The uncomfortable resurgence of the responsible corporate officer doctrine. By Mike Emmick of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Ha...
John Zebrowski of ADR Services Inc. dislikes group meetings to begin mediations, comparing them to the fractious political gri...
Entertainment & Sports
Photographers embroiled in legal fights over fair use
By Erica E. Phillips
The artist behind the "Hope" poster, an icon from President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign, is now the poster child for a growin...
Vice President, Intellectual Property LS9 South San Francisco ...
Paul Abrams, a volunteer soccer referee, doesn't put up with foul play in court. ...
State Supreme Court decision reaffirms special relationship between students and school district. By Mark Kitabayashi and Andr...
Workers suing a major logistics company in Mira Loma should receive wages similar to what they were paid before filing their l...
Government
LA Housing Authority overcharged residents, lawsuit says
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
Advocates filed a proposed class action Wednesday on behalf of more than 6,000 residents who claim the Housing Authority of th...
The iPad 3 offers new advantages, but there's no need to run out to replace your iPad2. By Paul R. Kiesel of Kiesel Boucher &a...
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court extends 6th Amendment protections in plea bargaining context
By Robert Iafolla
A divided U.S. Supreme Court handed down a pair of decisions Wednesday embracing the central role that plea bargaining plays i...
Attorneys for the Cargill Inc. and Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. argued they should not be liable for a national ad campaign abou...
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday appointed Steven G. Kalar to be the next Federal Public Defender in San Fra...
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court rules couple can file civil suit against EPA
By Robert Iafolla
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held Wednesday that an Idaho couple can file suit to fight an Environmental Protection Agency o...
A proposed wage-and-hour class action has been filed in California against online auto seller Virginia-based CarMax Inc. ...
Advocacy groups are asking a dozen California cities to undo ordinances banning day laborers from soliciting work in public ar...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Animal control: No dogs on the table, please
By Sharon Liangn
Are there any limits to where your favorite celebrities (and you) can bring their pets? By Sofia Aguilar of Greenberg Glusker ...
Law Practice
ABA backs away fromdisclosure of law school graduate salary data
By Don Debenedictisn
The American Bar Association has said schools don't have to report salary data for graduates as part of the accreditation proc...
A new business model centered on social responsibility recently debuted in California to a modest reception . ...
Criminal
Lawyer's local suspension could imperil trials out of state
By Gabe Friedmann
Attorney Pierce O'Donnell is appealing his suspension from the Central District bar as part of a broader effort to maintain h...
A federal judge said Wednesday that she would require two classes of plaintiffs to bring their civil price-fixing claims again...
Not only will any inherent ambiguity in an employee handbook be interpreted against the employer, but so will any mistake or (...
Los Angeles Suprerior Court is calling 10,000 fewer prospective jurors each week in the latest cost-saving move, although some...
U.S. Supreme Court
California fighting to defend health care law before the Supreme Court
By Robert Iafolla
California took a lead role for the states supporting the health care law at the U.S Supreme Court, arguing that the bulk of t...
Judge ...
A reader responds to "Contraceptive coverage: Whose religious freedom is it anyway?" ...
A roundup of recent real estate deals and the attorneys involved
Chinese solar panel makers must shoulder the burden of tariffs following a much-anticipated trade case decision Tuesday but th...
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court to consider whether injunction law bars healthcare challenge
By Robert Iafolla
The justices will begin its three days of arguments over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act next Monday by weigh...
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme court rejects patents for diagnostic medical tests
By Robert Iafolla
In a unanimous decision that could send shock waves through California's personalized medicine industry, the U.S. Supreme Cour...