Judges and Judiciary
Open judgeships renew calls for diversity on the bench
By Jill Redhage
As two Northern District judges prepare to leave the bench, including one of California's four black female federal judges, th...
Most pharmaceutical and medical device companies rely on law enforcement to police counterfeiters. But some are asserting thei...
A look at 25 of the state's leading biotech attorneys. ...
Insurers, don't be blindsided by bad faith lawsuits arising out of uninsured and underinsured motorist claims. By Thomas Proct...
Perspective
Enduring constitutional lessons from the debt-ceiling crisis
By Seena Nikravann
Why the debt-ceiling crisis is "the mother of all teaching moments." By Glenn C. Smith of California Western School of Law ...
Perspective
A battle for superheros? The Copyright Act’s termination provisions raises the stakes
By Seena Nikravann
The Copyright Act's termination provisions have become an increasing source of dispute in content industries, where the stakes...
Law Practice
Looking good on paper is low indicator of effective lawyering
By Sharon Liangn
Research directed to improving admission decision-making in law schools reveals two new tests for gauging job effectiveness. B...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Fight against health care fraud gets results
By Sharon Liangn
Coordinated approach to fighting health care fraud gets unprecedented results. By Tony West of the U.S. Department of Justice ...
California Courts of Appeal
Discrimination suit against lawyer revived
By Laura Ernden
A former Bakersfield law firm receptionist will get a second chance to prove to a jury that her boss discriminated against her...
San Francisco-based private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC turned to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP to buy the hig...