Judges and Judiciary
Los Angeles judge that developer accused of bias is reassigned
By Fiona Smith
A Los Angeles judge under fire from a developer after she ruled against it in a high-stakes environmental case has recently be...
Litigation
Barnes Crosby can pursue multimillion dollar fee-splitting suit
By Emily Green
Plaintiffs' lawyers who won a $41.5 million class action settlement in a business-litigation case may be obligated to pay one-...
San Francisco County Superior Court Presiding Judge Katherine A. Feinstein announced her retirement after twelve years on the ...
Litigation
Pension fund question in San Bernardino bankruptcy case could reach high court
By Katie Lucia
A bankruptcy judge is expected to rule Friday on whether San Bernardino can renege on payment obligations to the California Pu...
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates is advising the Greenbrier Companies Inc. in negotiating a hosti...
Greenberg Glusker lawyers say the firm's hiring sweep has helped advance its long-term succession plan, part of which includes...
A team led by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP partner Tony Natsis assisted Kilroy in closing several major ...
Law Practice
State Bar study of continuing legal education may lead to more required hours
By Don Debenedictisn
The State Bar is beginning a close look at continuing legal education requirements, including minimum hours, provider standard...
After more than four-and-a-half years of expensive and time-consuming litigation, an employer is back to square one. Is this a...
How did firms with so much capital fail? Because what was said, and what was happening, were very different things. By Edwin R...
Lawyers delivered closing arguments on Tuesday in a federal lawsuit accusing former Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve...
Firm leaders say they're responding to an increased demand for tax services as the latest crop of technology companies grows m...
Six prominent members of the defense bar weighed in on the coming slashes to the Los Angeles County Superior Court budget. ...
The Alliance of California Judges' directors have picked the organization's leadership for the coming year, but some have crit...
A San Francisco jury convicted AU Optronics Corp. executive Steven Leung Tuesday for his involvement in a massive cartel that ...
Labor/Employment
Costa Mesa layoffs canceled, but outsourcing battle continues
By Laura Hautalan
After a two-year legal and political battle to outsource more than 100 city jobs, Costa Mesa rescinded the last layoff notices...
A U.S. District Court jduge found Tuesday that state law does not require seated workstations for cashiers in a Tulare Kmart. ...
Intellectual Property
Apple's failure to get injunction may make smartphone peace more likely
By Rachel Swan
Apple Inc. lost its shot at a decisive victory over smartphone adversary Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. late Monday when a San J...
Litigation
Calvo Fisher & Jacob wins nearly $1 million in fee fight with estate lawyer
By Saul Sugarman
A fee fight between lawyers in Guam and San Francisco ended Monday night with a jury awarding nearly $1 million to Calvo Fishe...
Always prepared, Judge Ronald L. Styn balances the gravity of the courtroom with a good-natured professionalism. ...
California Supreme Court
Losing plaintiff in disability suit must pay defendant's attorneys fees, state Supreme Court rules
By Emily Green
A wheelchair-bound plaintiff who brought a disabilities access lawsuit against a small grocery store and lost must pay the sto...
Perspective
Securities fraud case could impact settlement strategies
By Ben Armisteadn
What must securities fraud plaintiffs prove at the class certification stage? The answer will have far reaching consequences d...
Whereas the state high court issued two employment law decisions in 2012, including the long-awaited decision in Brinker
If the Alameda Unified School District does not petition the Supreme Court and obtain a reversal, the district will be require...
The U.S. Senate confirmed Fernando M. Olguin to fill the second of three vacant seats in the U.S. District Court for the Centr...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar judge won't sanction prosecutors
By Saul Sugarman
A State Bar judge on Monday denied a motion for sanctions filed by attorneys defending Jon M. Alexander, Del Norte County's em...
A court rules that Samsung's "Olympic Genome Project" Facebook app is free speech rather than an unauthorized use of athletes'...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Sprint makes $2.2 billion purchase to grow LTE network as several firms advise
By David Ruiz
Multiple firms advisd Sprint Nextel Corp. in its acquisition of Clearwire, owner of a coveted frequency range that is more ade...
Judges and Judiciary
Chief justice discusses issues including court funding, executions
By Hannah Mitchelln
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said Monday she expects executions in the state won't resume for at least another three year...
Labor/Employment
Employment firm named in assault and harassment suit
By Laura Hautalan
A gay Armenian office worker named partners and staff members from Los Angeles law firm Tobin Lucks LLP as defendants in his e...