When music distributor INgrooves bought a division from Universal Music Group earlier this month, the company turned to an unu...
Former Northern District Bankruptcy Judge Randall J. Newsome believes in the value of mediation. ...
Environmentalists are taking aim at a key part of California's effort to combat climate change, claiming in a lawsuit that the...
The search is on to replace the dean of Stanford Law School, who announced late Wednesday he will step down this fall to becom...
Lawyers at Bayer, Wishman & Leoni have handled Chapter 13 cases their entire careers and back it up with a collection of r...
Prosecutors walk a fine line between locking up criminals and ensuring that defendants' rights are not violated. By Maurice P...
Tony Toranto, who was one of Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP's biggest real estate, business and energy stars before t...
Making sure that your client's bargained-for forum selection clause is enforceable. By Paul Llewellyn of Lewis & Llewellyn...
A few Hollywood producers are asking talent to promote TV and movie projects through social media. Some lawyers call it "a win...
California Supreme Court
Time limit on sex abuse cases upheld by state high court
By Ciaran Mc Evoy
Shutting the door on some claims of child molestation against third-party defendants, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday t...
Campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee is expected to enter a plea today. But for several of Durkee's alleged victims, the plea deal ...
As deal lawyers assess the record-setting sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers, one thing appears clear: An auction like the one th...
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Human Resources and Secretary Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. Anaheim ...
Intellectual Property
Court-appointed expert's damage report bodes well for Google
By Craig Andersonn
Even if Google Inc. loses the patent phase of its trial for infringing Oracle Corp.'s Java programming language, the company w...
California's building industry is buzzing about a recent state Supreme Court decision to push forward environmental approval f...
The tallying of votes in a merger between two powerful entertainment unions can proceed as scheduled, a federal judge ruled We...
Real Estate/Development
Venable starts West Coast real estate practice
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
In an effort to beef up its Los Angeles office, Venable LLP announced the hiring of three real estate partners this week who w...
Litigation
Historic verdict: A sign of the times or reversible miscalculation?
By Michael Leen
A staggering punitive damages award in a Sacramento sexual harassement case raises questions about what the future holds. By B...
Perspective
Courts can review federal compliance orders under Clean Water Act
By Michael Leen
The U.S. Supreme Court decides that the Clean Water Act does not leave regulated parties with their hands tied. By Roderick E....
U.S. Supreme Court
Court ponders limits of federalism in Medicaid case
By Robert Iafolla
Even as the U.S. Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether Congress forced states into expanding their Medicaid rolls, the ju...
Larry Kramer, who led Stanford Law School and pushed for major curriculum changes that combined the study of law and other aca...
Litigation
For-profit schools fend off class actions through Concepcion
By Saul Sugarman
As for-profit schools face an increasing amount of scrutiny over fraudulent job placement numbers, the institutions are pinnin...