Ventura County Commissioner Anthony Sabo was a prosecutor and civil attorney at the same time.
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Public Interest
Legal profession confronts the transformation of Atticus Finch
By John Roemer
If it turned out that Snow White shot Grumpy or Joe Friday took bribes, the legal profession could hardly be more startled t...
The state high court has adopted a line of cases recognizing an emerging exception for custodial public entities from discover...
California Supreme Court
Fee award split continues to widen in Courts of Appeal
By Ben Armisteadn
The courts are grappling with Civil Code Section 1717's prevailing party definition for actions on a contract - coupled with e...
It may be more helpful to be an engineer than a lawyer to keep track of which orders in the anti-SLAPP arena are immediately a...
California Courts of Appeal
Conviction reversed on mental health instruction
By Joshua Seboldn
The 1st District Court of Appeal reversed a mayhem conviction Tuesday in a case that illustrates a shift in how the state view...
Despite graduating from law school at roughly the same pace as men, women are underrepresented as lead counsels in trials when...
California Courts of Appeal
New trial ordered for man who police misled into believing he was in custody
By Saul Sugarman
A convicted murderer will have a new trial after the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday that the man's Miranda rights ...
Litigation
Securities fraud settlement held up over claims form issues
By America Hernandez
A Los Angeles Superior Court Judgedid not sign off on a $3.5 million agreement between investors and accounting firm O'Connor ...
Government
Suing city over ‘sanctuary’ policy fraught with legal issues
By L.J. Williamson
The July 1 killing of a young woman allegedly by an illegal immigrant has sparked calls for legal action against the city of S...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Legislative panel moves State Bar fee bill forward but demands changes, transparency
By Don Debenedictisn
The bill approved by the Assembly Judiciary Committee will leave most lawyers' license fees at $390. But the bar will have to ...
Wrestling tens of millions of dollars in debt and embroiled in litigation against the homeowners association of the private g...
Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Principal Psomas Los Angeles ...
Government
State regulators fine Tesoro Corp. $1M for for air quality violations
By Fiona Smith
The California Air Resources Board announced Monday it has fined Tesoro Corp. more than $1 million for selling gasoline that v...
James W. Hill joins the firm's intellectual property department after nearly a decade with McDermott Will & Emery. ...
A divorce trial that began Monday raises a rare and significant question in California on the issue of frozen embryos: Who de...
Transactions
Funding round points to wider trend in cybersecurity market
By Banks Albachn
In a sign that venture capitalists remain keen on investing in the private cybersecurity market, CrowdStrike Inc. harnessed a ...
PeerStreet Inc., a Manhattan Beach-based real estate crowdfunding marketplace, named Sara J.E. Priola as its first general co...
Government
Obama’s prison visit highlights shift in criminal justice reform
By L.J. Williamson
Obama's upcoming visit to El Reno Federal Correction Instituion and his pardons of 46 non-violent drug offenders is a presiden...
Lawyers on both side of the fence are crying out for more state appellate court guidance on class certification. ...
Commercial litigator recently turned criminal judge Thomas Delaney has a reputation for fairness.
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
It's fair to say the leaders of most firms didn't spend their law school days dreaming about the subtleties of website managem...
With 18 years of handling legal matters at Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. under her belt, Clarissa C. Weirick on Monday star...
Litigation
Gas station chain launches antitrust class action against oil giants
By Banks Albachn
Suit alleges major oil companies and refineries rigged the California gas market in 2012 and are engaged in the same manipulat...
Mill Valley-based online job recruiter Glassdoor Inc. named Bradley K. Serwin general counsel Monday to oversee legal matters...
Patent holders and licensing entities are flocking in record numbers to the Eastern District of Texas, according to data gathe...