California's family law court system is underfunded, speakers testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week, and l...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
First sale doctrine on copyright licenses argued at 9th Circuit
By John Roemer
In a tussle over how copyright licenses work in an era of eBooks, iTunes, Netflix and Shutterstock, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court o...
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee recently signed the Fair Chance Act into law, regulating the rampant use of background checks as a ...
A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.
Private companies are taking over NASA's role of launching astronauts into space and make progress toward space tourism. Their...
Lewis Brisbois may be the largest Los Angeles law firm that few know anything about. ...
Intellectual Property
Ambry Genetics beats back injunction in Myriad genetic test case
By Kevin Lee
Aliso Viejo-based Ambry Genetics Corp. warded off a preliminary injunction push from Myriad Genetics Inc., causing an 8 percen...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Jos. A. Bank breaks deal with Eddie Bauer after Men's Wearhouse agreement
By Salvador Mares
Last month, Jos. A. Bank announced plans to acquire Everest Holdings LLC, the parent company of the Eddie Bauer brand and a Go...
The firm welcomed long-time venture capitalist and experienced corporate attorney James N. Strawbridge to its Palo Alto office...
Labor/Employment
Claws come out in argument over $5.4 million arbitration award
By Laura Hautalan
Lawyers for two former employees of Masimo Corp. tore into the company's attempt to vacate the award due to a sibling relatio...
Joseph L. Sax, a giant of environmental law who helped shape the field over the past 50 years has died at the age of 78. ...
Securities
Arnold & Porter, Cooley brought on for medical device IPO
By Salvador Mares
Firms assisting Santa Rosa-based stent graft company TriVascular Technologies Inc. ...
The holding made clear that the anti-retaliation provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley apply to a range of industries, including lawyer...
Judges and Judiciary
Prominent 3rd Circuit judge, who works from Santa Barbara, to retire
By Katie Lucia
Ruggero J. Aldisert considers himself a Californian. Though he's served decades with the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, he...
The judge presiding over the government's $5 billion civil suit against Standard & Poor's indicated Tuesday that he was am...
Labor/Employment
Chef training programs ripe to become freshest internship lawsuits
By Laura Hautalan
Chefs aren't suing in droves yet, but practices at many restaurants mirror the unpaid internship model found in many media and...
Administrative/Regulatory
Policy suggestion for media ownership review: first, do no harm
By Katharine Malonen
The FCC appears to be considering near-term action to tighten one aspect of its oversight responsibilities - an action that wo...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Years later, bribery conviction affirmed
By John Roemer
A man found guilty in 2007 as part of a scheme to bribe former Congressman Randall "Duke" Cunningham will have to serve the re...
Government
Sources: Central District US attorney among those applying for federal bench seat
By Henry Meier
Several high profile candidates, including Central District U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr., have applied for U.S. District J...
Intellectual Property
Jury deadlocks on Juniper's patent claims against Palo Alto Networks
By Craig Andersonn
The legal showdown between two Silicon Valley computer networking competitors ended without resolution after a Delaware federa...