U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Movie director must serve year in prison in Pellicano scandal, appeals court rules
By John Roemer
Like a movie plot where the hero gets ever deeper in trouble, Hollywood director John McTiernan managed on Monday to dig himse...
Letter to the Editor
Think of the precision: new words for every 'marriage'
By Ben Armisteadn
Some suggest that perhaps the two camps in "the culture war" over gay marriage could get along if we just adopted a new word. ...
Neutral mediation of disputes among co-owners of a business can be the key to the business's survival. By Joel Fishman of Glad...
Plaintiffs must show that defendants had knowledge of direct infringement by a third party, among other things, to prevail. By...
Computer simulations present a conclusion of the computer based upon the formulas programmed to use the raw data entere...
Judges and Judiciary
In rare step, Alsup writes a letter to 9th Circuit rebutting attorney
By Fiona Smith
U.S. District Judge William Alsup took the rare step Monday of writing to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to dispute an ...
Intellectual Property
Federal judge nixes Facebook class action settlement
By Ben Adlin
A federal judge has scuttled a proposed settlement between Facebook Inc. and class-action plaintiffs, noting "serious concerns...
Intellectual Property
Judge takes away Apple advantage in Samsung trial jury instructions
By Craig Andersonn
In a late victory for Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and its attorneys at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, a federal j...
Criminal
Senate passes bill to give life imprisoned juveniles chance at parole
By Henry Meier
The California Senate passed a bill Monday that would allow juveniles currently sentenced to life without the possibility of p...
On January 20, 2013, one president of the United States will be sworn into office. That same day, two co-presidents of San Fra...
The legal malpractice suit Hollywood dealmaker David Bergstein is waging against his longtime counsel, Susan H. Tregub, was h...
San Jose-based Adobe Systems Inc. has appointed a new general counsel, the company announced Monday. Dillon replaces Karen Cot...
State Bar & Bar Associations
In first, legislator names lawyer to State Bar board
By Don Debenedictisn
In a first step toward changing how lawyers go on the State Bar governing board, Speaker of the Assembly Luis A. Perez named m...
Intellectual Property
Google must provide more information about financial relationships, judge rules
By Hadley Robinson
A federal judge wants more information from Google Inc. about its financial relationships with journalists, commenters and blo...
Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) ...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
General Counsel of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District Sacramento ...
Superior Court Judge
Environmental
Plaintiffs' attorneys targeting companies over obscure chemical
By Fiona Smith
Plaintiffs' attorneys are zeroing in on an obscure cancer-causing chemical that has contaminated hundreds of drinking water so...
At a time when four Asian Americans are sitting on the California Supreme Court, I can't help but think about the potential ap...
Perspective
Shoulder surfing: Can employers access your Facebook account?
By Ben Armisteadn
The law is relatively unclear regarding an employer's use of information from obtained from an employee's social media account...
Labor/Employment
When, if ever, are claims adjusters exempt from overtime requirements?
By Ben Armisteadn
Last month, the Court of Appeal was charged with answering this question. By Felix Shafir of Horvitz & Levy LLP ...
Law Practice
Akerman Senterfitt struggles for footing in Los Angeles
By Andrew Mc Intyre
The City of Angels has historically been a difficult place for out-of-state law firms to find firm footing. Over the past thre...
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has established a firm-wide group focusing on water rights, hydropower and other legal iss...
Two Republican congressmen on Friday lambasted the General Services Administration over what they called "questionable plans" ...
A deputy general counsel for Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is departing the company to rejoin the Los Angeles office of O'M...
The state Administrative Office of the Courts is working to consolidate its facilities to save more than a million dollars ann...
In yet another chapter of a lengthy legal battle, MGA Entertainment Inc. has filed a cross-complaint against four insurances c...
Administrative/Regulatory
Baseball Hall of Famer charged with insider trading
By Ben Adlin
SEC charges Eddie Murray and two others in connection with insider trading case that felled former Angels player Doug DeCinces...
Labor/Employment
Federal appellate judges seek state Supreme Court help in labor case
By John Roemer
The federal law on class actions boomeranged Friday when appellate judges, baffled in a wage-and-hour case by the state's conv...