Judge Kenneth K. So is the new presiding judge of San Diego County Superior Court. So, who has served as assistant presiding j...
Judges and Judiciary
Years After Rabbi Is Compared to Hitler, Court Gets Suit
By Laura Ernden
A San Francisco rabbi is determined to restore his reputation after a Jewish community leader likened him to "the Fuhrer." Th...
Transportation
Judge Upholds Award Against Airline, Allows Jet to Be Seized
By Susan Mcraen
A San Diego judge has upheld a $24 million arbitration award on behalf of Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing against Mexic...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Recruiters Searching for Successful Lawyers Should Look Beyond Typical Traits
By Troy Senikn
Forum Column - By David Grenardo and Joshua Briones - Passion and street smarts are among the outside-the-box skill sets that ...
Industry Watch - By Rebecca U. Cho - Steptoe & Johnson nabbed Jeffrey Weiner, formerly DLA Piper's senior corporate attorn...
Forum Column - By David Blair-Loy - A recent case in San Diego County illustrates that openness and accountability in governme...
Industry Watch - By Maya Meinert - After learning that Stoel Rives was drastically downsizing its San Francisco office to conc...
Industry Watch - By D. Heimpel - An estimated 125 of Los Angeles' top entertainment attorneys will spend Saturday discussing h...
Industry Watch - By D. Heimpel - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has expanded its media practice with the hiring of Lucas...
Industry Watch - By Rebecca U. Cho - Chicago-based McDermott Will & Emery continued its Silicon Valley growth spurt with t...
Focus Column - By Ken Moscaret - The best attorney for a job is not always the cheapest one, but proving that in court require...
Ten years ago, hiring an appellate specialist before a trial was over was almost unheard of. But as the field has evolved, app...
Litigation
High Court Will Tackle Terrorism, Discrimination in New Term
By Brent Kendall
After a bruising last term that saw the justices clash on abortion, race and a host of other issues, the high court kicks off ...
At three of California's largest and most prominent technology companies, it is suddenly tough to tell the general counsel wit...
Industry Watch
Industry Watch
After a first career as an educator, Judge Raima H. Ballinger makes sure to keep jurors, and herself, well-informed. ...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge Brings Small-Town Sensibility to Statewide Role
By Amy Yarbroughn
The newest president of the California Judges Association is no big-city jurist. He's Ira Kaufman of Plumas County, which has ...
Law Practice
Malpractice Insurance Proposal Runs Into State Bar Opposition
By Jim Adamekn
ANAHEIM - A controversial proposal to require California lawyers to disclose whether they have malpractice insurance stalled w...
Employment Column - By John Weiss - Breaking the conventional rules of negotiation, attendance and briefing in employment medi...
Verdicts
Settlement Creates State-Level Unique Class for Deaf Children
By Rebecca U. Cho
The Public-education entities agreed to fund the creation of a special-needs day class at the California School for the Deaf a...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Fleecing Voters: Election Reform Initiative Isn't Just Unfair; It's Unconstitutional
By Troy Senikn
Forum Column - By Michael Willemsen - A ballot initiative that would award California's electoral votes proportionately has on...
Focus Column - By Laurie L. Levenson - How can O.J. Simpson be charged with kidnapping when he never removed the alleged victi...
Always negotiating, Steve Mehta couldn't imagine himself as anything but a mediator. At 39, Mehta is Judicate West's youngest ...
Forum Column - By William Gwire - In-house counsel that want to control costs through litigation guidlines should take a cue f...
LOS ANGELES - A teenage beauty queen who was badly injured in a car crash will receive $9 million under a settlement with the ...
Five years ago, a federal appellate court blocked a spate of plaintiffs from suing Big Tobacco on the grounds that the sick sm...
Law Practice
Class-Action Filings Rebound From 2006 Low, Study Shows
By Gabe Friedmann
LOS ANGELES - A total of 76 shareholder class actions were filed in the first half of the year, according to a new study that ...
The California Supreme Court on Thursday shielded the deep pockets of big law firms from stale malpractice claims. ...
Law Practice
Lawyers Find Profits, Stability in Affordable Housing Deals
By Peter Matuszakn
For the few California law firms that have figured out how to navigate the bureaucratic red tape, the practice of affordable-h...