While AB 2365 is a step in the right direction in protecting a customer's right to post negative reviews online, a better bill...
Intellectual Property
Juniper, Palo Alto Networks settle patent litigation
By Kevin Lee
Juniper Networks Inc. will receive about $175 million from Palo Alto Networks Inc. to resolve pending patent infringement liti...
Mergers & Acquisitions
$50 billion may still not be enough for Allergan shareholders
By Salvador Mares
Just a day after issuing a scathing presentation to shareholders denouncing its would-be acquirer's business model, Allergan I...
SB 1010, which would bring crack cocaine sentences in line with those for powder cocaine, goes to the Assembly next. ...
Awardees from left: sole practitioner Jason Elter; Jonathan M. Wong, partner at Donahue Fitzgerald LLP; Port of Oakland attorn...
California Courts of Appeal
Appeals court says Palmdale not exempt from Voting Rights Act
By Kylie Reynolds
A second appeal is still pending over a lower court ruling that Palmdale switch to a district-based election system. ...
Administrative/Regulatory
Assembly approves proposed legislation on tenants 'bill of rights'
By Paul Jones
A bill that would allow tenants at assisted living homes to sue if various standards of service aren't met moved forward Wedne...
California Courts of Appeal
$15M in damages tossed by appeals court in Pentel fraud case
By Chase Scheinbaum
A marketing firm that had won millions from a Los Angeles jury for claims that pen maker Pentel stole its idea will have to go...
The yearly award is given to in-house legal departments, law firms and legal service providers that show an effort in balancin...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court question if CEQA applies to a pro-Wal-Mart ballot initiative
By Fiona Smith
Justices appears skeptical in oral argument that City of Sonora should have done environmental review when it adopted a voter ...
Government
After hectic week, courts in good shape for final budget talks
By Paul Jones
Last week, it seemed lawmakers might withdraw support for a major funding increase for courts. But the judicial branch now has...
California Supreme Court
State high court debates whether silence can be used against defendant
By Emily Green
State prosecutors argued in the state Supreme Court Wednesday that a person involved in a serious car accident can be convicte...
Legal observers said one of S&P's main tactics appears to be to paint the government as an aggressor seeking retribution. ...
A roundup of recent real estate deals and the attorneys involved.
Law Practice
Summer programs, kept alive in down times, helping some firms now
By Alexandra Schwappach
In the recession, many firms cut summer associate programs, a choice that some say prevented them from snagging talented young...
Two weeks ago, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit did something it had never done before: It decided that a tra...
Intellectual Property
Apple highlights Quinn remarks as part of sales ban push
By Kevin Lee
Following past unsuccessful efforts to bar the sale of smartphone products offered by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Apple Inc....
Community News
LA district attorney accepts award for community involvement
By John Michael
Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey received the GirlPower Community Impact Award for providing outstanding service to ...
Today's law school graduates are less likely to go to a big firm job and less likely to stay very long if they do, as in-house...
Litigation
Former US attorney, now OC judge, may testify in hearing on jailhouse informants
By Don Debenedictisn
The hearing is part of ongoing proceedings against gunman Scott Evans Dekraai, who pleaded guilty last month to killing eight ...
California Courts of Appeal
Lawsuit against rating agencies can move ahead, appellate panel rules
By Emily Green
An appellate court has ruled that the nation's largest public pension fund can pursue its lawsuit against the nation's top cre...
Government
Bill to treat drug-addicted doctors dies in Assembly committee
By Paul Jones
AB 2346, by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, would have set up a program for doctors to pursue drug addiction treat...
Judges and Judiciary
Courts and bar association sued over Pacer prices
By Joshua Seboldn
The creator of an online legal database has sued the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the American Bar Association an...
Within the last month, two local initiatives banning fracking and other high-intensity petroleum extraction techniques qualifi...
Perspective
Legislature needs to look inward to limit NSA data gathering
By Ben Armisteadn
Whether California can actually refuse to cooperate with the federal government raises questions that suggest a new bill may h...
In just under a year, University of La Verne College of Law Dean Gilbert A. Holmes has implemented several aggressive changes....
Litigation
In first appellate ruling, court rejects company's bid for porn users' identities
By Hadley Robinson
Prenda Law abused discovery rules in seeking identities from telecoms, D.C. court says ...
The Delaware Chancery Court recently provided a detailed guide for boards of directors overseeing a potential sale of a public...
A man sued an online rental website in San Francisco County Superior Court on Friday in one of the first lawsuits targeting on...
Litigation
Justices appear skeptical of ruling barring rail project from selling bonds
By Paul Jones
State appeals court justices seemed skeptical Friday of a lower court ruling that California's High Speed Rail project should ...