The fundamental question facing the high court as it decides the pending petition for writ of certiorari is one that affects a...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court hears case on the reach of CEQA for university expansion projects
By Fiona Smith
Some justices pepper the attorney for the California State University with skeptical questions over the university's contentio...
Litigation
Golden State Warriors ask judge to dismiss ticket reseller's antitrust suit
By Philip Johnsonn
Attorneys representing the Golden State Warriors have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by StubHub Inc. against th...
California Supreme Court
Company, insurer battle over 1872 law in coverage dispute
By John Roemer
An insurance company battled its client over the meaning of a 19th century law at oral argument here on Tuesday before the sta...
Karl A. Limbach, a noted intellectual property lawyer, has died at age 83. ...
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Cisco's patent infringement defense
By Kevin Lee
Cisco Systems Inc. can be held liable for inducing other entities to infringe a patent held by Commil USA LLC, even though the...
The state Supreme Court appeared poised Tuesday to alter the rulebook when it comes to interpreting wills. ...
Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles County (Santa Monica) ...
San Diego-based facilities management company Pristine Environments Inc. announced the hiring of Michael O'Sullivan as chief l...
California Supreme Court
In possibly significant case, state high court to mull charities' challenge to man's will
By Laura Hautalan
Two charities are asking the state Supreme Court to allow them to use outside evidence to challenge the interpretation of a ma...
Criminal
In unusual move, judge documents ousted juror's behavior in convicted man's trial
By Laura Hautalan
U.S. District Judge William Alsup filed an unusual memo late last week explaining the circumstances behind his dismissal of a ...
Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and General Counsel STX Productions LLC Burbank ...
New rules for spouses of foreign workers contain more flexiblity than had been anticipated. ...
Justice Patti Kitching will retire in October after 22 years on the 2nd District Court of Appeal ...
Though she told very few people at the time, Cheryl Orr, the chair of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP's national labor and empl...
Labor/Employment
Doubts cast on whether L.A. can enforce $15 wage floor
By Matthew Blaken
A proposed citywide labor standards office could be inadequate to enforce the historic law, lawyers said. ...
Government
Governor chooses diverse trio to 2nd District Court of Appeal
By John Roemer
Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday named three men to serve on the Los Angeles-based 2nd District Court of Appeal. ...
LA County Commissioner Robert Harrison may ruffle feathers, but he tries to stick closely to the law.
9th Circuit Judge John Owens, a longtime prosecutor, is known for his politeness and intelligence.
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Data Privacy
GPS tracking devices on employees ignite privacy concerns
By Kibkabe Arayan
The intrusion on employee privacy is the basis of a recent lawsuit magnifying the potential wrongful termination claims that c...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Deliberations of judicial watchdog should be public
By Ben Armisteadn
The state's judicial watchdog agency, is made up of judges, lawyers and members of the public. Yet the its deliberations are c...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Ensure lateral moves are a win-win
By Ben Armisteadn
In some situations, firms acquire other firms' problems without the reward, and with unforeseen conflicts - both legal and per...
Litigation
Former Salesforce employee sues for wage and hour violations
By Philip Johnsonn
A former Salesforce.com Inc. employee has sued the cloud-based computing giant for a variety of wage and hour violations in Sa...
U.S. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco slashed an attorney fee request by more than half Thursday in a consumer cl...
Solo and Small Firms
Small San Diego firm specializes in suing lawyers
By Don Debenedictisn
Stanford and Associates in San Diego specializes exclusively in plaintiffs' legal malpractice cases. Nevertheless, most of the...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediator encourages parties not to dwell on past wrongs
By Deirdre Newmann
Mediator Mari J. Frank focuses on what she calls 'mindfulness,' and encourages parties to find desired solutions. ...
Judges and Judiciary
Backers of Orange County judge's recall do not have history on their side
By L.J. Williamson
The leaders of the campaign to recall Orange County Superior Court Judge M. Marc Kelly for lowering the sentence of a convicte...
California Supreme Court
New state high court justices split, allowing death penalty to stand
By John Roemer
For the second time, Gov. Jerry Brown's appointees to the state Supreme Court failed to present a united front as Justice Leon...