Kirk Pasich of Dickstein Shapiro discusses the scope of Cal. Civil Code Section 2860 and an insurer's duty to pay independent ...
Jeffrey M. Rawitz, who defended the former O.C. sheriff against corruption charges, resigned from Jones Day because of a sever...
Courts must scrutinize structured settlement transfers more closely under a bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. ...
Family law specialist Alexandra Leichter explains why arbitration may be the most attractive alternate adjudication method for...
California State Bar President Howard B. Miller assures members that finances and expenditure control processes will be examin...
Robert Vantress of Silicon Valley Law Group reminds businesses that trade-dress may be a more powerful way to protect brand eq...
Letter to the Editor
In Re Tobacco II Cases Recognized Right to Sue for False Advertising
By Sharon Liangn
David Rosen of Rose, Klein & Marias says the In re Tobacco II Cases recognized the consumers' right to sue for false adver...
Ronald Cooke of Nossaman instructs on how to be compliant with the FTC's Identity Theft Red Flags rule, effective Nov. 1. ...
As federal appellate courts have issued influential opinions on certification, the battle between plaintiffs and defendants ha...
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he is concerned over mismanagement and the legitimacy of the Bar's evaluations of judicial nom...
Ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona is expected to testify at the trial that begins today to defend charges he retaliated aga...
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation that makes California the first state in the nation to establish a right...
Lawrence H. Midler General Counsel, CB Richard Ellis Group Inc.Los Angeles ...
Jose Allen, Kenneth Berlin, Don Frost and Stacy Kray of Skadden write on the 2nd Circuit's decision to allow nuisance claims i...
Jeffrey Lowe, former chair of the LA County Bar Association, believes that the prosecution of Roman Polanski is a perverse for...
The wife of a slain man lost a bid to make motions in an Amador County murder case, despite a ballot measure that gave victims...
In eight months, Douglas Winthrop has brought a clear strategy and strong management style to Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Fa...
Virginia-based SPH America accused the law firm of misappropriation of trade secrets by disclosing the company's ownership of ...
Public defenders Richard La Fianza and Frank Loo provide pre-trial tips on what to do with a witness who plans on invoking the...
James Martin and Wendy Albers of Reed Smith apply Rosemere Neighborhood Association v. EPA to the mootness exception of volunt...
Patrick Jewik of Townsend and Townsend and Crew lays out the new 'count' system that will measure patent examiner productivity...
Letter to the Editor
Court Majority Rejected Justice O'Connor's 'Takings' Analysis in Eastern Enterprises
By Sharon Liangn
Glenn Sugameli of Judging the Environment Defenders of Wildlife says courts have rejected Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel's take ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Lawyers Accused Of Wrongdoing Will Plead Case
By Laura Ernden
Two lawyers involved in a fraudulent appeal will get a chance to plead for mercy before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...
Chief Justice Ronald M. George this weekend blasted California's money-driven ballot measure system, blaming it for creating a...
The Defunct San Francisco firm expects to be able to pay its bank lenders and certain employee claims in full as it liquidates...
San Diego Judge Polly Shamoon says her life as a Chaldean, an immigrant, a victim of violent crime and a prosecutor inform her...
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...
With U.S. attorney Joseph P. Russoniello still in place five months after the official search for his replacement began, North...
Barry G. Silverman, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge ...
Nathaniel Bruno of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton explains how pro bono service is the dessert of the legal profession....