The California Court of Appeal delivered a groundbreaking decision in pharmaceutical mass tort litigation that "specific juris...
In a case touted as a "wake-up call" for medium-size or smaller businesses seeking to enter high-risk international markets, t...
A federal judge Friday picked San Francisco plaintiff's attorney Elizabeth J. Cabraser to help lead a mass of litigation again...
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is defending Wedbush Securities Inc. against its second set of market access rule violation al...
A Monterey County-based hospital has agreed to settle allegations that the facility and its clinics violated civil rights of i...
Judges and Judiciary
Obama to nominate ex-prosecutor as federal judge
By Hadley Robinson
The White House announced its intent to nominate white-collar defense attorney and former prosecutor Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. to...
Comcast Corp. must now also answer to the California Public Utilities Commission, which is using its broad authority over tele...
California Supreme Court
Santa Clara County prosecutor committed misconduct, but verdict stands
By Emily Green
A high-ranking Santa Clara County prosecutor is off the hook for what a lower court called a "pervasive pattern" of misconduct...
Law Practice
Landlord-tenant dispute service wins legal startup challenge
By Joshua Seboldn
Tired of waiting for the ABA to change its rules on the unlicensed practice of law, technology and legal enthusiasts gathered ...
It is a truism, even a banality, to say that cellphones are a fixture in our lives. Employers whose workers use private cellph...
Plaintiff's attorneys could have their first win against mandatory arbitration with a bill before the Senate, AB 2617. But obs...
Judge Patrick Hegarty's informal demeanor has suited him well in early disposition court.
Judge Kelly Vieira Simmons keeps things civil in her court as she oversees Marin County trials.
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Despite efforts to bury the hatchet, heavyweight plaintiffs' attorney Browne Greene and former California state treasurer Phil...
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of Synaptics Inc. San Jose ...
Why persist, like most defense attorneys, in emphasizing the financial incentives to plaintiffs' attorneys who successfully re...
Recent administrative actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding internal controls reporting signal that a sh...
Perspective
Bill is wrong approach to protect workers from wage theft
By Ben Armisteadn
Assembly Bill 2416 is a poor solution to the problem of wage theft. The bill would shift liability for unpaid wages onto innoc...
A bill containing previously vetoed provisions regulating courts' use of contractors failed to make it out of California's Sen...
Woven Digital LLC, home to the entertainment web properties Uproxx and Brobible, has a new GC. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Officer's attention deficit disorder does not grant him job protection, court rules
By Saul Sugarman
A former police officer's diagnosed struggles with maintaining focus on the job are not enough to grant him protection under t...
Mergers & Acquisitions
MoFo helps Intel buy networking business for $650 million
By Alex Shively
Morrison & Foerster LLP advised Santa Clara-based Intel Corp. in its $650 million cash acquisition of LSI's Axxia Networki...
Holly M. Riccio, pictured, assumed office as president of the American Association of Law Libraries during the organization's ...
Increasing numbers of actions alleging businesses are violating the ADA by failing to have accessible websites means the ADA m...
Intellectual Property
Federal Circuit reverses $30 million patent verdict against Google, others
By Laura Hautalan
In a victory for Google Inc. and other defendants in a patent infringement case, a San Francisco-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart ...
California Supreme Court
Court ruling against state Legislature revives possibility of a backlash
By Emily Green
When courts make decisions legislators don't like, the fallout can sometimes be felt in the judiciary's budget or bills affect...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Prosecutors praise Santa Clara law and motions Judge Griffin Bonini, public defenders don't.
Judge Raoul M. Thorbourne is known for flexibility with lawyers and taking his time in rulings.