Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ralph "Bud" Dau died July 14. He had been on the bench since 1995 and was described as...
San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos was sworn in Monday as president of the National District Attorneys Associa...
Intellectual Property
California law professors back patent venue reform legislation
By Saul Sugarman
Fourteen California-based professors are among a larger group that recently penned a letter urging U.S. policymakers to reform...
Asterias Biotherapeutics Inc. announced the hiring of Ryan Chavez as executive vice president of finance and general counsel o...
U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson shocked lawyers on both sides at Lee Baca's sentencing hearing Monday, rejecting the plea a...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Entertainment & Sports
Investors said they expected money back even if movie failed
By Steven Crighton
Investors behind the 2013 movie "Knights of Badassdom" have sued the movie's producer, Wade Bradley, claiming he failed to hon...
Intellectual Property
Pom Wonderful wins key skirmish in pomegranate juice trademark wars
By Matthew Blake
After a year of getting squeezed in federal court, pomegranate juice industry leader Pom Wonderful LLC received refreshing new...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Timothy A. Miller, who joined the firm from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates in February, heads t...
Sodexo Inc., one of the world's largest multinational corporations, has agreed to a $1.1 million class action settlement with ...
Litigation
Man who fell from attic after tasing sues San Bernardino County
By Renee Flannery
Closing arguments are expected this week in a federal jury trial in which the plaintiff alleges his tasing by sheriff's deputi...
Litigation
Attorney casts doubt that requested State Bar records can be scrubbed of personal info
By Phil Johnson
The fifth day of a trial concerning potential disclosure of demographic and academic information about law school graduates to...
Herbalife International of America Inc. must face sanctions from regulators and pay $200 million to consumers to settle allega...
Criminal
Murder conviction overturned due to judge's mistake, appellate court rules
By Kevin Lee
The 1st District Court of Appeal overturned a first-degree murder conviction after finding that a Solano County Superior Court...
Criminal
Two counties halt fees for juvenile offenders
By L.J. Williamson And Malcolm Maclachla
Santa Clara and Alameda Counties have moved toward eliminating fees charged to families with children in the criminal justice ...
Litigation
Kardashians allege trademark infringement, nonpayment of royalties in cosmetics countersuit
By Justin Kloczko
Celebrity entrepreneurs Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian are countersuing the hedge fund that bought out their struggling co...
Criminal
Man convicted of murder after leading officer in fatal pursuit
By Justin Kloczko
A man was convicted of second-degree murder by a Riverside County jury Thursday for his role in a high-speed chase that result...
Judges and Judiciary
High court ends spat over Ventura County judge's service dog
By Logan Noblin
The state Supreme Court formally dismissed the case of Ventura Superior Court Judge Nancy L. Ayers on Wednesday, ending a year...
Notwithstanding research that shows a ROI of $4 for every $1 spent developing "soft-skills," many law firms and schools are st...
California Supreme Court
State high court strikes down rule that violates federal law regarding Native American children
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court struck down an administrative rule Thursday that violated the Indian Child Welfare Act, a federal law ...
San Francisco-based insurer Clover Health has announced the hiring of a former managing director on Unitedhealth Group Inc.'s ...
Litigation
Minority attorneys testify that data release would violate privacy
By Saul Sugarman
Witnesses testified Thursday in a San Francisco County Superior Court trial about how their privacy could be breached if a jud...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Dunkin' Donuts was brought back into a long-running lawsuit alleging its coffee contains cancer risks after a superior court j...
Labor/Employment
After prolonged federal investigation, farm company settles sexual harassment charges for $1 million
By Matthew Blake
Two seasonal farmworkers obtained $1 million from a crop preparation services company this week for alleged sexual harassment ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Whistleblower claim not enough to keep immigrant in U.S.
By Saul Sugarman
A Mongolian immigrant cannot remain in the U.S. based on his claim that his former bosses persecuted him after he acted as a w...
Venture capital firms continue to finance companies in a selective and cautious mood, with more money flowing to far fewer dea...
With the State Bar facing difficult questions over its responsibility to protect the public and its goal to promote the legal ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Koh nomination hearing clouded by partisan bickering
By Logan Noblin
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a tense confirmation hearing Wednesday to discuss U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh's n...