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Litigation


U.S. Navy faces $65 million lawsuit

Mar. 12, 2015
By Melanie Brisbon

An aviation manufacturer is seeking damages from the U.S. Navy under the Federal Tort Claims Act for the demolition of its car...


Civil Rights


Caree Harper, the lawyer for the homeless woman beaten by a California Highway Patrol officer, said she has hired prominent pl...



The contract dispute was remarkable because of the ferocity with which Public Storage pursued its claims despite their relativ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Because law firms are ramping up their privacy know-how to help clients and themselves comply with HIPAA, industry experts str...



Government


With court leaders estimating they need $2 billion in repairs to facilities, a bill to place a $2 billion bond measure before ...


A lawyer for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers tore into Ellen Pao's portrayal of her relationships at the venture capital ...



Discipline


Merced County judge faces discipline inquiry

Mar. 12, 2015
By Saul Sugarman

Superior Court Judge Marc A. Garcia could be disciplined because he allegedly received $250,000 from his former law firm after...


Education


California law schools generally did well this time around. Of the 13 to receive numerical rankings, 11 schools moved up or st...



Entertainment & Sports


Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were found to have infringed Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" with their smash 2013 pop hi...


Judicial Profile


Claudia Silbar

Mar. 12, 2015
By Laurinda Keys

Judge Claudia Silbar channels her experiences as a prosecutor to resolve cases in family court.



Top Deals


Bob Baradaran

Mar. 11, 2015
By Kylie Reynolds

Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP Los Angeles


Top Deals


Top Deals

Mar. 11, 2015
By STEPHEN LARSON



In her first day on the witness stand in her gender discrimination trial against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfiel...


Perspective


Axing judicial discretion always fails

Mar. 11, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

The state Supreme Court's recent ruling negating the residency requirements of Jessica's Law is a welcome and well-reasoned de...



GC Email


According to one study, the percentage of petitions in connection with mergers has skyrocketed since 2011. By Nicholas O'Keefe...


California Courts of Appeal


Los Angeles' bid to shutter some 80 medical marijuana dispensaries over alleged health code and other violations got new life ...



Judges and Judiciary


Deputy District Attorney Matthew D. Murphy received a short letter Friday from the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation ...


Though the words "Senate 2016" were never mentioned during the Johnnie L. Cochran Jr Public Service Award gala at Loyola Law S...



Corporate Counsel


Juliet L. Stone

Mar. 11, 2015
By Melanie Brisbon

Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Hanmi Bank - Los Angeles ...


Intellectual Property


The fallout from two former memory chip business partners spilled into federal court Monday as attorneys for Netlist Inc. and ...



Intellectual Property


Longtime Silicon Valley lawyer Michelle K. Lee can finally remove all qualifiers from her director title at the U.S. Patent an...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


An initiative mandating the execution of gays and lesbians is being reviewed by the state Attorney General's office and has ac...



Perspective


Kennedy's 'coercion' concern in focus

Mar. 11, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

A line of questioning by Justice Anthony Kennedy during argument last week in the Affordable Care Act case may have hinted at ...


Litigation


Lanier takes over sugar industry case

Mar. 11, 2015
By Henry Meier

Still smarting from the disqualification last month of its longtime counsel in the fight against the corn syrup industry, Amer...



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


Mutual fund investors say Charles Schwab breached a contract when it heavily invested in mortgage-backed securities that went ...


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


Can the U.S. Department of Justice publish inaccurate statements in a press release about a conviction? And was the press rele...



Judicial Profile


Shahla S. Sabet

Mar. 11, 2015
By Don Debenedictisn

Superior Court Judge Shahla Sabet's treks across the globe have helped inform her sense of fairness.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Mar. 10, 2015
By Jason Pafundin

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.



California Courts of Appeal


Tort lawyers keen to raise the medical malpractice payout cap have been skunked at the polls and frozen out by the state Legis...


Perspective


A recent decision may represent an implicit backpedaling without sufficient justification. By Theodore G. Brown III ...