There's nothing Orange County Superior Court Judge Warren H. Siegel likes as much as a good opera. But when it comes to court,...
Intellectual Property
Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
By Eric Berkowitzn
FOCUS COLUMN - By Joseph S. Wu - Starting in December, all parties appearing before the federal courts will have to grapple wi...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
L.A. Court Must Do Better to Be Inclusive, Equal on Mediators
By Eric Berkowitzn
FORUM COLUMN - By Elizabeth A. Moreno - The Los Angeles Superior Court's Civil Mediation Panel is not inclusive and destroys t...
FORUM COLUMN - By Ronald A. Peters - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did employers a good turn by vetoing SB 815, legislation that ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
While Private Equity Makes Waves, Strategic Buys Sail Smoothly
By Rick Kennedyn
COLUMN - RICK KENNEDY - Last week's headliner deals seemed to reinforce the year's recurring theme: no sector of the economy i...
Judicial Profile
Onetime GOP Player Finds His Groove on Court of Appeal
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Paul R. Haerle, at the time a very political Republican lawyer, filed suit in 1982 to block Democratic Gov. Je...
LOS ANGELES - The ACLU of Southern California wants a federal judge to order four immigrants released from detention centers w...
Judges and Judiciary
Neutrals Fear ADR Rule Change Is Power Grab by Judicial Council
By Amy Yarbroughn
SAN FRANCISCO - Retired judges working in alternative dispute resolution are worried proposed changes to their rules of profes...
MONTEREY - Chief Justice Ronald M. George told a gathering of the California Bar on Saturday that the judicial branch made gre...
LOS ANGELES - Commissioner Amy M. Pellman listened intently during a recent morning hearing in her downtown Los Angeles family...
SAN FRANCISCO - Elven Joe Swisher cut an impressive figure on the witness stand, his Purple Heart proudly pinned to the wide l...
LOS ANGELES - Partners Laurence Schnabel and Jon Kardassakis have left the 14-lawyer firm they founded, Lindahl, Schnabel, Kar...
LOS ANGELES - Litigator Paul L. Gale practiced at Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth for three decades, even serving as the f...
Judges and Judiciary
Schwarzenegger Reinstates Judge Defeated by Bagel Shop Owner
By Linda Rapattoni
SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has reappointed Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Dzintra Janavs to the bench af...
FOCUS COLUMN - By Diane L. Becker - The California Registered Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003 (Califo...
LOS ANGELES - Only several months into his second stint as a litigator with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, David Burg was offe...
FORUM COLUMN - By Richard W. Garnett - Visit the local bookstore, turn on talk radio, or click on a favorite blog, and two cla...
Judges and Judiciary
DA Can't Prosecute Ex-Fugitive After Giving Details to Hollywood
By Robert Iafolla
An appeals court last week removed a lead prosecutor from a death penalty trial in Santa Barbara County because of his action...
Entertainment & Sports
'Lonelygirl15' Earns Litigator His 15 Minutes of Fame
By Jennifer Hammn
LOS ANGELES - If anyone ever writes a book on the secret lives of lawyers, Greg Goodfried's story will be Chapter 1. ...
Corporate
High Court to Rule on Attorney Fees in PG&E Bankruptcy Case
By Brent Kendall
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court announced Friday that it would decide whether a litigant can recover attorney fees in a case in...
Regional water regulators had the authority to issue a permit underlying a multibillion-dollar cleanup of the Los Angeles regi...
Janice Liu has joined B. Riley & Co., headquartered in Los Angeles, as general counsel. Liu left Latham & Watkins to j...
SANTA MARIA - With more than 20 years' experience in family law, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Arthur A. Garcia st...
A deeply divided state appellate court ruled Thursday that gays and lesbians don't have a constitutional right to marry. ...
The article "Firing a One-Eyed Referee Can Cost More Than 15 Yards" by John Lattin and published on Sept. 27, surprisingly ass...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Former Covina Judge Listens to Both Sides Now
By Gabe Friedmann
LOS ANGELES - Michael Rutberg realized early in his career that he didn't want to get caught up in the minutiae of running a l...
SAN FRANCISCO - Tenants of one of the city's largest apartment complexes filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming the owners used a r...
Labor/Employment
Never Underestimate the Purpose or Pitfalls of Performance Reviews
By Eric Berkowitzn
EMPLOYMENT COLUMN - By Jonathan Fraser Light - Annual performance reviews are a stressful time for both reviewers and employe...
SANTA ANA - Some missing pants and a recorded-over audio tape pushed the city of Costa Mesa to pay $225,000 to a family whose ...
LOS ANGELES - During tough times, companies often turn to lawyers to provide counsel and in some cases even assume internal le...