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Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Universities seek more legal help on export control compliance
By Andrew Mc Intyre
Schools paying more attention to export controls laws, which can apply simply to a discussion between and U.S. citizen and a f...
Bankruptcy
Rock bottom: creditors circle Detroit's pricey art collection
By Ben Armisteadn
One auction house recently opined that the works could bring as much as $867 million - and here is the part that is shocking -...
Decisions in 2013 saw the opening of two significant splits in authority on anti-SLAPP issues. By Michael Shipley ...
California Courts of Appeal
Widow, children win Bing Crosby's publicity rights in appellate ruling
By Emily Green
The widow of entertainer Bing Crosby and her children are the sole owners of Crosby's publicity rights, an appellate court has...
Litigation
Questions over accuser's credibility won't end trial against judge
By Omar Shamout
The lawyer defending a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge against charges he pushed a woman to the ground after an argume...
Latham & Watkins LLP advised medical device manufacturer ArthroCare Corp. in its $1.7 billion sale to Smith & Nephew P...
Law Practice
Deals specialist leaves Beverly Hills boutique for Liner
By Kylie Reynolds
Robert L. Kahan rejoined longtime colleague Stanton "Larry" Stein at Liner LLP on Monday. He leaves Eisner Kahan Gorry Chapman...
Law Practice
Downey loses land use group, managing partner steps down
By Joshua Seboldn
Downey Brand LLP managing partner Kevin M. O'Brien stepped down from his role Monday, the same day a group of mining and land ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Environmental groups lose Clean Air Act challenge
By John Roemer
Private citizens will find it harder to use the Clean Air Act to force governments to confront climate change thanks to a 9th ...
Environmental
Groundwater pumping in Central Valley is target of lawsuit
By Fiona Smith
Environmentalists accuse Stanislaus County of failing to look at the effects of increased well drilling. ...
One of the great ironies of modern litigation practice is the origin of the word "demur," which comes from the Middle English ...
Litigation
Hyundai-Kia settlement draws objections among plaintiffs' lawyers
By Henry Meier
A proposed settlement in a lawsuit involving allegations of inflated fuel economy by automakers Hyundai Motor America and Kia ...
Legal experts say that the recent patent deal Twitter Inc. struck with computer giant International Business Machines Corp. se...
From early activism to a willingness to reconsider court rules, Katherine Lucero challenges the status quo.
A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
In January, the FDA announced that it will be reviewing caramel coloring of several soft drinks. But why? By Peter Arhangelsky...
The recent arrest of bitcoin exchanger Charlie Shrem makes it clear that the federal government is not yet convinced about the...
An organization of criminal defense attorneys is pushing state legislation to address prosecutors' failure disclose potentiall...
Appellate court declines to review class certification of 110,000 workers seeking damages for missed breaks. ...
Law Practice
Kirkland's West Coast corporate architect leaves for Winston
By Kylie Reynolds
The partner who launched Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Los Angeles corporate practice has decamped to Winston & Strawn LLP, c...
Litigation
Surgeon's defamation suit settles in wake of $1.5M trial verdict
By Katie Lucia
The settlement came in a case in which the plaintiff, transplant surgeon Dr. Hootan Roozrokh, sued two former supervising surg...
Litigation
Lawyer for judge accused of injuring woman over dog poop aims to dent her credibility
By Omar Shamout
The lawyer defending a judge charged with pushing and injuring a woman in a fight over dog waste tried Friday to paint the wom...
Law Practice
Orange County bar president wants to connect local lawyers with local clients
By Don Debenedictisn
Every now and then, Thomas H. Bienert Jr. sees a news story about an Orange County business or resident going to trial in Oran...