The New Lawyer
State Bar panel adopts plan to require law students have skills training before admission
By Don Debenedictisn
A special State Bar panel unanimously approved a set of proposals Tuesday to require that would-be lawyers take 15 units of la...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Purchasing a new brand may have US immigration implications
By Ben Armisteadn
Among the numerous legal issues faced by a purchaser acquiring a new company with a brand name is a key question: How to retai...
Perspective
9th Circuit curtails protections from liability for pension plan fiduciaries
By Ben Armisteadn
The court limited the protections from liability for ERISA pension plan fiduciaries afforded by the "presumption of prudence" ...
These activities are, in fact, linked. By Peter Scheer
Litigation
Major health insurer violating civil rights of AIDS patients, federal lawsuit claims
By Chase Scheinbaum
The nation's largest health insurer is endangering the lives and violating the civil rights and privacy of its HIV and AIDS p...
Law firm leaders said they have less confidence this year compared to past years that their firms can adapt to the changing le...
Entertainment & Sports
Ghost Rider creator wins reprieve in fight with Marvel
By Ryne Hodkowski
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit on Tuesday vacated a lower court ruling in a copyright ownership dispute involvi...
Litigation
San Jose judge sets up roadblock for plaintiff's lawyers in food labeling case
By Hadley Robinson
A group of plaintiff's attorneys who have filed dozens of food labeling cases in the Northern District of California hit a bum...
Bankruptcy
U.S. Trustee Program sets guidelines for attorney fees in certain bankruptcies
By Joshua Sebold
The Department of Justice announced some long-anticipated guidelines on attorney compensation in large bankruptcy cases Tuesday.
Labor/Employment
Plaintiffs' attorneys pleased with U.S. Supreme Court arbitration ruling
By Laura Hautalan
Arbitrators can continue deciding on a case-by-case basis whether plaintiffs can assert class claims in arbitration, the U.S. ...
Butte County Superior Court Judge Robert A. Glusman was elected the 82nd president of the association Tuesday.
Litigation
State Supreme Court decision could expand use of '998' settlement offer
By Emily Green
The state Supreme Court Monday endorsed the expansive application of a unique settlement offer that raises the stakes for civi...
Justice Stephen J. Kane is known as a 'deep thinker' who has a practical streak.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Plaintiffs in Google data collection case attack company's dismissal argument
By John Roemer
Lawyers for Google Inc. and opposing counsel eager to sue over the company's secretive data collection venture struggled with ...
These may sound like simple questions, but you might be surprised how difficult they can be to answer.
Unless you act quickly, the plaintiff may begin procedures to enforce a judgment in its favor, all before your post-trial moti...
Perspective
Seeking certiorari? Don't forget to consider getting the circuit court mandate stayed
By Ben Armisteadn
When no one moves to stay the circuit court's mandate pending Supreme Court review, the mandate issues and jurisdiction return...
An economical and potentially legally devastating method for introducing Internet writings into evidence is by requesting judi...
Litigation
Federal sentencing guidelines can't be applied retroactively, justices say
By Hamed Aleazizn
They may no longer be binding, but the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines are still within reach of the Constitution's Ex Post...
Intellectual Property
Obama administration mulls veto of ITC Apple sales ban
By Kevin Lee
The Obama administration is weighing several legal, economic and political factors as it considers whether to overturn a sales...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Litigation
Proposed $500 million cargo facility near Port of Los Angeles attracts unusual foe
By Fiona Smith
The region's air pollution regulator has sued Los Angeles over its approval of a project which supporters say is critical to m...
Government
White House intends to appoint Public Counsel lawyer to government post
By Alexandra Schwappach
President Obama intends to appoint Public Counsel Law Center's Catherine Lhamon as the assistant secretary for civil rights in...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled arbitrators can decide whether arbitration agreements allow class claims to...
Seeking to stake a bigger claim in Southern California's burgeoning startup scene, Latham & Watkins LLP Monday hired a lat...
California Courts of Appeal
State appellate courts poised for leftward shift
By Emily Green
The presence of a Democratic governor, Jerry Brown, threatens the Republican Party's longtime stranglehold on the state appell...
Re: "Why our high court must narrowly construe labor laws" (May 29). By Kevin K. Green
Re: "State Bar homes in on older lawyers" (June 6). By Irwin (Chip) Chasalow
Re: "State Bar homes in on older lawyers" (June 6). By Edward R. Leonard
"The Scottsboro Boys," the final collaboration of Kander and Ebb (Ebb died in 2004), has the prolific team going out winners. ...