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Perspective


Company for sale: Five common mistakes to avoid

Nov. 11, 2011
By Seena Nikravann

With an uncertain M&A environment and rising competition for buyers, sellers cannot afford to make mistakes. By James C. C...


Law Practice


Kaye Scholer LLP has nabbed corporate lawyer Charles J. Kao from the San Francisco office of Sedgwick LLP. ...


Government


Redevelopment arguments start today

Nov. 11, 2011
By Ben Adlin

At 9 a.m. today, the state's highest court will hear opening arguments in a closely watched case to determine the future of Ca...


Labor/Employment


Port truckers say firings were retaliation

Nov. 11, 2011
By Brian Sumersn

A global logistics firm with annual revenues of $8.4 billion is being investigated by the National Labor Relations Board after...


Judges and Judiciary


Grand jury lashes out at airport officials

Nov. 11, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

A civil grand jury took the unusual step of aggressively refuting allegations of members of the San Bernardino International A...


Intellectual Property


Mark A. Lemley successfully defended a Central District of California judge's ruling in favor of West Interactive Corp. ...


Government


Controversial city attorney wins heated race

Nov. 11, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Controversial San Bernardino City Attorney James F. "Jim" Penman held onto his seat after a highly charged election Tuesday, b...


Law Practice


Six partners are decamping the Los Angeles office of Washington D.C.-based Hogan Lovells US LLP and taking their commercial en...


Law Practice


Westcore names new GC

Nov. 11, 2011
By Saul Sugarman

Westcore Properties, a San Diego-based commercial real estate investment firm, announced the appointment of Romy Selati Loseke...


U.S. Supreme Court


A California law that criminalizes making food out of livestock that's too sick or tired to walk appeared unlikely to survive ...


Labor/Employment


SF voters pass pension reform

Nov. 11, 2011
By Ben Adlin

San Francisco voters overwhelmingly passed a pension reform measure in Tuesday's municipal election, ushering in a series of r...


Litigation


Former SF DA sued by bicyclist after accident

Nov. 11, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

A bicyclist is suing former San Francisco District Attorney Terence Hallinan, accusing him of hitting him with his car, then l...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


For the second time in two weeks, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that foreign plaintiffs have standing to sue...


Government


L.A. county counsel resigns

Nov. 11, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Los Angeles County Counsel Andrea S. Ordin will resign next year, the Board of Supervisors announced Tuesday. She is the first...


Criminal


SF ends participation in special services court

Nov. 11, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

San Francisco County Superior Court will end its involvement in Probation Alternatives Court, one in a string of programs to f...


Government


A California attorney will steer the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. ...


Litigation


Judge dismisses suit against Oracle

Nov. 11, 2011
By Jill Redhage

A San Francisco federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a consolidated shareholder lawsuit against Oracle Corp. ...


Litigation


McKesson sued by Oregon over drug prices

Nov. 11, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Oregon has sued San Francisco-based pharmaceutical giant McKesson Corp. alleging it conspired to inflate prescription drug pri...


Litigation


$455 million insurance settlement approved

Nov. 11, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

The massive settlement in a long-running insurance class action was approved Wednesday, but the judge overseeing the case tent...


Bankruptcy


Corporate bankruptcies boom in California

Nov. 11, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

The Central District especially is experiencing a boom in Chapter 11 bankruptcies, even as these so-called corporate bankruptc...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed ready to end asbestos plaintiffs' efforts to sue manufacturers of parts used in U....


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Nov. 10, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

A 114-unit Oceanside apartment complex scored a nearly $15 million refinancing.


Law Practice


The Bay Area's Big Law graveyard is littered with firm bankruptcies. But lawyers from the dissolved firms have sought new lif...


How the McCourts ended up with far, far less than what they had at the beginning of their divorce process. By Jeffery S. Jacob...


Perspective


Getting in trouble for filing a false police report isn't as clear-cut as it may seem. By Matt Brinton of Southwestern Law Sch...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Keeping score on health care reform

Nov. 10, 2011
By Sharon Liangn

A look at which portions of health care reform may be here to stay. By Craig B. Garner of Garner Health ...


Perspective


Monkey see, monkey sue: the battle of the Johnnys

Nov. 10, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

A reality star and a cartoon ape go bananas in court. By Megan Rivetti of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP...


Litigation


MGA settlement with law firm may fail

Nov. 10, 2011
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

A tentative settlement between MGA Entertainment Inc. and O’Melveny & Myers LLP involving the law firm’s claims that the B...


Law Practice


Improved economy makes lawyers more mobile

Nov. 10, 2011
By Saul Sugarmann

A few years ago when the U.S. economy reached record lows, many attorneys thought it wise to stay put at their firms instead o...


Energy Law


Chinese company CECEP, a state-owned solar panel manufacturer, has reportedly frozen $500 million in solar installations in th...