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Litigation


The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the Department of Justice Wednesday in San Francisco federal court seeking information...


Litigation


Santa Monica Lawyer sues Nixon Peabody

Oct. 27, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

A former Nixon Peabody LLP partner accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of manipulating evidence on behalf of a B...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Oct. 27, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

UBS Realty Investors bought the Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens in downtown Los Angeles for a reported $45 million.


Real Estate/Development


Vacancies spur a discount boom

Oct. 27, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

As discount variety stores put down stakes in centers in more affluent areas across the state, lawyers negotiating the leases ...


Judicial Profile


Richard E. Mills

Oct. 27, 2011
By Pat Broderick

Judge Richard E. Mills turned to a car dealer for advice on how to build his law practice.


Don't forget these key issues when negotiating retail green leases. By C. Gregg Ankenman and Daniel B. Myers of Wendel, Rosen,...


Real Estate/Development


Governmental requirements, investment concerns, and tenant demand are adding to the need for green leases. By Richard C. Mallo...


Perspective


Federal prosecutors are pressuring landlords who rent to marijuana dispensaries to shutter the operations. By Stephen K. Light...


Due to the unprecedented secrecy, we still do not know the full extent of what has been done under the USA Patriot Act. ...


Litigation


Dole sees objection to pesticide settlement

Oct. 27, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Occidental Chemical Corp. has objected to a global settlement between Dole Food Co. Inc. and plaintiffs who claim they were in...


Litigation


City sues Hollywood hotel over big signs

Oct. 27, 2011
By Ben Adlin

The city of Los Angeles has sued the Roosevelt Hotel LLC in Hollywood for allegedly erecting oversized advertisements without ...


Real Estate/Development


Short "pop-up" leases are becoming the deal of choice for many shopping center landlords who are struggling to lure tenants i...


Litigation


The Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed its insider trading claims against a former Deloitte Tax LLP partner Tuesday....


Real Estate/Development


Firms fear new accounting rule

Oct. 27, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Real estate lawyers say they're highly concerned about possible impacts of proposed changes by national and international acco...


Law Practice


In-house legal departments have been feeling less fiscal strain on their operations as a sluggish economy begins to recover, a...


Civil Litigation, Letters, Books


A reader responds to "Protecting against class actions: a blueprint for business leaders and their counsel." ...


California Courts of Appeal


A San Francisco lawyer who lost a wage-and-hour case against his former firm won't have to pay the firm's $120,000 legal bill....


Health Care & Hospital Law


Pay-for-delay agreement decline in 2011

Oct. 27, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Patent litigation settlement agreements between pharmaceutical companies and generic drugmakers dropped from 31 in fiscal year...


Admission officers are turning to Google, Facebook and other websites to screen applicants online and the new practice is like...


Discipline


State Bar discipline backlog may be systemic

Oct. 27, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

The State Bar will eliminate much of its discipline backlog by the end of the year, but data in a new report raises questions ...


U.S. Supreme Court


High court declines to hear tax evasion case

Oct. 27, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene on behalf of a former UBS AG client under investigation for overseas tax evasion ...


Intellectual Property


Apple Inc.'s legal crusade against Google Inc.'s Android operating system came from the top, according to a biography of Steve...


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


The Alien Tort Statute covers corporations accused of genocide and war crimes abroad, a splintered 9th Circuit en banc panel ...


Judicial Profile


Robert W. Nagby

Oct. 27, 2011
By Pat Alston

To relieve the stress of court, Commissioner Rob Nagby slips off to a local shelter to walk a pooch.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Oracle snags RightNow for $1.43 billion

Oct. 26, 2011
By Robert Pierce

Redwood Shores-based Oracle Corp.'s acquisition machine roared back to life on Monday with a $1.43 billion purchase of Montana...


Corporate Counsel


Robin H. Sangston

Oct. 26, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Vice president, legal affairs for Cox Communications Inc. Atlanta, GA ...


Judges and Judiciary


Down eight commissioners due to layoffs caused by budget cuts, San Francisco County Superior Court is seeking volunteers to se...


Environmental


The state Legislature addresses key issues involving public agencies' growing role in renewable energy projects. By Devon B. L...


California Courts of Appeal


To smell marijuana is not the same as to see it, a state appellate panel held Monday in suppressing evidence of a 15-ounce pot...


Litigation


Jury tainting — everything old is new again

Oct. 26, 2011
By Sharon Liangn

A case involving two arms manufacturers gets thrown awry when a juror brings an outside prop into the jury room. By Bradley P....