Barely two years after joining Dewey & LeBoeuf, the managing partner of the firm’s East Palo Alto office is leaping to the nearby Menlo Park, Calif., office of Kaye Scholer.
A San Diego lawyer has irritated business owners in the town of Redlands, Calif., by sending out letters on behalf of clients demanding $6,500 settlements for claimed violations of the…
The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to review a malicious prosecution suit filed against Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and one of its partners over the Franklin Mint’s line of Princess…
The West Coast chain of 99 Cents Only Stores is facing two lawsuits for raising the prices of its items to 99.99 cents, essentially making them cost $1.
Updated: A recent article in the Sacramento Business Journal said the Sacramento office of McDonough Holland & Allen was paying substantially above an $1,800-per-attorney benchmark…
San Jose, Calif. criminal defense lawyer Jamie Harley wiped away tears as a jury convicted her Tuesday of laundering money for a client who trafficked in stolen computer equipment.
Ruling from the bench in a Los Angeles case, an appellate judge today voided a $2.3 million jury verdict and threw out a pesticide-exposure case against Dole Food Co., due…
In a lawsuit likely to resonate with other women who travel alone on business, a well-known sportscaster for ESPN sued several hotel chains today in Illinois state court over video…
Updated: Lindsay Lohan has found another lawyer in the nick of time—she’s scheduled to turn herself in Tuesday—to appeal her 90-day sentence for probation violation.
A 42-year-old California lawyer has agreed to plead no contest to one of three felonies he faced after allegedly filing a civil suit against a witness in a stalking case…
When Judith Sheindlin agreed in 1993 to allow a reporter for the Los Angeles Times to sit quietly in the back of the New York courtroom in which she worked…
The ABA Journal wants to host and facilitate conversations among lawyers about their profession. We are now accepting thoughtful, non-promotional articles and commentary by unpaid contributors.