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A player in the food chain can never have too much of the right kind of insurance. By Richard P. Edwards of the Law Offices of...


Despite recent progress in combating insurance fraud, it remains one of California's largest criminal enterprises. By Joseph E...


Perspective


Hollywood's largest offshore market may be in significant jeopardy. By Bill Grantham of Rufus-Isaacs, Acland & Grantham LL...


The U-visa gives immigrant workers much-needed relief and power. By Charlotte Noss of The Legal Aid Society-Employment Center ...


Law Practice


Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP will open a professional services center in Nashville, Tenn,, following a handful of oth...


Bankruptcy


Delaware Bankruptcy Court judge Mary Walrath on Monday denied a Department of Justice request that a Chapter 11 trustee be app...


Law Practice


Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, looking to build its expanding intellectual property litigation practice, has hir...


Litigation


Warehouse firms face worker wage claims

Oct. 20, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

One of the country's biggest shipping and warehousing companies got hit with a lawsuit Tuesday for allegedly committing a stri...


Litigation


NFL helmet suit moved to federal court

Oct. 20, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

A mass-action lawsuit alleging fraud and negligence against the National Football League and helmet manufacturer Easton-Bell S...


Litigation


Survey says suits are down, fees are up

Oct. 20, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Internal investigations and corporate regulatory actions are on the rise while business litigation has slightly decreased, acc...


Intellectual Property


Conceptus wins $18.8 million infringment suit

Oct. 20, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Mountain View-based Conceptus Inc. won an $18.8 million jury award in its patent infringement lawsuit against Hologic Inc. ove...


A reader responds to "Just don't do it: Prosecutors should avoid partnering with plaintiffs' lawyers." ...


Corporate


SGI hires new in-house counsel

Oct. 20, 2011
By Saul Sugarmann

A longtime in-house attorney in the freight industry has recently switched paths to the technology field as general counsel fo...


Seven lawyers not licensed to practice in California have sued the California Supreme Court and its justices, seeking to chang...


California Courts of Appeal


Panel decertifies class action against Honda

Oct. 20, 2011
By John Roemer

Honda Acura owners cannot sue the manufacturer as a class over allegations of a faulty transmission in 2002 to 2008 models, a ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The U.S. Department of Justice has hired Glenn D. Pomerantz, a Los Angeles-based partner with Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, ...


Government


The Obama administration set a new record by deporting nearly 400,000 people who were in the country illegally during fiscal y...


California Neutrals


Jerry Spolter

Oct. 20, 2011
By Pat Broderick

Neutral, JAMS San Francisco ...


The governor's veto of the Equal Access to Justice Act will discourage low-wage workers from pursuing their legal rights. By B...


Intellectual Property


Naked licensing: Not as rare as one might think

Oct. 19, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

Clear quality control provisions are key to protecting your license. By Antonio R. Sarabia II ...


Perspective


Stand up to protect our state-funded courts

Oct. 19, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

It is our duty as lawyers to sound the alarm for all citizens. By Eric Webber of the Los Angeles County Bar Association ...


The fight against large companies engaged in abusive trade practices. By Richard G. Reinis of Steptoe & Johnson LLP ...


Litigation


The wife of a former Deloitte Tax LLP partner has agreed to pay a $1 million civil fine to resolve civil insider trading alleg...


U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether the Constitution protects the right to lie about earning medals for m...


Corporate


Oakland-based BrightSource Energy, Inc., recently announced its intention to build a 750 megawatt solar thermal project in Riv...


Real Estate/Development


Jury hands developer $50 million verdict

Oct. 19, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A Newport Beach-based developer has won a $50.3 million jury verdict in a lawsuit alleging an investment fund cut them out of ...


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


Panel divided on taser use

Oct. 19, 2011
By John Roemer

A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel on Monday ruled officers in separate incidents in Hawaii and Washing...


Law Practice


O’Melveny attorney downsizes

Oct. 19, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

Rick Ross, the lawyer who helped grow the O'Melveny & Myers LLP entertainment practice from Century City, has taken his wo...


Intellectual Property


City of Industry-based Newegg Inc. and Utah-based Overstock.com Inc. on Friday defeated the infringement claims of an Alcatel-...


Real Estate/Development


Newhall Ranch attorney joins law firm

Oct. 19, 2011
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

Real estate attorney and development executive Steven Zimmer is the newest addition to real estate and business law firm Gilch...