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Observers say the most difficult aspect of compliance will be how to interpret the phrase in the law "directed to a minor." Si...


Perspective


In review: the America Invents Act 1 year later

Oct. 2, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Just over one year ago, the AIA established a new post-grant review procedure available to entities sued for infringement of s...


Perspective


Come out a winner when leaseholds are condemned

Oct. 2, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Freeway expansion, subway development and the bullet train all guarantee one thing: more government takings of private propert...


Government


Tension in district attorney race

Oct. 2, 2013
By Katie Lucia

Grover Merritt toyed with the idea of running for San Bernardino County's top prosecutor position before he was fired from the...


Litigation


Arguments are set to continue Tuesday in a $20 million wrongful death case against Toyota Motor Corp. alleging the company's f...


Litigation


NCAA beefs up counsel in student-athletes' suit

Oct. 2, 2013
By Kylie Reynolds

The NCAA added a team of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP attorneys to its counsel in a suit brought by former student-athletes,...


Law Practice


Head rush

Oct. 2, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Take a look inside the battle for one of the world's most dominant sports: Formula One. By Jonathan Michaels ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Vista Equity Partners in its $1.05 billion acquisition of Active Network Inc., a San Diego-ba...


According to the city's plan, one of two Wall Street insurers has reached a preliminary agreement with the city over $45 milli...


Judicial Profile


Vance W. Raye

Oct. 2, 2013
By Hadley Robinson

Justice Vance Raye shows pride in his court's past and is studious about statutory interpretation.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Oct. 1, 2013
By Dominic Fracassan

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


Real Estate/Development


Office developers are beginning once again to build on spec, a move lawyers say is a result of loads of cash in the hands of d...


Corporate Counsel


Don O. Del Rio

Oct. 1, 2013
By Caitlin Johnson

General Counsel for the Southern California Regional Rail Authority Los Angeles ...


Perspective


NFL flying too high with its disability plan?

Oct. 1, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

The NFL's disability plan should be rewritten with the intent of ERISA's preamble in mind: to protect participants in employee...


After a contentious debate, a superior court judge will allow plaintiffs in a bellwether unintended acceleration lawsuit to se...


Environmental


Governor signs modest CEQA reform bill

Oct. 1, 2013
By Fiona Smith

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday that will alter parts of the state's bedrock environmental law and speed up approval of ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Sidley advises eBay on $800 million deal

Oct. 1, 2013
By Salvador Mares

EBay Inc. tapped Sidley Austin LLP to help with its $800 million acquisition of Chicago-based mobile payments company Braintre...


California Supreme Court


State Supreme Court clerk Frank A. McGuire has been named to a three-year term on the Judicial Council, the policymaking body ...


A former San Ramon family law attorney pleaded guilty Friday in the Northern District of California to several counts of tax e...


Law Practice


Business law firm Evans Keane LLP will open an office in Carlsbad - the firm's first expansion out of Idaho - next month with ...


EA will pay $40 million to current and former student-athletes who claim the video game maker violated publicity right laws by...


Law Practice


The League of California Cities has elected Riverside City Attorney Gregory P. Priamos president of its city attorney division...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing workers at a private security company to move forward with a class action ag...


Labor/Employment


Domestic workers win overtime protection

Oct. 1, 2013
By Laura Hautalan

The victory shows the growing power of worker centers, or nonunion groups that battle for workers without using traditional co...


Perspective


EU's Google decision a sign of things to come

Oct. 1, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

International regulation of U.S. business practices has become - and will continue to be - the norm, not the exception. By Bil...


Law Practice


With the rise of full-service investigative outfits like Kroll , FTI Consulting Inc., Stroz Friedberg and others, some attorne...


Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation, Kings County want judge to halt issuance ...


Government


SB 568 goes into effect Jan. 1, 2015, and how well it will be implemented is anyone's guess. By Roxanne Moin ...


Judicial Profile


Louis R. Hanoian

Oct. 1, 2013
By Blake Edwardsn

Louis R. Hanoian fondly recalls arguing - and winning - a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.


Law Practice


On the Move

Sep. 30, 2013
By Kylie Reynolds

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.