General Counsel of Aeris Communications Inc. Santa Clara ...
Judges and Judiciary
Federal judge, appellate justice help Ugandan judiciary understand plea bargain
By Kibkabe Arayan
U.S. District Court Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell and 2nd District Court of Appeal Division Eight Presiding Justice Tricia A. ...
Law Practice
Greenberg adds three attorneys to property tax practice
By Steven Crighton
Greenberg Traurig LLP has expanded its local tax practice with the addition of three attorneys from the now-defunct specialize...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit affirms acquittal in obstruction of justice claim in bid-rigging case
By Saul Sugarman
A man's exoneration from a federal jury verdict that he obstructed justice has been upheld by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap...
The constitutionality of the death penalty was under intense scrutiny Monday in a highly anticipated hearing before the 9th U....
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
It's back to school for some lawyers when appellate courts give them a failing grade. Courts of appeal can come to resemble la...
Brian Busey and David Scannell discuss a recent Federal Circuit decision which resolves a fundamental dispute regarding the ju...
Plaintiff Norma Lozano was confronted with evidence at a jury trial on Friday that she received a depression diagnosis due to ...
Litigation
Motion: Court-appointed receiver bill will drain assets frozen by FTC
By Gautham Thomas
A receiver is billing more to preserve frozen assets than those assets are worth, according to a motion filed Friday in federa...
Richard Stone, the assistant supervising judge of Los Angeles County Superior Court's West District, retired on Friday after 1...
Litigation
NFL Sunday Ticket class actions could consolidate in Central District
By Ashley Cullinsn
Attorneys for a San Francisco sports bar filed a motion Thursday to centralize eight separate antitrust class actions alleging...
Law Practice
Law Firms not spending much on cybersecurity, report finds
By Joshua Seboldn
A survey of law firm technology leaders found that firms are spending less than $7 million on cybersecurity on average, despit...
Intellectual Property
Pinterest asks judge to force competitor to rename itself in trademark trial
By Kevin Lee
Pinterest Inc. asked a federal judge Friday to find travel planning website Pintrips Inc. liable for trademark infringement an...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
San Diego Superior Court Judge Enrique Camarena's father is the model for his life and work.
Riverside County Superior Court Judge Christopher B. Harmon is embracing his full family law docket.
Criminal
Divided state high court sides with defendant in gang sentence enhancement
By John Roemer
In an opinion that appeared to solidify the bench's emerging liberal bloc, the state Supreme Court voted 4-3 that prosecutors ...
Law Practice, Books
Despite industry woes, a bright future for lawyers
By Ben Armisteadn
In "Glass Half Full," professor Benjamin Barton expresses optimism in the face of the many challenges the legal profession is ...
Two recent appellate cases and a bill pending in the state Legislature demonstrate the importance of determining a preliminary...
Described by one attorney as having the "mediator's magic," Greg Derin employs his knowledge of entertainment, intellectual pr...
Judges and Judiciary
New ethics rules allow judges to accept scholarships and prizes
By Kevin Lee
The California Supreme Court unanimously adopted revisions to state judicial ethics standards Wednesday, softening its rules a...
A tearful Norma Lozano testified at a jury trial on Thursday that UCLA Health System behaved callously after her medical recor...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit tosses bad faith sanctions against Glendale law firm
By Fiona Smith
Reversing the trial court, a unanimous three-judge panel held that sanctions imposed for actions that add to litigation expens...
They're known primarily as a bankruptcy firm, but the practices of SulmeyerKupetz are diverse enough to ensure that bankruptcy...
Litigation
Ten major automakers sued over alleged keyless ignition defects
By Gautham Thomas
A class action filed Wednesday in federal court accuses Toyota and 10 other major car companies of causing carbon monoxide dea...
Securities
Owner of Dole Foods hit with $148 million judgment from buyout
By Joshua Seboldn
The former chief executive officer and now-owner of Westlake Village-based Dole Food Co. Inc. suffered a major loss Thursday w...
The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday vastly expanded the definition of a joint employer, making it possible for comp...
Litigation
California high court to hear battle over plan to build new city in LA County
By Fiona Smith
Justices will grapple with whether to toss environmental reviews of the massive project in a case that could affect how projec...
Increasingly, chief information officers and chief information security officers will face lawsuits for their actions, and ina...
