It has been said in many contexts that "good plans shape good decisions." This quote rings true with respect to the National O...
Los Angeles County Treasurer Mark J. Saladino was appointed as the next county counsel Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Unions lose 9th Circuit battle over 'threatening' demonstrations
By John Roemer
In a setback for labor unions' right to picket, a federal appellate panel ruled on Tuesday that federal law doesn't preempt ma...
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is celebrating its 150th anniversary through a series of community service programs aro...
Environmental
Lawsuit opens second attack against oil trains in California
By Fiona Smith
Environmentalists claim officials failed to do CEQA review of train offloading facility near Sacramento. ...
The Howrey LLP estate recently moved to settle clawback claims with 31 of the defunct firm's former partners for $1.5 million....
Litigation
Twisting and turning, defect suit frustrates judge, spins through web of lawyers
By Matt Hamiltonn
The long-running construction defect suit was brought by Santa Monica attorney Fred Adelman and Kristen Whitney, whose Watermi...
Government
New realignment funding formula gaining support among counties
By Kylie Reynolds
A recently released formula for allocating funds under realignment, the state's 2011 prison reform effort, is gaining support ...
LA Superior Court Judge Joel M. Wallenstein is known for getting creative in the courtroom.
Division General Counsel of Rural/Metro Corp. Scottsdale, Ariz. ...
Video game companies have been contacting lawyers with concerns that the virtual economies in their products could fall under ...
NASA recently announced Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX as the winners of the Commercial Crew Program. This marks the true c...
Perspective
Employers should be 'bully' over new training requirement
By Ben Armisteadn
Jerry Brown recently signed Assembly Bill 2053 into law - a significant amendment to California's mandatory sexual harassment ...
Government
About a dozen inmates still need to file resentencing petitions under Proposition 36
By Kylie Reynolds
About a dozen inmates who are eligible for resentencing under Prop 36, the 2012 ballot initiative that diluted the state's thr...
News of the California Public Employees' Retirement System's plans to liquidate the entirety of its $4 billion position in hed...
Criminal
Judge questions soundness of fraud case against Israeli banking executive
By Henry Meier
U.S. District Judge John F. Walter pressed the government for specific evidence to prove Shokrollah Baravarianknew customers t...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Jones Day, Fenwick involved in biggest deal yet for SAP
By Salvador Mares
SAP SE tapped Jones Day to handle its $8.3 billion acquisition of travel and expense management software maker Concur Technolo...
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will vote whether to hire the current county treasurer as the new county counsel T...
A former University of Southern California football player who collapsed during a 2012 game and suffered a brain injury claims...
Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2494, which is intended to combat frivolous actions and proceedings. By Katherine Pettib...
Taiwan-based MediaTek Inc. and Texas-based Freescale Semiconductor Inc. struck a global settlement on Monday, just before juro...
Irell & Manella LLP has helped a pharmaceutical client secure a $100 million drug patent settlement after seven years of l...
Does the president have the constitutional authority to refuse to abide by a duly enacted law of Congress on the ground that i...
Entertainment & Sports
Entertainment lawyers push for changes to Talent Agencies Act
By Matthew Blaken
Entertainment attorneys, including members of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, are pushing for major changes to the long con...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
For second time, 9th Circuit says murder suspect's rights violated
By Saul Sugarman
A teen convicted of murdering a Sacramento minister should have been provided an attorney when he uttered "give me a lawyer" ...
LA Judge Douglas Sortino, a former prosecutor, says being on the bench requires using new skills.
Environmental
In response to drought, California takes historic step to regulate groundwater
By Fiona Smith
Local agencies must ensure the state's aquifers are not depleted but implementation of the historic law will not be easy, lawy...
Letter to the Editor
LETTER: Well wishes for Holden, new State Bar president
By Ben Armisteadn
I want to extend congratulations to Craig Holden on his new role as president of the State Bar of California, and look forward...