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 ...
Intellectual Property
Quinn Emanuel goes on attack in discovery battle in Apple-Samsung case
By Kevin Lee
Attorneys at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, on the defensive for their handling of confidential documents for clie...
The U.S. International Trade Commission has dismantled an infringement complaint pursued by San Jose-based LSI Corp., invalida...
Litigation
State, unions stick to old themes in defending education suit
By Chase Scheinbaum
The defendants in a major education suit began presenting their case Wednesday, reiterating that well-run schools offer good e...
A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.
California Supreme Court
State high court skeptical of bank employee class action award
By Craig Andersonn
The state Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to throw out a $15 million judgment awarded to 260 bank employees who claimed t...
New legislation aims to limit the purposes for which K-12 educational websites, online services and mobile applications may co...
Do you ever wonder how much clients, jurors and the public at large understand the role of lawyers, the legal process or our c...
Litigation
Experts conflicted on impact of government brief in video streaming battle
By Henry Meier
Broadcasters attempting to prove a major video-streaming service provider is violating copyright law may have gained a huge ba...
Tuesday's ruling grants opponents an opportunity to argue their case that the rail project's design violates the very 2008 bal...
A former special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation who attempted to hide his prolific gambling habit was sentence...
Labor/Employment
Fate of $5.4 million arbitration award hinges on whether neutral was biased
By Laura Hautalan
Lawyers for Irvine-based medical device company Masimo said arbitrator Richard Neal, a retired California Court of Appeal just...
Members of a Judicial Council joint working group were in Los Angeles on Tuesday for the second of three public hearings to di...
U.S. Supreme Court
California complaints may rise after U.S. Supreme Court whistle-blower ruling
By Saul Sugarman
The number of California lawsuits filed by whistle-blowers could significantly increase in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ru...
Intellectual Property
Trade commission invalidates LSI patent in Realtek case
By Kevin Lee
The U.S. International Trade Commission dismantled an infringement complaint pursued by San Jose-based LSI Corp., invalidating...
Judges and Judiciary
Measure would remedy ban on ex-judges' public service work
By Paul Jones
A new bill would amend a controversial rule that prohibits judges from taking public-sector employment until the end of their ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit conservative takes another shot at majority in antidiscrimination case
By John Roemer
Circuit Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain blasted a September ruling that Newport Beach's ordinance regulating group homes for rec...