Judges and Judiciary
Orange County Bar issues mostly 'qualified' judicial candidate ratings
By Alexandra Schwappach
In a review of 10 candidates vying for four Orange County Superior Court judgeships in the June 3 election, the county bar ass...
Labor/Employment
Labor suits against foreign diplomats becoming more common
By Melanie Brisbon
A housekeeper says a Los Angeles-area Kenyan consular official owes her nearly $21,000 in back pay and damages. ...
As Kaye Scholer refocuses on its corporate practice on the West Coast, the firm has lost seven partners in Los Angeles. But it...
The U.S. Department of Education has reintroduced its "Gainful Employment" regulations, which if enacted, would likely devasta...
Judges and Judiciary
Retired judge publicly admonished by commission
By Chase Scheinbaum
Ronald M. Sohigian, a recently retired L.A. County Superior Court judge, was publicly admonished by the state Commission on Ju...
Judges and Judiciary
Retired judges to hear attorney complaints in Northern District program
By Hadley Robinson
Lawyers with gripes about judges or other court affairs in the Northern District now have a place to air their grievances with...
All seven attorneys from Peitzman Weg LLP are expected to join the firm's Los Angeles office on June 2.
Litigation
Plaintiffs, hit with 'Food Court' setbacks, seek greener pastures
By Hadley Robinson
The California "food court" may soon lose its nickname. After a handful of unfavorable rulings, the group of plaintiffs' law f...
A recent decision of the U.S. Tax Court highlights the need to carefully consider marital settlement agreements. By Mitchell A...
Before a child is charged as an adult, should there be a hearing before an impartial judge to determine if the child is fit fo...
Are the Clippers a "franchise" protected by California franchise laws? By Jonathan Solish ...
The Mexican government is poised to allow more private investment in its energy sector. By Dino Barajas ...
Plaintiffs are shifting their new patent lawsuits away from the Central District of California and toward the Southern Distric...
Corporate
Sidley Austin grabs life sciences transactions star from O'Melveny
By Joshua Seboldn
It's the third time this year O'Melveny has lost a prominent partner in its corporate transactions group. ...
Labor/Employment
Name plaintiff objects to $324 settlement in Silicon Valley "no-poach" case
By Laura Hautalan
His chances of successfully stopping the settlement will depend on how Koh responds to his argument that the payout represents...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Allergan board rejects $45.6B buyout offer with counsel from Latham
By Salvador Mares
Irvine-based cosmetic drug maker Allergan Inc. on Monday formally rebuffed an unsolicited $45.6 billion buyout offer from comp...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Skadden, Simpson advise in $4.3B Pinnacle Foods sale
By Salvador Mares
The deal, announced Monday, would bring a number of notable Pinnacle brands under Hillshire's roof including Duncan Hines, Vla...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit upholds government's horse roundup
By Fiona Smith
A divided federal appellate court on Monday upheld the government's move to thin the populations of wild horses and burros alo...
Judges and Judiciary
San Jose magistrate blasts government search demands, Google
By Hadley Robinson
A San Jose magistrate judge took a jab at the U.S. government's search demands from Silicon Valley technology companies in cri...
U.S. Supreme Court
High court ruling in 'Raging Bull' case could resolve circuit split
By Chase Scheinbaum
If the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling, expected before the end of June, upholds a lower courts' decision, it could bolster defens...
A trial that began Monday could set an important precedent if a bankruptcy judge agrees with a disgruntled financial company t...
Superior Court Judge ...
A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
A proposal to prohibit judges from participating in the Boy Scouts of America due to its ban on gay leaders has generated a re...
General Counsel of iControl Networks Inc. Redwood City ...
Perspective
It's a nice gesture, but a 'civility oath' is not going to change anything
By Ben Armisteadn
Re: "Some lawyers say civility oath is a case of better late than never," May 6. ...
It seems every week, there is a new story about a company being impacted by a major data breach and the consequences that foll...
Administrative/Regulatory
Broadband revolution needs more than tinkering
By Katharine Malonen
The FCC is almost half way through its effort to implement Obama's plan to "unleash the wireless broadband revolution." By Ani...
The underlying problem here is one of change. In 1948, the nation was 91 percent Christian. Today, that number is 77 percent. ...
The estate of David Foster Wallace recently released a statement opposing the movie "The End of the Tour." By Robert Spoo ...