Wasting no time, LA Superior Court Judge Richard Walmark can quickly cut to the heart of a case.
Litigation
State labor department may only confuse suitable seat debate
By Matthew Blake
With oral arguments next month, both plaintiffs and defense say the labor agency is on their side. ...
Neutral Gary Taylor handles arbitrations and mediations across Southern California ...
Government
Fired Milipas city attorney pursuing claim, possible lawsuit
By Saul Sugarman
A terminated Milpitas city attorney has hired Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP to pursue a claim he was the victim of a wron...
Law Practice
Federal prosecutor heads to Newport litigation boutique
By Steven Crighton
Assistant U.S. Attorney William Cole moves to Call & Jensen to establish a white collar group. ...
Attorneys from Bohnen, Rosenthal & Kreeft announced Wednesday they will merge into fellow Monterey firm L&G LLP Attorn...
With just four partners and seven attorneys working as counsel, Silicon Valley Law Group covers a wide spread of the legal spe...
Government
Farm, environmental groups challenge Kern County effort to streamline oil and gas industry permits
By Fiona Smith
Two lawsuits allege Kern County conducted a flawed environmental review of its new zoning ordinance in violation of CEQA ...
The Copyright Royalty Board is expected to announce Tuesday its decision on how much non-interactive streaming services such a...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Dunn suit against State Bar headed back to court after mediation fails
By Lyle Moran
Joseph L. Dunn's lawsuit against the State Bar for terminating him as executive director could not be resolved through mediati...
Roughly 200 Sacramento court employees will strike next week after union rejects proposed contract. ...
A task force grappled with whether the State Bar should serve as both disciplinarian and trade association for California's la...
Chief Legal Officer Hyperloop Technologies Inc. Los Angeles ...
Media
European Commission proposes new digital streaming regulations
By Ashley Cullinsn
A European Commission proposal to let Europeans travel with their streaming content is sparking speculation that it could be t...
A suit accusing two companies of mismanaging Los Angeles city employee pension funds may proceed toward trial, a judge ruled W...
Corporate
Corporate counsel spending more on cybersecurity than last year, survey says
By Kibkabe Araya
More than half of chief legal officers and general counsel are spending more on combating cyber attacks, according to an Assoc...
In huge hit to sharing economy leader, Judge Edward M. Chen ruled their arbitration agreement invaild. ...
Entertainment & Sports
Sunday Ticket class actions suit up for Central District
By Ashley Cullinsn
The National Football League and DirecTV will defend their NFL Sunday Ticket package in Los Angeles federal court. ...
Obituaries
Retired Imperial County judge known for his perseverance
By Amanda Schallert
Former Imperial County Superior Court Judge James "Jim" H. Harmon, known for tirelessly researching cases and for treating all...
The Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transportation Authority has settled 14 of 18 suits filed by passengers in wheelchairs an...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Venture capital exits decrease in 2015, study finds
By Steven Crighton
A study cites an overly cautious market for the drop in venture capital exits in 2015 ...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer in San Francisco will preside over more than 450 nationwide cases against the car manuf...
Monterey County Judge Julie Culver never pictured herself in a courtroom.
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken certified an antitrust class action Friday against the National Collegiate Athletics Associ...
Presiding judges from Fresno and Riverside Counties made the trek to San Francisco Tuesday to speak to a special judicial comm...
Align Commerce Inc., geared toward small businesses, named Jay D. Hansen as its first general counsel and compliance officer ...
Government
U.S. attorneys offices in California collect more than $480M this year
By Saul Sugarman
Capping off fiscal year 2015, U.S. attorney's offices in each of California's four federal districts announced Tuesday they pu...
Government
Cellphone companies overcharged city and county governments, whistleblower claims
By Phil Johnson
Four of the nation's largest cellphone service providers excessively charged dozens of city and county governments in Californ...