A lover of language, LA Superior Court Judge Andrea Thompson fancies courtroom lexicon.
A federal judge on Monday ordered to close a case on behalf of 12,400 certified Apple Inc. store employees, ruling the company...
Litigation
Judge denies revival of insurance claims against Metrolink
By America Hernandez
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge refused to revive insurance companies' claims on Monday that Metrolink train operato...
Senior Vice President and General Counsel Toyo Tire Holdings of America Inc. Cypress ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Skadden guides deal creating $23B timber company
By Banks Albachn
In an all-stock deal worth $8.44 billion that creates one of the largest timber company in the U.S., Plum Creek Timber was acq...
State Bar Executive Director Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker has laid off two staffers in her office. ...
Hon. James N. Reese, a longtime JAMS neutral and retired Superior Court judge, died Oct. 31. He was 96 years old. ...
Litigation
Defamation charges against Metrolink board members dismissed
By Gautham Thomas
Three Metrolink board members won an anti-SLAPP motion Friday in a suit by a former auditor. ...
Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and the Golden State Warriors LLC have thwarted an antitrust lawsuit brought by StubHub Inc., ...
A victim of assault by sheriff deputies was formally cleared of all assault charges Friday and his criminal record from the in...
Tuolumne County Judge Kate Segerstrom is carrying on traditions in a small community.
Fresno County Judge Kent Hamlin says he barks at attorneys who are disrespectful or waste time.
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved
Attorney General Kamala Harris, in a Friday speech before the annual Consumer Attorneys of California convention, sounded more...
The race to succeed Attorney General Kamala Harris, who is running for a vacant U.S. Senate seat in 2016, has attracted intere...
Law Practice
California legal economy sheds jobs while national market improves
By Joshua Seboldn
The California and national legal markets are trending in opposite directions in terms of employment. The state's legal econom...
Jack S. Yeh is the third litigator from Manatt to join Sidley Austin in as many months. ...
Litigation
Corporate communications specialist testimony played in sweetener industry legal fight
By Gautham Thomas
Sweetener industry fight continues with video depositions of corn-side communications contractor. ...
Environmental
Youth, environmental groups sue Los Angeles, claim it fails to protect residents from oil drilling pollution
By Fiona Smith
Plaintiffs claim city has failed to comply with CEQA and is violating the civil rights of blacks and Latinos ...
The Judicial Council said Friday it plans to close its Burbank office by June 2017 as part of a consolidation and relocation p...
Still in its early days, a state program that offers hefty discounts on traffic fines is already performing significantly bett...
Jack S. Yeh is the third litigator from Manatt to join Sidley Austin in as many months.
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Superior Court Commissioner Fresno County (Fresno) ...
Though not her initial career path, Judge Shirley Watkins now relishes her work in LA Superior Court.
Litigation
L.A. Times columnist jury win said to be unprecedented in media industry, rare for age suits
By Matthew Blake
A six-week age, disability discrimination and constructive termination jury trial pitting former Los Angeles Times sports colu...
Jeffrey G. Benz ...
Government
Senate Judiciary Committee approves LA County judge for a Central District vacancy
By Matthew Hamity
The Senate Judiciary Committee sent Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark A. Young to the full Senate for confirmation ...
A Los Angeles entertainment attorney who spent $25,000 of client funds making payments on a mortgage, a Mercedes-Benz and purc...
Judge Christina A. Snyder denied UC Regents' motion to dismiss a suit brought by two graduate students who alleged Title IX vi...