Environmental
State high court sides with San Diego in CEQA suit against university
By Deirdre Newmann
The city of San Diego emerged victorious on Monday in a state Supreme Court battle against The California State University Boa...
California Supreme Court
State high court backs down in battle with U.S. Supreme Court over arbitration
By John Roemer
A used car deal gone south provided a vehicle on Monday for the state Supreme Court to pull back from its sometimes-contentiou...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Entertainment companies AEG Live and Livenation have both acquired festivals and ticketing services involved in suits over onl...
Taking risks and playing fast and loose with the law might work in some industries, but will prove more challenging for so-cal...
California Supreme Court
Cases, hopefully, could end arbitration agreement woes
By Ben Armisteadn
Two cases pending before the state and federal high courts will hopefully resolve the ongoing conflict concerning the enforcem...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau operates as an autonomous entity with little oversight from the president, Congress o...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
ICANN defeats antitrust lawsuit by domain name registry
By Philip Johnsonn
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Central District dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit by a registry that sought ...
Labor/Employment
Drivers for trucking company misclassified, 2nd District rules
By Andy Serbe
Truck drivers for Seacon Logix Inc. were employees, not independent contractors, and the cargo company forfeited its challenge...
Intellectual Property
Judge rejects dueling mistrial bids after closing arguments in patent trial
By Kevin Lee
U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal found himself in an unusual situation Friday after closing arguments of a high-stakes pat...
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and GoDaddy.com LLC begin a highly-anticipated cybersquatting trial in U.S. D...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Case brought by The Ray Charles Foundation over royalties revived
By Fiona Smith
The late singer's foundation has standing to challenge a move by Charles' children to gain control of song royalties, a 9th Ci...
The 9th Circuit reversed a San Diego district judge on two issues pertaining to decade-long litigation over a disabled student...
Environmental
San Diego water agency defeats challenge to master plan update
By Joshua Seboldn
The San Diego County Water Authority defeated a lawsuit brought by an environmentalist group challenging the agency's water su...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar announces new chief operating officer
By Don J. De Benedictis
Alameda County Superior Court's chief executive officer, Leah T. Wilson, will become the State Bar's new chief operating offic...
The overall employment rate for the class of 2014 climbed to 86.7 percent from 84.5 percent for the preceding class, according...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit places injunction to pay college athletes on hold
By John Roemer
College jocks shouldn't be looking for a payday any time soon, a federal appellate panel made clear Friday by putting on hold ...
Superior Court Judge San Diego County (South County Regional Center, Chula Vista) ...
Small and boutique firms must differentiate themselves in a crowded marketplace with fewer marketing dollars and convince late...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
With humility, hard work and intelligence, Selena D. Epley takes on the challenge of San Diego's family law court.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Christopher K. Lui has worked on every side of criminal law
After several years of declining filings, experts predict that the next bankruptcy wave is right around the corner, with the a...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
You can do it, put your emotions into it
By Ben Armisteadn
Civil litigators hate emotion, believing it interferes with the resolution of disputes. To the contrary, emotion is at the cen...
It's not enough these days to just "think like a lawyer," as Professor Kingsfield taught his students in the iconic 1973 film....
With a bevy of big-name clients and a willingness to share strategies with other attorneys, Arguedas, Cassman & Headley LL...
Administrative/Regulatory
Governor makes push to speed up court disputes over groundwater
By Fiona Smith
The proposal, which could find its way into legislation, would cut time and expense from groundwater disputes as the state tri...
Litigation
Convent sale ruled 'improper and invalid' but tenant can stay - for now
By Ashley Cullinsn
To a chorus of audible gasps, Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant on Thursday called the sale of a Los Feliz convent by a g...
Watts Labor Community Action Committee claims the transportation giant offered to partner on a project to obtain bus and rail ...
Intellectual Property
Oracle, Google gear up for second Java copyright trial in San Francisco
By Kevin Lee
Another major copyright trial between Silicon Valley giants Oracle Corp. and Google Inc. will not take place until next year, ...