limbo two weeks ago when Origin Technologies Inc., a shell comp...
Solo and Small Firms
McClaugherty & Associates has strong record of defense verdicts
By Amanda Schallert
When the facts are against the defense and where a plaintiff's attorney might think a high verdict is in the bag, McClaugherty...
Appellate Practice
Federal Circuit will not reconsider decision limiting International Trade Commission authority
By Amanda Schallert
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said Thursday it would not reconsider en banc its decision that the Internat...
Employment defense boutique Grube, Brown & Geidt LLP opens a Los Angeles office. ...
Government
San Mateo County Superior Court changes traffic fees policy, avoids ACLU suit
By Phil Johnson
Leaders of San Mateo County Superior Court announced several changes related to individuals' ability to pay traffic fines. Acc...
Longtime jurist stepped down from the 2nd District Court of Appeal after nearly 15 years on the appellate court, the court ann...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit panel splits on BIA definition of obstruction
By Fiona Smith
Divided court rules that the Board of Immigration Appeals had created a new and unconstitutionally vague standard defining wha...
A weekly report of the State Bar’s disciplinary actions.
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar lobbied for fee bill language on data disclosure
By Lyle Moran
The agency is now pointing to the approved legislation to seek dismissal of a long-running suit seeking the information. ...
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Fox Networks Group, Los Angeles ...
Perspective
Letter to the editor: Unaccredited school column gets it all wrong
By Riley Guerin
I would like to respond to a few of the points Hirbod Rashidi made in his opinion piece about unaccredited law schools, "The t...
Litigation
SF-based venture capitalist to pay $5.7 million to settle SEC claims
By Saul Sugarman
San Francisco-based venture capitalist G. Steven Burrill has agreed to settle Securities and Exchange Commission claims that h...
Intellectual Property
Gilead seeks to knock out patent verdict by attacking Merck attorney
By Tim O'connor
Dirty dealing by a Merck & Co. Inc. patent lawyer should knock out the drug giant's patent claims that led to a $200 milli...
National consulting firm CrossCheck Compliance LLC hired Monika L. McCarthy as its first general counsel and managing director...
The volume of initial public offerings this year so far has stagnated to a level not seen since the market doldrums of 2009 wh...
Obituaries
Retired 9th Circuit judge Shirley Hustedler remembered as pioneer
By Justin Kloczko
Judge Shirley Hufstedler, who was a state Court of Appeal judge and a 9th Circuitjudge, died Wednesday at the age of 90. She w...
Criminal
Federal judge vacates death sentence conviction due to prosecutorial misconduct
By Amanda Schallert
Because prosecutors had allegedly tried to elicit confessions and hindered the defense's ability to have a second eyewitness p...
Litigation
Environmental review of major LA port project inadequate, judge rules
By Fiona Smith
A judge threw out the city of Los Angeles' approval of a proposed $500 million truck-to-train transfer facility at its port We...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
The firm made its announcement the day after a cannabis market research firm declared that cannabis sales in the state exceede...
Immigration
Bill to boost immigrants' damage awards clears hurdle in Legislature
By Tim O'connor
The state Assembly Judiciary Committee passed a bill Tuesday that would knock out a 30-year-old appellate court ruling which c...
Labor/Employment
De facto union victory in dues case leaves issue unsettled
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The post-Scalia Supreme Court reached a 4-4 split on whether public union dues are unconstitutional. ...
The last time the Supreme Court weighed in on rights of publicity was in 1977. ...
Law Practice
California firm named largest women-owned firm in country
By Justin Kloczko
Walsworth has been named the largest women-owned law firm in the country, according to a woman's advocacy group. The 80-attorn...
Japanese-American former judge draws on the focus and centering of the tea ceremony. ...
LA County Judge John Slawson asks necessary questions without advocating for either side.