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A state court jury in San Jose has ordered Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA Inc. to pay nearly $124 million to Grail ...


Litigation


Lawyers secure head roles in NFL litigation

May 15, 2012
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Several California attorneys have secured spots on the plaintiffs’ committees that will help direct the multidistrict litigati...


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar president candidates emerge

May 15, 2012
By Don J. De Benedictis

Three lawyers - one each from San Francisco, Los Angeles and the San Diego area - are running to be the president of the State...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Clinic settles HIV disability claim

May 15, 2012
By Ben Adlin

A Sacramento medical clinic has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over alleged violations of the Americ...


Litigation


High-profile client's present unique challenges when a public relations consultant is involved; don't accidentally waive your ...


Environmental


The State Water Resources Control Board Office of Enforcement has filed charges against the owners of Hayden Environmental Inc...


It's no secret that some defendants abuse anti-SLAPP motions; but is the remedy already lurking in the books? By David J. Wils...


Corporate


Content management service hires GC

May 15, 2012
By David Mc Afee

Box Inc. recently opened a 100,000-square-foot headquarters in Los Altos and has more than tripled its employee base since 201...


Real Estate/Development


Complexities abound in Dodgers deal

May 15, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

The army of lawyers handling the historic sale of the Dodgers to Guggenheim Baseball Management had to contend with a load of ...


Law Practice


Dewey's LA managing partner goes to Jones Day

May 15, 2012
By Casey Sullivan

Bruce Bennett, who joined Dewey as one of the most prized laterals the firm brought on last year, will take with him a group o...


U.S. Supreme Court


Behind-closed-doors process is high stakes

May 15, 2012
By Robert Iafolla

The US. Supreme Court's request for the solicitor general's views on a case drew a Los Angeles lawyer into a high-stakes, behi...


Government


Gov. Jerry Brown called Monday for cutting the judiciary's budget by $544 million, a worst-case scenario for the branch that i...


Judicial Profile


Gregory Keosian

May 15, 2012
By Connie Lopez

As a judge in LA Superior Court's appellate division, Gregory Keosian scours cases for errors.


Firm Watch


On the Move

May 14, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Winston & Strawn LLP added John Schreiber and Matthew Walsh as partner in Los Angeles. Schreiber focuses on complex commer...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

May 14, 2012
By Seena Nikravan

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...


Judicial Profile


Jan A. Pluim

May 14, 2012
By Brian Sumersn

Judge Jan Pluim, a prize-winning orchid enthusiast, doesn't let court cases spread too far.


Law Practice


Arent Fox celebrates growth in LA

May 12, 2012
By Susan Mcraen


New developments could trigger constitutional protections prohibiting investors from evicting tenants at the conclusion of the...


A recent decision helps clarify what a "sufficiently reliable" statement is. By Richard La Fianza and Frank Loo ...


Law Practice


Your client's Internet postings could cost them their case. By Stan Freeman and Steven Freeman of Freeman & Freeman LLP ...


Perspective


Betting on i-Gaming could have big returns

May 12, 2012
By Ben Armisteadn

State senators have introduced a bill to capture a "$200 milliion cash cow." By Harsh P. Parikh and Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier ...


Corporate


Victoria L. Von Szeliski, who has advised startups on legal issues, is the first chief legal officer at The Rubicon Project. ...


Government


Taking new tack against dopers

May 12, 2012
By Gabe Friedmann

Months after federal prosecutors in Los Angeles dropped a criminal probe into Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, a federal...


Judicial Profile


William D. Dodson

May 12, 2012
By Pat Alston

Commissioner William Dodson, who left retail for the law, uses his oratory skills from the bench.


Intellectual Property


Oracle Corp. lawyers on Thursday opposed Google Inc.'s request to retry the entire Java copyright infringement case, telling a...


Law Practice


A team of 11 lawyers are leaving Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP to start their own intellectual property boutique in San Francisco. ...


Solo and Small Firms


Finding the right chemistry

May 12, 2012
By Susan Mcraen

As the first Quinn Emanuel spinoff, LTL Trial attorneys credit their success to starting lean, having a firm business plan, br...


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


A death row inmate who spent a quarter century awaiting execution because his public defender blundered at trial was wrongly c...


Discipline


A lawyer who fought so hard for attorney fees in a probate matter that he was declared a vexatious litigant should be disbarre...


A bill that would give a potentially lifesaving boost to a large, 664-megawatt solar project in San Bernardino County passed ...