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


The federal government scored a win in the Central Valley water wars Friday as a 9th Circuit panel held the U.S. Department of...


Entertainment & Sports


The 9th Circuit denied MGM and Loeb & Loeb's request for attorney fees following the studio's August win in litigation ove...


The nationwide jobless rate dipped to 7.6 percent from 7.7 percent in March, according to data released Friday from the U.S. B...


In Friday's order, U.S. District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton ruled that the state failed to convince him that it was not violati...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Despite global M&A decline in the first quarter, U.S.-based M&A shot up by 33.6 percent in terms of deal value compare...


Judges and Judiciary


Ethics group OKs cooperation on funding

Apr. 9, 2013
By Paul Jones

A statewide ethics committee gave judges the go-ahead to ask attorneys to help convince lawmakers that courts need more money ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Rare civil rights trifecta at high court

Apr. 9, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

"Are we there yet?" It's a familiar refrain to anyone who has ever been on a long car trip with a child. It's also the theme u...


Litigation


Toyota Motor Corp. will pay the Orange County district attorney's office $16 million to settle an unfair competition lawsuit o...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Del Norte County District Attorney Jon M. Alexander conceded Friday he may have to give up his job after a State Bar prosecuto...


Judicial Profile


D. Zeke Zeidler

Apr. 9, 2013
By Blake Edwardsn

Juvenile Court Judge Zeidler fights for fairness for gay couples, children and everyone else.


Corporate Counsel


Leonard R. Stein

Apr. 9, 2013
By Caitlin Johnson

General Counsel, Senior Vice President and Secretary for Splunk Inc. San Francisco ...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Apr. 8, 2013
By Seena Nikravan

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


Law Practice


On the Move

Apr. 8, 2013
By Ameera Buttn

Dickstein Shapiro LLP added Atulya R. Agarwal as a partner in its Palo Alto office. He joins the firm from Elan Pharmaceutical...


Judicial Profile


Michael J. Raphael

Apr. 8, 2013
By Henry Meier

Michael Raphael strives to fit rulings within a broad legal context, a nod to his appellate work.


Judicial Profile


Larry A. Errea

Apr. 8, 2013
By Blake Edwardsn

Judge Larry Errea attended six post-secondary schools before finding his legal niche in Kern County.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Rick Climan and Keith Flaum of Weil Gotshal & Manges stage a mock negotiation debating the inclusion of "sandbagging claus...


Labor/Employment


Employers: make room for 'assistive animals'

Apr. 6, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Now, as clarified by the FEHC, it may be a reasonable accommodation to allow an employee and a job applicant to bring an "assi...


Perspective


Medicare and Medicaid comprise 21 percent of the federal budget. As such, I want to look at some ways of raising revenues for ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


The HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule went into effect on March 26. Covered entities and business associates have a little less than si...


Perspective


Mediating securities class actions

Apr. 6, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

More than any other substantive area of law, securities class actions rarely go to trial and are either resolved in motion pra...


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


Trusting your accountant's advice about when your taxes are due might be a big mistake, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals pa...


Bankruptcy


Frustration bubbled over among attorneys as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali rejected yet another attempted lawsuit agains...


An Assembly budget subcommittee Wednesday gave its support for some less controversial proposed court fee hikes and service cu...


From left: Pasadena Mayor Bob Bogaard, Foothill Unity Center executive director Betty McWilliams and lawyer Donald P. Schweitz...


Community News


Ballard Spahr hosts housing conference

Apr. 6, 2013
By John Michael

Ballard Spahr LLP along with CSG Advisors held its 3rd Annual Western Housing Conference on March 22 at the Hyatt Regency Cent...


California Supreme Court


An alert to the math-impaired: those clerical calculation errors could come back to haunt you if the state Supreme Court rules...


Law Practice


Mintz Levin grabs two for San Francisco office

Apr. 6, 2013
By Joshua Seboldn

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC added a product liability group to its San Francisco office when it brought on tw...


A judge Thursday released Superman attorney Marc Toberoff from claims of tortious interference by Warner Bros. Entertainment I...


From left: Sharon F. Rubalcava, partner at Alston & Bird; Jacqueline Caster, director at Everychild Foundation; Sandra Phi...


Community News


Women legal organization celebrates 20 years

Apr. 6, 2013
By John Michael

On March 21, the Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance held its first instillation dinner and celebrated 20 years of s...