Intellectual Property
Joint inventorship in patents can present problems
By Katharine Malonen
The inventorship rule is relatively clear when an invention was conceived by a solo inventor, but can become complex when more...
A recent case tests whether a hiring bonus based on a book of business built during marriage is divisible upon divorce. By Mit...
In the past year, Kiesel, Boucher & Larson LLP, the powerhouse firm Paul R. Kiesel co-founded 15 years ago, shrank from th...
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP welcomed partner Jeffrey L. Bleich back to the law firm Monday following his serving as U.S. am...
Hundreds of lawyers, judges, professionals and others convened in Los Angeles on Wednesday night to celebrate the 40th anniver...
When employment mediator Katherine J. Edwards considers a case, she makes sure all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place be...
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor spoke to a group in Los Angeles on Monday about the importance of civics...
Judges and Judiciary
Court funding advocates enlist bar groups in legislative push
By Paul Jones
Legislative hearings on the judicial branch's budget won't start until April, but organizers are already making plans to press...
McManis Faulkner lawyers pitched in to help needy children Feb. 27 as part of The Pajama Program's "Open Your Heart" campaign....
Litigation
Court orders water officials to look at impacts of groundwater bank
By Fiona Smith
The state Department of Water Resources violated CEQA by failing to look at how the Kern Water Bank could harm the environment...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Lack of resources a defense in prisoner medical care suit, 9th Circuit rules
By Hamed Aleazizn
In a sharply divided decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that prison officials can defend themselves from pr...
Environmental
Environmental groups file suit over Newhall Ranch development project
By Fiona Smith
The groups allege that federal permits for one of the largest residential developments in the state ran afoul of the law. ...
The Bishop's School took down 27 other private and public high schools in San Diego County in the region's annual mock trial c...
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas was awarded Loyola Law School's 2014 Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. award Wednesday. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
San Jose baseball antitrust battle heads to 9th Circuit
By John Roemer
As heavy hitter Joe Cotchett steps to the plate for San Jose's effort to end Major League Baseball's unique antitrust exemptio...
Two of the first law firms to test the waters in the region - Cooley LLP and Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP - are respondi...
In a blow to its effort to win a decisive courtroom victory in the smartphone wars, Apple Inc. has failed in its latest attemp...
A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Litigation
Court ruling stirs doubts about U.S. antitrust reach in price-fixing cases
By Hadley Robinson
An Illinois judge concluded last month that U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco erred in her interpretation of ...
President and General Counsel for Taser International Inc. Scottsdale, Ariz. ...
This case underscores the difficult position of third parties like Zazzle, who face possible secondary liability. By Sonali D....
Perspective
Proposed EU communications network will impact US businesses
By Katharine Malonen
German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently suggested a European communications network should be set up to avoid potential acces...
Perspective
Loophole lets Californians surf while driving, for now
By Katharine Malonen
The law prohibiting drivers from talking on the phone without a hands-free device doesn't extend to motorists who are using a ...
Law Practice
Demand for privacy experts drains Edwards Wildman in LA
By Alexandra Schwappach
A pair of partners from Edwards' privacy practice group in Los Angeles jumped ship on Wednesday, the latest defections from Bo...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Court rules that police must be careful in dealing with the mentally ill
By Hamed Aleazizn
A recent U.S. appeals court ruling will force law enforcement officers to consider an individual's mental or physical disabili...
The U.S. Senate confirmed Vince Chhabria, a deputy San Francisco city attorney, to a seat on the federal bench late Wednesday ...
NBCUniversal Inc. has nabbed a well-known entertainment attorney as its next vice president of legal, the company announced t...
Intellectual Property
Chipmaker hit with $105 million verdict in patent trial
By Henry Meier
San Jose-based electronic component manufacturer Fairchild Semiconductor lost a patent infringement case brought by competitor...
The U.S. high court recently heard oral argument in two patent cases that could make it much easier for prevailing defendants ...
Two men were found guilty Wednesday of stealing and selling trade secrets owned by chemical company DuPont, which developed a ...