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Environmental


Judge Rejects Fireworks Challenge

Jul. 2, 2010
By Pat Broderick

The Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation's attempt to stop the pyrotechnics display fizzled Wednesday after Judge Linda Qui...


Perspective


Defendants accused of trademark infringement should be able to claim the jus tertii defense when the plaintiff's own us...


U.S. Supreme Court


Kagan Grilled on Deference

Jul. 2, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

On the second day of questioning for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, Republican senators intensified their focus on co...


Criminal


San Francisco criminal defense lawyer Dennis Riordan is hoping that Monday's gun rights ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court wil...


Intellectual Property


Bernard Bilski and Rand Warsaw are back to square one after 13 years of fighting for their business method patent for hedging ...


David Hricik guides practitioners through the maze of professional ethical issues that can arise during patent litigation. ...


Real Estate/Development


Movers and Shakers

Jul. 1, 2010
By Michael Gottliebn

Morrison & Foerster's San Francisco presence has lasted for 125 years and a new real estate deal ensures it will stay ther...


Law Practice


Lawyers Court Valley Startups

Jul. 1, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Through strategic partnerships with organizations like Sunnyvale-based Plug and Play Tech Center, more startup lawyers are gam...


Judicial Profile


Jon Robert Takasugi

Jul. 1, 2010
By Pat Alston

Los Angeles County Judge Jon Robert Takasugi's father was a legendary state and federal court judge after whom the son tries t...


Litigation


Missing Woman's Mother Sues County

Jul. 1, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

The family of a mentally-ill woman who went missing after she was released from a Malibu sheriff's station in 2009 filed a sec...


Criminal


Man Jailed For Impersonating Lawyer

Jul. 1, 2010
By Evan Georgen

A Cuban national who pretended to be an attorney in an elaborate scheme to bill other immigrants for his purported legal servi...


Litigation


Alioto Sues to Block Airline Merger

Jul. 1, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

San Francisco antitrust attorney Joseph M. Alioto Tuesday filed a lawsuit in San Francisco federal court seeking to block the ...


Corporate


Some Claims Dismissed in LCD Cases

Jul. 1, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A San Francisco federal judge dismissed the price fixing claims of AT&T Mobility, Motorola and Nokia Corp., granting a mot...


Investments


Tesla Raises More than $226 Million

Jul. 1, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Palo Alto-based Tesla Motors Inc. raised more than $226 million in its initial public offering Tuesday, and saw its shares ris...



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


Fisherman's Suit Can Go Forward

Jul. 1, 2010
By John Roemer

A salmon fisherman traumatized when a cargo ship nearly struck his boat in dense fog off Point Reyes in 2007 can proceed with ...


Technology & Science


Biotech Partners With Big Pharma

Jul. 1, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

A Redwood City-based biotechnology company is striking deals with major pharmaceutical companies, giving its partners the opti...


Securities


Telecom Fined Over Alleged Bribes

Jul. 1, 2010
By Evan George

San Jose-based Veraz Networks, Inc., has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit with the SEC, an apparent preemptive strik...


Litigation


Will Hoffman discusses three trends that have gained judicial prominence in the past year since California's Electronic Discov...


Perspective


The 9th Circuit has paved the way for thousands of miles of migratory flyways used by endangered birds to become protected cri...


Insurance


The Breadth of An Insurer's Duty to Defend

Jul. 1, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Kirk Pasich of Dickstein Shapiro provides insight on what triggers an insurer's duty to defend and what limits apply. ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Kagan Survives First Round

Jul. 1, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan faced tough questioning Tuesday over her role opposing the federal "don't ask, don't te...


Government


As Judge Vaughn R. Walker readies his opinion on the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban, the plaintiffs c...


U.S. Supreme Court


Flurry of Decisions End Justices' Term

Jun. 30, 2010
By Craig Anderson

The U.S. Supreme Court passed on an opportunity to remake patent law Monday, with a cautious opinion that largely keeps the st...


Judicial Profile


Gregg Marcus

Jun. 30, 2010
By Pat Alston

Los Angeles County Judge Gregg Marcus' love of fast cars is only surpassed by his attention to courtroom fairness, lawyers say.


Government Contracts


San Diego to See Savings

Jun. 30, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Another win for the city of San Diego and another loss for the San Diego City Employees' Retirement System. ...


Bankruptcy


Heller Liquidation Plan Delayed

Jun. 30, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Objections to Heller Ehrman's proposed liquidation plan and ongoing settlement negotiations among stakeholders have caused the...


Environmental


Group Sues to Block Fireworks Display

Jun. 30, 2010
By Pat Broderick

More fireworks are going off after an environmental group filed suit to stop the annual pyrotechnics display at La Jolla Cove ...


Government


Candidate Blames Rival

Jun. 30, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

A former Republican candidate for Congress tied to a letter that threatened Latino voters with deportation is accusing Rep. Lo...


Government


JusticeCorps Gets $1 Million Grant

Jun. 30, 2010
By John Roemer

A California courts program to aid self-represented litigants by pairing them with trained university students will expand, th...