Longtime professor and constitutional scholar David L. Faigman has been tapped to lead UC Hastings College of the Law on an in...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
A Reed Smith LLP team helped the Animal Legal Defense Fund stop an event designed to recreate Pamplona's world famous running ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Judge selects arbitrator in Dunn case against Bar
By Lyle Moran
A retired federal judge has been tapped to arbitrate Joseph L. Dunn's case against the State Bar. ...
Entertainment & Sports
LA attorney by day, ballroom dancer by night
By Ashley Cullinsn
By day Jody Simon is a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP and chair of the firm's production practice; by night he's a competitive ...
23 in-house attorneys from the Southern California chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel spent a November day at Bet...
Law Practice
Listening to Supreme Court arguments focuses triathlete attorney
By Phil Johnson
Adam Carlson's idea of fun is biking, swimming and running from Los Angeles to Tijuana — preferably in less than 10 hours. ...
Law Practice
Trial fatigue never a factor for bodybuilding attorney
By America Hernandez
When he's not defending Hollywood's hottest venues in court, Michael N. Schonbuch can be found lifting big in the gym. Colleag...
North Koreans who permanently relocate to South Korea are not eligible for asylum in the U.S., the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of A...
Intellectual Property
Appeals court rules First Amendment trumps restriction on offensive trademarks
By Kevin Lee
Constitutional free speech protections prevent the federal government from blocking the registration of offensive trademarks, ...
Litigation
Title IX gender discrimination protections apply to sexual orientation, judge rules
By Gautham Thomas
A Title IX suit by two former Pepperdine women's basketball players for discrimination continues. ...
Adam Winkler of UCLA School of Law, John Eastman of Chapman University's Fowler School of Law, and Erwin Chemerinsky of UC Irv...
Pacific Commerce Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Commerce Bancorp, and ProAmérica Bank have entered into a definiti...
Isis Pharmaceuticals changed its name to Ionis Pharmaceuticals Friday, deciding it didn't want to share a name with a terroris...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit vacates conviction for Miranda violation
By L.J. Williamson
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the habeas petition of a defendant interrogated after invoking Miranda rights M...
A verdict in a multimillion dollar age discrimination trial did not materialize on Monday as defense counsel representing KNBC...
After triumphing over tragedy in her own life, Mayra Fornos has spent decades helping others who are recovering from traumatic...
As the underground gas leak in the Porter Ranch community of Los Angeles County continues to spew noxious gas for more than tw...
Nossaman LLP insurance attorney Joan Cotkin provided vital pro bono help to a small church ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar board votes to support Kim for another term
By Lyle Moran
State Bar trustees vote 14-1 for a second four-year term for Chief Trial Counsel Jayne Kim ...
More than 160 members strong, the Cowboy Lawyers Association celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. ...
Oracle Corp. on Monday settled with the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly putting 850 million personal computers at a hig...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Entertainment & Sports
Counsel duels both in and out of the courtroom
By Gautham Thomas
An enthusiastic attorney with eclectic interests, Tamara Kurtzman plays the bagpipes and saber fences. ...
Jury to deliberate on termination of decorated KNBC Los Angeles employee ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Attorneys argue over key motion in big corruption case
By Amanda Schallert
Attorneys in one of state's largest corruption cases Friday in San Bernardino County Superior Court argued the legitimacy of a...
As a part of a nationwide pay-to-play insurance fraud case, the California Department of Insurance announced Friday it had rea...
A court order will prevent Uber Technology Inc.'s new driver arbitration agreement from affecting the 160,000 drivers included...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
NSA suit remanded to district court
By Gautham Thomas
The Fourth Amendment claim under appeal can't be decided on its own, the 9th Circuit ruled. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
New York beats California to practical skills punch
By Lyle Moran
New York, not California, seized the mantle as the first state to mandate experiential training for bar applicants. ...