Government
Divorces taking longer to finalize in the state, attorneys and judges say
By Craig Andersonn
As backlogs continue to afflict California superior courts, divorcing couples must now wait half a year or more in some counti...
Government
Judicial branch intensifying efforts on court access, technology
By Paul Jones
While state courts are unable to grow services amid constraints in the 2014-15 budget, judicial branch leaders are moving forw...
In one month, two of the most well-regarded bankruptcy boutique firms in Southern California disappeared from the marketplace....
Insurance
General liability policies may exclude data breach coverage
By Melanie Brisbonn
As the number of data breaches steadily increases year on year, so have insurance claims related to remedying the exposure of ...
Criminal
Ruling against death penalty based on judges' law review articles, studies
By John Roemer
Twenty years ago, Alex Kozinski, now the chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, planted the legal roots of a Sa...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
The Daily Journal hosted a reception Tuesday night in Beverly Hills for California's leading labor and employment lawyers. The...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
General Counsel Telgian Tempe, Ariz. ...
Litigation
Judge who found death penalty unconstitutional known for bold rulings
By Henry Meier
U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney is known for being an independent thinker who is unafraid of issuing controversial opinio...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate lawyers pooh-pooh move by Treasury secretary
By Salvador Mares
A letter sent by U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew urging congressional budget leaders to pass legislation aimed at stiflin...
Intellectual Property
Patent defendants still having trouble collecting fees, even when they win
By Kevin Lee
Companies that ward off patent infringement claims are still struggling to recoup attorney fees from patent holders, despite t...
The Beverly Hills law firm successfully defended a former writer of the popular '90s sitcom whose book sparked a lawsuit in Ne...
The appointees, who are destined for San Diego, Santa Clara, Orange and Contra Costa County superior courts, include seven men...
Government
FCC faces tough challenge over Internet regulation proposal
By Alex Shively
Many of the 780,000 comments on net neutrality policy made a perhaps unexpected call for tighter regulation than the FCC itsel...
Government
Malibu chain store limit could set stage for legal battle
By Chase Scheinbaum
This week, the city council voted to limit chain stores in the civic center, setting up a potential challenge to the constitu...
All three branches of the U.S. government have attacked the patent system in the past year. By Peter J. Toren ...
Litigation
Unhappy graduates press revised complaint against San Diego law school
By Don Debenedictisn
In an amended complaint, four graduates claim Thomas Jefferson School of Law exaggerated its employment results by nearly 25 p...
In a rare government effort to oust a federal judge who ruled for criminal defendants, Central District prosecutors have cited...
A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.
Blank Rome LLP Los Angeles Specialty: employment defense ...
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Los Angeles Specialty: public agencies ...
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP Los Angeles Specialties: defense litigation, counseling ...
Baker & McKenzie LLP Palo Alto Specialties: employment defense litigation, counseling ...
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Los Angeles Specialty: employment defense litigation ...
Righetti Glugoski PC San Francisco Specialty: wage and hour class actions ...
Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP San Francisco Specialties: public employees, pensions ...
Litigation
Small contingent of lawyers making big dent in high speed rail project
By Paul Jonesn
Stuart Flashman and his partners in several anti-rail suits aren't just trying to gain concessions. Their ambition is to stop ...
Law offices of Kenneth H. Yoon APC Los Angeles Specialties: plaintiffs' litigation, wage and hour class actions ...
Wynne Law Firm Greenbrae Specialty: employment class actions ...