Transactions
Semiconductor bidding war sheds light on political tensions with China
By Banks Albachn
The decision by Fairchild's board leaves a premium on the table and highlights the hostile political climate that companies ma...
A bar committee's draft opinion highlights when an attorney's blogging becomes subject to ethics rules. ...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge admonished for ex parte chat with prosecutor
By Saul Sugarman
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Stuart Scott has received a public admonishment from the state Commission on Judicial ...
Ellen Sims Langille, an equity shareholder at Finnegan, Marks, Theofel & Desmond APC in San Francisco, will take the legal...
California Supreme Court
State high court mulls parole for juvenile offenders
By Kevin Lee
The state Supreme Court will decide whether the Constitution requires parole hearings for juvenile offenders with lengthy pris...
Labor/Employment
Scalia's death creates chaos over public sector union due issue
By Matthew Blake
The justice's passing probably benefits unions, but outcome of Friedrichs is unclear ...
Former Reed Smith LLP tax litigator Marty Dakessian announced Wednesday he has spun off his practice from Reed Smith to launch...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved
Superior Court Commissioner Imperial County (El Centro) ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Scalia's death may have dramatic impact on 9th Circuit
By Fiona Smith
The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia may change how cases before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals are r...
Banking behemoth Wells Fargo did not improperly deny overtime pay to two of its financial advisers, a federal judge ruled Tues...
The Beverly Hills Bar Association will honor Morgan Chu Wednesday, bestowing upon him the Excellence in Advocacy Award. ...
Atlanta employment boutique Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP poached the co-head of Proskauer Rose LLP's California...
Judges and Judiciary
Former Sacramento County Superior Court Judge McMaster dies at 71
By Phil Johnson
Retired judge known for his tireless work ethic — and a ruling composed in verse ...
Government
Riverside County officials seek expanded use of flash incarceration
By Amanda Schallert
To counter Riverside's dearth of jail beds and high early release rates, the district attorney and other local officials are t...
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Daniel L. Brenner died Monday night after being struck by an automobile. He was 64. ...
The legal profession was struck by the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a legal giant who impressed, inspir...
Gerald Rosenberg has denied for now plaintiff's motion for reconsideration in shareholder case ...
LA County Commissioner Barbara McDaniel recognizes what she has in common with defendants.
Top Verdicts
Top Plaintiffs' Verdicts by Dollar: Victaulic Co. v. American Home Assurance Co. et al., $55.3 Million
By Riley Guerin
A dispute over the handling of a sentencing initiative has compelled a group of California prosecutors to sue the state Attorn...
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, AppDynamics Inc., San Francisco ...
Administrative/Regulatory
SEC internal investigation finds no evidence of bias by administrative law judges
By Tim O'connor
An investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Inspector General has cleared commission-appointed ...
Medical device company NeuroSigma was ordered to return $21 million in stock compensation it unlawfully took from a consultant...
Finding state estimates off by a substantial margin, the California Legislative Analyst's Office determined that the amount of...
Labor/Employment
Unprecedented Cal State strike could lead to a breach of contract claim
By Matthew Blake
If CSU's almost 26,000 faculty walk off the job it could breach their implied contract to paying students ...
Intellectual Property
Federal Circuit upholds rights to patent holders on sale, resale of patented goods
By Kevin Lee
In closely watched case, ruling rejects arguments that recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions apply ...
LA County Judge Anthony Trendacosta is in the perfect position to pass along his expertise.