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Investments


Yelp files to go public

Nov. 19, 2011
By Robert Pierce

San Francisco-based Yelp Inc. filed for a highly-anticipated $100 million IPO on Thursday, advised by a team of San Francisco-...


Judges and Judiciary


Northern District hires new magistrate

Nov. 19, 2011
By Jill Redhage

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District announced Thursday it has selected a new magistrate judge. ...


Litigation


Plaintiff wins website trade dress verdict

Nov. 19, 2011
By Connie Lopez

Litigation boutique Browne George Ross LLP scored a win in what may be the first website trade dress infringement case ever to...


Litigation


Woman awarded $67.5 million in sex abuse case

Nov. 19, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A jury awarded $67.5 million in damages Thursday to a woman who alleged that a male nursing assistant at a San Fernando Valley...


Solo and Small Firms


Colantuono Be Nimble

Nov. 19, 2011
By Ben Adlin

With dual offices in Los Angeles and Penn Valley, Colantuono & Levin PC is banking on small-firm flexibility and collabora...


Government


Fledgling union got big boost from lobbyist

Nov. 19, 2011
By Brian Sumersn

An influential labor lobbyist and partner in a small Sacramento law firm who donated more than $1 million last year to a fledg...


Civil Rights


Judge takes US to task over hiding records

Nov. 19, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

A federal judge in Santa Ana sanctioned U.S. Department of Justice lawyers for lying to the court about deliberately withholdi...


California Supreme Court


A unanimous state Supreme Court held Thursday that the backers of Proposition 8 have the right to defend the same-sex marriage...


Community News


Nov. 18, 2011
By David Mcafeen

Approximately 500 attorneys, professors and students gathered at the London West Hollywood on Nov. 3 for Loyola Law School, Lo...


Community News


Nov. 18, 2011
By David Mcafeen

On Wednesday, top in-house counsel for The Clorox Company, Gap Inc., Allstate Insurance Co. and other companies attended a sig...


Community News


Nov. 18, 2011
By David Mcafeen

On Nov. 3, Magistrate Judge Nathanel M. Cousins was inducted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Californi...


Community News


Nov. 18, 2011
By David Mcafeen

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund hosted its 2011 Los Angeles Awards Gala on Monday at the Westin Bonave...


Community News


Nov. 18, 2011
By David Mcafeen

More than 700 attorneys attended the Consumer Attorneys of California’s 50th annual convention in San Francisco Nov. 10 throug...


Community News


Nov. 18, 2011
By David Mcafeen

On Nov. 10, nearly 200 supporters of the Los Angeles County Bar Foundation came together on an evening of Vegas-style gaming t...


Criminal


Judges spar over early releases

Nov. 18, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

Fresno judges seek to block sheriff's early release of county prisoners ...


Corporate Counsel


Michael A. Newman

Nov. 18, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Senior VP, interim CFO, general counsel and chief administrative officer for Websense Inc. San Diego ...


Labor/Employment


The UPS case illustrates the importance of employers to engage in individualized discussions with employees. By Dulcinea Grant...


The SEC and Justice Department have no subpoena power abroad, making it tricky to access documents and witnesses. By Winston Y...


California Supreme Court


Liu on the lookout for clerks

Nov. 18, 2011
By Laura Ernden

State Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu's move to hire at least two clerks marks a potential shift at the court, which for the...


Labor/Employment


Judge issues rare labor injunction

Nov. 18, 2011
By Brian Sumersn

Two employees who say they were laid off from their landscaping jobs for supporting a labor union will return to work after a ...


Intellectual Property


Judge tosses artist's suit over Bratz

Nov. 18, 2011
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

A New York federal judge tossed out a lawsuit late Wednesday in which an artist accused Bratz manufacturer MGA Entertainment I...


California Supreme Court


Prop. 8 standing ruling due today

Nov. 18, 2011
By Laura Ernden

The state Supreme Court will give guidance today on whether proponents of Proposition 8 have standing to challenge a ruling ag...


Perspective


Male circumcision: It’s a personal choice

Nov. 18, 2011
By Sharon Liangn

Throughout the world, medical associations have found no medical justification for male circumcision. By Marc E. Angelucci of ...


Investments


InvenSense launches IPO

Nov. 18, 2011
By Robert Pierce

Sunnyvale-based InvenSense Inc. started trading on Wednesday with the help of Morrison Foerster LLP in a sign that the technol...


Litigation


Asbestos lawyers on both sides don't expect a dramatic decrease in filings should the state Supreme Court limit the liability ...


Criminal


Company sentenced in auto lights conspiracy

Nov. 18, 2011
By Jill Redhage

A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced Maxzone Vehicle Lighting Corp. to pay a $43 million fine for participating in a price-fix...


Government


Oakland rejects city attorney elections

Nov. 18, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Oakland voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have changed the city attorney position from an elected rol...


Intellectual Property


Alcatel-Lucent will appeal reduction in award

Nov. 18, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Alcatel-Lucent S.A. will appeal a San Diego federal judge's decision to slash a patent verdict against Microsoft Corp. from $7...


California Supreme Court


Justices to review discrimination suit

Nov. 18, 2011
By Laura Ernden

The state Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether an employee could be barred from suing for discrimination because h...


Perspective


Public sector employers face new challenges

Nov. 18, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

New political causes and Occupy protests present unique challenges to public sector employers. By David Urban of Liebert Cassi...