Qualcomm Inc. has entered a proposed settlement with a class of roughly 3,300 women employees in science, technology, engineer...
Within hours of the Federal Trade Commission raiding Brookstone Law PC in Santa Ana on suspicion of illegal promises and advan...
Law Practice
Morrison & Foerster's life sciences practice joins former colleague at Cooley LLP
By Justin Kloczko
An 11-member Morrison & Foerster LLP life sciences practice group is following former colleague Mika Reiner Mayer to Coole...
VP & General Counsel, Business & Staffing Solutions ACT-1 Group Inc. (Torrance) ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Former State Bar employee's lawsuit dismissed with leave to amend
By Lyle Moran
A State Bar communication officer's lawsuit against the agency alleging he was wrongfully terminated last year because of his ...
Yahoo Inc. has signed a $4.8 billion dollar sale to Verizon Communications Inc. with counsel from several law firms. ...
California Supreme Court
9th Circuit expresses annoyance with state Supreme Court in habeas petition
By Saul Sugarman
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has a bone to pick with the state Supreme Court for not doing its homework when issuing ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Porn star's defamation suit against tabloid can move ahead, court rules
By Logan Noblin
A millionaire porn star who has accused a British tabloid of falsely implying she tested positive for HIV can take her case to...
California Courts of Appeal
Court of Appeal rules in favor of OC DA's office
By Meghann M. Cuniff
In a split decision, the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled Monday in favor of the Orange County district attorney's office in...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
After an eight-day trial, a federal jury ruled against a man who claimed he was tased out of an attic by a San Bernardino Coun...
Government
Infraction fines and fees major topic at courts' future session
By L.J. Williamson
At the Commission on the Future of California's Court System's public comment session Friday, the topic that brought up more s...
Administrative/Regulatory
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary settles false claims allegations for $18M
By Phil Johnson
Acclarent, a Menlo Park-based subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, agreed Friday to pay $18 million to settle false claims all...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar's proposed experiential learning requirement put on hold
By Lyle Moran
A State Bar committee could not agree late last week on how to proceed with the centerpiece of a revised proposal of requireme...
Labor/Employment
Defendants turn double play in denying minor league class certification
By Matthew Blake
U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph E. Spero ruled Thursday minor league ballplayers' experiences are too varied to let a nationwide ...
Criminal
Judge orders informant records released in '82 capital case
By Meghann M. Cuniff
An Orange County Superior Court judge recently directed the district attorney's office to release jail informant information t...
Intellectual Property
Patent lawsuit against Apple revived by Federal Circuit
By Saul Sugarman
Apple Inc. must face infringement claims by patent holder Unwired Planet LLC, which had its case against the iPhone maker revi...
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday that will compel law schools not accredited by the American Bar Association to post data...
Entertainment & Sports
San Diego Comic-Con lets attorneys engage a unique audience with novel legal questions
By Steven Crighton
Featuring California Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, former judge and Facebook Vice President Paul Grewal, a...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit reverses murder conviction
By Logan Noblin
A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday ordered a convicted murderer freed, or else granted a new trial, b...
State Bar & Bar Associations
James P. Fox elected new State Bar president
By Lyle Moran
Former San Mateo County District Attorney James P. Fox was elected the next State Bar president on a platform that included bo...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Orange County Judge Steven Bromberg embraces his job after defeating a rare form of cancer.
Judges and Judiciary
Court Futures Commission holding public comment session
By L.J. Williamson And Malcolm Maclachla
The Commission on the Future of California's Court System is holding a public comment session today to discuss establishing a ...
Bank of America Corp. may have waived its right to arbitrate claims that it mismanaged $40 million of National Football League...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled with one executive of a Los Angeles-based litigation marketing company...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit rules that defendants must be prompt to compel arbitration
By Matthew Blake
Judge Stephen R. Reinhardt of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote that the Milan Institute of Cosmetology and its pres...
Intellectual Property
Google seeks sanctions against Oracle, attorney over disclosure
By Saul Sugarman
Attorneys for Alphabet Inc.-owned Google filed a motion Thursday seeking sanctions against Oracle Corp. and Orrick, Herrington...
California Supreme Court
Government can enter property for testing before eminent domain, court rules
By Kevin Lee
Gov. Jerry Brown's $15 billion water conveyance plan dodged a legal roadblock Thursday when the state Supreme Court ruled that...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.