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Google Inc. still has many hurdles to overcome in starting its digital library even after announcing a settlement Thursday wit...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Oct. 5, 2012
By Andrew Mcintyre

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


Government


A new multi-billion dollar experiment is about to launch in California, the country's first economy-wide carbon trading market...


Corporate Counsel


Larry C. Boyd

Oct. 5, 2012
By David Mc Afee

Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel for Ingram Micro Inc. Santa Ana ...


Perspective


Why the death penalty is broken

Oct. 5, 2012
By Michael Leen

It's not the appellate lawyers or the courts that have ended the death penalty in California. The fault is directly attributab...


Labor/Employment


The law regulating social media in the workplace is constantly evolving. Employers must be vigilant to make sure that their so...


Perspective


The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that transgendered persons are afforded protection from discrimination under...


Intellectual Property


Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is attacking the jury foreman in an effort to persuade a judge to grant a new trial against Apple...


California Supreme Court


State Supreme court debates picket lines

Oct. 5, 2012
By Jill Pattonn

State Supreme Court justices wrestled Wednesday with whether Ralphs Grocery Co.'s property rights should trump a union's right...


Contra Costa County District Attorney Mark A. Peterson is a target in two recent lawsuits alleging he discriminated against pr...


Litigation


Electronics maker Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. has settled with several plaintiffs in ongoing cases alleging price fix...


Intellectual Property


In an unexpected twist in the smartphone wars, Google Inc. subsidiary Motorola Mobility LLC dropped its second patent infringe...


Litigation


A former San Francisco-based attorney for Kaufman Dolowich Voluck & Gonzo LLP, which handles business disputes and employm...


Corporate


Corporate legal spending is finally on the rise in the United States and worldwide, according to a survey released Friday by H...


Large Firms


Quinn Emanuel in LA lands new IP litigation chief

Oct. 5, 2012
By Alexandra Schwappach

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has added a new partner in its Los Angeles office in a move to bolster its intellect...


Large Firms


It shouldn't come as a shock that law firms active in the lateral hiring market want to distinguish themselves from Dewey. By ...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl has defeated Dan T. Oki in an occasionally contentious election and will become next assistant presidin...


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


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered immigration authorities to reconsider a negative ruling on a man slated for depo...


Intellectual Property


Companies hoping to challenge the validity of patents raced to prepare petitions to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in th...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The State Bar filed disciplinary charges against three lawyers for apparently lying about completing their continuing legal le...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Oct. 4, 2012
By Connie Lopezn

Bet Tzedek entered a 10 year lease for the 13th and two-thirds of the 14th floor at 3250 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles.


Government


Several recent court decisions and legislative actions are reshaping the state's decisions when it comes to pursuing adult or ...


Judicial Profile


Christopher J. Plourd

Oct. 4, 2012
By Pat Alston

Superior Court Judge Imperial County (El Centro) ...


Perspective


GM dealership practices raising a few eyebrows

Oct. 4, 2012
By Ben Armisteadn

Recent activities with GM dealerships in the San Francisco East Bay market have many wondering whether GM is making another at...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


In the court-annexed "mediation" and alternative dispute resolution processes, what has been historically a settlement confere...


Environmental


High court addresses CEQA limitations

Oct. 4, 2012
By Michael Leen

In order for a Notice of Exemption to trigger CEQA's 35-day statute of limitations, it must be facially valid and properly fil...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court justices wrestled Tuesday with whether a plaintiff who brings a disabilities access complaint against ...


Law Practice


Stroock adds lawyer from investment bank

Oct. 4, 2012
By Ameera Buttn

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP has brought on a business restructuring lawyer who previously worked in investment banki...


Entertainment & Sports


Studios' bad reputation may haunt them

Oct. 4, 2012
By Jean Yung

A California appellate court decision Monday to uphold a 2010 victory by actor Don Johnson against the owners of the hit TV sh...


California Supreme Court


The attorney for a woman who wants to be allowed to pursue her lawsuit against a county hospital after failing to submit her c...