Litigation
Sears found negligent in Peeping Tom trial but averts damages
By Saul Sugarman
A jury found no damages Thursday against Sears Holding Corp. for failing to protect women customers from a Peeping Tom employe...
California Supreme Court
State high court to decide parole revocation deadlines
By Kevin Lee
The California Supreme Court will decide whether strict scheduling deadlines apply to parole revocation hearings. ...
The Western Center on Law and Poverty successfully raised general assistance benefits provided to Kern County residents, and h...
The new firm would sport a roster of more than 2,500 attorneys. ...
Donaldson & Callif LLP's attorneys runs one of the most highly respected clearance practices in the entertainment business...
San Luis Obispo County Judge John Trice was publicly censured by the Commission on Judicial Performance on Thursday under a st...
San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Ernest H. Goldsmith will retire April 14. ...
Among attorneys recently disciplined by the State Bar, many attorneys were disciplined after running afoul of ethical rules or...
Law Practice
Minneapolis-based firm adds first two permanent LA partners
By Steven Crighton
Faegre Baker Daniels welcomes Bonita Moore and Tarifa Laddon, the firm's first full-time LA lawyers ...
Judges and Judiciary
Chief Justice tells State Bar going through crises can make it stronger
By Lyle Moran
Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye told bar leaders the agency's challenges present opportunity for wide-scale changes. ...
Litigation
Wells Fargo to pay $1.2 billion to settle government claims
By Saul Sugarman
Wells Fargo & Co. announced Wednesday it planned to pay $1.2 billion in order to settle claims brought by the U.S. Departm...
The Federal Trade Commission entered into a $42 million settlement of spam and deceptive advertising claims against diet pill ...
A company that promised to unclutter wallets faces a putative class action from customers who say the popular product does not...
Litigation
Churchbuilding charity exacts punitive damages from insurance company
By America Hernandez
Century Surety Co. was ordered to pay $7.05 million after a jury found it acted with malice and oppression in denying coverage...
A Texas federal jury hit Apple Inc. with a $625.6 million patent verdict Wednesday after finding the iPhone maker liable for i...
Law Practice
Problem drinking common among practicing lawyers, study finds
By Steven Crighton
The study found that problem drinking was most common amongst newer attorneys ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Prosecutorial conduct rule up for debate
By L.J. Williamson
The language of a proposed conduct rule involving the disclosure of exculpatory evidence was the focus of a public forum Wedne...
Law Office Automation
Firms build in-house litigation software to get an edge
By Joshua Seboldn
Lawyers are dipping their toe into the world of litigation research software, with some firms designing their own programs to ...
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer March Vision Care Inc. Los Angeles ...
Perspective
Letter to the editor: reporter debate misses obvious answers
By Riley Guerin
The debate over who has to pay the extraordinary cost of hiring shorthand reporters to record all court proceedings overlooks ...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved
After months sitting on the sidelines, state Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Tuesday she would sue SoCalGas over the ...
Public Interest
Gibson Dunn attorney lends skills to LA River revitalization project
By Amanda Schallert
John O'Hara has clocked about 200 pro bono hours creating contracts for engineers and architects studying ways to transform th...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Former NY chief judge advises bar on legal services effort
By Lyle Moran
The former chief judge of New York told State Bar leaders that messaging is key when seeking increased legal aid. ...
Defense likely to petition U.S. Supreme Court to review case carving PAGA exception to enforced arbitration ...
A Pleasanton-based company that fronted a Ponzi scheme was hit with a $26.5 million judgment by a federal judge in a case in w...
Litigation
Toyota settles discriminatory loan lawsuit with Justice Department
By Kevin Lee
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. will pay out up to $21.9 million to African American and Asian American borrowers to settle allegati...
The White House is vetting U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh, a rising star who has taken on billion-dollar technology company b...
In a unanimous decision, the state Supreme Court interpreted the state penal code and clarified that, absent a written waiver ...
Seagate Technology LLC sold thousands of high-capacity hard drives knowing they were defective — often replacing the broken de...