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Corporate


Fee-shifting bylaws, we hardly knew you. Last month saw a number of developments when it comes to fee-shifting bylaws. By Stev...


Firm Profile


Oakland civil rights firm forged in Detroit

Jun. 14, 2014
By Hamed Aleazizn2jp

The law firm Haddad & Sherwin, whose leaders honed their chops in Michigan, chooses its cases carefully as it confronts th...


Intellectual Property


Tesla Motors Inc.'s announcement that the company plans to throw open its intellectual property portfolio for public use caugh...


Lawmakers in both houses backed increasing court funding by about $308 million at the end of May. But late Wednesday night, la...


Community News


Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice celebrated 41 years of assisting low-income families with legal matters at its annual g...


Government


By next year, Riverside County Superior Court is planning to return to assigning all civil cases to a so-called "independent" ...


California Courts of Appeal


A criminal defendant should not be harmed by his attorney's mistake, an appellate court has ruled, giving a convicted murderer...


Community News


More than 250 lawyers, judges and community members gathered May 15 to honor San Bernardino County Presiding Judge Marsha G. S...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Alan P. Ribakoff

Jun. 14, 2014
By Henry Meier

Ribakoff enjoys "uncovering the mysteries" within each case he handles as an arbitrator and mediator, and uses a blend of stru...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Legislation over attorney fees in trust accounts dies

Jun. 14, 2014
By Don Debenedictisn

A bill that would require lawyers to put advance fees into their trust accounts has been shelved in response to objections fro...


Corporate


The most valuable asset of most Silicon Valley companies is not the brick and mortar, but the company's work force. By Christo...


U.S. Supreme Court


High court ruling may boost food labeling lawsuits

Jun. 14, 2014
By Hadley Robinson

In a decision expanding the ability to litigate food and beverage mislabeling, the Supreme Court Thursday held that a Los Ange...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jun. 13, 2014
By Dominic Fracassan

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Corporate Counsel


Sybil Dawn Smith

Jun. 13, 2014
By David Ruiz

Senior vice president, secretary, chief compliance officer and general counsel, VMware Inc. Palo Alto ...


Judicial Profile


Douglas W. Stern

Jun. 13, 2014
By Henry Meier

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Alhambra) ...


Government


Investment rules undergoing rare review

Jun. 13, 2014
By Salvador Mares

In just over a month, the Securities and Exchange Commission will wrap up an unprecedented review of its definition of "accred...


Perspective


When a juror lies during voir dire

Jun. 13, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

While "The Runaway Jury" made for a gripping movie, the consequences of such juror dishonesty for the criminally accused can b...


Banking


Default rate interest provisions are standard language in business loan agreements, and constitute an additional amount to be ...


New courthouses opening in California feature better security systems than their decades-old predecessors, but law enforcement...


Intellectual Property


Google Inc. has declined to petition the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to reconsider an earlier panel opi...


Labor/Employment


In an extremely rare wage and hour class action trial, lawyers for a Colma casino defeated claims that the company had illegal...


Community News


Mark Cavendish, left, an Omega Pharma Quick Step cycling team member, with Nossaman LLP partner Mary Powers Antoine. The firm ...


Criminal


San Mateo County judge faces DUI charges

Jun. 13, 2014
By Hamed Aleazizn

Joseph C. Scott, the county's assistant presiding judge, was arrested May 24 in Redwood City after police officers saw him wea...


Law Practice


Alexander "Sandy" Y. Thomas replaces former global managing partner Gregory B. Jordan, who left the firm in October to join Th...


Community News


Trial lawyers host Chinese lawyers at annual event ...


Litigation


The battles between brand-name drug companies and their generic drug counterparts have typically played out in the marketplace...


Creditors of failed law firms were dealt a major blow Wednesday when a San Francisco federal judge ruled that legal matters ar...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Jun. 12, 2014
By Alex Shively

Longtime Irvine resident Haynes and Boone LLP has announced it has signed a 12-year lease to move to the Plaza Tower in Costa ...


Judicial Profile


Julie Fox Blackshaw

Jun. 12, 2014
By Katie Lucia

A newcomer to children's court, Judge Julie Fox Blackshaw draws from her experience as a mother.


Education


In a landmark victory in a closely watched education suit, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday struck down a...