Labor/Employment
Fate of California's meal and rest breaks is unclear
By Katharine Malonen
The 9th Circuit recently concluded the FAAAA does not preempt California's meal and rest break laws and could have a far-reach...
Personal Injury & Torts
Laws without teeth will leave swimmers on the line
By Katharine Malonen
It is difficult to say what "ordinary care" might consist of in the context of fishing for sharks off a public beach, but I wo...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Billing under the influence of distraction
By Ben Armisteadn
You'll probably read this article for only about five minutes before you're interrupted. That's because "knowledge workers," s...
Law Practice
Court considers dismissal motion in Howrey LLP clawback claims
By Joshua Seboldn
Firms facing clawback claims in the Howrey LLP bankruptcy argued at a hearing Tuesday that they should be dismissed, particula...
Corporate counsels across the country are more concerned with data security than ever, but they may not be focusing on the rig...
IP boutique Novak Druce Connolly Bove & Quigg LLP lost three attorneys, including its managing partner in its Los Angeles ...
Law Practice
Sheppard Mullin snags real estate attorney from McKenna
By Alexandra Schwappach
Another real estate and land use attorney has decamped from McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP to Sheppard, Mullin, Richter &...
Litigation
Judge tells financial institutions to comply with discovery in S&P litigation
By Henry Meier
After a full morning of argument, a federal court judge made it clear Tuesday that he expects third party financial institutio...
Corporate
Filings suggest Zillow, Trulia prepping for antitrust scrutiny
By Salvador Mares
A provision nestled in the merger agreement outlining the terms of Zillow Inc.'s $3.5 billion acquisition of Trulia Inc. may s...
The family of an Italian woman killed last year by a motorist on the Venice Beach boardwalk filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Lo...
Seven months after merging with an East Coast intellectual property boutique, the national firm Baker & Hostetler LLP cont...
At a Judicial Council meeting Tuesday, members voted to pursue an additional $22.7 million from the state to backfill a projec...
Facing the prospect of another unfavorable decision from a federal appeals court, Apple Inc. has dropped a major patent litiga...
Litigation
Small firms struggle, and sometimes thrive, while pursuing plaintiffs' suits
By Craig Andersonn
Small firms and sole practitioners have been facing hurdles in an inhospitable court system for civil lawsuits, requiring more...
Companies seeking to leverage the benefits of social media must also be mindful of the legal constraints and risks surrounding...
Last month, the state Supreme Court heard a case to decide whether a franchisor will be liable for acts of franchisee-employee...
On July 14, as a part of the Strategic Enforcement Plan it rolled out in 2013, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission iss...
Latham & Watkins LLP is representing Burlingame-based airline operator Virgin America Inc. as the company readies its init...
Litigation
LA faces litigation over Venice Beach boardwalk injuries, death
By Chase Scheinbaum
Attorneys for three people injured when a motorist drove onto the Venice Beach boardwalk last summer filed suit last week agai...
Environmental
Agencies settle with EPA over sewage discharge into SF Bay
By Alison Frost
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with eight East Bay agencies to stop sewage discharge into t...
California Supreme Court
Trucking companies can be sued for misclassifying workers, state high court rules
By Laura Hautalan
The state Supreme Court unanimously held that state regulators can sue trucking companies for misclassifying their workers as ...
Solo and Small Firms
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power lawyer joins Glaser Weil
By Melanie Brisbon
Paul Brajevich is the firm's third addition to its government and regulatory group within the past eight months. ...
Intellectual Property
Rockstar suit against Google partner to stay in Texas, judge rules
By Kevin Lee
A patent infringement lawsuit filed by Rockstar Consortium US LP against a smartphone hardware partner of Google Inc. will rem...
Federal prosecutors are increasingly intercepting emails between incarcerated defendants and their counsel for "security" reas...
Litigation
Financial institutions to answer to judge in S&P discovery dispute
By Henry Meier
A federal judge has ordered half a dozen financial institutions to appear in court Tuesday to explain why they shouldn't have...
Juvenile court Judge Denise de Bellefeuille is dedicated to hope, caring and second chances.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Wilson, Goodwin team up for Trulia in sale to Zillow
By Salvador Mares
Preexisting ties between lawyers at Goodwin Procter LLP and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC guided their representatio...
Nicole Bershon compares her work as a site judge in Inglewood to that of a traffic controller.
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Director of IP and Litigation for Google Inc. Munich, Germany ...