Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) ...
In a recent decision, the 5th District Court of Appeal addressing for the first time the enforceability of cotenancy clauses i...
Cases in 2014 taught us that although standing and damages are still difficult to prove, defendants may need to be prepared to...
American Arbitration Association Sacramento ...
Entertainment & Sports
O'Melveny softens blow of entertainment lawyer exodus to Latham
By Matthew Blaken
The departure of O'Melveny entertainment dealmakers to Latham is not as massive as first reported, but still has left Latham p...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Even after retirement, lawyers need malpractice 'tail' coverage, experts say
By Don Debenedictisn
Malpractice claims can show up years after a lawyer stops practicing. "Tail" insurance coverage can be expensive, but sometime...
One of few boutiques of its time founded on the principles of workplace flexibility, Miller Law Group has shed the 'mommy-trac...
Environmental
Environmental groups, City of Berkeley sue the state Department of Food and Agriculture
By Fiona Smith
Eleven environmental groups and the city of Berkeley sued the state Department of Food and Agriculture on Thursday alleging it...
Eileen M. Decker is the presumptive candidate for the top federal prosecutor position in the Central District, according to so...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Ethics compliance: the outsourcing option
By Ben Armisteadn
Outsourcing ethics issues, including conflict resolution and rules compliance, to another law firm that specializes in the are...
State judiciary leaders Thursday approved a detailed multiyear plan to provide more access to interpreters for non-English spe...
Federal prosecutors in Sacramento have admitted evidence was not disclosed to an environmental activist who spent years in pri...
Environmental
Gold miner faces uncertain prospect at state Supreme Court
By Fiona Smith
The California Supreme Court has granted review in the case of a frustrated gold miner criminally charged for using a banned m...
Law Practice
Approved lawyer referral services battle new competition from online advertisers
By Don Debenedictisn
Requests for help finding lawyers are flat or reduced, but State Bar-certified referral services try new ways to reach clients...
Chief Legal Officer of Deem Inc. San Francisco ...
Shareholder lawsuits alleging too-low merger transactions are all too familiar. But in a new twist, plaintiffs have now sued o...
Local governments, if they adjust their practices accordingly, could turn the recently decided T-Mobile South case into...
Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans will have a significant impact on creditors as borrowers have increasingly sought t...
Silicon Valley lawyer Michelle K. Lee took a step Wednesday toward becoming the official director of the U.S. Patent and Trade...
Law Practice
Report: firm leaders expect growth but worry about expenses
By Melanie Brisbon
Managing partners have more confidence and optimism about the economy and the legal industry, but continue to be nervous about...
U.S. Supreme Court
Sheppard Mullin secures trademark win in U.S. Supreme Court
By Kevin L Ee
Eight years after being sued for trademark infringement, Hana Bank has secured a complete defense victory punctuated by a una...
San Francisco social bookmarking company Pinterest Inc. acquired Palo Alto targeted advertising technology startup Kosei in a ...
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris is running for U.S. Senate, but faces demands by a federal appellate panel that she take a l...
Environmental
Dish ruling may provide leverage to TV content carriers, lawyers say
By Matthew Blaken
Copyright law experts said a federal ruling in a copyright case between Fox and Dish could change what viewing technolgoies TV...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
Litigation
Civil suit against private defense firm could gain class cert
By Henry Meier
A federal lawsuit accusing private military security contractor SOC LLC of misleading its employees about their work schedule ...
The issue of whether railyards are subject to federal preemption of the California Environmental Quality Act is now before the...
If there's one thing I've learned about trial lawyers is that even in the face of defeat we never back down from a fight even ...
Tessera Technologies Inc. will receive $155 million under the terms of a comprehensive litigation settlement agreement reached...
Entertainment & Sports
Judge throws out for now Al Jazeera defenses in secretive DirecTV suit
By Matthew Blaken
In a case typified by a lack of information, a Superior Court Judge Tuesday threw out Al Jazeera America's affirmative defense...