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California Supreme Court


A decision Thursday clarifies when the statute of limitations clock begins to run in cases in which businesses commit the same...


Intellectual Property


Panel reverses $172 million Bratz verdict

Jan. 26, 2013
By Jean Yung

Hours after an appeals court Thursday reversed a $172 million jury verdict against Mattel Inc. over accusations it stole trade...


Judges and Judiciary


Court reporters get assurance on fee

Jan. 26, 2013
By Paul Jones

California's court reporters appear to have won a small victory in making sure revenue from a new fee is used to pay for their...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jan. 25, 2013
By David Ruiz

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


Education


Northwestern law school dean Daniel B. Rodriguez believes some law students should be allowed to become lawyers after two year...


Corporate Counsel


Ava M. Hahn

Jan. 25, 2013
By Kevin Lee

General Counsel, Secretary and Vice President of Corporate Development for ShoreTel Inc. Sunnyvale ...


Perspective


Stanford's woes

Jan. 25, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

By Judge Dan Thomas Oki ...


Perspective


Don't overlook attorney credibility in mediation

Jan. 25, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

By William M. Crosby ...


Prop. 8 - which provides that "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California" - does not discri...


Labor/Employment


Managing a mobile workforce

Jan. 25, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

While there are great advantages and efficiencies provided by the explosion in technology, social media and personally-owned d...


Perspective


On Jan. 8, in Los Angeles Flood Control District v. Natural Resources Defense Council, the U.S. Supreme Court held that...


Environmental


A popular oyster farm near San Francisco will be fighting for survival in federal court on Friday, hoping to reverse a governm...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP represented Irvine-based Allergan Inc. in its purchase of MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $958 mi...


Litigation


Richard F. Runkle, 1928-2013

Jan. 25, 2013
By Ameera Buttn

Richard F. Runkle, an original member of American Board of Trial Advocates whom friends remembered Wednesday as a true, "old s...


Law Practice


Ogletree Deakins opens San Diego location

Jan. 25, 2013
By Alexandra Schwappach

International labor and employment law firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC opened a San Diego office with the...


California Courts of Appeal


Court ends race-based practices at Pelican Bay

Jan. 25, 2013
By Hamed Aleazizn

A 1st District Court of Appeal panel on Wednesday invalidated race-based housing segregation practices at California's super-m...


Labor/Employment


Shareholders of San Diego-based retailer PriceSmart Inc. voted Tuesday to approve the company's plan for executive pay, but no...


Mergers & Acquisitions


REIT companies form 'triple-net' giant

Jan. 25, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

A merger between Spirit Realty Capital Inc. and Cole Credit Property Trust II Inc. creates one of the largest publicly-traded ...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Jan. 24, 2013
By Connie Lopezn

Lawyers with the Century City and Los Angeles offices of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP helped Kilroy Real...


Bankruptcy


A federal bankruptcy judge in Santa Ana last week approved a plan by which Rancho Santa Margarita-based MMD Components may sel...


Entertainment & Sports


In an exclusive interview, Warner Bros. General Counsel John Rogovin and lead outside counsel discuss how they turned around t...


California Courts of Appeal


In a warning to alternative dispute resolution providers across the state, an appellate court vacated an arbitration award bec...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Lawyers handle surge in health care M&A deals

Jan. 24, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

By Jan. 1, 2014, California must have in place a so-called health insurance exchange, and that mandate is causing providers ac...


Perspective


Despite declaration, prison crisis not over yet

Jan. 24, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

It's hard to see how the prison overcrowding crisis can be deemed "over" while the state crams nearly 120,000 people into pris...


Lawyers filed an opening brief Tuesday challenging the criminal convictions of 11 Muslim UC Irvine students who verbally inter...


California Courts of Appeal


Appellate Justice Kathryn Doi Todd retires

Jan. 24, 2013
By Blake Edwardsn

Associate Justice Kathryn Doi Todd of the 2nd District Court of Appeal announced her retirement on Tuesday. Appointed to the L...


Government


From 2008 to 2011, only one-fifth of individuals arrested in four California cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, ...


Bankruptcy


Judge picks Howrey WARN Act counsel

Jan. 24, 2013
By Kevin Lee

Disgruntled former Howrey LLP employees who sued the defunct law firm over how they were laid off will be represented by Los A...


A Redwood Shores-based partner emerged victorious Tuesday after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit absolved his...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Sullivan aids $780 million AT&T purchase

Jan. 24, 2013
By David Ruiz

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP advised AT&T Inc. in it purchase of Allied Wireless Communications Corp. from its parent, Atla...