Litigation
VW faces array of plaintiff's lawyers along with more serious problems
By Tim O'connor
When Volkswagen AG's lawyers enter the ceremonial courtroom of the San Francisco federal court Thursday, they'll find some of ...
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor: We need an answer on citizenship issue
By Riley Guerin
In his Jan. 15 article, Professor Michael D. Ramsey makes a persuasive argument that American citizens born outside the U.S. t...
Lenovo Group Ltd. announced late Tuesday a new general counsel will take over after the former one stepped down. ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Friedland looks to tackle homelessness as OC bar's new chief
By Steven Crighton
Friedland's chief concerns as the Orange County bar's new president are civility, engagement ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Microchip Technology Corp. announces plans to buy Atmel Corp. in San Jose for $3.56B.
By Banks Albachn
A Jones Day team is advising Atmel and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising Microchip in the biggest semiconductor...
Litigation
Judge blocks cumulative voting proposal in Inland Empire
By Amanda Schallert
A San Bernardino judge on Tuesday blocked an Inland Empire city's campaign to be the first California jurisdiction to implemen...
The soon-to-be Los Angeles Rams are facing a lawsuit from fans in St. Louis who claim the team is not keeping its end of perso...
Chief Legal Officer Prothena Corp. PLC South San Francisco ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Class action can survive if name plaintiff says no, high court rules
By Saul Sugarman
A class action is not considered moot even if the defendants offer to settle with the name plaintiff for the full amount allow...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
In a key setback for disability rights advocates, a federal appellate panel published a decision on Monday finding United Airl...
A surprising thing about the record 91 reported "mergers" in 2015 is not that there were so many combinations, but that there ...
The liability quagmire stemming from a deadly balcony collapse in Berkeley last June took one small step toward resolution Tue...
State Bar & Bar Associations
LA plaintiff's bar reinforces court access efforts at gala
By America Hernandez
David M. Ring assumed the presidency of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles on Saturday at the organization's 67...
The cloudy atmosphere didn't dampen the energy of the legal and business community gathering in the parking lot of the Lightho...
Major League Baseball and its fans won't play ball in a federal courtroom, as the parties submitted an 11th hour settlement ag...
California Courts of Appeal
State appellate courts split on Prop. 47 sentencing
By Saul Sugarman
A woman's felony burglary conviction could be reduced to a misdemeanor under a 2014 state ballot initiative meant to reduce pu...
In a move that could ultimately resolve a circuit split and give clarity to insider trading laws, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tu...
LA Judge Randolph Rogers is known amongst trial lawyers for his meticulous attention to detail.
A list of 2015 California laws and the codes they modified. Plus analysis from leading lawyers. ...
Litigation
Orange County DA's blanket papering of judge is unconstitutional, court argues
By America Hernandez
By violating the separation of powers doctrine, prosecutors broke state law when they issued 55 peremptory challenges on the j...
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer CityView Los Angeles ...
The Jan. 14 column, "Why do we have rules of evidence," reminded me of an old anecdote I had read a while back. By Hirbod Rash...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar owed $8.5M from disciplined attorneys
By Lyle Moran
The State Bar has renewed its efforts to collect unpaid costs assessed to 1,300 attorneys who were disciplined. ...
Corporate
Despite a year rife with transactions, the 2015 private equity market dipped in both volume and value
By Banks Albachn
Last year saw 3,602 deals worth just under $606 billion – an 8.2 percent and 4.8 percent slide, respectively, compared to 2014...
As expected, the Environmental Protection Agency's lawsuit against Volkswagen AG that accuses the automaker of deliberately ch...
The key players in a lengthy public corruption case in San Bernardino lost a second shot at getting parts of their 2011 grand ...
Major League Baseball executives are up to bat in federal court Tuesday to address a class action from fans who are upset abou...
Neyleen Beljajev, who has been with the bar since 2011, will be officially sworn into the position on January 22. ...