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Litigation


Court: no alcohol sales allowed at self-checkout kiosks

Sep. 21, 2013
By Alexandra Schwappach

The case before the 3rd District Court of Appeal centered on the meaning of Section 23394.7 of the Business and Professions Co...


The long running employment case between Encore Capital Group and its former general counsel, Timothy Moser, ended with a jury...


Community News


Elizabeth Dole announces veterans project

Sep. 21, 2013
By Ben Adlin

Former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole was awarded the 2013 William O. Douglas Award by Public Counsel at the organization's annual d...


Intellectual Property


Recent changes in patent law are encouraging plaintiffs to file even more cases in the District of Delaware, blowing past the ...


California generated almost $2 trillion in economic output in 2011 - as much as New York and Florida combined. Yet our cities ...


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


Environmentalists, farmers clash over water

Sep. 21, 2013
By Fiona Smith

An en banc panel hears a dispute over whether the federal government ignored harm to delta smelt in water contracts. ...


Law Practice


The firm opened nine offices since 2012, all self-financed. Some caution the strategy can be too much of a drag on partner pro...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Sep. 20, 2013
By Dominic Fracassan

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


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Sep. 20, 2013
By Seena Nikravan

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


Environmental


Even as a long fight to reform the state's bedrock environmental law has resulted in some narrow modifications to the law, the...


Corporate Counsel


Susan Stick

Sep. 20, 2013
By David Ruiz

Vice President and General Counsel for One Kings Lane Inc. San Francisco ...


Perspective


If the Fourth Amendment were alive in Orange County today, it would not allow the DNA Collection and Crime Deterrence Program....


Litigation


Common law defect remedies live on

Sep. 20, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Last month a Court of Appeal decided that California's "Right to Repair" law does not supplant common law remedies for constru...


Perspective


The uncertain state of 'internal affairs'

Sep. 20, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

There is still significant uncertainty regarding the scope of the "internal affairs doctrine" in state courts. By James Hardin...


Solo and Small Firms


Goldberg, Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP added a trio of attorneys to its Los Angeles office as of counsel, the Los Angeles-b...


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


State greenhouse gas law gets 9th Circuit win

Sep. 20, 2013
By Hadley Robinson

In a major boost to California's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ...


Former San Francisco federal prosecutor Leslie R. Caldwell, President Barack Obama's new pick to head the criminal division at...


A licensing dispute over the reggae recordings of Bob Marley must go before a jury, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rule...


Toyota attorneys from Bowman and Brooke are attempting to prove that Noriko Uno pressed the gas pedal in a state of confusion ...


Reeling from the loss of a major legal defense fund approval and experiencing several attorney defections over the past week, ...


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


Another gay rights barrier may be falling as a federal appellate panel on Wednesday pondered whether trial lawyers can exclude...


California Courts of Appeal


A California appellate court has rejected shareholders' bid to penalize a public company for the executive compensation packag...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Sep. 19, 2013
By Andrew Mcintyre

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


Corporate


A new rule has quickly gained favor among transactional lawyers who have long searched for faster ways to close deals structur...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Legislation is needed to limit gaming of ACA

Sep. 19, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

If certain loopholes are not closed, low wage, part-time employees and taxpayers may end up with the bulk of the burden. By Br...


Perspective


The growing importance of specialization

Sep. 19, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

There are a lot of lawyers out there, and not everyone (if anyone) is competent to do everything. But each of us is competent ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Currently, if you are enrolled on a health insurance policy not held in your name, a request for insurance reimbursement may t...


Perspective


Green chemistry finally set to take effect

Sep. 19, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

On Oct. 1 this year, almost three years after that deadline, DTSC's "Safer Consumer Products" regulations will at last become ...


Litigation


Health care agency must provide autism care

Sep. 19, 2013
By Chase Scheinbaum

Publicly funded insurance plan can't deny treatment, says Court of Appeal ...


Litigation


Judges dismisses banks' lawsuit against Richmond

Sep. 19, 2013
By Hadley Robinson

A federal judge Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of banks against the city of Richmond for its preliminary moves ...