With pensions for public employees under attack throughout the state, an appellate court heard arguments Wednesday in a case t...
Specialty drug developer Depomed Inc. will go up against a pharmaceutical giant in mediation over a contract worth hundreds of...
On Friday, an Oakland federal judge ruled lawsuits accusing Abbott Laboratories of unlawfully raising an anti-HIV drug's price...
Two more California-based Howrey partners are leaving the firm. Robert Gooding Jr. and Scott Garner are joining the Irvine off...
Attorneys for the city of Vallejo filed its plan of adjustment this week, paving the way for the city's exit from bankruptcy n...
Orange County D.A. Tony Rackauckas is expected to personally ask a state judge today to allow his office to try the first in a...
The Law Office of Peter N. Brewer, a firm specializing in real estate matters, purchased a 4,200-square-foot office building i...
A second blind law school graduate has taken aim at administrators of the national bar exam after his request to use special s...
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court Considers Bankruptcy Law in Anna Nicole Smith Case
By Robert Iafolla
While America's tabloid media long ago lost interest in the protracted legal battle over deceased Playboy playmate Anna Nicole...
Personal Injury, Kings County Superior Court, Hanford ...
Take any major copyright infringement cases filed by Hollywood studios in recent years and chances are Andy Coombs filed it. T...
Growing up in the civil rights era and experiencing segregation gave Judge Rise Pichon patience and understanding essential in...
This week's presidential meeting will set the tone for the coming era of U.S.-China relations. By James Wong of Chinney Allian...
New laws attempt to remedy problems in estate planning. By Mark J. Phillips and Megan L. Ferkel of Goldfarb, Sturman & Ave...
Multinationals in China must navigate its sinuous tax structure. By Allan Marson, Kelly Going and Grace Shie of Baker & Mc...
The state Supreme Court could ultimately decide the fate of Proposition 8 by way of an arcane state law. By Phil Goar of the 2...
The Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Justice Department approved on Tuesday a merger between cable giant Comcast...
The video game industry's two biggest players are set to battle in court now that a judge on has approved Activision Blizzard'...
Hewlett-Packard Co. and the shareholders suing outside directors for giving former chairman Mark Hurd a large severance packag...
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a series of cases out of California where court injunctions blocked state official...
Intellectual Property
Second Bratz Battle Opens With Corporate Espionage Claims
By Michael Gottliebn
In opening statements Tuesday in round two of the Bratz intellectual property war, lead Mattel Inc. lawyer John Quinn admitted...
The high profile battle between Chevron Corp., the Republic of Ecuador and Ecuadorean plaintiffs suing the oil giant for envir...
Copyright Infringement, U.S. District Court for the Northern District, Oakland ...
Litigation
Jaycee Dugard v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
By Amy Yarbroughn
California Tort Claims Act, JAMS, San Francisco ...
Environmental (Toxic Tort) San Bernardino County Superior Court San Bernardino ...
Product Liability, Los Angeles County, Superior Court, Los Angeles ...
Injunctive Relief, U.S. District Court for the Central District, Riverside ...
Antitrust 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals San Francisco ...