A seemingly skeptical federal judge put federal prosecutors on the defense for the second day in a row Tuesday at the FedEx Co...
Law Practice
Lawyer admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court at 72
By Amanda Schallert
RoseAnn Frazee was admitted to appear before the U.S. Supreme Court last month at age 72, after appealing a case in which she'...
For Contra Costa Judge Treat, no case is too small for a fair, exacting application of the law.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Chief justice says she hasn't opposed split of State Bar
By Lyle Moran
California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye told the Daily Journal she has not expressed opposition to the potential split...
All 12 candidates advocating reform were elected into officer and trustee positions at the Los Angeles County Bar Association ...
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Judges should follow the attorney fees factors
By Riley Guerin
The recent article "Lawyers complain of slashed contingency fees" (June 7) described the frustration that some plaintiff attor...
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Fee approval will help protect children
By Riley Guerin
Statements I made about attorney fees in cases involving minors were taken completely out of context. ["Lawyers complain of sl...
Environmental
Federal government could be liable for pollution costs, 9th Circuit rules
By Saul Sugarman
The U.S. government could be on the hook to pay costs related to a pollution caused by one of its defense contractors in a cas...
Litigation
Netflix looks to arbitrate independent worker class action
By Steven Crighton
A putative class action against Netflix Inc. could be dashed today, as a Los Angeles Superior Court judge will consider a moti...
District courts have discretion to determine whether a patent holder can win up to treble damages from infringers of protected...
Transactions
Wilson Sonsini, Simpson Thacher partners work on Microsoft acquisition of LinkedIn
By Phil Johnson
A trio of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partners advised Microsoft Corp. in the company's $26.2 billion acquisition of Li...
Patent attorney Imran A. Khaliq, who is accused of assaulting and injuring his former girlfriend — tax attorney Sohyun Sophie ...
Government
Fight over peremptory challenges once again a legislative priority
By L.J. Williamson
The fight over peremptory challenges has once again become a top legislative priority, as a bill proposing to cut the number o...
The former senior vice president and general counsel of eBay Inc. is rejoining the global law firm Cooley LLP as of counsel in...
VP of Legal and Corporate Secretary GoodData Corp. (San Francisco) ...
Bankruptcy
9th Circuit hears oral argument in Heller Ehrman partnership case
By Joshua Seboldn
The trustee for the Heller Ehrman LLP estate seemed to face a difficult road to convincing a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
In opening statements, FedEx's defense attorney said the U.S. Department of Justice itself just signed a contract with the com...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Labor/Employment
New Lyft lawsuit threatens to unravel $27 million settlement with ride-sharing company
By Matthew Blake
As employment lawyers monitor the possible unraveling of a $100 million settlement between Uber Technologies Inc. and its driv...
The firm said Friday it will raise associate salaries on July 1, increasing pay for new hires from $175,000 to $190,000 a year...
A former fiancee, current friend and roommate of Imran A. Khaliq, an attorney at Rovi Corp., took the stand Friday in a domest...
Six doctors who practice in Riverside County, supported by a national medical ethics group, have filed suit seeking a temporar...
A recently disclosed Orange County sheriff's jail log includes information that should have been turned over under previous di...
California Supreme Court
State high court to weigh if drugmaker is liable for generic drug's harm
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court will review whether the makers of brand-name pharmaceuticals can be sued for failing to warn of a drug...
Ventura County Judge Patricia Murphy believes 'less is more' during courtroom presentations.
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Despite a fear of public speaking, OC Judge Waltz has a silver tongue in family law court.
LA County Judge Alan Honeycutt had many firsts in the Torrance court where he now sits.