California Supreme Court
High court agrees to hear arguments in bribery case
By Katie Lucia
The state Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear arguments on whether to reinstate certain bribery charges against defendants ...
IMT Capital LLC, a private equity firm, and its affiliate apartment operator Sherman Oaks-based IMT Residential, purchased the...
Immigration
Immigrants who fear gang members may be granted asylum, 9th Circuit rules
By John Roemer
More immigrants who confront street gangs in their home countries may merit asylum, thanks to a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appe...
The U.S. government received and approved record numbers of initial EB-5 application forms last year, and lawyers saw plenty o...
Labor/Employment
San Diego pension reform inititiative unlawful, PERB judge says
By Laura Hautalan
The decision held that then-Mayor Jerry Sanders was obligated to negotiate the measure with labor unions before taking it to v...
Gov. Brown's State of the State speech included this statement: "Equal treatment for children in unequal situations is not jus...
Police departments may have a cold case unit for very old crimes, but no proactive unit to deal with ticking time bombs in the...
Manage office romance so you don't have to manage a lawsuit. By Anthony J. Oncidi and Adam Freed
The Contra Costa firefighters' and sheriff's deputies' unions are suing the county retirement system to restore pensions they ...
Top Verdicts
Top Plaintiffs' Verdict by Dollar -- Chopourian v. Catholic Healthcare West
By Emily Green
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a Federal Circuit case re-affirming the lead compound analysis for determining the...
The diagnostic term for fear of losing power is known clinically as "range anxiety." Here's how I deal with it. By Paul Kiesel
Should officers who report misconduct be subject to discharge merely because their allegations ultimately cannot be substantia...
State Bar & Bar Associations
New San Diego County bar head makes history
By Pat Broderick
Marcella O. McLaughlin is making history as the first Latino president of the San Diego County Bar Association. In like fashio...
Government
State Bar task force debates hands-on training for new lawyers
By Saul Sugarman
A State Bar task force is in agreement that new attorneys should receive more hands-on training at the beginning of their care...
Steuart L. Pittman, who cofounded what's now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, died on Sunday at the age of 93.
The judicial branch may push back against the governor's proposal to take $200 million in courthouse construction funds.
The State Bar is taking a preliminary look at whether to phase out unaccredited law schools, but administrators from such scho...
Criminal
Tomato processing executive sentenced to six years in federal prison
By Hadley Robinson
Disgraced former tomato processing executive Scott F. Salyer was sentenced to six years in federal prison Tuesday for mastermi...
Environmental
Companies face wave of lawsuits over flame retardants in products
By Fiona Smith
Two lawyers are poised to unleash a flood of lawsuits against a slew of major companies alleging that they are failing to warn...
Government
ABA changes model ethics rules to allow foreign lawyers as in-house counsel, pro hac vice
By Don Debenedictisn
Amendments to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct permit foreign lawyers to appear in court in certain situations and ...
Shasta County Judge Jack Halpin, who initially retired in 1964, started hearing cases through the state's temporary Assigned J...
Perspective
Court rules city doesn't need approval to settle claims during Chapter 9
By Ben Armisteadn
The bankruptcy court presiding over Stockton's Chapter 9 case issued a written opinion on Feb. 5. By David Kupetz ...
Perspective
First sale doctrine: Do you own or rent your digital media files?
By Ben Armisteadn
Many people do not realize that their purchased content not owned - it's rented. By Nick Solish ...
Police Chief Charles Beck has made a courageous decision to reopen the investigation into the incident that led to Dorner's ch...
Entry-level legal hiring and law school recruiting remained almost flat in 2012, according to report released Monday by the Na...
Leadership at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, which opened in Los Angeles this month, say they're confident in the fir...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Bar court recommends disbarring veteran lawyers despite emotional problems
By Don Debenedictisn
Acting in separate cases, the State Bar Court review department said Karl Werner Schoth and Gregory Fulton Stannard should be ...