Community News
Littler lawyer Rechtschaffen inducted into law practice group
By John Michael
Littler lawyer Rechtschaffen inducted into law practice group ...
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed 12 new judges to state superior courts on Wednesday, including six in Los Angeles County. ...
Immigration
American Bar Association launches website for immigrant children
By Kibkabe Arayan
The association will host resources online for attorneys interested in representing unaccompanied immigrant minors. ...
Environmental
Environmentalists launch new attack against state to rein in fracking
By Fiona Smith
The state should have conducted an environmental review of more than 200 drilling permits near Bakersfield, claim the Sierra C...
Corporate
Quartet of Silicon Valley firms handles IPOs for Hortonworks, New Relic
By Salvador Mares
Enterprise software companies tap Goodwin, Sullivan, Cooley and Fenwick for $100 million initial public offerings ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit to reconsider anti-Islamic film case
By John Roemer
A controversial 9th Circuit ruling that an actress held an independent copyright interest in an anti-Islamic film, "Innocence ...
Latham involved in All Stars project ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Undaunted by voter rejection, some leading plaintiff's lawyers want a new MICRA bid
By John Roemer
Several former presidents of the state's tort lawyers bar, undaunted by a voter shellacking of an initiative to raise the medi...
In a sparse statement Thursday, the California Bar announced it had fired Executive Director Joseph L. Dunn. Almost immediatel...
A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.
Who owns the moon? At a more basic level: Who decides who owns the moon and who enforces that decision? By Maria-Vittoria "Giu...
Courts are expanding theories of agent liability. These theories extend to a broader assortment of agents - even lawyers. By W...
Almost two years ago, the state Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of a decision concerning when a company may assign its ...
Indemnity provisions, contractual liability coverage, and additional insured requirements are frequently used contractual risk...
Perspective
New limits to employee coverage under an employer's CGL
By Katharine Malonen
Employers may not be liable for acts giving rise to a claim against an employee, committed at work, but undertaken for the emp...
Insurance
Enforceability of agreements to arbitrate insurance disputes
By Katharine Malonen
California's insurance commissioner has taken on the workers' compensation insurers who have employed side agreements to bypas...
Insurance
Out-of-date insurance rating factors may be a roadbloack to tomorrow's self-driving cars
By Katharine Malonen
When California voters enacted Proposition 103 in November 1988, the concept of self-driving cars operated by computer technol...
Insurance
When interpreting ambiguous terms, consistency prevails
By Katharine Malonen
An interesting issue in applying interpretation canons arises when an ambiguous term appears multiple times in the policy, esp...
The application of D&O insurance to IP disputes may seem be unexpected and counterintuitive but could serve as an unantici...
In today's digital environment, where more and more personal information is being shared online, companies can no longer consi...
Perspective
Why the sky is no longer the limit: Using drones in insurance claims investigations
By Katharine Malonen
Last month, a large insurance company sought approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to test fly light weight drones...
Cyberterrorism attacks are becoming a major concern for public utilities, along with energy and other infrastructure companies...
If these rookie attorneys haven't cut their teeth on a real case, they won't get any bites when sending out their polished res...
Perspective
Handling sexual harassment in law enforcement workplaces
By Katharine Malonen
Sexual harassment in the law enforcement workplace can present unique challenges to those who suffer from it, as well as to th...
Gov. Jerry Brown has announced the appointments of two lawyers to in-house positions for the state. ...
Concluding a spat between Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP of Irvine and a former bankruptcy client, a judge has ruled that th...
The nation's largest provider of HIV and AIDS medical care is accusing Los Angeles County of financing litigation with federal...
Law Practice
Old trusts and estates guard warns the new among its ranks
By Alexandra Schwappach
Young trusts and estates attorneys, thwarted by a bleak employment environment, are increasingly starting their own practices ...
Entertainment & Sports
Latham will use top O'Melveny lawyers to start Century City practice
By Matthew Blaken
Up to 20 O'Melveny & Myers LLP entertainment transaction attorneys, including six partners, are heading to Latham & Wa...
Randy Rhodes has infectious enthusiasm for jurors, students and his sizeable guitar collection.