Insurance
Motor Carrier Insurance Policies: What Every Lawyer Should Know
By Alexander Phersonn
Understanding the MCS-90 form, a federally mandated coverage form for insurance policies belonging to interstate motor carrier...
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The California Supreme Court could break new ground and rule that police don't need a warrant to search the contents of a cell...
The California Supreme Court seemed reluctant to disturb a long-standing state policy of allowing illegal immigrant students t...
Perspective
An Investment Window for Qualified Small Business Stock
By Alexander Phersonn
For a brief time, investors in small businesses may reap significant tax benefits from selling their stock. By David O. Kahn a...
Perspective
Don't Mess With California: Why Proposition 23 Is Harmful
By Alexander Phersonn
Proposition 23 undermines the goal of a free energy economy and stifles investment in California. By plaintiffs’ lawyer Jennif...
A San Bernardino County jury slapped the owner of a High Desert newspaper chain with a $332,500 judgment, finding his papers d...
In a case focusing on employees at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, the U.S. Supreme Court seemed reluctant Tuesday ...
The San Bruno pipeline explosion raises the question of how victims of such disasters should be compensated. By Lee S. Harris ...
A federal judge denied Apple Inc. emergency motion to stay entry of a $625.5 million jury verdict against the Cupertino-based ...
Intellectual Property
MGA's Copycat Lawsuit Woes Expand From Bratz Dolls to 'Battling Bugs'
By Jason W. Armstrong
MGA Entertainment, which is battling litigation on several fronts relating to its Bratz dolls, has been hit with a new lawsuit...
The California Supreme Court Monday upheld the furloughs and drastic budget cuts that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used to deal ...
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HP's settlement with its former CEO Mark Hurd has prompted plaintiffs' attorneys to drop their request for a preliminary injun...
A federal judge sentenced Hollywood movie director John McTiernan, whose works included "Predator" and "Die Hard," to a year i...
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will not intervene in the trademark battle between the two USCs: the University of ...
A federal judge on Monday ruled that dozens of wrongful death cases stemming from the crash of Air France Flight 447 should be...
As the immigration issue lights up the governor's race, the California Supreme Court is mulling the validity of a state law th...
Newly appointed Justice Elena Kagan found out about the sometimes mundane reality of life on the U.S. Supreme Court as the jus...
Less than a week after the two law firms publicly confirmed they were in merger talks, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and ...
Loeb & Loeb helped guide private equity firm TPG Capital to its acquisition of a stake in Creative Artists Agency, helping...
Ventura County Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge Vincent J. O'Neill Jr. will take the reins as presiding judge, and Jud...
Marijuana has emerged as a genuine industry in California. But the path from street corners to storefronts continues to be a h...
Last September, San Diego authorities raided medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the city and arrested 60 people as part...
A detailed study released Monday found that California deputy district attorneys are almost never punished for misconduct, suc...
Judges and Judiciary
The 2010 Election and the New Chief Justice:How Will the State Supreme Court Change?
By Seena Nikravann
The arrival of a new Chief Justice could lead to substantial changes in California law. By Jeremy B. Rosen of Horvitz & Le...
Perspective
Which Opinion in Princo Best Applies Recent Supreme Court Lessons?
By Alexander Phersonn
A recent Federal Circuit decision argues three interpretations of the patent misuse doctrine. Which is correct? By Darin Snyde...
Corporate
Electronic Cigarettes: Tobacco Products or Drug-Device Combinations?
By Karen Natividadn
The debate over electronic cigarettes heats up as the FDA decides how to regulate these devices. By Leslie Krasny of Keller an...
At a time when technology is making the private lives of many Americans more accessible, one questions is snowballing in the c...
Intellectual Property
Apple Hit With Huge Patent Infringement Verdict in Texas
By Craig Andersonn
A jury in Tyler, TX awarded $625.5 million in damages against Apple late Friday after concluding that its iPod, iPhone and Mac...