Intellectual Property
Pipe patent case may lead to clarity on attorney fees
By Kevin Lee
A patent infringement case could shed light on how much litigation misconduct would be sufficient to justify a shift in legal ...
In light of accusations by its fired director and a backlog of discipline cases, lawmakers late last week told Bar trustees th...
Litigation
Pao peppered by dozens of jury questions in discrimination trial
By Saul Sugarman
On Friday, some questions suggested that, while Pao may have struggled at the firm, there were factors in her control that mig...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Trans fats false advertising case can go forward, 9th Circuit says
By Laura Hautalan
A customer who bought a vegetable oil spread for its health benefits can go forward with lawsuit against a Johnson & Johns...
Orange County Judge Gary Moorhead strives to keep his juvenile dependency courtroom comfortable.
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Fred W. Slaughter is relentlessly upbeat about his work.
Labor/Employment
Judge slams Uber legal argument and sends misclassification suit to jury
By Matthew Blaken
Two San Francisco judges on Wednesday denied motions by Uber and Lyft in employee misclassification suits, each sending the di...
Sacramento Independent ...
The terrifying derailment of a Metrolink train just north of Los Angeles is a jarring reminder about the risks associated with...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Asking a partner to leave, the right way
By Ben Armisteadn
As economic realities of the modern day law practice set in, law firms are beginning to ask partners to leave the firm or down...
Labor/Employment
Pao finishes cross-examination in gender discrimination trial
By Laura Hautalan
Ellen Pao finished her testimony Thursday in the trial against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, wrapping up a bruising c...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
How to represent mentally impaired clients
By Don Debenedictisn
Ethics experts say a lawyer representing someone who may be mentally ill or impaired must work extra hard to make sure he and ...
Todd F. Stevens, a civil litigator, and Brandon N. Stallings, a prosecutor in Kern County, will join the bar's Board of Truste...
A judge awarded Canadian semiconductor company Sidense Corp. and counsel at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP more than $...
ormer NFL wide receiver Willie James Gault took the stand Thursday in the Securities and Exchange Commission trial against him...
Environmental
Battery recycling plant owners reach accord with federal officials
By Fiona Smith
Exide Technologies, owner of a beleaguered battery recycling plant in Vernon, has reached a deal with federal officials in whi...
Solo and Small Firms
Construction defect firm adds new class action practice
By America Hernandez
Kasdan LippSmith Weber & Turner LLP open a downtown Los Angeles office headed by former Girardi rising star Graham LippSmi...
The California Public Utilities Commission announced Thursday that former CPUC Assistant General Counsel Arocles Aguilar has c...
The 9th Circuit's current trend of canceling the protections of the Bill of Rights when ruling majorities find them inconvenie...
Labor/Employment
Pao a less-than-ideal plaintiff, but does it matter?
By Matthew Blaken
Ellen Pao has proven to be a flawed candidate to take on the male-dominated culture of Silicon Valley - but is no worse than p...
California Supreme Court
In rare move, state Supreme Court votes to rehear capital case
By John Roemer
Incoming liberal justices signal their disagreement with a departing conservative in a death penalty appeal in what legal obse...
Law Practice
Sedgwick settles $200 million malpractice case over Ponzi scheme
By Don Debenedictisn
Sedgwick LLP has reached a confidential settlement in a $200 million-plus legal malpractice action challenging its representat...
San Francisco criminal defense attorney honored ...
Among lawyers recently disciplined by the Supreme Court and the State Bar Court are two - one a big-firm partner, the other a ...
Judges and Judiciary
After scathing audit report, lawmakers demand court spending reforms
By Paul Jonesn
Legislators at a joint committee hearing Wednesday made it clear they expect judicial leaders to make reforms after a state au...
There are nearly 6 million small businesses in the U.S. and over 197,000 medium-sized firms, according to a recent count. Many...
Is the current system perfect? Absolutely not. Would a system that required prosecutors to make the charging decision in every...
Should California do away with grand juries in cases of police misconduct? Of course. By LaDoris Cordell ...
Litigation
Oral argument begins in case over data collected from automatic license plate readers
By Kibkabe Arayan
The 2nd District Court of Appeal on Wednesday seemed inclined to side with local police agencies in limiting access to informa...