Obituaries
Veteran defense attorney, known for his representation of the Unabomber, dies
By Saul Sugarman
Longtime federal public defender Quin Denvir died Saturday in Sacramento. He was 76. ...
A federal judge wiped out a $200 million jury verdict awarded to Merck & Co. Inc. after finding that one of the drugmaker'...
Education
Bill would require California law schools to disclose jobs data
By Lyle Moran
California law schools that are not accredited by the American Bar Association would have to publicly disclose postgraduate em...
Judges and Judiciary
Santa Clara recall effort shares similarities with OC effort
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The outcry that seems to support a recall of Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky mirrors the fierce reaction ...
Opening statements kicked off a jury trial Tuesday in San Mateo County Superior Court against Imran A. Khaliq, a litigation di...
SB 443, which seeks to limit civil asset forfeiture, has been revived after a near-death experience late last year in the stat...
A superior court judge sharply questioned on Tuesday the premise held by California plaintiffs' attorneys that Private Attorne...
Despite its volatility, Judge Susan Lopez-Giss relishes her job in Los Angeles family court.
After nearly a decade of flat associate pay at the nation's largest law firms, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP said Tuesday it...
Plaintiffs' attorneys who represent children and disabled clients on a contingency fee basis say that judges routinely undermi...
General Counsel CircleUp Network Inc. (San Francisco) ...
U.S. District Judge Andrew J. Guilford dealt a setback Monday to Rutan & Tucker LLP attorneys trying to ban activist newsp...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Genentech, partner to pay $67M to resolve False Claims Act case
By Tim O'connor
Northern District U.S. Attorney Brian J. Stretch announced Monday that Genentech Inc. and another company will pay $67 million...
A type of agreement that's become the norm for music labels signing new artists despite an onerous reputation among many perfo...
U.S. Supreme Court
Lawsuit over Google advertising can proceed, U.S. Supreme Court rules
By Saul Sugarman
A federal class action accusing Google Inc. of providing customers inferior ad placement could move forward in the Northern Di...
Civil Rights
Student asks high court not to review USC fair process case
By America Hernandez
In the debate over what constitutes a fair hearing in campus sexual assault disciplinary proceedings, accused student John Doe...
The state Supreme Court rejected Monday a legal challenge brought by county prosecutors and cleared the way for Gov. Jerry Bro...
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said Monday he wishes he had known Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aar...
Fresno County (Fresno) ...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyer involved.
Judges and Judiciary
OC prosecutor challenges judge sanctioned for sex
By Meghann M. Cuniff
An experienced political influencer in Orange County recently offered Deputy District Attorney Karen L. Schatzle his blunt ass...
Large Firms
Akin Gump closing Austin office, offering separation packages to staff
By America Hernandez
Offers would affect Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Houston and Washington, D.C. ...
Broadcom Ltd. general counsel Art Chong has joined the San Francisco office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as ...
The legal sector isn't necessarily growing, but it appears to have hit a comfortable plateau for the moment. ...
Government
Bill would have Judicial Council move judges to needier counties
By Renee Flannery
AB 2341 is an attempt to answer Gov. Jerry Brown's call to move judgeships from counties with too many to those with too few, ...
Criminal
Attorney general declines to file charges in OC courthouse brawl
By Meghann M. Cuniff
A senior assistant attorney general in San Diego notified the parties her office could not determine who was the initial aggre...
Judges and Judiciary
Federal prosecutor challenges sitting judge, criticizes appointment timing
By Justin Kloczko
Carla Keehn is running a second time to become a San Diego County Superior Court judge, this time against Judge Keri Katz, who...
Public Interest
John Quinn brings Museum of Broken Relationships to L.A.
By Amanda Schallert
The Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP name partner said the emotionally freighted objects that a lover, friend or fami...
In a stunning move, Arshavir Iskanaian got out of the landmark Iskanian employment case that bears his name and his law...
For Butte County Judge Michael Deems, the law is just another form of problem solving.