Labor/Employment
Bank of America gender discrimination suit can go forward
By Laura Hautalan
A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss Thursday in a gender discrimination lawsuit against Bank of America Corp., Merrill ...
Criminal
Defendants claims Internet pharmacy law murky when alleged crimes committed
By Hadley Robinson
Attorneys for three defendants in an online prescription drug case argued Monday that when their business was operating in 200...
Judges and Judiciary
Lew to return to LA federal court after Thailand hospitalization
By Ben Adlin
U.S. District Judge Ronald S.W. Lew will return to his Los Angeles courtroom this week after recovering from a head injury suf...
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed legislation over the weekend that would have allowed the courts to find a child has more than two lega...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Study: law firms making cautious acquisitions this year
By Ameera Buttn
Law firms across the country are continuing to make acquisitions, but are doing so with more caution in 2012, according to a s...
A federal judge in San Diego has denied a class-action settlement involving online deals giant Groupon Inc. over concerns the ...
Labor/Employment
Governor signs series of employment laws, vetoes domestic workers bill
By Laura Hautalan
While Gov. Jerry Brown signed seven employment-related bills into law by the end of this legislative session, he vetoed a cont...
A few tips on getting cash for your growing start-up. By Joel Fishman of Gladstone Michel Weisberg & Sloane ALC ...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
The announcement that federal prosecutors are finally targeting medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles - regarded by ma...
General Counsel for Orange County Department of Education Costa Mesa ...
A similar procedure was available to third parties prior to passage of the AIA, though it was rarely used due to a lack of ano...
The FCPA is not the only statute at its disposal for prosecuting overseas corruption. By D. Anthony Rodriguez and Michael P. K...
In Kiobel, the 2nd Circuit held that international human rights norms, including the prohibition against genocide, do n...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit judge denies recusal motion in murder case
By Hadley Robinson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge denied a request Friday that she recuse herself from a carjacking murder case becaus...
A Chinese orthopedic technology company, represented by O'Melveny & Myers LLP, is set to be acquired by Minnesota-based Me...
Intellectual Property
Blakely Sokoloff funds intellectual property law scholarship at Santa Clara University School of Law
By Kevin Lee
Sunnyvale-based intellectual property boutique Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP has given a $500,000 gift to Santa C...
Intellectual Property
Google cannot enforce German patent ruling, 9th Circuit rules
By John Roemer
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled late Friday it was proper for a Seattle federal judge to forbid a Google Inc. ...
Amid public fanfare, the Citizens' Commission on Jail Violence released a report Friday finding that sheriff's deputies in Los...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit grants defendant relief because of poor plea bargain advice
By Emily Green
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, citing a pair of months-old U.S. Supreme Court opinions, granted Friday a man's petitio...
Labor/Employment
Employment regulators use web tools to reach non-union workers
By Laura Hautalan
With interactive web pages and smart phone apps, government agencies are using web tools to reach out to workers who might not...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Death row inmate got unfair trial, split 9th Circuit rules
By John Roemer
Two conservative judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals clashed over granting relief to a California death row inmate...
King & Spalding LLP added Emma Maconick as partner in Silicon Valley. Maconick advises clients on intellectual property as...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Judge David Rosenberg has been active in court politics ever since leaving the governor's office.
Judge Jean Rosenbluth takes her experience as legal writing teacher and rock journalist to the bench. ...
Environmental
Environmental groups sue EPA, seeking tougher air pollution limits
By Fiona Smith
California environmentalists sued the federal government Thursday alleging it is failing to protect people living near the sta...
Constitutional Law
Seventh Amendment right need to be 'vigorously protected'
By Michael Leen
It is a real concern that, with the current backlog of cases and the ongoing financial crisis in our courts, legislation may b...
In the end, despite the massive public anticipation and media attention, the iPhone 5 is not a cure for cancer. It is not a re...
Video
VIDEO: Internal combustion engine technology to dominate next decade
By Riley Guerin
A recent study found that "vehicles fueled with compressed natural gas - not electric batteries - will emerge as the biggest c...