Repealing the nearly century-old FAA by foreclosing the avenue of private pre-dispute resolution may not be in the best intere...
California-based IP transactional lawyers who advise life sciences companies said a number of factors keep their numbers low a...
The search giant's settlement with the EU shows a serious rift between the two most influential competition authorities worldw...
Discipline
Former prosecutor should be suspended, State Bar Court recommends
By Fiona Smith
A former San Francisco prosecutor should be suspended for two years following a string of drunk driving convictions, a State B...
A San Diego-based lawyer who wants to grab a seat from an incumbent judge may first have to face discipline from the State Bar.
Intellectual Property
Nokia seeks $1.1 million in legal fees in Apple-Samsung discovery dispute
By Kevin Lee
Nokia Corp. is seeking more than $1.1 million in legal fees and costs from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP for the l...
California Courts of Appeal
Judge should not have privately reviewed records, appellate court rules
By John Roemer
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kenneth R. Freeman erred when he privately reviewed class counsel's billing records to...
Labor/Employment
Arbitrator awards $5.4 million to sales employees in medical device case
By Laura Hautalan
The sales workers - two of 14 in a similar role who left the company - expressed concerns about the devices efficacy and resig...
Both firms bolster their Valley presence with IP lawyers.
California Supreme Court
Diversity of experience key in next justice
By Ben Armisteadn
My own view is that the governor should take a page from his first term playbook and appoint a practicing lawyer with a proven...
Securities
Fenwick, Wilson Sonsini brought on for $500M video game maker IPO
By Dominic Fracassan
King Digital Entertaiment PLC, the video game developer behind the popular "Candy Crush Saga" puzzle game, brought on Fenwick ...
Litigation
Major education case highlights subtle rift among allies in fight, legal observers say
By Chase Scheinbaum
Experts believe Vergara v. California illustrates a schism among several public interest groups on an important point: How to ...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court revives lawsuit against Alameda County doctors
By Saul Sugarmann
The 1st District Court of Appeal on Tuesday revived claims against Alameda County Medical Center doctors, who allegedly failed...
A recent report that U.S. law firms were one of many targets in the National Security Agency surveillance scandal has lawyers ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit conservatives, in minority, accuse colleagues of skirting habeas limits
By John Roemer
The ongoing struggle over habeas corpus went another round at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as conservatives on Tuesda...
Dublin-based drugmaker Actavis PLC tapped Latham & Watkins LLP to help guide its largest deal to date.
Criminal
Tax attorney pleads guilty to failing to file tax returns
By Alexandra Schwappach
James P. Kleier, who focuses on federal and state tax issues, was charged in May with failing to report income he earned from...
D. Inder Comar took a page from his startup clients' playbook when he launched a crowdfunding campaign last April to raise mo...
The proliferation of these policies affects the rights and obligations of homeowners, developers, general contractors and subc...
Won't this mega-merger just knock out another competitor and further exacerbate the already deplorable cable service we receiv...
I love movies. I also happen to be a litigator, so sometimes it's a bit difficult for me watching lawyers on the big screen. H...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Mandatory school tee shirt struck down in First Amendment case
By John Roemer
For the second time in less than a month, UCLA School of Law's Eugene Volokh has scored a free speech win before the 9th U.S. ...
Law Practice
Veteran land use lawyer survives cancer, changes approach to life
By Fiona Smith
This year, Timothy A. Tosta is marking two anniversaries - 40 years practicing law and a decade visiting the poor at a San Fra...
Law Practice
New ABOTA president maintains national fame through obsessive preparation
By Don Debenedictisn
As the 2014 president, Mark P. Robinson Jr. will turn his intense work ethic to the American Board of Trial Advocates' mission...
High speed rail proponents Friday urged a judge not to consider key claims by rail opponents that the design of the statewide ...
Corporate
Kirkland aids in $825M sale of Eddie Bauer to Jos. A. Bank
By Salvador Mares
San Francisco-based private equity firm Golden Gate Capital relied on counsel from Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the sale of por...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Appealing orders compelling arbitration just got tougher
By Ben Armisteadn
The 9th Circuit recently adopted a rebuttable presumption that an order compelling arbitration stays, but does not dismiss, an...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court to consider sex offender registration
By Emily Green
The California Supreme Court is considering reversing course and OK'ing automatic sex offender registration for people convict...
Litigation
Defense attorneys feeling effects of 9th Circuit ruling in wage and hour cases
By Henry Meier
After years of district court judges remanding wage and hour class action litigation to plaintiff-friendly state courts, some ...
The ethical implications of the Mayer Brown surveillance revelations are not something to dismiss lightly. By Edwin B. Reeser ...