Retired Judge Arnold Gold is pleasantly surprised that he's outlasted his supposed mediator shelf life. ...
The deal provides Comcast with new IP for films and theme parks. ...
Solo and Small Firms
Touchton & Weinberger LLP aims to fill a gap in the L.A. criminal defense market
By Amanda Schallert
Touchton & Weinberger LLP launched last March, specializing in general civil litigation and white collar criminal defense ...
Intellectual Property
Gloves are already off in run-up to Oracle-Google copyright retrial
By Tim O'connor
Jurors won't be tapped to hear the retrial until May 9, but the tech behemoths have been engaged in an all-out battle to mold ...
Hueston Hennigan LLP knew too much to be loyal to two clients with adverse interests, defense attorneys have argued, seeking t...
The legal campaign to establish public access to Martin's Beach in San Mateo took another twist Wednesday when the 1st Distric...
The organization recently got an ordinance passed expanding paid parental leave throughout San Francisco, making it the first ...
More DA offices are opening conviction review units, but transparency and bias remain concerns. ...
The non-unionized Renaissance Hotel is hit with complaints that finger corporate parent Marriott. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit removes federal judge from case, orders new trial
By Fiona Smith
The appellate court removes District Judge Manuel L. Real from a Medicare fraud case after it found Real had treated the defen...
The Hetch Hetchy Valley will continue to hold drinking water for more than 2.5 million people in the Bay Area, a Tuolumne Coun...
A weekly report of the State Bar's disciplinary actions.
Labor/Employment
PricewaterhouseCoopers hit with national age discrimination lawsuit
By Matthew Blake
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP discriminated against possibly hundreds of thousands of job applicants, according to a complaint fi...
General Counsel Eminent Inc. dba Revolve Clothing (Cerritos) ...
The state Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to review a $1.3 million legal fee dispute pitting Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Ha...
The Japanese electronics giant has agreed to plead guilty in San Francisco federal court to conspiring with erstwhile competit...
New organization will focus on academic and independent research aimed at making the civil justice system more accessible to t...
Transactions
Private equity continues search for add-on buyouts in soft credit market
By Banks Albachn
Despite a lackluster start to the year for private equity funds, middle and lower market add-ons hit records for the industry....
Gardena-based Z Gallerie LLC will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the upscale furniture seller of improperly fill...
Litigation
Zeppelin plaintiffs offer $1 settlement for writing credit
By Steven Crighton
The writing credit would entitle the trust of Randy Craig Wolfe to future earnings on the song. ...
Product Liability
Jessica Alba's organic food company accused of mislabeling formula
By Steven Crighton
The complaint is the latest in a string of lawsuits alleging misrepresentation. ...
Judges and Judiciary
Orange County town hall spotlights contested judicial races
By Meghann M. Cuniff
A town hall on Thursday will include at least eight of the nine candidates. ...
Government
House passes bill to allow federal lawsuits for trade secrets theft
By Saul Sugarman
Legislation that would allow civil trade secrets lawsuits to be brought in federal court sailed through a vote Wednesday by th...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar's embattled chief trial counsel resigns
By Lyle Moran
Jayne Kim was at the center of multiple controversies engulfing the State Bar during her five-year tenure. ...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court weighs OC judge-papering case
By Meghann M. Cuniff
DA tells justices motive for disqualifying judge is irrelevant as long as proper procedure is followed. ...
Law Practice
Kaufman, Dolowich & Voluck LLP merges with Waxler Carner Brodsky
By Amanda Schallert
National firm Kaufman, Dolowich & Voluck LLP doubled the size of its Los Angeles office and expanded its professional liab...
Education
Man accuses Stanford University of gender discrimination over sexual assault inquiry
By Tim O'connor
A former Stanford student is accusing the school of railroading him during a sexual assault investigation because it was conce...
The pro bono law firm, in partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, was one of 18 organizations award...
Litigation
Quinn Emanuel attorneys claim client dropped them due to attorney's lawsuit
By Justin Kloczko
A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP attorneys alleges an attorne...