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...
Government
Report: State prosecutors have divergent views on offender sentencing post-realignment
By Hamed Aleazizn
Professors at Stanford Law School and Santa Clara Law School surveyed prosecutors' offices across the state and found that the...
Government
Prosecutors to take bench in Los Angeles, Santa Clara counties without opposition
By Don Debenedictisn
At least four prosecutors - three in Los Angeles County and one in Santa Clara County - will be elected to the Superior Court ...
But judicial branch's effort to implement measures to cut costs - frustrated by the Legislature last year - is once again run...
A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. Phoenix, Ariz. ...
Letters, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Malpractice rule applies to insurance bad faith, too
Re: "Legal Malpractice: Show me the damage!" Feb. 28.
Labor/Employment
Getting back to work: how to clean a criminal record
By Ben Armisteadn
In light of the recent enactment of Senate Bill 530, now is a good time for the legal community to refresh its understanding o...
Last month, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that employees who wish to take leave under the Family and Medical Lea...
Perspective
'Shine the Light' cases not easy money for class action plaintiffs
By Ben Armisteadn
Four recent rulings show class action plaintiffs need to show standing and injury-in-fact to avoid dismissal before pleading s...
Administrative/Regulatory
Future of 'no bare hands' law is certainly uncertain
By Ben Armisteadn
The intense backlash to AB 1252 has the bill's backers changing course. Possibly. By Jonathan Melmed and Jonathan Braun ...
In what's become almost a perennial tradition, the state judicial branch is pushing a bill to authorize and fund new bench off...
Within weeks the state Supreme Court is expected to make a decision on whether to review or depublish a 3rd District Court of ...
Twitter Inc. paid $36 million to avoid infringement claims by International Business Machines Corp., the San Francisco-based c...
Downey Brand LLP named a new managing partner, created a chairman position and rebooted its executive council at a retreat th...
Securities
Private equity funds employ creative strategies to put their money to work
By Salvador Mares
Facing persistently constrained and competitive outlets for the kinds of leveraged buyouts that often defines them, private eq...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Latham counsels Safeway in $9 billion sale to private equity firm
By Salvador Mares
After handling corporate work for Safeway Inc. for more than 25 years, Latham & Watkins was brought once more as counsel t...