Some observers say tort lawyers' push for a measure to reform MICRA is an attempt to revitalize the tort community across gene...
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 travel season upon us, a few tips from the runway
By Ben Armisteadn
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...
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...
Video game creator ZeniMax Media has sued Oculus VR for allegedly misappropriating trade secrets critical to the development o...
Solo and Small Firms
Two name partners leave prominent plaintiffs' firm
By Joshua Seboldn
Khorrami Boucher Sumner Sanguinetti LLP lost two of its name partners Monday: Scott H.Z. Sumner and Elise R. Sanguinetti. The ...
Michael Millman, who mentored a generation of capital defense attorneys and led one of the state's leading death penalty resou...
Litigation
Experts debate impact of Clippers owners' $1B antitrust suit
By Chase Scheinbaum
Days after Donald Sterling filed a $1 billion antitrust action against the NBA, legal experts debated the potential impacts, w...
A key player in a public corruption case against State Sen. Ronald S. Calderon and his brother, former state Assemblyman Thoma...
Criminal
Former defender gets a year in prison for stealing dead grandmother's benefits
By Katie Lucia
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
Uber appeals arbitration restrictions to the 9th Circuit
By Laura Hautalan
Attorneys for ride-sharing Uber Technologies Inc. appealed a San Francisco judge's decision to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of A...
Litigation
Plaintiffs' lawyers win asbestos jury trial in Fresno County
By Saul Sugarman
Long Beach-based plaintiffs' lawyers have won nearly $11 million in an asbestos jury trial, which they say is the first ever t...
Apple Inc.'s summary judgment motion in a wage and hour lawsuit filed by employees of its retail stores was denied. ...
Intellectual Property
Rules favoring patent owners take a hit at US high court
By Ben Armisteadn
Monday was a good day for companies facing allegations of patent infringement. By Ben M. Davidson ...
As contractors become a fixture in the legal industry, firms are beginning to craft office spaces for these contingent lawyers...
The recent trend of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the nation's specialist patent appeal court continued Monday with two n...
Handling a high volume calendar, Commissioner William J. Pendergast puts a priority on efficiency.
Judge Tara Flanagan, who excelled as an athlete, is equally passionate about family law cases.
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Letter to the Editor
Setting the facts straight on state judge removal
By Ben Armisteadn
Re: "State judicial elections: educate, but don't eliminate," May 28. By Erica Yew ...
U.S. District Judge Ronald S.W. Lew, left, with Maywood Academy students, from left: Frankie Guevara, Stephanie Garcia, and Mi...
Litigation
Witness in civil suit over Giants fan's beating calls Dodger Stadium atmosphere 'scary'
By Chase Scheinbaum
On opening day at Dodger Stadium in 2011, the whole vibe in the stadium was "scary," according to a witness called to the stan...
Phillip H. Warren became a partner in the antitrust and competition law practice Thursday. ...
Government
Attorneys help knock Avalon off list of state's dirtiest beaches
By Melanie Brisbonn
Attorneys Scott Campbell and Shawn Hagerty, both partners at Best Best and Krieger LLP, helped the city of Avalon on Catalina ...
O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner and scholarship committee chairman Matt Kline with four of the 13 Los Angeles Unified School...
Joan Williams, professor at UC Hastings College of the Law and author of "What Works for Women at Work," delivered a rousing k...
Litigation
Immigrant who lost job because of Social Security lie alleges discrimination
By Laura Hautalan
Attorneys fought for a second chance in a lawsuit that challenges a state hiring policy that disqualifies immigrants who have ...
Community News
Loyola Law hosts student exchange program with Peking University
By John Michael
Seagull Song, Loyola Law School professor and resident China scholar, gives an overview of entertainment law to a group of stu...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Greenberg Glusker, Covington help shepherd LA Clippers' sale
By Alex Shively
Under fire from the NBA, Clippers' co-owner Shelly Sterling called on Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger to sec...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court's drafting of decisions before oral argument draws fire
By Emily Green
No words are minced in testy - if academic - exchange between California law professor and state Supreme Court justice over th...