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Litigation


Cisco Systems Inc. and a Chicago-based patent holding company both claimed a favorable result after the Silicon Valley-based ...


Intellectual Property


Visual artists need to eat, too

Feb. 11, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Should visual artists get royalties similar to other artists? By Melissa K. Dagodag and Keith Monach ...


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


Mortgage lenders may have picked a fight with the wrong U.S. Marine when they tried to foreclose on Christopher A. Brewster wh...


Government


A proposal by the state Supreme Court's ethics advisory committee would prohibit California judges from being members in The B...


Judicial Profile


Tony L. Richardson

Feb. 11, 2014
By Henry Meier

Hard work and good fortune helped Tony Richardson ascend to a seat on the superior court.


Law Practice


On the Move

Feb. 10, 2014
By Kylie Reynolds

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


Judicial Profile


Robert O. Amador

Feb. 10, 2014
By Pat Broderick

San Diego's new family law judge Robert O. Amador has long fought for children's well-being.


Litigation


Judge approves Lake Tahoe development plan

Feb. 9, 2014
By Fiona Smith

A Sacramento federal judge on Monday upheld an effort by California and Nevada to overhaul its long-term development plan for ...


Video


VIDEO: 'Fraud on the market' is Basically over

Feb. 8, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

The presumption of reliance theory is under attack, and without it securities fraud class actions will go the way of the Dodo ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


The extension of the electronic health records exception and safe harbor comes at a time when prosecution of health care fraud...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Conflicts arise when in house plays dual roles

Feb. 8, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

In-house counsel are especially vulnerable to conflicts of interest, particularly when the attorney represents both the corpor...


Law Practice


Law firm revenue growth exceeded expense growth last year, due in part to higher billing rates, according to the results of Ci...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Richard A. Hodge

Feb. 8, 2014
By John Roemer

The retired Alameda County Superior Court judge wields his raconteur's skills to smooth the path to solutions as a mediator an...


Law Practice


Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP added seasoned trial attorney Timothy P. Crudo to head the firm's white collar defense and...


Community News


Reed Smith LLP had a big night at the United Way of the Bay Area's annual "Koko Challenge" charity awards Jan. 30, taking home...


Community News


In a rousing speech, consumer advocate and insurance reformer Harvey Rosenfield urged members of the Orange County Trial Lawye...


Firm Profile


Community Connection

Feb. 8, 2014
By Kylie Reynolds

Based in a former auto repair garage, Alhambra-based Ideal Legal Group Inc. caters to nearby 'mom-and-pop' shops. ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Firm, founded in November by former Reed Smith LLP attorney Patrick Sweeney, represented Double Helix Games in its sale. ...


Community News


The Orange County Diversity Task Force hosted a Jan. 28 networking event at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, drawing more than ...


Community News


Hogan, UCLA team up for mock interviews

Feb. 8, 2014
By Ben Adlin

The Los Angeles office of Hogan Lovells US LLP hosted the second annual mock interview workshop at the UCLA Faculty Center on ...


Corporate


GCs slow to turn to LPOs

Feb. 8, 2014
By Caitlin Johnson

While non-law firm providers have made in-roads in U.S. markets and at larger companies according to recent surveys, GCs aroun...


Intellectual Property


A Delaware federal judge has declared a mistrial in a case pitting Motorola Mobility LLC against patent holding company Intell...


Government


Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph B. Widman, deputy chief of the Riverside division of the Central District U.S. attorney's offic...


Law Practice


Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP has snagged a profit participation specialist in Los Angeles to help lead its entertainment ...


Community News


Justice Scalia speaks at USF

Feb. 8, 2014
By Ben Adlin

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia delivered the keynote address at University of San Francisco School of Law's 2014 Law Rev...


Intellectual Property


A spat between computer chip producers is set to become the first trial in the state in which jurors decide the licensing term...


U.S. Supreme Court


Justices get it right on air carrier immunity

Feb. 8, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

In a decision announced last month, the U.S. high court affirmed immunity for an air carrier under federal law against a defam...


Government


Banks tiptoe toward Bitcoin-related services

Feb. 8, 2014
By Joshua Seboldn

In order for Bitcoin to become a viable tool for mainstream use, companies that receive bitcoins as payment need to be able t...


Litigation


Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Craig Richman will be given back his old post presiding over a felony trial court down...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Feb. 7, 2014
By Seena Nikravan

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