Corporate
Mikhail Gorbachev to headline ACC Southern California gala
By Joshua Seboldn
The former and final leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics will deliver the keynote speech at the Association of C...
Steven B. Effres grew up in the inner city of South Philadelphia and was only 14 when his father, a union worker, passed away,...
Litigation
Uber sued in San Francisco federal court over attack in India
By Hadley Robinson
A passenger sued Uber Technologies Inc. Thursday for alleged lax background checks and inadequate safety measures after she wa...
James J. McBride, a longtime judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court bench, will retire in about two weeks, he announ...
Litigation
State Bar moves to send fired executive director's suit to arbitration
By Don Debenedictisn
The bar also claims Joseph L. Dunn's lawsuit should be tossed because he failed to follow proper procedures in suing a governm...
California Courts of Appeal
In case of dubious prosecutorial conduct, state appeals court upholds conviction
By John Roemer
A state appeals court on Thursday reluctantly upheld the conviction of a man even though it concluded the deputy district atto...
Emphasis on the use of social media within the practice of law has increased. But ignorance of the rules, no matter how new or...
Tuesday's arrest of San Francisco Public Defender Jami Tolletson crystallized much of the unrealism and absurdity surrounding...
Litigation
Environmentalists launch another attack against growth of crude by rail
By Fiona Smith
Local air regulators failed to give environmental scrutiny to the Bakersfield Crude Terminal, a lawsuit alleges. ...
Judges and Judiciary
OC prosecutor appeals 'not qualified' rating by judge selection committee
By Don Debenedictisn
Allegations and a judge's findings last year that some members of the Orange County district attorney's office misused jailhou...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Judicate West San Diego and Santa Ana
The goal when expedited jury trials became an option in 2011 was to streamline certain civil cases by limiting trials to an 8-...
Attorneys from the FTC's advertising division said the FTC will be providing guidance on how native advertisements can comply ...
Health Care & Hospital Law
FDA's general wellness guidance is welcome news
By Katharine Malonen
The FDA just issued a draft guidance which sounds like good news for manufacturers and distributors of "low risk products tha...
While President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address announced a cybersecurity legislative proposal to clarify the C...
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 - ...