U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit Affirms BALCO Conviction
By John Roemer
Federal prosecutors' 2008 perjury and obstruction of justice convictions of former Olympic cyclist Tammy A. Thomas in the firs...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
The Pass-On Defense to Antitrust Violations: Not All Gone
By Carla Pinedan
California is now the preferential forum for antitrust claims, by Jules S. Zeman of Haight Brown & Bonesteel. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bill Hebert Elected State Bar President
By Don Debenedictisn
San Francisco litigator Bill Hebert will be the new president of the State Bar of California beginning in September. ...
As election season approaches, confusion reigns over how the U.S. Supreme Court's recent landmark campaign finance ruling that...
The 3rd District Court of Appeal is facing major turnover in the coming months, and the Sacramento legal community is buzzing ...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...
Take this test after reading "When Can Juveniles Be Tried as Adults?" by Amalia Meza
Riverside Commissioner Bambi J. Moyer hears as many as 200 misdemeanor matters a day. She attributes her success to multi-task...
The governor's nominee for California's 28th chief justice displayed ease in front of cameras Thursday as she was introduced t...
Fenwick & West lawyers are handling the initial public offering of Monrovia, Calif.-based prepaid credit card provider Gre...
The California Supreme Court agreed to review Wednesday whether a lawsuit against prominent plaintiffs' attorney Tom Girardi s...
Proposition 8 plaintiffs' attorney Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. told a group of summer associates at a luncheon Thursday he's hope...
Three men were sentenced to 90 days in Los Angeles County jail Wednesday in connection to scuffles with police officers during...
A citizen of Mexico, long embroiled in a land dispute with Sempra Energy, has moved his battle north of the border. ...
Retired NFL players who won a $28.1 million federal jury verdict in a licensing dispute with their union are now suing the law...
For the second time in a month, Charles Schwab Corp. has taken aim at a group of financial companies, accusing them of shady p...
Mountain View-based Google lured a respected music industry lawyer to help it land licensing deals with music labels, accordin...
The 9th Circuit waded into uncharted legal waters Thursday, ruling in favor of the state in a dispute over who can be consider...
In a key appointment closely watched by the federal trial bar in Los Angeles, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. announced Thursd...
Schwarzenegger appointed six new Superior Court judges, five of whom are Democrats. Among them are three candidates who won pr...
After nine years of work, a brand-new version of California's lawyer discipline rules goes before the bar's Board of Governors...
Get a glimpse into the political ties of some powerful Los Angeles-based megafirms, by Kim Eisler. ...
The newly approved financial reform bill will limit how banks can respond to consumer litigation, by Richard Kellner and Evan ...
Perspective
Problems With Assigning Rent For Properties in Bankruptcy
By Carla Pinedan
How can lenders protect their interest in a residential rental property when a borrower declares bankruptcy? By William Irelan...
In the face of a $671 million jury verdict that could bankrupt the company, Skilled Healthcare and lawyers representing patien...
Intellectual Property
9th Circuit Rebukes Judge In Bratz Doll Litigation
By Jason W. Armstrong
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put the Bratz doll line back into the hands of MGA Entertainment Thursday, overturning s...
For Judicate West mediator and arbitrator Robert N. Dobbins, settling cases is not so different than running 26.2 miles.
Tani Cantil-Sakauye, the governor's choice for chief justice of California, was described Wednesday as an independent thinker ...
A Fresno federal judge ruled that a lawsuit alleging state protections for a popular sport fish are harming endangered salmon ...