Litigation
Records Prove Gold Mine for Toyota Unintended Acceleration Plaintiffs
By Gabe Friedmann
As plaintiffs' lawyers search for hard evidence that Toyota could have prevented alleged unintended acceleration problems, rec...
Superior Court Judge Robert J. Higa of Norwalk doesn't say much in court, but lawyers say he allows them the time and space to...
American Bar Association President Carolyn B. Lamm said that the ABA's new stance in favor of gay marriage will be among the c...
An unlicensed civil engineer and his alleged accomplice have been arrested in what authorities describe as a massive, 20-year ...
A television production company ordered to pay $23.2 million to actor Don Johnson in a profit dispute has asked the judge to r...
Barbie may thrive on competition, but did Bratz thrive on racketeering? ...
Intellectual Property
A Primer on the Selection And Clearance of Trademarks
By Carla Pinedan
Word, symbol, slogan, design or service – make sure all your bases are covered when choosing a trademark, by William E. Maguir...
With prosecution of bribery violations on the rise, corporations should re-examine compliance programs to avoid getting burned...
Consumers can now “jailbreak” their cell phones. How will this decision, centered around the iPhone, impact Apple and other se...
Perspective
Can Use of Eminent Domain Prevent Construction of a Mosque?
By Carla Pinedan
The construction of a mosque overlooking Ground Zero in New York City stirs up the debate over use of eminent domain, by Gideo...
Initial public offerings kept California emerging companies lawyers busy in the first half of the year, with a whopping 10 out...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
FTC, Intel Settle Suit Alleging Anti-Competitive Behavior
By Craig Andersonn
The Federal Trade Commission, using a statute more often used to pursue companies accused of misleading advertising than for a...
In a landmark 136-page ruling that is already en route to higher courts for review, Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Wa...
Russ Detrick's hard work earned him a senior prosecutor's job before he joined the bench
Litigation
Should Equitable Indemnity Apply Against Negligent Misrepresentation Claims?
By Carla Pinedan
When faced with a claim of negligent misrepresentation, courts have not yet addressed whether equitable indemnity applies to j...
Steven Clayton Stafford, chief deputy U.S. marshal for the Southern District of California, has been nominated by President Ob...
Three weeks after a UC Davis study found that most imported extra virgin olive oils aren't as virginal as their labels claim, ...
A San Francisco Superior Court Judge dropped felony burglary charges against a teen mid-trial Wednesday after his attorney, a ...
In a new survey released Tuesday that the American Medical Association says proves the need for medical malpractice tort refor...
Reaction to U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling striking down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional prompted polarized reac...
Weekly wrap up of law firm moves and real estate related transactions.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed five new judges Tuesday to Tehama and Riverside county superior courts. ...
Democracy has never been mere theory for Stephen N. Zack, the first Cuban-American elected to head the ABA. He escaped from Cu...
In a departure from two decades as a litigator, Beth McGowen now hears juvenile delinquency cases that have exposed her to a ...
Five acquisition finance partners in New York said goodbye to Latham & Watkins Tuesday to join Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &...
Adult entertainment company Playboy Enterprises has selected Sol Rosenthal, counsel in Arnold & Porter's Los Angeles offic...
Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker will issue an order Wednesday in the closely-watched federal constitutional cha...