California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court Ruling Aside, Parole Seekers Are Still in Legal Limbo
By Laura Ernden
The power struggle continues between the governor, the parole board and the courts over who gets the final say in determining ...
With the election of Barack Obama, African-Americans now have an administration that reflects their heritage. But does that me...
A little-known statute prohibits sexual harassment in certain business relationships outside the workplace, writes Michele M. ...
Intellectual Property
Outcome of Patent Fight Over Digital Televisions Still Fuzzy
By David Houstonn
The U.S. customs service may be the ultimate arbiter in a hard-fought case between Japan-based Funai Electric Co. and competin...
It is vital that the bankruptcy courts maintain the distinction between "core" and "non-core," writes Horace Cooper. ...
Readers weigh in on the value of demurrers, and a recent employment decision.
Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, handed down in June, says criminal defendants have the right to cross-examine certain expert w...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Bail for O.C. Sheriff May Signal Concern on Misconduct Claim
By Don Debenedictisn
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to allow former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona stay out of prison while he ...
California Courts of Appeal
Court of Appeal Likely to Get Three New Members
By Laura Ernden
Three San Francisco Bay Area judges are expected to be sworn in Thursday to the 1st District Court of Appeal. ...
Judicial leaders got some rare feedback at their public meeting Tuesday: an earful from workers and law enforcement decrying t...
The Supreme Court is likely to take up a 7th Circuit case that could address some of the questions left open in D.C. v. Hel...
Two recent cases prove the need for counsel to remain attuned to non-testimonial events in the courtroom and making appropriat...
The former treasurer of the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling $26,000 from...
In "Trade Secret Litigation and Protection in California," Bec Edelson analyzes the state's trade secret laws and explains the...
California has been forced to implement cost-savings measures to its Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Program, writes Chelsea ...
The Department of Energy announced a major shot in the arm to the beleaguered renewable energy industry on Wednesday, offering...
California regulators have to scramble to reconcile the forward-looking CEQA and the backword-looking AB 32, write Beth S. Dor...
A group of class actions against Chase Bank USA charges the bank unlawfully changed the terms on consumers loans after they we...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Tech Titans' Partnership to Get Close Antitrust Scrutiny
By David Houstonn
For more than a year, attorneys for Yahoo Inc. have worked on striking - or blocking - deals with Microsoft Corp. and Google I...
A high-ranking teenage chess player in Oregon, Superior Court Commissioner David M. Hirsch still makes deft moves in his Ventu...
More than a year after Milberg LLP settled federal criminal charges by paying a $75 million fine, the tenacious class action f...
Stevan Porter illuminates both sides of the business method patent debate. ...
A recent 9th Circuit case marks the first time California's equitable tolling doctrine has been applied to toll a successive c...
O'Melveny & Myers put 62 percent of its San Francisco office space on the market Monday. It's one of many law firms nation...
California's Rules of Professional Conduct and the provisions of the Business and Professions Code governering attorneys condu...
Entertainment & Sports
Decision Could Turn Spanish Soap Operas into Cyber-Novelas
By Jean Luc Renault
A recent court decision could change the way Spanish-speaking American audiences get their fix from so-called telenovelas - or...
In some patent cases, jurors lack the necessary context to evaluate the contribution of a specific invention, writes David Boh...
Labor/Employment
Asbestos Firm Accused of Firing Employee With Breast Cancer
By Dhyana Levey
A former paralegal at asbestos-litigation giant Brent Coon & Associates has accused the plaintiffs' firm of refusing to co...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Crackdown on Kickbacks, Real or Not, Puts Hospitals on Alert
By Evan George
A $2.4 million settlement paid by a Central Valley hospital group on Monday was a warning to medical providers in California t...
John A. Torribio runs a tight ship and moves through his docket quickly, and his decisions have held up under appellate scruti...