A big federal appellate win out of Arizona this week for the pharmaceutical industry's right to deny overtime pay to sales rep...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is seeking documents related to the FBI's efforts to increase its surveillance capabilities...
California Assemblymen Marty Block, D-San Diego, and Nathan Fletcher, R-San Diego, on Thursday announced the introduction of l...
A new Web startup founded by two attorneys, LawPivot.com, aims to pair fledgling companies with experienced lawyers in an easy...
San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Craig L. Parsons isn't afraid to change his mind on the bench, nor is he afraid to rub s...
An Irvine lawyer is being arraigned on 27 counts of defrauding investors in an African gold mine. ...
A state court of appeal sided with employees in a meal-and-rest-break case against United Parcel Service on Wednesday, saying ...
Federal lawmakers announced on Wednesday a committee aimed at promoting and protecting the county's interactive entertainment ...
Perspective
Professional Compensation in Bankruptcy: Standards and When and How to Object
By Karen Natividadn
Challenging the excessive compensation paid to professionals in large bankruptcies - the discussion continues. By William E. I...
A transgender woman who says a California Department of Motor Vehicles employee shared her information with a fundamentalist c...
Intellectual Ventures, which has for years acquired and licensed patents without heading to court, is now enmeshed in litigati...
Perspective
An Understanding of the Different Areas of Intellectual Property
By Alexander Phersonn
Learning what type of intellectual property protection to seek for your products is not always easy. By Gregg R. Sultan of Sne...
Job ads excluding unemployed candidates are gaining attention. Employers who do it could be targeted for discrimination. ...
Famed Enron prosecutor John C. Hueston, now with Irell & Manella LLP, will oversee fraud litigation against chemical giant...
A federal appellate court has vacated a 2006 court order that halted several real estate developments in San Diego. ...
Perspective
Exchange-traded Funds: Uncompensated Risks From Securities Lending
By Alexander Phersonn
Common industry practices for managing exchange-traded funds present risks unknown to most investors and trustees. By Jeffrey ...
Following in the footsteps of the state courts, which in January launched the Expedited Jury Trial Act allowing for one-day ci...
California Courts of Appeal
Court Weighs State's Role in Slashing Case
By Laura Ernden
A state appellate court considered Wednesday whether to revive a lawsuit stemming from a knife-wielding prison parolee's rando...
A coalition of shareholder-rights groups is fighting a Republican proposal to slash the budgets for the SEC and the CFTC, sayi...
The state Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to weigh in on whether proponents of Proposition 8 have legal standing to defend the ...
How to avoid derailment of a stipulated judgment when an appeal is not an option. By Rick E. Rayl and Bradford B. Kuhn of Noss...
Real Estate/Development
Real Estate Movers & Dealmakers
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win
Willenken Wilson Loh & Lieb LLP reconfigured its office and renewed its sublease at 707 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles.
Six months into her tenure, San Diego U.S. Attorney Laura E. Duffy has announced changes to her department that may satisfy cr...
Perspective
The State Supreme Court Shakes It Up for Retail Businesses
By Alexander Phersonn
A new state Supreme Court ruling puts retailers in a difficult bind. By Donna L. Wilson and John W. McGuinness of BuckleySandl...
Perspective
A Look at Recent Federal Court Decisions on the Health Care Reform Law
By Alexander Phersonn
How can the U.S. Supreme Court resolve the questions surrounding the health care reform law? By Webb Millsaps and J. Peter Ric...
California's 2nd District Court of Appeals on Tuesday sided with the rock band No Doubt in a dispute with a video game publish...
A Nevada jury has awarded the estate of reggae legend Bob Marley and an affiliated company $300,000 in damages stemming from a...
Perspective
Challenging Internal Revenue Service Regulations: The U.S. Supreme Court Makes the Path More Difficult
By Karen Natividadn
Taxpayers challenging Internal Revenue Service regulations face an uphill battle. By Bruce Givner and Owen Kaye of Givner &...
Activists worried about a terrorist assault on the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant have no right to see sensitive government...
A committee meeting on the California Court Case Management System at times resembled a public scolding of state courts admini...