The U. S. Supreme Court's grant of certiorari in Obergefell v. Hodges on Jan. 16 signaled the court's intention to fina...
Special Coverage
Chinese entertainment company taps Stroock in $1.5B deal with Lions Gate
By Jason Pafundin
The deal, observers said, is emblematic of the increasing attention Chinese investors are giving to U.S. movie producers and d...
The continuing drop in bankruptcy cases points to economic recovery, but attorneys with boutique firms say the trend is hurtin...
A LA Superior Court judge on Tuesday dropped charges against Shattuck Hammond Partners LLC in a case brought by dozens of inve...
Executive Vice President and General Counsel Hewlett-Packard Co. Palo Alto ...
California Courts of Appeal
Kickback lawsuit against Memorial Coliseum rave promoters resurrected
By Matthew Blaken
An appellate court will not let a suit regarding Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum rave revenues go quietly into the night. ...
Consider that in 1970, the largest law firm was Shearman & Sterling, with 164 attorneys. By 1985, Shearman & Sterling ...
Litigation
Prepaid mobile phone carrier to pay $40 million to resolve FTC suit
By Hadley Robinson
TracFone Wireless Inc. slowed down Internet speeds when users went over a certain data limit, even though they were told their...
Criminal
Brady violations gain judicial attention as well as proposed solutions
By John Roemer
A plan to rein in prosecutors who hide favorable evidence from the defense in criminal trials could be gaining traction, lawye...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Health Care & Hospital Law
Emergency regulation may change narrow networks
By Kibkabe Araya
While lawyers who represent consumers and medical providers agree that the narrow network model is in need of an overhaul, oth...
Last month, the Office of Administrative Law approved the final regulations on well stimulation treatments, or fracking, that ...
A recent 2nd Circuit decision is a harsh reminder that even a $1.5 billion mistake could have been avoided with thorough due d...
The Sony hack and other data breaches have focused attention back on cyber threat information sharing, but the real culprit - ...
U.S. Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo, a former Marine lawyer, fines himself $25 for delaying a telephone conference 10 minut...
Litigation
Former Anaheim city attorney says her firing was retaliatory
By Laura Hautalan
The Anaheim City Council retaliated against Cristina Talley, its former city attorney, for saying she thought courts would fin...
Martha Fay Africa, a leading figure in recruitment, networking and diversity in the legal industry, died last week after a len...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Retired NFL players to appeal painkiller decision to 9th Circuit
By Hadley Robinson
A group of retired professional football players will appeal a district judge's decision that their proposed class action invo...
Litigation
Trial date set for Justice Department's $5 billion case against S&P
By Henry Meier
Settlement talks are reportedly heating up between S&P's parent company, McGraw Hill Financial Inc., and the U.S. Departme...
The Supreme Court's decision Holt v. Hobbs tells us a great deal about our longstanding national commitment to diversit...
Judges and Judiciary
California judges fourth highest paid in country, with a big caveat
By Paul Jones
Judges in California saw a pay raise in 2013, and are now the fourth highest paid in the nation, according to a recent survey....
Judges and Judiciary
Influential Delaware judge blasts U.S. Supreme Court corporate rulings
By David Houstonn
Leo E. Strine Jr., chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, is continuing to publicly criticize a spate of pro-business de...
Commissioner Rocky Crabb has taken the time to peruse filings so he can keep hearings short.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Under pressure from 9th Circuit, murder-for-hire conviction reversed
By John Roemer
Misconduct by Riverside County prosecutors has forced the reversal of a 1998 conviction in a case that raised the ire of Circu...
Does antitrust crime pay? Despite escalating corporate fines and longer jail sentences, it is widely acknowledged that cartel ...
U.S. antitrust law is enforced by both the DOJ and the FTC. Critics argue the result at times depends upon which agency review...
Perspective
Taking it to the streets: freedom of assembly and worker mobilization
By Ben Armisteadn
What vehicles for worker advocacy and representation are most likely to advance economic security and democratic engagement? B...
While Silicon Valley has long been known as one of the greatest centers of technology and business model innovation in the wor...