Intellectual Property
Registration Alone Is Insufficient to Defeat Summary Judgment
By Columnist
Focus Column - Intellectual Property - By Christopher T. Micheletti - In Tie Tech Inc. v. Kinedyne Corp., 296 F.3d 778 ...
Column by Noelle C. Nelson - Good cases often are lost by lawyers who unwittingly alienate jurors. Jurors expect attorneys to ...
While his departure may not be on par with those of James Elacqua and Tower Snow, Kevin DeBr's decision to leave Brobeck, Phle...
Harvey L. Silbert, a noted businessman, entertainment lawyer and philanthropist, died at his home in Century City on Sept. 28....
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman have reunited but not for the reason their fans wish they would. No, they're not back together ag...
Southern California attorney Michael A. J. Nangano enjoys litigation - perhaps too much. Nangano, 42, sued the law office that...
Firm Watch
Baker & McKenzie Taps Litigator In San Diego Quarters as Partner
By Staff Writer
Katherine A. Bacal is the newest litigation partner in the San Diego office of Baker & McKenzie. The Chicago-based firm an...
Column by By David A. Gerber - Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 permits a defendant to serve an offer of judgment. Unless th...
Firm Watch
Orrick Herrington Adds Partner, Expanding Its London Legation
By Staff Writer
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe continues the steady growth of its 19-attorney London office with the addition of partner J...
Firm Watch
Preston Gates Adds Litigators To Its Washington, D.C. Branch
By Staff Writer
Preston Gates & Ellis has added a pair of litigators to the firm's Washington, D.C., office, Preston Gates Ellis & Rou...
Column by By Linda H. Wyner - The media frenzy over dog attacks and animal rights raised in the Diane Whipple dog-mauling case...
Litigation
Love Will Take Executive Officer Post in San Diego Superior Court
By Claude Walbert
Stephen V. Love, former chief deputy director of the California's Administrative Office of the Courts, will become executive o...
Westmont College has obtained $22.5 million in tax-exempt financing, which will help spruce up its Santa Barbara campus. ...
Litigation
Retailers Settle With Saipan Garment Workers for $20 Million
By Joan Osterwalder
Garment workers on a tropical Western Pacific island may feel more like they live in paradise after dozens of major U.S. retai...
When 10-attorney Gabriel & Herman closed its doors last month, name partner Allan Gabriel went looking for a new home. And...
Litigation
Orange County Trial Lawyers Will Honor Top Gun Winners on Friday
By Stefanie Knapp
The Orange County Trial Lawyers Association will hand out its Top Gun awards Friday at a dinner and silent auction at the Sutt...
Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge James Bascue recently ordered the following assignments and reassignments: As of Se...
Passengers aboard a Boeing 747 en route to Europe vanish into thin air. Cars, suddenly lacking drivers, careen out of control....
Ten Mexican lemon pickers claim their experience with a Santa Paula farm labor contractor turned sour. In a lawsuit, the citru...
Litigation
University of West Los Angeles Provides Pair of Minilaw Classes
By Stefanie Knapp
Those of you wishing to learn a little bit about the laws surrounding special needs children or bankruptcy should check out th...
Litigation
Homestore Faces Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Shareholders
By Joan Osterwalder
Homestore Inc.'s legal troubles are mounting. Three former Homestore executives have agreed to plead guilty to criminal charge...
Mountain View software developer Green Border Technologies Inc. has secured $12 million in second-round venture financing. ...
Litigation
Practitioners Get Chance to Learn About New Civil Jury Instructions
By Stefanie Knapp
The Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel will offer a prog...
One of Northern California's premier public agency practices, Meyers Nave, has added more firepower to its public entities gro...
Litigation
Trial Consulting Firm Promotes Pair of Executive-Suite Members
By Stefanie Knapp
Vinson & Dimitrius, a Los Angeles company specializing in trial consulting and courtroom graphics, elevated two employees ...
Doug Dexter has been busy lately, really busy. Representing troubled employers like Arthur Andersen and Excite@Home, the San F...
As the list of corporate rogues grows, some malpractice lawyers say it's only a matter of time until attorneys join the ranks ...
Firm Watch
Liu & Liu's Chief Rejoins MoFo's Los Angeles Office as Of-Counsel
By Staff Writer
David Liu ended a two-year stint at the helm of Los Angeles intellectual property boutique Liu & Liu to return to Morrison...
Two California firms and one Washington, D.C., shop top the list of law firms making family life more accessible for anyone wi...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Western Diversity Dinner Honors General Counsels
By Liz Valsamis
The general counsels of Intel Corp, Hilton Hotels Corp, Wells Fargo & Co. and the Los Angeles office of Lord, Bissell &...