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Intellectual Property


A federal judge in Texas granted summary judgment of non-infringement in a patent case involving a group of technology defenda...


Litigation


LA sued over Venice Beach boardwalk crash

Jul. 29, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

Los Angeles-based plaintiffs' firms McNicholas & McNicholas LLP and Perez & Caballero have sued the city for allegedly...


Criminal


Orange County judge won't strike down death penalty

Jul. 29, 2014
By Don Debenedictisn

Declining to follow a local federal judge's surprise ruling, an Orange County Superior Court judge refused Friday to declare C...


Intellectual Property


Copyright damages under scrutiny

Jul. 29, 2014
By Kevin Lee

As discussion on a comprehensive new copyright statute crawls forward, a major focal point will be the debate on whether limit...


This year, tort lawyers appear to be doing better than business interests in promoting bills that favor their side in litigati...


Law Practice


On the Move

Jul. 28, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.


Judicial Profile


Gail A. O'Rane

Jul. 28, 2014
By Vik Jolly

Gail A. O'Rane, a newcomer to Riverside's family law court, has a knack for relating to pro per parties.


Judicial Profile


Roger A. Luebs

Jul. 27, 2014
By Katie Lucia

Roger A. Luebs, who runs a juvenile court in Riverside, says it takes a village to help young offenders.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Should partners from a dissolving firm be obligated to pay the dissolved firm's creditors from profits earned on work performe...


Perspective


A judge bribed is justice denied

Jul. 26, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

This article won't teach you anything about ethics you don't already know - unless you don't know it is unethical to bribe jud...


Community News


McManis Faulkner sponsors golf classic

Jul. 26, 2014
By John Michael

From left: McManis Faulkner partners Michele Corvi, William Faulkner and Michael Reedy at the 16th Annual Justice Edward A. Pa...


The motion in the case of Scott Eugene Dekraai, who murdered eight people and injuring another during a 2011 shooting at a Sea...


California Courts of Appeal


Individual teacher evaluations related to standardized test scores are not subject to public disclosure, a state appellate pan...


Solo and Small Firms


Project Specialists

Jul. 26, 2014
By Salvador Mares

Striking out to form a firm of their own in April was in many ways a natural extension of the close ties and deep experience t...


Environmental


The 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that the state complied with CEQA when it chose the train's route between San ...


Arbitrator Profile


George P. Schiavelli

Jul. 26, 2014
By Chase Scheinbaum

Though attorneys appreciate George P. Schiavelli for being a proactive mediator who is quick to change tactics when necessary,...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Latham & Watkins represented Los Angeles-based oil and gas producer Breitburn Energy Partners LP in its $1.6 billion acqui...


Community News


Bryan Cave LLP partner Daniel Wheeler, left, and Federalist Society representative David A. DeGroot, a San Francisco-based spe...


The attorney faces federal prison time after pleading guilty to defrauding immigrants about to be deported and separately to h...


California Supreme Court


A motorcycle dealer who arranged for 20 separate fraudulent sales of vehicles could be convicted of theft for all 20 offenses,...


California Courts of Appeal


Plaintiffs' lawyers cannot be on the hook for costs to defend against bad tort actions filed against public agencies, a state ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued a Garden Grove lawyer and two nonlawyers who worked with him for all...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The 2nd District Court of Appeal denied an appeal from a woman who alleged Pittullo, Barker & Associates LLP didn't proper...


Corporate


Fee-shifting bylaws, we hardly knew you. Last month saw a number of developments when it comes to fee-shifting bylaws. By Stev...


A federal judge did everything Thursday but sign an order certifying a nationwide class and preliminarily approving what could...


While judges have recently criticized several employment class action settlements, plaintiffs' lawyers hope the scrutiny will ...


Communications


Internet users across America are calling on the FCC to do the right thing for an open Internet: scrap its proposed rules and ...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Jul. 25, 2014
By Seena Nikravan

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


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jul. 25, 2014
By Dominic Fracassan

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


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


As higher court decisions in the U.S. have limited the reach of antitrust enforcement in the past decade, American attorneys ...