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U.S. Supreme Court


California argued Friday that the Obama administration’s health care law could survive even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes ...


Intellectual Property


Kodak may find opportunity in bankruptcy

Jan. 31, 2012
By Craig Andersonn

The iconic photography company may be able to unlock the value of its collection of 11,000 patents while pursuing lawsuits and...


Litigation


No end in sight for Ecuadorean plaintiffs

Jan. 31, 2012
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Collecting on the $18.6 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. for polluting Ecuador's rain forest could come in weeks or year...


Health Care & Hospital Law


After dismissing a name plaintiff's allegations against the City and County of San Francisco over hospital billing, a judge ha...


Government


Ex-judge resigns from AOC review panel

Jan. 31, 2012
By Emily Green

An attorney and former judge has stepped down as head of a committee charged with conducting a sweeping review of the state Ad...


California's multifamily and industrial real estate markets are looking up, according to the latest Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderso...


Government


Fire district pursues outsourcing

Jan. 31, 2012
By Ben Adlin

Officials at a San Diego County fire district say dwindling property tax revenues and the high cost of public employee pay and...


Bankruptcy


Foreclosure scams clutter bankruptcy proceedings

Jan. 31, 2012
By Don Debenedictisn

Attorneys for home lenders are waging a renewed battle against an old pest - a scam that hurts both banks and homeowners in tr...


Intellectual Property


Judge denies summary judgment in Bratz insurers case

Jan. 31, 2012
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

A federal court judge denied a summary judgment motion by a group of insurance companies that contended they shouldn't have to...


In an unintended consequence of realignment, some criminal offenders are willing to take hard time over probation because cou...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Los Angeles partners from Skadden Arps advised private equity firm The Gores Group LLC on its agreement to buy The Pep Boys f...


Labor/Employment


Low-wage workers gain new edge in labor cases

Jan. 31, 2012
By Brian Sumersn

Starting this month, in what workers' rights advocates call a major victory, low-income earners can recover twice their lost w...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Jan. 30, 2012
By Bill Richardson

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


Firm Watch


On the Move

Jan. 30, 2012
By Connie Lopezn

Winston & Strawn LLP added Michael J. Scheer as partner in its Los Angeles and New York offices. He focuses on patent port...


Judicial Profile


Robert E. Leventer

Jan. 30, 2012
By Pat Alston

Superior Court Commissioner Los Angeles County (Pasadena) ...


Transactions


'Silicon Beach' makes work for lawyers

Jan. 28, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

A recent flurry of technology and media companies moving into "Silicon Beach" along western Los Angeles' shoreline is creating...


Books


Is the federal government's increasing involvement in corporate governance regulation a good thing? By Stephen M. Bainbridget ...


Perspective


Lack of care in drafting contract provisions can be costly. By Robert S. Reder, David Schwartz and Nehal Siddiqui of Milbank, ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Mediator selection used to be so easy - now there's a much bigger pool with more qualified candidates. By Michael D. Young of ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Health care reform experiences growing pains

Jan. 28, 2012
By Karen Natividadn

For the Affordable Care Act to survive, it must fend for survival not only in the political arena, but on the constitutional f...


Judges and Judiciary


The Obama Administration is considering U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal for a district judgeship, lawyers close to the pr...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is representing Thousand Oaks-based Amgen Inc. in its $1.2 billion, all-cash acquisition of the Co...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge named chief magistrate

Jan. 28, 2012
By Pat Alston

U.S. District Magistrate Suzanne H. Segal has been named chief magistrate of the Central District, the court announced Thursda...


Litigation


A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a class action brought by gay California state employees challenging their partners...


Solo and Small Firms


Orange County boutique changes name

Jan. 28, 2012
By Susan Mcraen

Doyle & Moore LLP will become Doyle, Moore & Schafer LLP Feb. 16 when Terrence J. Schafer joins from Reback, McAndrews...


Environmental


A coalition of environmental and American Indian groups sued the National Marine Fisheries Service Thursday alleging its appro...


Litigation


New case swerves to the lead of Toyota trials

Jan. 28, 2012
By Gabe Friedmann

Lawyers for the family of an elderly Japanese woman who fatally crashed her Toyota Camry in 2009 have swerved into the coveted...


Government


Dissolving agencies request a stay

Jan. 28, 2012
By Ben Adlin

With local redevelopment agencies set to dissolve next week, a Sacramento County Superior Court judge today will hear two cour...


Government


Environmental group sues EPA over nanosilver

Jan. 28, 2012
By Fiona Smith

The Natural Resources Defense Council sued the federal Environmental Protection Agency Thursday over its approval of an anti-b...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


David W. Rudy

Jan. 28, 2012
By Amy Yarbroughn

Mother Nature helped David W. Rudy appreciate the potential of mediation. After a grueling landslide case involving 45 homes,...