Larrabee Mehlman Albi Coker, a law firm specializing in immigration law, leased 10,681 square feet of office in the Sorrento M...
Can grilled chicken give you cancer? That's the question a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit wants a California trial court to...
As companies inch toward hiring again, employment lawyers foresee a renewed wave of unfair competition and trade secret litiga...
In the past year, major law firms have been repositioning for the economic downturn by reapplying the ranks of their once-thri...
Last year's severe recession took its toll on Southern California's biggest law firms, as clients pulled back on legal spendi...
When Tom Muller arrived from New York City to start work at one of Los Angeles' oldest and most revered law firms, the city, s...
ATM cardholders who allege that certain banks have illegally fixed the fees paid to ATM owners for non-customer withdrawals ha...
The past year saw one of the bleakest climates for entertainment-related acquisitions in recent history, except for a few sunn...
In a rare case, a federal judge was asked to decide between a 5-year sentence and life imprisonment for a Long Beach man who ...
Nixon Peabody's Silicon Valley office professes to be poised for growth by announcing its move to office space with room for 2...
Carroll, Burdick & McDonough announced Tuesday it has combined operations with Smith & Partners, a 12-attorney Germany...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Is Arbitration the 'New Litigation?' The Choice Is Yours
By Sharon Liangn
Failed expectations for a cost-effective, expeditious process undermine arbitration's vaunted advantages, writes Thomas Stipan...
The U.S. Senate late Monday confirmed Josephine S. Tucker as the next federal trial judge in the Central District of Californi...
Perspective
Respecting Foreclosure: Section 2923.5 Remedies Clarified
By Sharon Liangn
Joshua del Castillo and Kenyon Harbison of Allen Matkins discuss Section 2923.5, a statute enacted to address escalating home ...
Amid a record case level, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District is facing a shake-up as it prepares to lose two s...
Vedica Puri of Pillsbury & Levinson addresses the problems and procedures for resolving high-end homeowner damage clams. ...
Last fall, Intel Corp. hired antitrust expert Douglas Melamed to help the chipmaker navigate through ongoing government invest...
Bad news for opponents of the long-stalled redevelopment of the Navy Broadway Complex in downtown San Diego: a court nixed the...
When contingent fee lawyers pay out-of-pocket costs, it matters how the accounting is done and how the fee agreement is worded...
Judge Katherine Feinstein, a ten-year veteran of San Francisco Superior Court, has been elected its new presiding judge. ...
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling over the sales and planting of genetically-modified alfalfa is looming over a similar case involvi...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Takings Case Roils Judges At 9th Circuit
By John Roemer
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals took a fresh look at regulatory takings litigation Tuesday as it reconsidered en banc a ...
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Picking grapes as a youth taught Orange County Judge Gregory Muñoz not to take anything for granted.
Judge Cheryl Kersey presides over everything from adoptions, to murder trials, to product liability disputes at the far-flung ...
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Jeff Adachi on Monday accused the Kamala Harris of refusing to disclose the tattered record of a police officer who may testif...
Thirty alleged counterfeiters are facing a variety of charges resulting from "Operation Blue Ray." ...