California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court allows flexibility in statute of limitations
By Emily Green
A decision Thursday clarifies when the statute of limitations clock begins to run in cases in which businesses commit the same...
Hours after an appeals court Thursday reversed a $172 million jury verdict against Mattel Inc. over accusations it stole trade...
California's court reporters appear to have won a small victory in making sure revenue from a new fee is used to pay for their...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Education
Dean says students should be able to take bar exam after two years
By Don Debenedictisn
Northwestern law school dean Daniel B. Rodriguez believes some law students should be allowed to become lawyers after two year...
General Counsel, Secretary and Vice President of Corporate Development for ShoreTel Inc. Sunnyvale ...
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Perspective
Morality aside, same-sex marriage is still not constitutionally guaranteed
By Ben Armisteadn
Prop. 8 - which provides that "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California" - does not discri...
While there are great advantages and efficiencies provided by the explosion in technology, social media and personally-owned d...
Perspective
'Discharge' clarified by US high court in flood district case
By Ben Armisteadn
On Jan. 8, in Los Angeles Flood Control District v. Natural Resources Defense Council, the U.S. Supreme Court held that...
Environmental
Fate of popular oyster farm to be decided by federal judge
By Fiona Smith
A popular oyster farm near San Francisco will be fighting for survival in federal court on Friday, hoping to reverse a governm...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Gibson, Latham advise on latest Allergan purchase
By David Ruiz
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP represented Irvine-based Allergan Inc. in its purchase of MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $958 mi...
Richard F. Runkle, an original member of American Board of Trial Advocates whom friends remembered Wednesday as a true, "old s...
International labor and employment law firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC opened a San Diego office with the...
California Courts of Appeal
Court ends race-based practices at Pelican Bay
By Hamed Aleazizn
A 1st District Court of Appeal panel on Wednesday invalidated race-based housing segregation practices at California's super-m...
Labor/Employment
Plaintiffs' firm pursues class actions over equity compensation
By Laura Hautalan
Shareholders of San Diego-based retailer PriceSmart Inc. voted Tuesday to approve the company's plan for executive pay, but no...
A merger between Spirit Realty Capital Inc. and Cole Credit Property Trust II Inc. creates one of the largest publicly-traded ...
Lawyers with the Century City and Los Angeles offices of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP helped Kilroy Real...
A federal bankruptcy judge in Santa Ana last week approved a plan by which Rancho Santa Margarita-based MMD Components may sel...
Entertainment & Sports
Warner Bros. attorneys talk strategy in Superman rights case
By Jean Yung
In an exclusive interview, Warner Bros. General Counsel John Rogovin and lead outside counsel discuss how they turned around t...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court vacates arbitration award because of disclosure violation
By Emily Green
In a warning to alternative dispute resolution providers across the state, an appellate court vacated an arbitration award bec...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Lawyers handle surge in health care M&A deals
By Andrew Mc Intyre
By Jan. 1, 2014, California must have in place a so-called health insurance exchange, and that mandate is causing providers ac...
It's hard to see how the prison overcrowding crisis can be deemed "over" while the state crams nearly 120,000 people into pris...
Criminal
Free speech at issue in appeal of Muslim students' convictions
By Henry Meier
Lawyers filed an opening brief Tuesday challenging the criminal convictions of 11 Muslim UC Irvine students who verbally inter...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate Justice Kathryn Doi Todd retires
By Blake Edwardsn
Associate Justice Kathryn Doi Todd of the 2nd District Court of Appeal announced her retirement on Tuesday. Appointed to the L...
Government
Report finds drop in arrests of those on parole, probation
By Hamed Aleazizn
From 2008 to 2011, only one-fifth of individuals arrested in four California cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, ...
Disgruntled former Howrey LLP employees who sued the defunct law firm over how they were laid off will be represented by Los A...
Intellectual Property
Weil, Gotshal attorney gets holding company's patents declared invalid by Federal Circuit
By Rachel Swan
A Redwood Shores-based partner emerged victorious Tuesday after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit absolved his...
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP advised AT&T Inc. in it purchase of Allied Wireless Communications Corp. from its parent, Atla...