Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy judge disqualifies Winston & Strawn from San Bernardino case
By Fiona Smith
A bankruptcy judge has disqualified Winston & Strawn LLP from working on the city of San Bernardino's bankruptcy proceedin...
The judge presiding over litigation involving allegations of unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles said he was inclined t...
Judges and Judiciary
Los Angeles County Superior Court sees layoffs take effect
By Chase Scheinbaum
Court reporters, courtroom assistants and accountants were among the employees of Los Angeles Superior Court who were laid off...
Arizonan Andrew Hurwitz overcame a tricky nomination process on his way to the 9th Circuit.
Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) ...
The Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975 hit tort lawyers hard, imposing a $250,000 limit on pain and suffering dama...
The New Lawyer
Ex-professors' lawsuit raises questions about Phoenix School of Law growth, policies
By Don Debenedictisn
Two tenured professors claim in a federal lawsuit that Phoenix School of Law effectively forced them out when they protested a...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has confirmed the validity of an Apple Inc. patent claim that was instrumental in the com...
Chief Legal Officer for Western Health Advantage Sacramento ...
Jessica Grant jumped from seven-lawyer plaintiff-side environmental boutique Sher Leff to 75-attorney San Francisco firm Coble...
Rogelio R. Flores has become an evangelist of sorts for the concept of collaborative justice.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
VIDEO: Incentive awards in class-action settlements under fire
By Ben Armisteadn
A recent 9th Circuit decision continues a trend of close judicial scrutiny of class settlements and requires counsel to recons...
CLS Bank calls into question the validity of the bulk of the business method patents issued during the State Street<...
The recent cutbacks in funding for courts and the resulting increased demands on judges' time make it appropriate to consider ...
Litigation
Hold 'em or fold 'em: 8 'cards' companies should consider before trying a case
By Ben Armisteadn
While the primary focus here is the defense of a company in a product-related lawsuit, these considerations apply equally in t...
Rutan & Tucker LLP hosted an event marking the firm's first decade in Silicon Valley. One of Orange County's largest law f...
Judges and Judiciary
Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside counties will get biggest bite of court's $60 million
By Paul Jones
Los Angeles County Superior Court is set to receive $20 million in extra funding over the next fiscal year, according to a pla...
Litigation
Class counsel gets one-third of $90 million potash settlement
By Andrew Mc Intyre
A U.S. District Court judge ordered Wednesday that one-third of the recent $90 million settlement in a four-year-long case inv...
Hannah L. Blumenstiel, the newest member of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of California, was sworn in Jun...
Community News
Election law takes center stage at Public Policy Institute event
By Ben Adlin
The state's top campaign finance enforcer and a leader in the California business community sat down Tuesday to talk about imp...
Bingham McCutchen LLP litigation partner Peter Obstler plans to jump to Arnold & Porter LLP in San Francisco next week, hi...
Like many, the founders of KPPB LLP had no idea the economy would face the challenges it did around 2008, leaving most firms s...
On June 4, the Beverly Hills Bar Association held its annual Supreme Court Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The justices o...
Bingham & McCutchen LLP last month announced the establishment of a two-year public interest law fellowship with the Legal...
Criminal
Los Angeles DA revises office's exculpatory evidence policies
By Hamed Aleazizn
The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office this week clarified a policy to require explicitly that prosecutors provide defense...
James L. Smith eschews a lot of formality as a neutral with JAMS and adds a healthy dose of humor to put parties at ease and f...
Community News
9th Circuit judge, students recognized at Mexican-American bar gala
By Ben Adlin
The Mexican American Bar Foundation held its annual Scholarship and Awards Gala on June 8 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in ...
At its eighth annual Justice for All: Celebrating Pro Bono event on May 22, the Alameda County Bar Association Volunteer Legal...
The Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice held its annual awards gala on June 3 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel. The celebratio...
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court strikes down part of Port of Los Angeles truck pollution program
By Fiona Smith
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down parts of the Port of Los Angeles' landmark effort to clean up diesel truck pollution in a u...