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Criminal


Self-defense theories: from A to Zimmerman

Jul. 11, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Whatever the result, there has already been one result: The law, itself, has been defiled. A young man has been killed without...


Perspective


Creating records to win appeals

Jul. 11, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

A recent case underscores the importance of creating a good record at trial to provide the foundation to win an appeal. By Jam...


Raymond J. Lucia, a nationally syndicated radio host and San Diego-based financial adviser known for his "Buckets of Money" re...


Litigation


A San Francisco-based defense attorney is on the hook to pay thousands of dollars in paralegal fees that the lawyer thought sh...


Law Practice


Steptoe welcomes retired ITC judge as senior counsel

Jul. 11, 2013
By Alexandra Schwappach

Steptoe & Johnson LLP snagged a former administrative law judge from the International Trade Commission for its intellectu...


Intellectual Property


A trademark infringement case over the phrase "app store" ended abruptly Tuesday after Apple Inc. issued a covenant not to sue...


Intellectual Property


Silicon Valley-based Wi-Fi product competitors Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard and Ruckus Wireless are taking the offensive aga...


Dashing the hopes of state judges and justices who wish to retire early but are blocked by an anti-moonlighting rule from taki...


Corporate


Redwood City-based online employment platform oDesk Corp., announced on Tuesday its hire of the company's newest general couns...


Real Estate/Development


Construction of new office and multifamily structures will continue to rise over the next three years across much of Californi...


A Glendale lawyer accused by the State Bar last year of ripping off an elderly widow was fully exonerated in a State Bar Court...


As part of a push to reform the state's medical malpractice law, tort lawyers and consumer advocates are also taking aim at do...


Law Practice


Alcohol industry anxious about social media

Jul. 10, 2013
By Joshua Seboldn

Lawyers counseling the alcohol industry are noticing an increase in business, as clients reach out for advice on how to avoid ...


Criminal


Attacks escalate on prosecutorial immunity

Jul. 10, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Attacks on prosecutorial immunity have become a feeding frenzy on the Internet. By Joseph Sorrentino ...


Litigation


This holding heralds far-reaching and positive implications for medical device manufacturers that conduct business in Californ...


Law Practice


Law firm mergers and acquisitions nationwide are on pace to reach an all-time high in 2013, according to a report released Mon...


A U.S. District Judge denies one appeal, but urged President Barack Obama to halt the practice. ...


Law Practice


Arent Fox hires top commercial litigator in San Francisco

Jul. 10, 2013
By Alexandra Schwappach

Washington, D.C.-based Arent Fox LLP, which opened its San Francisco office last month, landed top commercial litigator Arthur...


McGeorge School of Law laid off nine staff members last week, part of a plan to cut the Sacramento school's student body and s...


California Supreme Court


Orange County must provide the Sierra Club mapping data about the county's land parcels at a minimal cost, the state Supreme C...


Law Practice


The Mickey Rooney Elder Abuse Pro Bono Project, started last year by Holland & Knight LLP, seeks to protect senior citizen...


Corporate


Extreme Networks plugs in new GC

Jul. 10, 2013
By Caitlin Johnson

Santa Clara-based networking and communication devices company Extreme Networks Inc. named a new general counsel and vice pres...


Corporate


Auction.com wins bid for former Yahoo GC

Jul. 10, 2013
By Caitlin Johnson

Internet giant Yahoo Inc.'s former General Counsel Michael J. Callahan is once again at the helm of a large Internet company, ...


Inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison planned to begin a hunger strike Monday in response to the state's continued use of indefi...


Intellectual Property


Three California-based companies are one step closer to getting a patent complaint dismissed in the International Trade Commis...


In a rare rejection of state secret privileges, a federal judge in San Francisco on Monday allowed a lawsuit alleging widespre...


Attorneys are lining up to represent passengers of a Boeing 777 that crash-landed at San Francisco International Airport this ...


Judicial Profile


Christopher E. Krueger

Jul. 10, 2013
By Fiona Smith

Judge Christopher Krueger is known for his thoroughness handling probate matters in his court.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jul. 9, 2013
By Dominic Fracassan

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


Law Practice


While the region allows U.S. firms to counsel on many issues, including mergers and acquisitions, investments and financing de...