Litigation
San Jose's suit against Major League Baseball poised for appeal
By Hadley Robinson
A federal judge on Friday tentatively tossed the remaining claims in a lawsuit challenging Major League Baseball's decision t...
The company's consolidated privacy policy has rankled European governments that believe consumers should be able to opt-out of...
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial ethics group opines on campaign contributions, appeals without court reporters
By Don Debenedictisn
A judge should seriously consider recusal from a case involving a law firm whose lawyers gave more than $1,500 to the judge's ...
A decorated Army veteran nearing retirement, John Meigs says he's enjoyed every judicial post he's held.
Lawyers may be way behind at effectively handling client confidential data and fulfilling significant ethical obligations rega...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Sacramento County Judge John Winn is known for his deft ability to resolve criminal cases.
As her court's complex civil litigation judge, Marie Weiner encourages lawyers to try new tacks.
Entertainment & Sports
Production in peril: What happens when you lose a star?
By Ben Armisteadn
What happens when a production unexpectedly loses its star? By Mary Craig Calkins and Daniel H. Rylaarsdam ...
Judges, attorneys and city officials gathered Tuesday to celebrate a group of defense lawyers who represent indigent defendant...
Criminal
Judge rejects SEC fraud charges against former water treatment company executives
By Henry Meier
U.S. District Court Judge Manuel L. Real shot down all seven securities fraud charges brought by the SEC against Basin Water I...
San Francisco-based public interest law firm Youth Law Center held its 2013 Loren Warboys Unsung Heroes reception Monday at Bi...
Community News
Panelists dish on life beyond law firms at trial lawyers event
By Ben Adlin
Fenwick & West LLP's San Francisco office hosted an Association of Business Trial Lawyers event Dec. 3 on life beyond the ...
Community News
Phillips Lerner hosts annual adoption benefit in Los Angeles
By Ben Adlin
Family law firm Phillips Lerner ALC held its annual Adopt-A-Center event for the Los Angeles Youth Network at Lucky Strike, a ...
With 16 full-time attorneys, the firm expects to break $10 million in revenue this year, a success it attributes to its "relen...
The Los Angeles office of Greenberg Traurig LLP took home the Corporate Diversity Award at the 2013 Compete Sports Diversity A...
Community News
Legal administrators, firm partners gather for holiday luncheon
By Ben Adlin
More than 40 legal administrators and partners from Orange County law firms gathered on Dec. 3 at the Center Club in Costa Mes...
Business litigation attorney John B. Hurlbut Jr. of Rutan & Tucker LLP received the Orange County Bar Foundation's "Sammy"...
Stephen Yu, also named executive vice president at the company, joins from Santa Clara-based Rovi Corp., where he served as ...
The Orange County Trial Lawyers Association held its annual Top Gun Awards Dinner and Charity Auction at the Montage Laguna Be...
The 865,783-square-foot Pacific Commons Shopping Center in Fremont is the largest retail property in the Bay Area to sell this...
The South Asian Bar Association of Southern California held a special reception for two of its members on Dec. 6, honoring the...
Friends, family and colleagues gathered Dec. 4 for Loyola Law School's swearing-in ceremony for alumni newly admitted to the S...
Both in-house counsel and company directors expect business savvy to become a top concern over the next five to 10 years, acco...
Environmental
California wind farm hoping to get first federal permit to protect birds
By Fiona Smith
Since the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service first made these voluntary permits available in 2009, no company has tried to get one...
Litigation
Cycling's popularity spurs competition to represent injured riders
By Chase Scheinbaum
Personal injury attorneys are increasingly advertising their services to bicyclists. Even minor collisions can result in subst...
A recent case seems to complicate the duties of counsel representing an employer where an employee is a witness in the case. B...
The sustained decline is the first decrease to be measured since the National Association for Law Placement survey began in 19...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.