Intellectual Property
Justices reversing course on patent system skepticism?
By Ben Armisteadn
Over the last decade, the U.S. Supreme Court has not hid its belief that the patent system is out of balance and needs to be r...
Gone are the days when, rather than litigate, breweries would come together and brew beers such as the aptly named "Collaborat...
On April 2, the 1st District Court of Appeal clarified the "sham guaranty" defense, an important arrow in the quiver of many g...
Administrative/Regulatory
State Bar eyes developing license for legal technicians
By Don De Benedictis
Next month, State Bar trustees are likely to conclude that the bar should "study the design of a pilot program" that could lea...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit revives suit alleging products labeled "natural" were anything but
By Fiona Smith
Appellate panel rules that consumers' case against cosmetics maker should be put on hold, not dismissed, while awaiting guidan...
Jerry A. Ramsey, a Los Angeles lawyers best known for his passion for trial advocacy and his defense and plaintiffs work in in...
Judges and Judiciary
Criminal defense bar voices support for judge who shortened sentence for child molester
By L.J. Williamson
Attorneys in Orange County have rushed to the defense of Marc Kelly, the judge whose decision to sentence a convicted child mo...
Federal courts received a record 1,453 patent lawsuits during the first three months of this year, surpassing the 1,275 lawsui...
WilmerHale hosts robot block party in Palo Alto
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Alameda County Judge Robert McGuiness' father, brother and wife all served on the bench.
Judge Mel Red Recana uses his own slipups as a lawyer to help teach those appearing in his court.
Litigation
Uber, Lyft decisions spur wave of misclassification suits
By Matthew Blaken
Independent contract workers are telling app-based companies they want be labeled as employees. ...
Cautiously stepping through disputes may maximize your ability to retain or recover fees, while avoiding a malpractice claim o...
This new patent review procedure had only been around a couple years, and the Federal Circuit just now got around to issuing a...
California Supreme Court
Arbitration case, long delayed, finally gets a state Supreme Court oral argument date
By John Roemer
An important arbitration question that has languished before the state Supreme Court since 2012 at last got an oral argument d...
Real Estate/Development
Universities look to public-private partnerships to build infrastructure
By Deirdre Newmann
P3s - in which public organizations utilize private development to build much-need infrastructure - are gaining steam in the a...
Colleagues remember him as a hot rod devotee, marksman, book agent, and well-connected L.A. local who loved entertaining. ...
The legal battle between Allergan Inc., Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. and Pershing Square Capital Management LP...
Solo and Small Firms
Joseph Saveri stays aggressive at his own San Francisco antitrust firm
By John Roemer
Joseph R. Saveri and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP had been together since 1992, but when he left in 2012 to foun...
Administrative/Regulatory
Fee shifting, forum selection rules approved by corporate law section of DE State Bar
By Banks Albachn
A green light next Thursday by the bar's executive committee could send the recommended provisions to the state Legislature fo...
Both the 9th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court have effectively rewarded bad behavior by allowing California school administr...
Judges and Judiciary
Efforts to recall OC judge over sentencing of child molester unlikely to succeed
By Linda Williamsonn
Orange County Judge Marc Kelly's decision to sentence a 19-year-old man convicted of sodomizing his 3-year-old half sister, to...
California Supreme Court
LA charter schools score partial win in battle for classroom space
By Kibkabe Arayan
In a closely watched statewide education case, the State Supreme Court decided Thursday that the Los Angeles Unified School Di...
Among lawyers disciplined recently, a half dozen got into trouble for mingling clients' money with their own, including one us...
Litigation
Farmers, environmentalists attack USDA change to organic farming rule
By Fiona Smith
A lawsuit alleges that the USDA shut out the public in a rule change they say weakens the organic standard by making it easier...
Financially exhausted courts and overcrowded prisons have pushed political and legal leaders to re-examine age-old criminal j...
Executive Vice President and General Counsel The Lucky Group Inc. Santa Monica ...
A few things should be noted regarding the recent article about the educational conference this weekend. ["Questions raised ov...
The rules governing business transactions are not simple. Indeed, there's a presumption of undue influence. By Matthew A. Hode...