A wrongful death suit settled on the first day of trial for $2 million. Plaintiff's attorney Ben Yeroushalmi credits his inclu...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit rejects gay man's immigration petition
By Matthew Hamity
A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday that a gay man who immigrated from Mexico must return there, ...
Attorneys with the Law Offices of Scott Warmuth in City of Industry specialize in immigrant clients. ...
Lawyers with Morrison & Foerster LLP have scored a settlement for their client, software company Autodesk Inc., in a North...
Class action against LA, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties impugns inmate telephone charges
By L.J. Williamson
Plaintiff's attorneys for the class action against four SoCal counties cited "grossly unfair and excessive" telephone charges...
Litigation
Major e-cigarette makers sued under Prop. 65 for allegedly failing to warn the public over toxic chemicals
By Fiona Smith
Oakland-based nonprofit Center for Environmental Health claim products made by R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. and others contain form...
Attorneys recently disciplined by the State Bar
Entertainment & Sports
Lawyers debate copyright law as Congress evaluates reform
By Ashley Cullinsn
The Copyright Act of 1976, as its name suggests, was written nearly four decades ago and attorneys say meaningful copyright re...
Vice President & Legal Counsel, Vice President of Marketing & Public Relations Tawa Supermarket Inc. Buena Park ...
Transactions
Semiconductor consolidation continues with $2.4 billion deal
By Banks Albachn
As a record year of consolidation in the semiconductor industry winds down, Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor Corp. announced Wed...
Bankruptcy
Guilty verdict for Fresno man filing bogus liens against federal judges
By Gautham Thomas
A federal judge found a Fresno man guilty of filing false liens against two federal bankruptcy judges Tuesday, a tactic strong...
Justices invoke rarely-used public trust doctrine in ruling that Lands Commission didn't account for harm to public resources ...
The Delaware Supreme Court is weighing an appeal that could transform how investment banks and corporate boards interact in th...
Defendants in a Rancho Mirage case allege Hagens Berman issued a defamatory press release ...
A Harvard-educated doctor cannot control the fate of frozen embryos she wishes to keep, a San Francisco County judge concluded...
Criminal
Former executive at Taiawnese manufacturing company pleads guilty in global price fixing conspiracy case
By Matthew Hamity
A former executive of a large Taiwan-based color display tube manufacturing company will serve eight months in prison for his ...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Century City ...
Judges and Judiciary
Two county public defenders are among the governor's judicial picks
By Saul Sugarman
Gov. Jerry Brown announced Tuesday a new batch of 25 judicial appointments in 13 counties, with the largest influx pouring int...
Litigation
Environmental groups challenge bid to expand oil drilling near Los Padres National Forest
By Fiona Smith
Lawsuit claims Ventura County relied on an antiquated environmental review when it approved an oil drilling project in a popul...
The revelation of hidden microphones near the San Mateo County courthouse steps, planted without a warrant or Title III order ...
Jenner & Block LLP Los Angeles ...
Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown Inc.Los Angeles ...
Electronic Frontier Foundation San Francisco ...
McPherson Rane LLP Los Angeles ...
Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP Santa Monica ...
Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP Santa Monica ...
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Century City ...
Gradstein & Marzano PC Los Angeles ...
Gradstein & Marzano PC Los Angeles ...