One woman's David-vs.-Goliath quest in small claims court against automaker Honda has raised questions of whether the public i...
Government
Four spots open in Northern District U.S. attorney's office
By Jill Redhage
The Northern District U.S. attorney's office has received an exemption from the Department of Justice hiring freeze in order t...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Dewey & LeBoeuf represents biotech target of hostile bid
By Robert Pierce
A Silicon Valley-based team of Dewey & LeBoeuf lawyers is representing Illumina Inc. on its response to Swiss drug giant R...
A bid by San Diego Gas & Electric to charge solar panel owners a so-called "network use charge" was shot down by the Cali...
A state court judge has indicated he will not dismiss a lawsuit alleging that California public schools illegally charged thei...
California Courts of Appeal
Court revives class action against Chevron
By Laura Ernden
The 2nd District Court of Appeal on Wednesday revived a class action that claims Chevron USA Inc. failed to take the temperat...
Legal experts said a recent decision condemning judicial plea bargaining has the potential to radically change the way crimina...
Litigation
Orrick sued by investment firm over financing transaction
By Amy Yarbroughn
A Dallas-based hedge fund manager and a distressed investment firm are suing Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP for $95 mi...
A longtime partner and vice chair of the business department for Cooley LLP is taking the role of general counsel for an Irela...
A Paul Hastings LLP legal team advised a subsidary of Japan's largest home builder in buying out the California Public Employe...
Entertainment & Sports
Some campaign trail songs have bad endings
By Erica E. Phillips
Catchy songs have spiced up many a political message over the years, but musicians' lawyers say candidates often fail to obta...
Perspective
The dangerous failings of Secure Communities in Los Angeles
By Karen Natividadn
The Secure Communities program promotes a kind of policing that can lead to racial profiling. By Edgar Aguilasocho and David R...
The Jones decision fails to consider the issue of electronic surveillance capabilities in modern-day technology. By Ela...
The Fair Debt Buyers Practices Act offers protection from unscrupulous third-party debt collectors. By Elisa Della-Piana, Ted ...
Perspective
Child custody: Should the pendulum swing back to a primary caregiver?
By Sharon Liangn
Recent findings in neuroscience suggest that joint physical custody may not be in the child's best interest. By Renee Leff ...
Member of the state’s Judicial Council enthusiastically endorsed an idea to show all prospective jurors in California a public...
Intellectual Property
Oracle accepts judge's offer to revise damages report
By Craig Anderson
Oracle Corp. attorneys accepted a federal judge's offer to give the company's damages expert another chance to revise his repo...
While law firm mergers are on the rise, industry watchers question whether some of the most recent deals will materialize as s...
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In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing virtually unlimited corporate campaign spending, state Senator Noreen Ev...
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For the second straight year, the number of securities class actions filed in federal court challenging corporate mergers and ...
Judges and Judiciary
Brown on par with other governors in filling judge vacancies
By Amy Yarbroughn
Gov. Jerry Brown made 15 appointments in his first year in office, with 14 of those coming in the final days of the year. He h...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit rules insurers wrongly excluded from bankruptcy litigation
By John Roemer
A $600 million trust set up to pay asbestos-related claims against a bankrupt insulation company may have to be revised, a 9th...
Litigation
Judge orders discovery into racial makeup of Orange County federal jury pool
By Don Debenedictisn
A federal judge has ruled that Central District court officials must provide discovery about whether Hispanics are underrepres...
Superior Court Judge Clare Keithley is willing to put in long hours in order to hear all sides.
California's unprecedented program that's begun releasing about 35,000 prison inmates into county custody has local law enforc...
Most people do not bother with copyright registration - why that's a bad idea. By Cory Webster of Huron Law Group ...
Why it's a good idea to have the Child Support Services Department on your side. By Ira M. Friedman and Abby Friedman of Fried...
A roundup of opinions issued by the Supreme Court ...