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Company Adds Copyright Suits Amid Fight

Feb. 3, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

A company that sues business and individuals for allegedly infringing the copyright of articles and photographs in the Las Veg...


Corporate


Recent Dodd-Frank developments and how this will affect the 2011 proxy season. By James D.C. Barrall of Latham & Watkins. ...


Corporate


AT&T Sued Over Data Charges

Feb. 3, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

AT&T Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action claiming it overcharges iPhone and iPad customers for data usage by ov...


Labor/Employment


With key California Supreme Court meal-and-rest-break case on hold, state trial and appellate courts turn to federal decisions...


Product Liability


Report Could Spark Implant Litigation

Feb. 3, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Manufacturers spent billions of dollars on breast implant litigation in the 1990s and may face new lawsuits after a recent U.S...


Large Firms


Howrey Partners Mulling Offers

Feb. 3, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

The clock is ticking for more than 75 percent of Howrey LLP's partnership, who have less than 20 days to decide whether or not...


Judges and Judiciary


White House Counsel Declares Cold War

Feb. 3, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

In public remarks Tuesday, Robert F. Bauer said he would work to end partisan gridlock on judicial confirmations despite the "...


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar to Change Leadership Structure

Feb. 3, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

With Sacramento claiming the State Bar protects lawyers at the expense of the public, the bar is yet again examining how it go...


Labor/Employment


Shareholders Bring Novel Suits Over Workforce

Feb. 3, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Edgy clothing manufacturer American Apparel has broadcast fashion trends for years. Now it may be leading a legal trend with s...


At this year's conference, panelists discussed recent trends in the M&A marketplace and developments in state and federal ...


Corporate Counsel


Gordon Ownby

Feb. 2, 2011
By Emma Gallegosn

General Counsel for Cooperative of American Physicians Los Angeles ...


Government


Chief Justice Speaks Out on Budget, Plans

Feb. 2, 2011
By Laura Ernden

In a Q&A with a reporter, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye talks about how she's dealing with a proposed $200 million bud...


Distinguishing between proscribed tax shelters and legitimate tax planning. ...


Environmental


Decades-Old Rule in Environmental Law Overturned

Feb. 2, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Non-federal parties are given intervention rights in National Environmental Policy Act cases. By Paul S. Weiland of Nossaman. ...


Perspective


Uncertainties Ahead for Some Development Projects

Feb. 2, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

The possible elimination of redevelopment agencies may have long-reaching ramifications. By Paul Rohrer of Manatt, Phelps &...


Labor/Employment


Your Workplace Computer Is a Lonely Public Roadway

Feb. 2, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

Carrying separate electronic devices for work and for play is becoming a necessity. By Eli M. Kantor and Zachary M. Cantor of ...


Environmental


Pair Fined for Coastal Violations

Feb. 2, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

A judge ordered a Los Angeles County woman and her manager to pay the California Coastal Commission $3.9 million in fines for ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Oracle Settles Claims Against Sun

Feb. 2, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Redwood Shores-based Oracle Corp. has agreed to pay $46 million to the U.S. government to resolve claims Sun Microystems Inc.,...


Government


San Francisco Sanctuary Suit Struck Down

Feb. 2, 2011
By Laura Ernden

San Francisco can't be sued over accusations that its policy to provide sanctuary for illegal immigrants caused the death of a...


Environmental


Bureau Must Revamp Mojave Plan

Feb. 2, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

A federal judge has given the U.S. Bureau of Land Management until 2014 to improve its plan for managing millions of acres in...


Criminal


The 9th Circuit ruled Monday that sheriffs in two Northern California counties may have been on thin legal ice when they banne...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Two Warehouse Giants Agree to Merge

Feb. 2, 2011
By Anna Scott

Industrial real estate giants AMB Property Corp. and ProLogis have agreed to a merger, creating a combined company that will o...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Plaintiffs' Lawyer on Dole Case Sanctioned

Feb. 2, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A plaintiffs' lawyer is now $4,500 poorer after being sanctioned for violating a court's order protecting the identity of a wi...


Law Practice


Firm Rebuked Over Listserv Comments

Feb. 2, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A federal magistrate judge in Oakland issued a rebuke to Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP for its disclosure of an op...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Nursing Industry Welcomes Staffing Rules

Feb. 2, 2011
By Emma Gallegosn

State regulators have released long-awaited guidelines on nursing home staffing that some industry lawyers say could provide t...


Corporate


Racketeering Claims Against AT&T Allowed

Feb. 2, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal judge has allowed civil racketeering claims to go forward against AT&T Inc. in a proposed class action accusing ...


International


Tech Firm Pays $8 Million for Violations

Feb. 2, 2011
By Pat Broderick

Maxwell Technologies Inc., a publicly traded maker of energy-storage and power-delivery products in San Diego, agreed to pay a...


Judicial Profile


Mark Frazin

Feb. 2, 2011
By Emma Gallegosn

Los Angeles County Superior Court referee Mark Frazin turned a punishment assignment into a dream career working with children.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Deal Makers

Feb. 1, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Xilinx Inc., a provider of programmable computer platforms, announced Monday it acquired AutoESL Design Technologies Inc.


Judges and Judiciary


Court Security Debate Continues

Feb. 1, 2011
By Hannah Mitchelln

Officials on all sides of California court security continue to debate about how to provide it at the lowest cost. ...