After China-based companies spent a bruising year in U.S. capital markets brought on mainly by fallout over reverse mergers, t...
A reader responds to "Class actions - a device for the greater good?" ...
Perspective
Order opening dependency courts: Nothing new except procedure
By Sharon Liangn
It's time to clarify some myths that have lead well-intentioned people to oppose the order. By Robert Fellmeth and Ed Howard o...
Explosion of counterfeit electronic parts catches federal government unprepared. By Keith Gregory of Snell & Wilmer LLP ...
A basic scorecard of the key players and contests in the fight over our health care reform law. By Glenn C. Smith of the Calif...
Opponents to approved exempt projects may be gaining a significant advantage. By Brian J. Bergman of Bergman Dacey Goldsmith P...
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down decisions Tuesday protecting prisoners' rights to effective habeas lawyers, guarding states...
Huntington Beach this week became the latest in a growing number of cities to consider banning the commercial sale of dogs and...
In a report, the ACLU slams the state for allowing its criminal justice realignment plan to operate with little oversight and ...
Solo and Small Firms
SF deputy city attorney and Latham lawyer set up litigation boutique
By Kevin Lee
A former San Francisco deputy city attorney and former Latham & Watkins LLP associate have joined forces and founded a new...
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is helping Mongolia modernize and grow its stock exchange at a time when the country's economy...
The race to set up shop in South Korea is on, with several U.S. law firms applying for licenses to open offices in Seoul, incl...
Less than two weeks after settling claims that it refused to pay MGA Entertainment Inc.'s legal fees in the Bratz doll war, Ev...
A Carlsbad company that makes a product which allows people to "personalize" their Facebook page layout with their own images ...
Litigation
Attorney says prosecutor intends to sue DA for malicious prosecution
By Saul Sugarman
A Contra Costa County prosecutor has announced intentions to sue the District Attorney's office for what he claims were "poli...
Judge Christopher Estes faces a busy, stressful felony calendar with little time to spare.
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court to tackle health care law next week
By Robert Iafolla
Next week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the constitutional challenge to the individual mandate, which is at the heart of th...
Litigation
Prepare a successful motion for summary judgment in five steps
By Michael Leen
Consider these suggestions to make your motion a success. By Blair Schlecter of the Law Offices of Blair Schlecter ...
A group of black and Hispanic borrowers who claimed that Wells Fargo Bank NA discriminated against them in its home loan pract...
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear two state challenges to federal court rulings that have delayed executions of men...
Environmental
It’s not easy being green: The winding path of California’s Green Chemistry Law
By Karen Natividadn
Whether the theory of green chemistry will ever match its practice is an open question. By Olivier F. Theard of Sheppard Mulli...
Attorneys from Fenwick & West LLP and Intel Corp. are helping to start a pro bono patent program for independent inventors...
Entertainment & Sports
Mistrial declared in 'Desperate Housewives' case
By Erica Phillips
A Los Angeles County judge has declared a mistrial in actress Nicollette Sheridan's wrongful termination lawsuit against Touch...
Addressing the Legislature Monday, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye gave an inaugural State of the Judiciary speech that stru...
A Northern District federal judge said Monday she was inclined to require two classes of plaintiffs to bring their civil price...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
En banc panel hears arguments over gun ban
By John Roemer
Epic litigation over Alameda County's disputed right to ban guns on county property took yet another turn Monday in oral argum...
Judges and Judiciary
Union backing prosecutor accuses judge in race
By Jason W. Armstrong
A Riverside County judicial race is heating up, with the union backing a prosecutor running for a judgeship accusing the incum...
Law Practice
Student loan debt on the rise as law schools fight off critics
By Don Debenedictisn
Students who graduated from private law schools last year had nearly $125,000 in education debt on average - a 17.6 percent ju...
California Courts of Appeal
Justice steps down from 1st District Court of Appeal
By Laura Ernden
Gov. Jerry Brown won't have a shortage of candidates to choose from to fill a recent vacancy on the 1st District Court of Appe...