Litigation
Judge Might Look to Incoming Administration For Guidance in Warrantless Wiretapping Cases
By Rebecca Beyer
Faced with the task of deciding whether to dismiss dozens of lawsuits accusing telecommunication carriers of spying on million...
Right after taking the bench, Stacy Boulware Eurie efficiently handled a complicated, three-defendant murder trial. ...
The Daily Journal highlights its picks for the state's 40 top neutrals for 2008. ...
David Piercy, above, can’t afford epilepsy drugs but is considered too wealthy for county assistance under Fresno’s strict rul...
Law Practice
Stradling Reduces Attorneys, Staff But Don't Call It Layoffs
By Amanda Becker
The corporate and transactional firm Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth has cut the number of attorneys and staff employed in...
Over the summer, U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte raised a couple of pesky questions about a saga that Wilson Sonsini Goodrich...
San Diego County has won summary judgment in a suit filed by the families of a business executive and three other people kille...
The Daily Journal spotlights five programs throughout the state for their efforts in providing their communities low-cost ways...
Lawyer fought for disability benefits. ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Justices Weigh Use of Economic Analysis in Environmental Case
By Lawrence Hurleyn
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to conclude that the government can take into account economic costs when consi...
Forum (Forum & Focus)
Obama Likely to Approach Pharmaceutical Mergers With a Dose of Skepticism
By Sara Libbyn
The Obama administration will likely reinvigorate antitrust enforcement, and might start with taking a closer look at pharmace...
The federal corruption trial of Mike Carona will continue without the former Orange County sheriff's mistress nearby as a co-d...
Disputes arising from online virtual worlds could make their way to real world courts, writes Robert D. Brain. - Forum Column ...
Lawyers suing on behalf of learning disabled bar exam takers should focus on two specific sections of the Americans With Disab...
Retired judge formed own religion. ...
The Judicial Council and others are considering proposals that would require mediators to meet and pass professional eligibili...
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow Tuesday to a convicted murderer from California when it vacated a 9th U.S. Circuit Court o...
President-elect Barack Obama announced Tuesday the selection of former California lawyer and legislator Louis E. Caldera, a Se...
Citing "extraordinary new evidence" of judicial and prosecutorial misconduct, attorneys for film director Roman Polanski on Tu...
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch adds three attorneys in San Diego.
Environmental
Environmentalists Renew Attacks in Battle Over Delta Water
By Fiona Smith
A lawsuit seeking to shut down the large pumps that remove water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta has opened a whol...
“In the area of electronic surveillance, it’s essential to have accountability on the part of the people we trust with our com...
Judicial Profile
Fresno Judge Draws on His Background Protesting Conditions of Farmworkers
By Fiona Smith
As a farm worker, Rosendo Peña was incarcerated for picketing in protest of working conditions. Thirty-five years later he's a...
Although the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the issue of hacker-obtained evidence, the line of Fourth Amendment cases...
The San Jose-based technology company, which develops small packages for silicon chips used in everything from cellular phones...
Law Practice
Supreme Court Justices Appear Split in Union Arbitration Case
By Lawrence Hurleyn
In one of this term's major employment cases, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided Monday over whether unions can require m...
The 9th Circuit has created a confusing patchwork of decisions involving free speech and intellectual property, writes Mark S....
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday declined to intervene in a dispute over whether police are required to return pot seized from me...
Forum (Forum & Focus)
California Is on the Winning Side of the Ultimate Fighting Battle
By Sara Libbyn
New York should take a cue from California regarding Ultimate Fighting Championship events, writes Kristin Johnson. - Forum Co...
The Federal Circuit agreed with a San Diego judge's ruling that Qualcomm Inc. committed misconduct by failing to disclose the ...