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Litigation


Judge approves truck stop operator settlement

Mar. 17, 2012
By Jason Armstrong\

TravelCenters, one of the nation's largest truck stop operators, will pay a $1.2 million settlement for operating a faulty fue...


Entertainment & Sports


In the video game business, mobile gaming is the new frontier, but lawyers say mobile games present intellectual property risk...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Fenwick advises on Cisco buy

Mar. 17, 2012
By Robert Pierce

Fenwick & West LLP corporate partners Douglas N. Cogen and Kris S. Withrow advised San Jose-based Cisco Systems Inc. on it...


Labor/Employment


New lawsuit filed at Inland Empire warehouse

Mar. 17, 2012
By Brian Sumersn

Three workers at a Mira Loma warehouse supplying Wal-Mart filed a proposed class action lawsuit Thursday in federal court, all...


Judges and Judiciary


Retired judges sue over pension benefits

Mar. 17, 2012
By Laura Ernden

A group of retired judges who are now mostly in their 80s, along with their spouses and heirs, are suing the Judicial Retireme...


Environmental


Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and its contractors will pay $29.5 million to settle claims over their role in two major fires ...


Constitutional Law


The current debate over religious freedom and contraceptive coverage misunderstands constitutional principles. By Margaret Cro...


Criminal


Stock loans lead to San Diego indictment

Mar. 17, 2012
By Riley Guerin

The San Diego U.S. attorney’s office announced Thursday an indictment of three men who allegedly operated a complex $51 millio...


Judges and Judiciary


Senate confirms judge for the Central District

Mar. 17, 2012
By Robert Iafolla

The Senate confirmed white-collar defense lawyer Michael W. Fitzgerald to be a federal judge in Los Angeles on a 91-6 vote Thu...


Securities


Despite experience as a securities lawyer and efforts to stay under the radar of regulators, the founder of an online marketpl...


Solo and Small Firms


Swanson & McNamara LLP

Mar. 17, 2012
By Jill Redhage

Edward Swanson and Mary McNamara started their own practice after five years together in the Northern District Federal Public ...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court is once again delving into consumer class action law, granting review this week in several cases that ...


Government


California's chief justice will find herself addressing a Legislature she has vigorously sparred with, but also relies on, as ...


Corporate


Soccer field encounter forms lasting relationship

Mar. 17, 2012
By Saul Sugarman And David Mc Afee

For William S. O'Hare, a chance encounter at an opportune time led to a meeting with a corporate client with whom he would wor...


Community News


Mar. 16, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Almudena Bernabeu, international attorney and director of Transitional Justice Program for the San Francisco-based Center for ...


Community News


Mar. 16, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney PC Director Winston S. Keh was formally installed as president-elect of the Philippine A...


Community News


Mar. 16, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Prison reform lawyer Donald Specter was among three lawyers honored last week by the American Constitution Society’s San Franc...


Community News


Mar. 16, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The Japanese American Bar Association held its annual Installation and Awards Gala on Mar. 9 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los...


Community News


Mar. 16, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Five bands made up of legal professionals performed at the Whisky A Go-Go on March 8 in the first annual Law Rocks! “battle of...


Court reporters have been a constant fixture in California's courtrooms for decades, but as the state's largest trial court pl...


Corporate Counsel


Tammy Brandt

Mar. 16, 2012
By David Mc Afee

General Counsel ServiceMesh Inc. ...


Perspective


Mega indictment leaves innovators and future customers guessing as to whether they might be targeted next. By Tony Falzone of ...


Intellectual Property


A patent defense powerhouse-turned-plaintiffs' attorney has filed his first case on behalf of a patent holding company, which ...


Law Practice


Surveys show some optimism in legal market

Mar. 16, 2012
By Kevin L Ee

Law firm leaders are moderately optimistic in the global and legal markets but underwhelmed by their practice groups' performa...


Health Care & Hospital Law


In many cases, the dissenting opinion has provided a foreshadowing of things to come. By Craig B. Garner ...


U.S. Supreme Court


A panel of legal experts participated in a moot court Tuesday over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, hosted by t...


Government


Legislators send warning vote on CCMS

Mar. 16, 2012
By Emily Green

A small but key group of California legislators has recommended the judiciary suspend all future deployment of the California ...


Litigation


Four law schools in California have become the next targets in a wave of lawsuits that have accused schools of misrepresenting...


Litigation


Chevron wins summary judgment in ZIP code case

Mar. 16, 2012
By Gabe Friedmann

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action seeking damages from Chevron Corp. for asking ...


Litigation


Class actions — a device for the greater good?

Mar. 16, 2012
By Karen Natividadn

The hidden risks of filing a small claims court case in lieu of joining a class action. By Brian S. Kabateck and Evan Zucker a...