Supporters of a November ballot measure to suspend California's landmark global warming law objected in a lawsuit this week to...
A plaintiff's lawyer is insinuating that Vons may be losing or destroying evidence in slip and fall lawsuits. ...
Labor/Employment
Crossing the Line: Labor Dispute Protestors Deemed Trespassers
By Carla Pinedan
At what point does peaceful protesting become “trespassing?” By Wendy E. Lane of Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff. ...
Since immigration law is about jurisdiction, one take on the debate over Arizona's law is asking who has the right to refuse e...
Welcome to California, where a private lawyer can get deputized by any of the state's district attorneys or city attorneys, by...
Don't be deceived, obtaining an exclusive patent license isn't as simple as it first appears, by Bruce G. Chapman and Keith D....
Securities class-action litigation is in the doldrums, according to several recently-released studies painting a bleak picture...
Mobile technology is laying the groundwork for what could be the next wave of wage and hour class actions: allegations of unpa...
The State Bar announced Wednesday that 10-year senior executive Starr Babcock will take over as the bar's general counsel next...
Constitutional Law
Actress Becomes Figure in Battle Over Conduct Of Strip Searches
By Sandra Hernandezn
A group of attorneys suing Los Angeles County over allegedly illegal strip and cavity searches of inmates want to talk to Lind...
Real Estate/Development
A HOA Can Sue a Builder For Construction Defects, But There Are Limits
By Michael Gottliebn
Homeowners' associations - HOAs - commonly maintain and sometimes own portions of projects for which they are established. ...
The security of your tenants and guests is always a main priority for you as a commercial property or building owner. But how ...
Yes, we are in a distressed commercial real estate cycle. ...
Real Estate/Development
Addressing Commercial Loan Defaults, Delinquency and Landlord Liquidity
By Michael Gottliebn
While the financing of commercial real estate has received much attention, most of the focus has been on the impact on banks a...
Green design and construction are more than a fashion trend. California's Green Building Standards Code, known as CALGreen - t...
Real estate lenders may be drowning in bad commercial real estate debt, but the floodgates have yet to open on distressed real...
Real Estate/Development
More California Lawyers Get Green Credentials
By Jason W. Armstrong
Lawyers are increasingly pursuing accreditation as green-building professionals to market their expertise and help clients ens...
Zoning, Planning and Use
Will Prop. 23 Stall State's Green Building Movement?
By Fiona Smith
While the state law aimed at fighting global warming may not take direct aim at the real estate industry, a ballot proposition...
Construction
Green Real Estate Facing First Wave of Legal Fights
By Jason W. Armstrong
With governments increasingly requiring such environmentally friendly construction and property owners including these feature...
Univision Services Inc. admitted involvement in an illegal business scheme related to cash payments for increased airtime. ...
General Electric Co. and two subsidiaries violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by paying kickbacks to the Iraqi governme...
A federal judge on Tuesday upheld the conviction of W. Scott Harkonen, the former chief executive of Brisbane-based drug maker...
Real Estate/Development
Transactions Nearly Double in First Half of 2010
By Keeley Webstern
Dean Gloster, a partner with San Francisco-based Farella Braun + Martell, describes the current state of affairs for real esta...
The court-appointed receiver who oversees the prison's health care system withdrew a motion to hold the state in contempt for ...
A Court of Appeal said a Los Angeles trial judge wrongly granted a non-client's motion to disqualify an opposing attorney for ...
Chief Justice Ronald M. George and Kelly M. Dermody of Leiff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein in San Francisco received acco...
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Circuit Asks DOJ to Stop Deportation
By John Roemer
Deporting from standard practice, Judge Stephen R. Reinhardt said he couldn't stop deportation of a Vietnamese war hero but sa...
Three Seyfarth Shaw partners in Los Angeles have joined the labor and employment group at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hamp...
The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it would buy online gaming company Playdom Inc. for $563.2 million, with Gibson, Dunn & C...