Administrative/Regulatory
Blurred blame in unpopular wireless approvals
By Ben Armisteadn
Congress wants wireless infrastructure without political backlash. And it recently found a way to have its wireless cake and e...
The first lawsuit sparked by the superbug bacterial outbreak that killed two patients, sickened five more and exposed almost 1...
Litigation
In twist, federal judge orders state court to decide immigration dispute
By John Roemer
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund has persuaded a federal judge in Los Angeles to ship back to state cou...
Despite her recent appointment, Judge Dorothy Kim has the disposition of a seasoned bench officer.
Energy Law
Big business finding new ways to meet growing appetite for green power
By Fiona Smith
Companies are becoming major players in California's renewable energy market, with several long-term deals to buy wind and sol...
Vice President and General Counsel for Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers Corporation - San Francisco ...
The president recently announced a "Precision Medicine Initiative" to accelerate the discovery of strategies for preventive me...
Perspective
New standard essential patent policy may facilitate negotiations
By Ben Armisteadn
The IEEE began considering changes because of calls from competition regulators for standard-setting organizations to provide ...
Forced firearms forfeitures are just one example of a much larger national problem of abusive property seizures and compelled ...
Litigation
Judge decertifies class in Nutraceutical International lawsuit
By Kibkabe Arayan
A federal judge has decertified a class of consumers who had sued over the allegedly deceptive marketing of an herbal suppleme...
Litigation
State settles lawsuit by developers after dropping plan to sell property
By Saul Sugarman
The state will pay $24 million to settle a lawsuit brought by private investors whose plans to buy 11 government-owned parcels...
Sidley Austin LLP and firm partner Stephen D. Blevit are two of the named defendants in a law suit filed in a Los Angeles Coun...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar may ditch special unit to chase unauthorized practice of law
By Don De Benedictis
Executive Director Joseph L. Dunn last fall formed a new enforcement unit within the bar to pursue the unauthorized practice o...
Litigation
Tech industry's prominence illustrated as jurors chosen in sex discrimination trial
By Craig Andersonn
As jury selection began in a high-profile gender discrimination trial Monday, the prominent role of the technology industry in...
From prison guard to public defender, San Joaquin County Judge Richard Guiliani has a range of experience.
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Intellectual Property
'Blurred Lines' trial shows confusion over sound recording laws
By Matthew Blaken
Whether a Marvin Gaye classic can be played at trial this week sheds light on a larger issue plaguing copyright law. ...
Perspective
LETTER: We must seek reform of broken mental health laws
By Ben Armisteadn
Shelters are good, but only if supportive services - including mental health treatment - are mandatory. By Michael D. Antonovi...
As a female attorney with my own firm, I found the article titled "Female attorneys strike out on their own" (Feb. 12), circli...
A recent decision takes an unprecedented step towards narrowing the application of the anti-SLAPP statute in mixed cause of ac...
U.S. Supreme Court
Kerry v. Din: A right to know the basis for visa denial
By Ben Armisteadn
The plaintiff in Kerry v. Din, to be argued Monday, has the right to require the government to make its allegations lea...
News that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to take over yoga through some kind of geographical indication came as...
A report by the Legislative Analyst's Office Friday urged lawmakers to require courts to provide more information about how th...
Brown, White & Newhouse LLP name partner George Newhouse Jr. is leaving the criminal defense and business litigation bouti...
Educational advocacy group Raising the Bar LLC is hosting an event Tuesday in which 20 Bay Area academics will lead discussio...
I urge my colleagues from courts that are underfunded, but less so than ours, to join those of us who work in courts with an e...
Intellectual Property
Experts say new trade group guidelines may reduce patent litigation
By Kevin Lee
An influential not-for-profit organization has finalized new policy guidelines that experts say may discourage future lawsuits...
Litigation
Former California federal judge, who once led DEA, signs onto anti-marijuana brief
By Laura Hautalan
A former Central District of California judge, one of nine former directors of the Drug Enforcement Administration to sign a b...
LA County Judge Victor Chavez takes a cerebral approach to the involved cases that he handles.
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.