The state Supreme Court explains what triggers an insurer's right and duty to defend any suit. By Richard C. Giller of Alston ...
A new lawyer's guide to building relationships, and their careers, with seasoned attorneys. By Marc Garfinkle. ...
Litigation
Juror Privacy in Criminal Trials Involving Self-Represented Defendants
By Genevieve Knollen
California's jury policy raises serious questions about juror privacy in the courtroom. By David Finley of Chapman University ...
Henry S. David writes in response to the article, "The Emotional Consequences of Asset Protection." ...
For the first time in 40 years, a public defender is poised to become president of the Charles Houston Bar Association, an org...
The governor appointed handful of judges this week. ...
Cooley veteran Laura Berezin jumped ship to join Hogan Lovells in Palo Alto on Wednesday. ...
California Attorney General Jerry Brown said in a Nov. 30 opinion that Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle and Los Angeles County Metro...
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Chapter 11 reorganization plan received approval from a New York judge, allowing the movie studio possib...
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian came under fire this week when a prominent startup incubator, The...
Bad blood between Trust Company of the West and its former chief investment officer Jeffrey E. Gundlach is continuing as TCW h...
Rothner, Segall & Greenstone of Pasadena uses a creative approach to tackling union matters and other cases. ...
A federal judge will allow Ecuador to depose a former Chevron contractor whom plaintiffs suspect has information that could c...
With monthly court closures no longer in effect, several trial courts are eyeing other tactics to deal with budget gaps: limit...
Attorneys for the state of California argued Thursday that a federal judge should dismiss part of a lawsuit seeking to invalid...
A superior court judge is set to tie up the potentially big-dollar loose ends in a long-running dispute between author Clive C...
Deciding on an issue that has generated extensive controversy in the building industry, a state appellate court reinstated a S...
Kermit J. Morgan, 1914-2010 ...
Circuit Judge Stephen R. Reinhardt had a quick retort to calls for his recusal from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals pane...
The San Francisco office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom will shutter by the end of June and the firm's entire Nor...
The Heller Ehrman estate has sued 48 law firms and one investment firm so far this week, alleging they improperly collected th...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Foreign Law School Accreditation Proposal Draws Controversy
By Don Debenedictisn
As many as 5,000 foreign-trained law school graduates take the bar exam each year. Yet an American Bar Association proposal to...
Perspective
In ERISA Cases, The Standard Of Review Really Does Matter
By Seena Nikravann
In ERISA cases, the scope of review warrants careful attention. By Robert J. McKennon and M. Scott Koller of McKennon|Schindle...
Perspective
Does Proposition 26 Limit New California Environmental Quality Act Mitigation?
By Genevieve Knollen
The supermajority requirement under Proposition 26 may hinder environmental mitigation measures. By Ryan M. Leaderman of DLA P...
The death of traditional news gathering gives life to legal issues in today's Internet era. By Jennifer Seraphine of Jones Day...
Does it really take more than 42 tries to find the right family law attorney? By Robert J. Nachshin of Nachshin & Langlois...
Three individuals have been indicted for fraud in connection with the use of federal grant money obtained from the National Sc...
Members of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, which was sued in October by a transgender woman who was barred from comp...
Los Angeles-based Latham & Watkins corporate partner Steven Stokdyk and associate Gloria Lee provided legal counsel to UBS...
Perkins Coie moved its Menlo Park office to a new location at 3150 Porter Driver in Palo Alto. ...