Government & Policy
Pass Rate on February Bar Exam Was 41 Percent
SACRAMENTO -- California will soon welcome as many as 1,810 lawyers to the profession. Numbers released late Friday by the State Bar show that 41 percent of the 4,419 who took the February 2013 bar...
State AG Sues Chase Over Debt Collection Practices
SACRAMENTO — Attorney general Kamala Harris on Thursday sued financial giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. for using allegedly fraudulent tactics to collect debt f
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Bar to Raise Legal Aid Funds with Opt-Out Surcharge
SACRAMENTO — State Bar leaders have dropped plans for a mandatory surcharge on lawyers' annual dues to fund legal aid programs and will instead pursue a $50 "opt-out" fee. A State Bar...
Governor Jumps Into Prop 65 Fray
Jerry Brown would require plaintiffs lawyers to disclose fees collected from enforcement actions as part of a package of business-friendly changes to the toxics law.
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Cities Can Zone Medical Pot Clubs Out of Town
SAN FRANCISCO — California cities and counties are free to use their zoning laws to eliminate medical marijuana dispensaries from their boundaries, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday....
Capital Accounts: MICRA Measure More a Threat than a Promise?
SACRAMENTO – The fledgling campaign to un-cap California's medical malpractice damages came to the capital on Thursday where it was gree
Tech Exec Pushes Ballot Measure to Lift MICRA Cap
SACRAMENTO — A consumer advocacy group, backed by tech executive Bob Pack, announced Wednesday that it will pursue a ballot initiative to lift California's 38-year-old cap on non-economic...
Bill Targets Lawyers Who Threaten Immigrants
Darrell Steinberg's legislation would expose lawyers to bar discipline if they retaliate against disgruntled workers.
Lawmaker Offers Smaller Prop 65 Shield
SACRAMENTO — The author of legislation aimed at curbing claims brought under Proposition 65 has significantly narrowed the focus of his bill to shake free opposition from t
Bar Adopts Changes It Says Advance Transparency, Critics Not So Sure
SAN FRANCISCO — The governing body of the California State Bar voted to modify its open meetings rules on Thursday, adopting changes it says will provide greater public access to its internal...
Civil
- Judge Bars Chipmaker From Seeking Injunction at ITC
- On Eve of Retrial, Brocade and A10 Settle
- Throwing Client Under Bus? There's No SLAPP for That
- Prolific ADA Plaintiff Faces Nemesis in Harassment Suit
- Court: No Bargain House for You
Courts News
- Capital Accounts: Judges Want Watchdog On Shorter Leash
- Orrick Confirmed to Fed Bench
- Brown Offers No New Money for Courts
- Path Cleared for Vote on Orrick Bench Nomination
- At Ninth Circuit, Moderates Do the Talking
Criminal
- Fed Criminal Chief Under Haag Leaving
- Judge OKs 'Stingray' Tracking
- Court Tries to Untangle Expert's Conflicting Duties
- Justices Turn Away 'Wheeler' Claim on 5-2 Vote
- In Executive's Trade Secret Prosecution, a Company's Outsized Role
In-House
- Ullyot Exit Closes Chapter for Facebook
- DCM's Matthew Bonner
- Facebook GC Is Leaving Company
- Kilpatrick Hires Boston Scientific's VP of IP
- Lawyer Hires at Yahoo Underscore Sunnier Outlook
Law Firms
- Bingham Adds IP Partner in Valley
- Yahoo Picks Up Tumblr for $1.1B
- Kirkland Reps S.F.'s Vista on $906M Buy of Software Maker
- Kasowitz Launches Los Angeles Office
- Sheppard Adds to Valley Office
People
- Bingham Adds IP Partner in Valley
- On the Move
- S.F. Gay Marriage Crusader Stewart to Receive ABA Honor
- Stanford Hires Harvard Law Professor to Direct New IP Clinic
- On the Move
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