Novatel Wireless, Inc. and its lead lawyer, K&L Gates partner Mike Bettinger of San Francisco, won a defense verdict in wh...
Two newly-appointed bankruptcy judges will hear cases in the San Francisco Bay Area and in San Diego, the 9th U.S. Circuit Cou...
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A court of appeal decision on Tuesday paved the way for the Los Angeles City Attorney's continued probe into the controversial...
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton has sued rocker Vince Neil for more than $62,000, claiming the Mötley Crüe singer has no...
The partnerships at Washington, D.C.-based Hogan & Hartson and London-based Lovells have signed off on the merger of the t...
A coalition of Democrats in the House of Representatives fired the first shot in the battle to overhaul the country's immigrat...
A federal judge on Tuesday asked an attorney for the United States whether information the government asserts is protected by ...
After the Daily Journal reported on pay increases and promotions received by Administrative Office of the Courts employees, th...
Daniel Garrie of Alternative Resolution Centers explains how electronic discovery can be a money-generator rather than a busin...
Diana and Liz Welch share a family's story of loss and survival in their new memoir "The Kids Are All Right." ...
Letter to the Editor
What's the Goal, to Save Costs or Simplify the Conviction Process?
By Sharon Liangn
Andrew J. Marx, Assistant Public Defender of Siskiyou County, comments on the concept of altering jury trials to improve court...
Securities
Broadcom Executives Walk Free After Judge Throws Out Charges
By Christian Berthelsenn
A judge on Tuesday dismissed the federal fraud prosecution of two former Broadcom executives for backdating stock options, lik...
Andrew Abrams of Fish & Richardson discusses recent developments in laws combating unlawful cybersquatting activities. ...
Darlynn Morgan of Morgan Law Group emphasizes why it is important to complete estate planning and name guardians before traged...
The fight over the Bush administration's practice of sending terror suspects to foreign lands for interrogation prompted an un...
In California's closed-door parolee court system, due process concerns are few and even those limited rights have at times bee...
Her commitment to serve the public fairly means U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn Turchin doesn't go easy on those who appear befo...
A Texas federal judge on Monday ordered a case filed by a Florida-based patent holding company transferred to San Jose instead...
Former Central District U.S. Attorney Andrea Ordin is slated to become Los Angeles County's top lawyer this week. ...
The Administrative Office of the Courts received approval on Monday to pay for five new courthouse projects -in El Dorado, Kin...
Two whistleblowers formerly employed by the University of Phoenix reached a $78.5 million settlement Monday on a lawsuit alleg...
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Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Health Groups Fight Budget in Court
By Evelyn Larrubian
Activists will argue before a Court of Appeal today that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger overstepped his authority when he slashed ...
Although San Francisco Superior Court has tried to avoid serious cutbacks by freezing open positions and travel, the $14.3 mil...
A judge refused to overturn Broadcom's $118 million settlement with shareholders over stock option backdating, despite defense...
A former entertainment lawyer who helped arrange a tax shelter for media mogul Haim Saban has pleaded guilty to federal tax ev...
The State Bar gave administrators at unaccredited East Bay Law School a second chance late last week, granting them six month...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Foster Care Homes Underfunded
By John Roemer
California is short-changing kids in foster care group homes by paying only 80 percent of what federal law requires, a 9th U.S...