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


Arizona Defends Immigration Law

Nov. 3, 2010
By John Roemer

Lawyers for the State of Arizona tried to persuade a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel to permit enforcement of the stat...


Intellectual Property


Federal Judge Resets Bratz Battle

Nov. 3, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

A federal judge late Friday ordered a new trial on all of Mattel Inc.’s initial claims against MGA Entertainment. ...


Intellectual Property


MGA Tries to Pause OMM Case

Nov. 3, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

MGA Entertainment seeks to halt discovery in a case in which O'Melveny & Myers accuses MGA of refusing to pay $10.2 millio...


Perspective


There are many ways to completely avoid the estate tax. By Bruce Givner and Owen Kaye of Givner & Kaye. ...


Litigation


Insurers would benefit from investigating accidents on their own when they occur. By Noelle M. Natoli-Duffy of Foley & Man...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Regulations for Elderly Care Are a Tangled Web

Nov. 3, 2010
By Alexander Phersonn

Understanding how regulations affect the standard of care in nursing home facilities should be a priority for litigators. By L...


Perspective


Should law firms make the switch to cloud computing? By Daniel B. Garrie of ARC and Anthony I. Giacobbe Jr. of Zeichner Ellman...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Foundations Aid Small Hospitals

Nov. 3, 2010
By Emma Gallegosn

Two major hospital associations in California have moved to establish new non-profit foundations. ...


Labor/Employment


Trial and appellate courts in California are forging ahead with decisions on meal and rest break class actions. ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Deal Makers

Nov. 2, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

The latest deals and transactions by California attorneys.


California Supreme Court


The California Supreme Court is set to decide whether attorneys can use the cloak of mediation confidentiality to prevent disc...


Corporate Counsel


John Kuo

Nov. 2, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

General Counsel for Varian Medical Systems Inc. Palo Alto ...


Criminal


Man Found Guilty of Judicial Death Threats

Nov. 2, 2010
By Brandon Ortiz

A Palmdale man claiming to be God has been found guilty of making death threats against two sitting federal judges in Los Ange...


Obituaries


Bertram I. Rowland

Nov. 2, 2010
By Jill Redhage

1930-2010 ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Latham Advises On Kelley Blue Book Sale

Nov. 2, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Costa Mesa-based Latham & Watkins lawyers represented Kelley Blue Book Co. Inc., the popular car valuation website, in its...


Entertainment & Sports


MGM Lenders OK Spyglass Bid

Nov. 2, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's lenders approved a plan Friday to place the debt-burdened studio into a streamlined Chapter 11 process b...


Obituaries


Frances L. Harrison

Nov. 2, 2010
By Pat Broderick

1938-2010 ...


Reaching out to local television media goes a long way. By Asha Blake of Goldenheart Media and Los Angeles lawyer Bradley P. B...


How a U.S. Supreme Court decision reflects a changing perception in law enforcement joint liability standards. By Richard Toll...


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


9th Circuit Reverses Infant Death Ruling

Nov. 2, 2010
By John Roemer

Twice the U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its ruling that a grandmother was...


Intellectual Property


Oracle Seeks $2 Billion From Infringement

Nov. 2, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

SAP AG and its legal team at Jones Day will try to keep damages to a minimum as a federal trial starts jury selection today in...


Government


Council Allocates Extra $114M to Courts

Nov. 2, 2010
By Emily Green

Members of the Judicial Council voted Friday to allocate California's trial courts $114.3 million more than they received last...


There is little excuse now for U.S. citizens who fail to disclose information about their foreign bank accounts. ...


Environmental


Initiative Could Stymie Emissions Rules

Nov. 2, 2010
By Fiona Smith

State air regulators have released their proposed cap and trade regulations on the eve of Tuesday's election, when voters coul...


Labor/Employment


While wage-and-hour class actions continue to absorb most employment lawyers' time and money, worker retaliation complaints ha...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Nov. 1, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...


Law Practice


On the Move

Nov. 1, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...


Judicial Profile


J.D. Lord

Nov. 1, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Long Beach Judge J.D. Lord taps his own life when sentencing new offenders.


Entertainment & Sports


Even as consumers and tech observers cheer some key announcements of Internet television partnerships, industry lawyers say th...


Community News


Sushi for Sedgwick

Oct. 30, 2010
By Riley Guerin

On Oct. 7, Sedgwick's Orange County Women’s Forum transformed their offices into a sushi and sake house, where guests were tre...