Litigation
Plaintiff wins nearly $20M verdict against gas company in injury case
By Henry Meier
A jury has ordered the Southern California Gas Co. to pay a plaintiff $19.8 million after finding he was severely burned due t...
ABTL lawyers discuss Supreme Court ...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Chief Legal Officer & Senior Vice President of Business Development at Fender Musical Instruments Corp. Scottsdale, Ariz....
Some of the hottest new technologies, which track fitness, well-being and health through wearable devices and applications, fa...
There are a number of reasons why the red light camera system is unfair and contrary to the legal principles upon which our co...
It hardly seems like it's been an entire year since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a huge portion of the so-called Defense...
In the words of a recent Newsweek headline, "colleges flunk mental health" for too many students, too often. By Pamela Cohen ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit favors debtors over Sacramento law firm
By John Roemer
In another decision favoring debtors' rights under federal law, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday dinged ...
Litigation
Experts: Judge likely to approve new pact between the NFL and injured players
By Chase Scheinbaum
Lawyers for 4,500 retired players agreed to settle claims against the league with an uncapped fund that will last 65 years. Th...
Arnold & Porter receives honor for pro bono work ...
Corporate
Homebuilder to conduct $200 million initial public offering
By Salvador Mares
Woodside Homes calls on counsel from Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy ...
Incoming 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Michelle T. Friedland, left, at her investiture ceremony June 13 with retired...
Delida A. Costin will step down from her post at the end of July, though she will stay on as an adviser through the end of Sep...
A hospital executive could face jail time and thousands of dollars in fines for contempt of court after a San Bernardino Count...
DLA Piper corporate law partner Gregory M. Gallo, who is based in East Palo Alto, received a Lifetime Achievement Award last m...
Local prosecutors say a Supreme Court ruling that police must generally obtain warrants to search suspects' cellphones at the ...
Legal observers said a Wednesday U.S. Supreme Court copyright ruling is likely to impact jurisprudence far beyond what it inte...
A recent case explores under what circumstances prelitigation demands are considered criminal extortion - thereby depriving a ...
Judges and Judiciary
Judges can't accept small gifts from parties, ethics panel declares
By Don Debenedictisn
Even "de minimus" gifts from litigants are forbidden, a Supreme Court judicial ethics committee says in a draft opinion clarif...
A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.
London-based Taylor Wessing LLP announced this week it will open its first offices in the United States in September in Palo A...
The Federal Communications Commission is readying an unprecedented auction for what's often called the "beachfront property" o...
The Supreme Court moved into the home stretch of the October 2013 term, and still has nine cases to go before the summer break...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Conservatives on 9th Circuit blast gay rights decision
By Hadley Robinson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals majority's refusal to review a decision finding it unconstitutional to exclude a juror bas...
Criminal
Bill to increase punishment for sex crimes involving unconscious victims moves forward
By Kylie Reynolds
In a compromise, a hotly contested provision requiring a two-year minimum sentence for juvenile offenders was dropped. ...
Government
Bill to limit lawyers' peremptory challenges in misdemeanor cases dead for year
By Paul Jones
SB 794, authored by outgoing Sen. Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa, was pulled before being heard in the Assembly Public Safety Comm...
In another loss for Kaye Scholer, high-stakes entertainment and business litigator Larry R. Feldman joined Liner LLP. Experts ...
In one of its most anticipated decisions of the year, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a favorable ruling Monday for securities c...