A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.
In the past 10 years, just 19 tenured teachers in the entire state of California have been terminated for performance. By Dani...
Judges and Judiciary
Justice Joyce Kennard stepping down from state Supreme Court
By Emily Green
Justice Joyce L. Kennard, the longest-serving member on the state Supreme Court, known for her fierce independent streak that ...
California Supreme Court
Justice Joyce Kennard stepping down from state Supreme Court [OLD]
By Emily Green
Justice Joyce L. Kennard, the longest-serving member on the state Supreme Court, known for her fierce independent streak that ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Professor speech finds protection in 9th Circuit, for now
By Ben Armisteadn
The 9th Circuit recently denied a petition for panel rehearing in a case strongly affirming the First Amendment rights of prof...
A policy that restricts inmate mail at Ventura County Jail to the form of postcards is being challenged in federal court by a ...
The San Francisco-based software developer provides tools to help employees compare and purchase health care plans, a sector m...
Both Realtek Semiconductor Corp. and LSI Corp. took their shots Tuesday morning during opening statements before an eight-memb...
It was recently revealed that the massive Target data breach involved credentials stolen from a third-party contractor. So wha...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Latham guides $1.3 billion pharmaceutical sale
By Andrew Mc Intyre
Firm represents San Diego-based Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its sale to Mallinckrodt plc. ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Veteran Orange County judge to become neutral
By Alexandra Schwappach
After nearly 25 years on the Orange County Superior Court bench, Judge Nancy Wieben Stock is retiring to join mediation and ar...
San Mateo-based AtHoc Inc. specializes in emergency mass-notification systems that have been used amid natural disasters and o...
Government
Many incumbent judges will face election challenges in June
By Don Debenedictisn
At least 15 judges have drawn election challenges for the June primary. Meanwhile, 27 candidates signed up to vie for 14 open ...
Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer has formally requested an audit of the Judicial Branch's Administrative Office of the Courts...
The suit challenging teacher tenure laws disregards the beneficial purposes of those laws and ignores the full context of prob...
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has lured three partners away from Bingham McCutchen LLP, including a celebrated w...
Last week, the state Senate unanimously passed SB 477, which attacks the rampant exploitation temporary foreign workers suffer...
Orthotec LLC won a unanimous $48 million jury verdict against a European company this week over claims that the defendants fra...
California Courts of Appeal
Homeowners win right to sue Engstrom firm over allegedly withheld funds
By John Roemer
Homeowners who claim their former lawyers at Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack withheld almost half the funds from a $100 million ...
Top Verdicts
Top Appellate Reversals: Overview Chart
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP
Top Verdicts
Top Plaintiffs' Verdicts by Impact: Overview Chart
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP
Top Verdicts
Top Defense Results: Overview Chart
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP
Payers of state and local tax have broad standing to bring suits to restrain the waste of public funds. Of course, the plainti...
A judicial panel's order Monday granting California a two-year extension to cut its prison roll could cede more control of the...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit to reconsider whether drug lawsuit belongs in state court
By John Roemer
Legal observers said plaintiffs, in seeking to keep the case in state court, may have tripped over a California civil procedur...
Entertainment & Sports
Los Angeles taps entertainment attorney for new film czar
By Joshua Seboldn
Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday named entertainment law maven Kenneth Ziffren as a senior adviser charged with helping to slow t...
Litigation
Student, parent testify in landmark teacher quality trial
By Chase Scheinbaum
An ineffective teacher turned an ambitious student into a nervous and demoralized ball of nerves, said the father of a 13-year...
Large Firms
Law firm re-equitization: doubling down with someone else's money
By Ben Armisteadn
"Re-equitization"is a term, and more importantly a process, which relates to law firm partnership and capitalization structure...