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...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Circuit Acts Swiftly In Bratz Case
By Jason W. Armstrong
It took just four hours from the time MGA Entertainment asked a federal appeals court to overturn trial court rulings handing ...
A memorial service will take place Monday in Los Angeles for trial attorney Jeffrey A. Tidus of Baute & Tidus. ...
The ACLU of Southern California alleged the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology and Moreno Valley police officers ta...
The California Supreme Court said a Superior Court judge erred by not letting the convicted man represent himself at trial in ...
Personal Injury & Torts
Employees of Bankrupt Title Company Win Back Wages
By Dhyana Levey
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved a $4.3 million settlement on Thursday to compensate 633 California workers who claimed ...
Dana L. Curtis mediates disputes among families over senior care, an area that has seen growing demand alongside the nation's ...
An appellate panel appeared unlikely to dismiss 30-year-old sex crimes charges against film director Roman Polanski, but had t...
Zoning, Planning and Use
Remedies Limited for Rejected Land-Use Projects
By Sharon Liangn
Matthew Francois of Cassidy, Shimko, Dawson & Kawakami explains how recent cases have limited remedies for developers and ...
John Vandevelde of Crowell & Moring takes matters into his own hand and bikes across the country on a cancer fundraising r...
Professors Diane Klein and Dylan Malagrino write about Caster Semenya, a 2009 World Championships gold medalist, and the conce...
Dan Chammas of Venable says that while workplace violence is unpredictable, there are ways to take proactive measures. ...
Heller Ehrman's creditors and 65 former shareholders reached a tentative settlement during confidential mediation discussions....
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Broadcom Judge May Be Dismiss Case Before Arguments
By Gabe Friedmann
Closing arguments in the criminal trial of Broadcom's former chief financial officer are set to begin next week — unless the j...
Cheers turned to dismay for supporters of defendant Alex Sanchez, a nationally renowned anti-gang activist charged with racket...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Comcast Corp., which recently announced it was acquiring a majority stake in NBC Universal, is probably hoping that its latest...
The Daily Journal recently published a three-part series tracing the steps of Adam Siegler of the Siegler Law Group, a Beverly...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Employers Win Meal Time Ruling
By John Roemer
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision that a security guard who agreed to take two meals whi...
Del Mar-based Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp. has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire La Jolla Pharmaceutical C...
As many as 12,000 members of Native American tribes in California could collect $1,000 as part of the U.S. government's $1.4 b...
Congressional negotiators approved a spending bill late Tuesday that boosts the budget for Legal Services Corp. by $30 million...
Alameda County Superior Court followed the proper procedures regarding the majority of 13 litigants who were laid off by the c...
The decision came hours after oral argument in which the court expressed skepticism of some of the trial judge's decisions tha...
Adam Siegler of the Siegler Law Group completes his series on what life was like as an attorney deployed to Baghdad, Iraq. ...
Adam Siegler of the Siegler Law Group continues his chronicle of journeying to Baghdad, Iraq as a member of the 11th Military ...
The Fifth District Court of Appeal ruled that the state Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board's firing of an administrative law...
The California Supreme Court heard arguments about how much sick leave workers can take to care for their loved ones. ...
Adam Siegler of the Siegler Law Group shares his journey as an attorney from Beverly Hills to Baghdad, Iraq. ...