A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.

Orange County Judge Gastelum appreciates an accurate report of what happens in his courtroom.

Ventura County Judge Tari Cody adheres to authority and takes time to ensure a correct outcome.

Holland & Knight lawyers argue that city's latest worker friendly law wades too far into labor-management relations. ...

With changes in the past several years to standards for proving willful infringement, some people have questioned whether obta...

The Federal Circuit recently had the opportunity to decide whether to harmonize the claim construction standard in the Patent ...

Although debates over reasonable and nondiscriminatory (RAND) licensing are not new, the IEEE's move breaks with prior practic...

In the short time IPRs have been available, statistics significantly favor the patent challenger. By Anne Cappella, Brian Chan...

The number of associates on the move is increasing. For associates, this is welcomed, good news. By J. Randolph Evans, Shari K...

The Orange County district attorney's office on Thursday filed a notice of appeal challenging a judge's recent sentence that d...

The attorney, who was sentenced to 17 years in prison and forced to pay $11.5 million to the SEC for manipulating stock prices...

A Los Angeles judge tossed out a $60 million defamation lawsuit Thursday against three major plaintiffs' firms accused of maki...

The California Supreme Court ruled that blanket enforcement of Jessica's Law mandatory residency restrictions violated the con...

Experts believe cyber attacks on law firms large and small are common and growing. Ethics rules demand competence as well as c...

The right to a jury trial is so compelling in California that it can override even an explicit contract waiver to the contrary...

Judicate West Los Angeles ...

An Alameda County judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by Lumber Liquidators Inc. against an environmental group f...

Demler, Armstrong & Rowland LLP announced Thursday that it will be expanding into San Francisco, giving the firm a Norther...

Proposals to ban fee shifting and narrow forum selection bylaws in Delaware's corporate law code cleared a vote by the state b...

Fenton Law Group LLP Los Angeles ...

Among the lawyers disbarred by the state Supreme Court recently are a few who crossed the line in their efforts to help friends.

A case pending at the 3rd District Court of Appeal could decide how far state wildlife officials can go to limit water use to ...

The protection of IP in the EU rests on several pillars including patents, trademarks, designs, copyright and allied rights. F...

A law signed last year appears to have expanded the coverage of a fund used to cleanup some unauthorized discharges of harmful...

Senior vice president and general counsel Anschutz Entertainment Group Inc. Los Angeles ...

The company has hired new counsel as it gears up for class certification phase. ...

In little over a month, the spouses of skilled foreign workers on H-1B visas will be allowed to seek employment in the U.S. fo...

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a petition Wednesday from Sirius XM Radio Inc. to hear a copyright case between ...

The firm has worked with RetailNext, a data analytics company that serves brick-and-mortar businesses, for close to five years...

Two U.S. Supreme Court rulings issued last April have resulted in a wave of successful attorney fee awards for defendants in p...