San Diego County Judge Dwayne K. Moring draws on his previous careers as a prosecutor and a criminal defense lawyer to come to...
San Francisco's new district attorney is hoping he can reform the city's criminal justice system and cut costs by diverting mo...
Attorneys for the Department of Justice told a federal judge in papers filed Monday that President Barack Obama's decision to ...
O'Melveny & Myers LLP is facing a proposed class-action employment discrimination lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District ...
A U.S. District Judge ruled against a motion to dismiss brought by the church in a lawsuit filed by a man who claims a priest ...
The United States government asked the federal court to bar a San Diego tax lawyer and a San Diego accountant from promoting s...
The U.S. Supreme Court reminds us of the important age-old principle of agency deference. By Felicia Yu and Kathy J. Huang of ...
The statistics are an encouraging sign for proponents of diversity on the bench, underscore the slowness of attempts to change...
Chinese authorities have downplayed the uprisings in the Middle East, rather than resort to censorship. By James Wong of Chin...
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has appealed a federal court decision in the Southern District of Texas that ordered t...
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates is representing Australia-based Centro Properties Group in its s...
Ventas Inc., owner of senior living facilities in the U.S. and Canada, agreed to acquire Nationwide Health Properties Inc. und...
Perspective
Construction Defect Claims and Alternative Dispute Resolution: Be Careful How You Draft!
By Alexander Phersonn
Key lessons to learn when including alternative dispute resolution procedures in sales contracts. By Barbara Reeves Neal of JAMS.
William "Bill" D. Shapiro, a major player in the Inland Empire civil bar, is joining forces today with Newport Beach heavyweig...
GlaxoSmithKline argued in court Monday that Abbott Laboratories violated antitrust laws when it raised the price of a booster ...
Entertainment & Sports
Chinese Firms Eye New U.S. Investment: The Hollywood Film Industry
By Jean Luc Renault
While U.S. financing sources have dried, a flood of Chinese investment is ready to hit Hollywood. The transactions themselves ...
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for KQED Inc. San Francisco ...
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP honored Northern District Judge Vaughn R. Walker's 21 years on the bench with a recep...
In a decision over genetically modified sugar beets, the 9th Circuit Friday reversed a Northern District trial judge and voide...
A federal judge entered a judgment of acquittal for two men accused of defrauding the U.S. government in a contract to supply ...
Its been 100 years since defining "unreasonably restrictive" became the central question in antitrust jurisprudence. By Robert...
With specific language on the table for the first time, redevelopment advocates are poring over the 27-page draft bill as they...
Corporate
Certification of Unfair Competition and False Advertising Claims: Stepping Up in Class?
By Alexander Phersonn
Why the Tobacco II case may not have a profound impact on class certification, as was previously feared by many. By Matthew Ma...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it would modify though June 30 pumping limits it placed on state and federal water age...
The Securities and Exchange Commission will impose a new definition of the term "accredited investor" that will lower the numb...
Public access to judicial records is broad, but it is not unlimited. By Theresa Jauregui of the Los Angeles County Superior Co...
Plaintiffs' lawyers leading the fight against Toyota over vehicle defects they allege caused unintended acceleration apparentl...
More investors than ever are turning to the potential for huge returns from consumer litigation and mass torts. By Brian S. Ka...
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has recommended that President Barack Obama nominate Alameda County Superior Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez...