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Mergers & Acquisitions


Samsung to buy Harman for $8 billion

Nov. 16, 2016
By Banks Albachn

Paul Hastings LLP is advising Samsung and Harman has tapped Wachtell, Lipton, Rozen & Katz as counsel. ...


Natural Resources


After securing the first federal agency report on offshore fracking earlier this year, environmental groups now claim report, ...


A federal grand jury in San Francisco has indicted the former chief financial officer of Autonomy Corp. PLC on 15 counts of fr...


A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction which calls for changes in bond determinations made by U.S. immigration offic...


Bankruptcy


One month into her role as CEO at the Los Angeles-based American Apparel USA LLC, Chelsea A. Grayson will oversee a second ban...


Intellectual Property


Masimo settles decade-plus patent dispute

Nov. 16, 2016
By Joshua Seboldn

Irvine-based medical technology company Masimo Corp. has settled patent litigation against Philips Electronics North America C...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Nov. 15, 2016
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.


Government


The new president of the Consumer Attorneys of California acknowledges that plaintiffs' attorneys face national headwinds, but...


Litigation


The MPAA's rating system is an opinion, not an authority, the judge ruled. ...


Natural Resources


A cross-complaint regarding a settlement between the city of Los Angeles and environmental nonprofits is back in state court. ...


A business is not liable for anticompetitive behavior if it profits immediately, a federal judge reasoned. ...


California Supreme Court


California's highest court will consider whether state government can retain a convicted juvenile's DNA sample in its criminal...


Law Practice


Peters' elevation will be effective Jan. 1 and the new name of the San Francisco firm will be Keker, Van Nest & Peters LL...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The appellate justice also urged future monitoring of the bar's spending in his 25-page report. ...


Judicial Profile


Lori R. Behar

Nov. 15, 2016
By Justin Kloczko

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Long Beach) ...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Nov. 14, 2016
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.


Judicial Profile


Lawrence J. O'Neill

Nov. 14, 2016
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Man of few words, US Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill keeps attorneys on track in Fresno.


Judicial Profile


Mark Bacciarini

Nov. 13, 2016
By Steven Crighton

Merced County Judge Mark Bacciarini has gone from music teacher to respected jurist.


Trump would not be immune from suits over acts alleged to have occurred prior to his presidency. ...


Criminal


Courts are prepared for marijuana defendant petitions

Nov. 12, 2016
By Malcolm Maclachlan

When voters passed Proposition 64, it didn't just legalize recreational marijuana for adult use. It also allowed thousands of ...


Entertainment & Sports


IMDb sues to block age discrimination bill

Nov. 12, 2016
By Steven Crighton

The lawsuit claims that while the bill has good intentions, it is misguided and chills free speech. ...


Litigation


The pro bono lawsuit proceeds after a Central District judge denies a defense motion to dismiss. ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Former judge Judith M. Ryan has built a reputation as one of the state's top arbitrators while working thousands of cases in a...


Arnold & Porter LLP and Kaye Scholer LLP announced they will merge on Jan. 1, a move outside observers have characterized ...


Judges and Judiciary


A backlog of prisoner petitions and death penalty appeals is being pushed to magistrate judges. ...


Firm Profile


LimNexus LLP

Nov. 12, 2016
By Eli Wolfe

Few law firm founders want to think about what will happen to their firm after they leave, but that's exactly what John Lim wa...


Entertainment & Sports


Casey Kasem's daughter sues for documentary rights

Nov. 12, 2016
By Steven Crighton

Kerri Kasem claims a documentarian she partnered with is withholding copyrighted film footage. ...


After spending more than six decades as one of the renowned family law practices in the country, Trope & Trope LLP is quie...


State prosecutors cannot rescind a plea deal when a defendant who pled guilty to a felony seeks a lesser sentence under Propos...


Judges and Judiciary


President-elect Donald J. Trump can make an immediate and lasting imprint on the nation's largest and busiest federal appeals ...