Ex-engineer sues Twitter for gender discrimination, wrongful termination
By Kibkabe Araya
Adding to the slew of gender discrimination lawsuits rocking Silicon Valley, a former Twitter engineer filed a class action la...
The pending hires of Yar R. Chaikovsky and Blair M. Jacobs is the culmination of a recent push from Paul Hastings LLP to bolst...
Jurors hearing Ellen Pao's gender discrimination and retaliation case Friday, in which she is suing her former employer for $1...
Litigation
Amgen gearing up to appeal judge's decision to deny injunction in biosimilar drug case
By Banks Albachn
Amgen's attorneys are weighing an appeal to a U.S. District Court decision late last week that turned down the company's requ...
Korean War veteran and former Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William E. Burby Jr., known for his trustworthiness and amiabil...
In a case being argued Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a private organization should be able to have a sp...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Committee votes to shrink state bar exam by one day
By Deirdre Newmann
The California State Bar's Committee of Bar Examiners voted late Friday to approve shortening the bar exam from three days to ...
Criminal
AG's office to appeal judge's decision to bar district attorney from mass murder case
By Henry Meier
Attorney General Kamala Harris' office added that it would also independently investigate the Orange County district attorney'...
LA County Superior Court Judge Dan Oki's no-nonsense demeanor stems from his strong policy opinions.
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Hard work, mentorship and a little bit of luck catapulted Charles Koosed to the Riverside bench.
The Sacramento trucking company announced Thursday the appointment of Charles J. Mellor as senior vice president and chief le...
The increasing rate of cybercrime aimed at banks and sloppy implementation of new finanical apps is creating a lot of business...
At age 86, Charles B. Renfrew continues to be a respected, go-to alternative dispute resolution pro who handles major national...
Articles often extol the virtues of arbitration - such as to help avoid runaway jury awards or excessive attorney fees - but t...
A surge in design patent/trade dress litigation has strained the longstanding tension in the law between unprotected functiona...
What information may an attorney ethically disclose to the court to explain her need to withdraw from representation? That's a...
Criminal
Shine a light on 'postcard' dispositions of habeas petitions
By Ben Armisteadn
Unless a state court provides some meaningful discussion of a habeas claim, the petitioner is unlikely ever to obtain that dis...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Association of Business Trial Lawyers adopts new civility guidelines
By Melanie Brisbon
E-discovery and an ombudsmen civility program are addressed in the Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Business Trial La...
The attorneys of Los Angeles-based corporate firm Credo LLP - the name of which is Latin for we believe - seek to create a fle...
After a bill to limit peremptory challenges died in committee last year, the California Judges Association has introduced simi...
Paul Hastings LLP is poaching rainmaking patent litigators Yar R. Chaikovsky and Blair M. Jacobs from McDermott Will & Eme...
Community News
UC Irvine School of Law honors husband and wife with lecture series
By John Michael
UC Irvine School of Law honors husband and wife with lecture series ...
Entertainment & Sports
9th Circuit sends back Talent Agency Act for ruling on standing, jurisdiction
By Laura Hautalan
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday revived a constitutional challenge of the state's Talent Agencies Act, sayin...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court to rehear appeal in murder case based on new law
By John Roemer
State lawmakers spoke last fall and the state Supreme Court listened Wednesday as the justices voted to rehear the murder appe...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar committee will consider cutting bar exam to 2 days
By Kibkabe Arayan
After mulling for years over whether to cut a day from the state's bar exam, the California State Bar's Committee of Bar Exami...
Litigation
Clients praised Ellen Pao, but a male senior partner testified she was 'pushy'
By Craig Andersonn
Despite glowing reviews from her clients, Ellen Pao was viewed as an overly competitive employee by male senior partners at ve...
Litigation
Taxi companies' lawsuit against Uber faces high hurdles, experts say
By Laura Hautalan
Taxi companies that sued Uber Technologies Inc. for unfair competition have a high bar to clear to prove their claims, attorne...
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary American Residential Properties Scottsdale, Ariz. ...
A recent case might cause media outlets to wonder about the source of advertising revenues. By Ivan L. Kallick ...