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Procrastinating on that year-end tax plan can cost you dearly.


Entertainment & Sports


Five important cases you should watch in 2012

Dec. 22, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

'Tis the season: Five entertainment cases to watch out for in the new year. By Ken Basin of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman &a...


Perspective


FCPA: 2011 kicks off new era of enforcement

Dec. 22, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

This year gives teeth to the Justice Department's vow to up the ante in FCPA enforcement. By Bethany Hengsbach of Sheppard Mul...


Law Practice


Irish law firm makes its way into Palo Alto

Dec. 22, 2011
By Kevin Lee

Ireland corporate law firm A&L Goodbody will open a new Silicon Valley office, the firm announced Wednesday.


Energy Law


Months after a coalition of solar manufacturers rose to challenge China's allegedly unfair solar industry subsidies, a new cad...


Intellectual Property


Solar company sues over patent infringement

Dec. 22, 2011
By Paul Jones

Zep Solar Inc. of San Rafael on Tuesday filed a patent infringement suit against Westinghouse Solar and several other companie...


Government


San Francisco is moving forward with a plan to buy green power and create a large order of small-scale clean tech projects.


California Courts of Appeal


A state appellate court Tuesday ordered the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to disclose the names of potential su...


Energy Law


Google expands solar investment in California

Dec. 22, 2011
By Paul Jones

Silicon Valley giant Google has made its first investment in large-scale photovoltaic solar, announcing Tuesday that it will p...


Litigation


Toyota faces new suit involving throttle

Dec. 22, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Toyota Motor Company faced a new lawsuit this week filed on behalf of an Iraq War Veteran who died in a fatal car crash in 201...


Judges and Judiciary


Sole practitioner named as bankruptcy judge

Dec. 22, 2011
By John Roemer

Redding sole practitioner Fredrick E. Clement has been appointed to the Eastern District bankruptcy bench, the 9th Circuit ann...


Labor/Employment


Retaliation claims up in California

Dec. 22, 2011
By Brian Sumersn

California workers are filing more workplace retaliation charges than ever with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a...


Intellectual Property


Oracle-Google trial over Java must wait

Dec. 22, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Oracle Corp. will likely have to wait until late next year for its patent and copyright infringement trial against Google Inc....


Criminal


Victims hope Marsy’s Law will yield crime details

Dec. 22, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

Victims in two Orange County criminal cases have filed suits demanding copies of police reports, witness statements and other ...


Law Practice


A little more than six months after a jury issued a $10 million malpractice verdict against Rutter, Hobbs & Davidoff Inc.,...


Government


The House Judiciary Committee postponed Wednesday's hearing and expected vote on a controversial Internet piracy bill, giving ...


Government


CCMS director to step down at year's end

Dec. 22, 2011
By Laura Ernden

The executive program director for California's developing computerized case management system is stepping down at the end o...


Litigation


Court upholds De Beers settlement

Dec. 22, 2011
By Fiona Smith

The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $295 million settlement of a class action that alleged South African diamond company...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Health care: the individual mandate and its critics

Dec. 22, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

This January, the fate of the individual mandate will belong to the U.S. Supreme Court. By Timothy Sandefur of the Pacific Leg...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Dec. 22, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

LBA Realty LLC bought four warehouses in Northern California totaling more than 1 million square feet.


Trouble at San Francisco snack company Diamond Foods Inc. has meant an influx of litigation at Fenwick & West LLP and a ra...


Constitutional Law


Was arresting the protestors a legitimate exercise of police power? By Shawn Khorrami and Alison Wilson of Khorrami Pollard &a...


Perspective


Is your financial institution ready for the new 'FIRM'?

Dec. 21, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

California passes a law requiring financial institutions to help collect delinquent taxes. By Stuart Simon and Daniel Wheeler ...


International


Don't be fooled, running afoul of international franchise laws can carry severe consequences. By Susan Grueneberg and Joshua S...


Technology & Science


A new wave of mobile applications created by legal professionals has made its way into the marketplace in an effort to streaml...


Litigation


Judge approves Farmers deal, fees

Dec. 21, 2011
By Ciaran Mcevoyn

A Superior Court judge on Tuesday signed off on a settlement of a long-running insurance class action that could result in pla...


Judges and Judiciary


Two California lawyers have been appointed bankruptcy judges for the Central and Northern Districts, the 9th U.S. Circuit Cour...


Obituaries


Randal I. Klein

Dec. 21, 2011
By David Mcafeen

Randal I. Klein, a workers' compensation trial attorney and managing partner of Tobin Lucks LLP's Los Angeles office, died on ...


Government


In the midst of a costly legal battle to outsource public employees, the city of Costa Mesa announced this week that it finish...


Perspective


Renewed confidence among commercial banking lenders

Dec. 21, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

Borrowers and lenders find ways to adjust as the market continues to struggle. By John Easterbrook of the Silicon Valley Law G...