The volume of initial public offerings this year so far has stagnated to a level not seen since the market doldrums of 2009 wh...
Obituaries
Retired 9th Circuit judge Shirley Hustedler remembered as pioneer
By Justin Kloczko
Judge Shirley Hufstedler, who was a state Court of Appeal judge and a 9th Circuitjudge, died Wednesday at the age of 90. She w...
Criminal
Federal judge vacates death sentence conviction due to prosecutorial misconduct
By Amanda Schallert
Because prosecutors had allegedly tried to elicit confessions and hindered the defense's ability to have a second eyewitness p...
Litigation
Environmental review of major LA port project inadequate, judge rules
By Fiona Smith
A judge threw out the city of Los Angeles' approval of a proposed $500 million truck-to-train transfer facility at its port We...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
The firm made its announcement the day after a cannabis market research firm declared that cannabis sales in the state exceede...
Immigration
Bill to boost immigrants' damage awards clears hurdle in Legislature
By Tim O'connor
The state Assembly Judiciary Committee passed a bill Tuesday that would knock out a 30-year-old appellate court ruling which c...
Labor/Employment
De facto union victory in dues case leaves issue unsettled
By Meghann M. Cuniff
The post-Scalia Supreme Court reached a 4-4 split on whether public union dues are unconstitutional. ...
The last time the Supreme Court weighed in on rights of publicity was in 1977. ...
Law Practice
California firm named largest women-owned firm in country
By Justin Kloczko
Walsworth has been named the largest women-owned law firm in the country, according to a woman's advocacy group. The 80-attorn...
Japanese-American former judge draws on the focus and centering of the tea ceremony. ...
LA County Judge John Slawson asks necessary questions without advocating for either side.
Needless to say, I was distressed with Hirbod Rashidi's recommendation in a recent article. By Jeff A. Fleming
O'Melveny & Myers attorneys' $212,787 request was lowered to $97,139 by a Superior Court judge.
Government
FTC files complaint against Volkswagen over rigged emissions tests
By Tim O'connor
Volkswagen's "clean diesel" commercial campaign was dirty pool, the Federal Trade Commission charges in a new federal lawsuit ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Former bar employee files suit over dismissal
By Lyle Moran
Thomas Layton alleges he was fired in part for his close ties to the former executive director.
Wells Fargo Bank NA will pay $8.5 million to settle allegations that customers remained too long in the dark about the company...
Forever 21 Inc. successfully upheld its arbitration agreement with a disgruntled former warehouse worker after the state Supre...
General Counsel, Chief Commercial Officer Affirm Inc. San Francisco ...
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Two-day bar exam protects public
By Riley Guerin
It is obvious that Professor Ira Shafiroff does not think much of the Multistate Bar Exam. By Patti White ...
David Reidy moves to McGuireWoods' newly launched San Francisco office. ...
Judges and Judiciary
Self-proclaimed OC watchdog says judge candidate improperly placed campaign signs
By Meghann M. Cuniff
A Santa Ana attorney is on the war path against signs judicial candidate Michael F. Murray put up ...
Cybersecurity firm Bromium Inc. named Jane "Jan" King its vice president and general counsel late last week. ...
Sacramento attorney Karen M. Goodman and Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Brian C. Walsh to be honored. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Plaintiffs' firms avoid disqualification in class action, 9th Circuit rules
By Saul Sugarman
A team of plaintiffs' firms that offered incentives to clients to favor a class action settlement avoided getting kicked off t...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit excoriates Bakersfield attorney
By Phil Johnson
Court finds evidence of 'obstinate incompetence' in lawyer's representation of habeas client. ...
The government said Monday it no longer needs Apple's help in unlocking a phone used in the San Bernardino shooting. ...
Judge Joseph Quinn has coveted a spot on the San Francisco County bench for much of his career.
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Nation's top mediator explains how he puts a number on a life
By Justin Kloczko
Ken Feinberg has been in charge of doling out money to victims' families related to some of America's biggest tragedies: 9/11,...