Government
San Francisco court adopts contract that lifts staff wage cuts
By Saul Sugarman
The executive committee at San Francisco County Superior Court on Tuesday unanimously voted in favor of contract agreements wi...
General Counsel at Quantcast Corp. San Francisco ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Pharmaceutical deal market reaches for smarter buys
By David Ruiz
Pharmaceutical companies have purchased outside of the drug space for a few years now. Life sciences lawyers say the practice ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Beyond black and white: rebooting the affirmative action debate
By Ben Armisteadn
In his second term, President Barack Obama should take a more public and defined position supporting affirmative action, there...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
California farmers clash at the 9th Circuit over divvying up precious water supplies
By Fiona Smith
Northern California and Central Valley farmers faced off at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday over whether farme...
Immigration
Appeals court upholds injunction against immigration law firm
By Hadley Robinson
A state appeals court upheld the San Francisco city attorney's preliminary injunction against an immigration law firm and its ...
Government
State Bar cancels woman's law license for lie about disability
By Don Debenedictisn
Invoking a rare procedure, the State Bar is yanking the law license of a New York woman who lied about being disabled to get e...
Intellectual Property
Veteran Bay Area IP attorney Neil Smith hired as patent office judge
By Rachel Swan
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has hired veteran intellectual property attorney Neil A. Smith as an administrative judge...
Labor/Employment
Former SF City Attorney retained by embattled Housing Authority
By Laura Hautalan
The San Francisco government won't have to defend the Executive Director of the housing agency in court, for now. Instead, hig...
Litigation
$50 million settlement reached over contaminated San Bernardino County site
By Katie Lucia
In one of the biggest settlements of its kind, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and 11 others entered into agreements ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar review panel denies DA request to introduce evidence that agency is targeting him
By Saul Sugarman
The State Bar review panel on Wednesday unanimously ruled in favor of quashing a subpoena from a Del Norte County district att...
Intellectual Property
Apple seeking injunction in post-trial showdown with Samsung
By Rachel Swan
Apple Inc. is hoping to capitalize on its major trial victory against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today by convincing a San J...
Attorneys at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP assisted Republic Urban Properties LLC in securing a $42 million construction loan and ...
Entertainment & Sports
Lawyers debate fallout of 'Millionaire' appellate opinion
By Jean Yung
In the case with the biggest Hollywood accounting jury verdict to date, Walt Disney Co. lost its appeal in the fight over prof...
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