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Prosecutors and law enforcement have been cautious in assessing Bitcoin's appropriation in illicit transactions and practicall...


Corporate Counsel


Jonathan D. Alexander

Dec. 13, 2013
By Alexandra Schwappach

General Counsel for Western Growers Assurance Trust Irvine ...


Judicial Profile


David M. Chapman

Dec. 13, 2013
By Katie Lucia

Attorneys say Judge David Chapman has brought collegiality and fairness to Indio and Palm Springs.



Alive and well in the 9th Circuit: anti-SLAPP

Dec. 13, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Questions regarding the applicability of anti-SLAPP statute in federal courts were finally resolved, for now, when the 9th Cir...


Litigation


A woman whose legs became paralyzed after a semi-truck crashed into the bus she was driving has won Sacramento County's larges...


Criminal


The arrest is the first of its kind, the office said, and comes on the heels of a recently passed law barring sexually explici...


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


Municipalities can require cell phone companies to win voter approval before erecting mobile telephone antennas on city-owned ...


Judges and Judiciary


She and state Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye told stories about their backgrounds but also emphasized the ...


Litigation


Judge rejects food mislabeling case

Dec. 13, 2013
By Hadley Robinson

Defendants won a food court victory Tuesday when a San Francisco federal judge dismissed claims that Whitewaves Food Co.'s yog...


Litigation


The Beastie Boys has fired a legal salvo in the ongoing battle with girl-centric toymaker GoldieBlox Inc. over its allegedly u...


Intellectual Property


A little more than a year after joining the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and spearheading its push into Silicon Valley, Mi...


California Courts of Appeal


A state court of appeal has affirmed an award for a student who school administrators used as bait in a drug sting when he was...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Dec. 12, 2013
By Andrew Mcintyre

A roundup of recent real estate activity and the lawyers involved.


Government


Prosecutor and defender offices across the state stand to lose a combined $21 million annually after the California Commission...


Perspective


China tackles trademark hijacking

Dec. 12, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

China has finally amended its laws to deter trademark hijacking, with the new law going into effect May 1, 2014. But will it s...


Perspective


Horton hears a death knell

Dec. 12, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

It is difficult to see the justices agreeing with the NLRB on this class action waiver case if it does reach the U.S. high cou...


Corporate


Latham & Watkins LLP represented Los Angeles-based Leonard Green & Partners LP in its $225 million acquisition of Luck...


Law Practice


The Pittsburgh-based firm added George A. Willman as a partner in its corporate and securities group, the firm announced Tuesd...


Criminal


Orange County lawyer sentenced in bribery scheme

Dec. 12, 2013
By Alexandra Schwappach

Lawrence Anthony Witsoe, 70, who was convicted this year in a bribery scheme to obtain dismissal of a criminal case against a ...


Corporate


Rambus Inc. reached a patent licensing agreement with Idaho-based chip maker Micron Technology Inc. that settles "all outstand...


Judges and Judiciary


The 25-member body is comprised of legal professionals, judges and others tasked with identifying how to improve poorer Califo...


Mergers & Acquisitions


DLA Piper guides $350 million Santa Monica sale

Dec. 12, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

Lawyers say EdgeCast Networks Inc.'s sale to Verizon Communications Inc. is a major victory for the region. ...


Government


Justice says his pay raise is not enough

Dec. 12, 2013
By Emily Green

With the first pay raise in six years for California judges and justices slated to take effect, one justice has written a lett...


Entertainment & Sports


Entertainment attorney Henry Hoberman will oversee all legal and business affairs teams for A&E Networks as well as the ne...


Litigation


Snapchat fires back in ongoing legal suit

Dec. 12, 2013
By Giles Clarke

In a new twist in the increasingly complicated legal battle over mobile app Snapchat Inc., both the defense and plaintiff have...


Bankruptcy


What happens in Detroit...

Dec. 12, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

The city's bankruptcy case should cause existing retirees in any city, county or municipality in the U.S. who are receiving pe...


Corporate


Financial regulatory attorneys in California found few surprises as they began to pour over the rule's roughly 900 pages of re...


Education


With enrollment in sharp decline since the recession, credit quality has fallen at some schools, particularly stand-alone law ...


Judicial Profile


Frederick Maguire

Dec. 12, 2013
By Pat Broderick

Frederick Maguire is known for his 'common sense' approach to his criminal trial assignment.


California Courts of Appeal


So far this year, the seven justices in Riverside have published 41 opinions - roughly 4.5 percent of the 900 opinions the cou...