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Government


Some observers say tort lawyers' push for a measure to reform MICRA is an attempt to revitalize the tort community across gene...


Perspective


GM recall is an opportunity for action

Jun. 4, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Sometimes, good can only rise from depths of pure evil. We are safer today with air travel because of the atrocity of Septembe...


Transportation


With the summer travel season upon us, this is a good time to explore some tips and tricks for travel both in the U.S. and, if...


Perspective


On Sept. 12, 2012, I was driving home when I heard a snippet of news on NPR about my law school classmate and friend, Chris St...


Perspective


Virtual reality spawns actual litigation

Jun. 4, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Video game creator ZeniMax Media has sued Oculus VR for allegedly misappropriating trade secrets critical to the development o...


Solo and Small Firms


Khorrami Boucher Sumner Sanguinetti LLP lost two of its name partners Monday: Scott H.Z. Sumner and Elise R. Sanguinetti. The ...


Obituaries


Michael Millman, who mentored a generation of capital defense attorneys and led one of the state's leading death penalty resou...


Litigation


Days after Donald Sterling filed a $1 billion antitrust action against the NBA, legal experts debated the potential impacts, w...


Litigation


A key player in a public corruption case against State Sen. Ronald S. Calderon and his brother, former state Assemblyman Thoma...


Audrey Owens, 61, pleaded guilty in March to two counts of theft of government property after authorities determined she recei...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Attorneys for ride-sharing Uber Technologies Inc. appealed a San Francisco judge's decision to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of A...


Litigation


Long Beach-based plaintiffs' lawyers have won nearly $11 million in an asbestos jury trial, which they say is the first ever t...


Litigation


Apple loses bid to quash bag check suit

Jun. 4, 2014
By Laura Hautalan

Apple Inc.'s summary judgment motion in a wage and hour lawsuit filed by employees of its retail stores was denied. ...


Intellectual Property


Monday was a good day for companies facing allegations of patent infringement. By Ben M. Davidson ...


Law Practice


Temporary attorneys gain new digs at law firms

Jun. 4, 2014
By Kylie Reynolds

As contractors become a fixture in the legal industry, firms are beginning to craft office spaces for these contingent lawyers...


U.S. Supreme Court


The recent trend of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the nation's specialist patent appeal court continued Monday with two n...


Judicial Profile


William J. Pendergast III

Jun. 4, 2014
By Paul Jones

Handling a high volume calendar, Commissioner William J. Pendergast puts a priority on efficiency.


Judicial Profile


Tara M. Flanagan

Jun. 4, 2014
By Fiona Smith

Judge Tara Flanagan, who excelled as an athlete, is equally passionate about family law cases.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jun. 3, 2014
By Dominic Fracassan

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Letter to the Editor


Re: "State judicial elections: educate, but don't eliminate," May 28. By Erica Yew ...


Community News


Central District hosts Law Day for kids

Jun. 3, 2014
By John Michael

U.S. District Judge Ronald S.W. Lew, left, with Maywood Academy students, from left: Frankie Guevara, Stephanie Garcia, and Mi...


On opening day at Dodger Stadium in 2011, the whole vibe in the stadium was "scary," according to a witness called to the stan...


Law Practice


Covington grabs former DOJ antitrust head

Jun. 3, 2014
By Joshua Seboldn

Phillip H. Warren became a partner in the antitrust and competition law practice Thursday. ...


Government


Attorneys Scott Campbell and Shawn Hagerty, both partners at Best Best and Krieger LLP, helped the city of Avalon on Catalina ...


Community News


O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner and scholarship committee chairman Matt Kline with four of the 13 Los Angeles Unified School...


Community News


Joan Williams, professor at UC Hastings College of the Law and author of "What Works for Women at Work," delivered a rousing k...


Attorneys fought for a second chance in a lawsuit that challenges a state hiring policy that disqualifies immigrants who have ...


Community News


Seagull Song, Loyola Law School professor and resident China scholar, gives an overview of entertainment law to a group of stu...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Under fire from the NBA, Clippers' co-owner Shelly Sterling called on Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger to sec...


California Supreme Court


No words are minced in testy - if academic - exchange between California law professor and state Supreme Court justice over th...