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Firm Watch


On the Move

Feb. 21, 2017
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.


Entertainment & Sports


'Timeless' lawsuit moves past motion to dismiss

Feb. 21, 2017
By Steven Crighton

A judge rejected Sony's claims that the plaintiff's claims were limited to the show's pilot episode.


Judicial Profile


Belinda Handy

Feb. 21, 2017
By Renee Flannery

Riverside Commissioner Belinda Handy has a knack for explaining in family law court.


Government


The president could focus on the rights of accused men, but he has not laid out a plan. ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Woman died due to assisted living negligence

Feb. 18, 2017
By Justin Kloczko

Defense attorneys for assisted living facility Park Ventura Retirement argued in superior court Thursday that the Woodland Hil...


Entertainment & Sports


Royalties suit against Letterman tossed

Feb. 18, 2017
By Steven Crighton

Even accepting the plaintiff's claims at face value, they were blocked by statute, a judge ruled. ...


Firm Profile


Taylor & Ring LLP

Feb. 18, 2017
By Eli Wolfe

Cases involving sexual abuse of minors or police misconduct are among the most horrifying attorneys can encounter in their car...


Criminal


Attorney sentenced for securities fraud

Feb. 18, 2017
By Joshua Seboldn

A disbarred attorney found guilty of securities fraud was sentenced to six years in prison and must pay more than $4.6 million...


Labor/Employment


One government contractor suing a competing contractor for suspect dealings rarely, if ever, has a place in California courts,...


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


President Donald J. Trump will issue a new executive order restricting travel in majority-Muslim countries, government lawyers...


Government


Palm Springs former mayor and two land developers have been charged in connection with a public corruption case in an ongoing ...


What started as a driving citation eventually lead to the death of a mentally ill man after the Los Angeles County Sheriff's D...


New York-based private equity giant Fortress Investment Group has partnered with litigation funder IMF Bentham Ltd to offer it...


Litigation


A trade group representing bail agents has reached an agreement to be allowed limited intervention in a lawsuit that challenge...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Two agency committees also approved studying whether the content of the exam aligns with the skills entry-level attorneys need...


Corporate Counsel


Andrew P. Missan

Feb. 17, 2017
By Paula Lehman Ewing

EVP and General Counsel Fitbit Inc. (San Francisco) ...


Intellectual Property


Companies that face patent litigation from overseas holding companies got a victory Wednesday when a federal appeals court rul...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Feb. 16, 2017
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


Technology & Science


Can an artificial intelligence program hold a copyright, and who's liable when things go wrong? ...


Top Verdicts


Top Verdicts

Feb. 16, 2017
By Riley Guerin


Letter to the Editor


I applaud State Bar President James Fox for acknowledging in his recent column that the bar is "shifting from an agency with a...


Santa Barbara sole practitioner Darryl W. Genis is to spend two years in federal prison for failing to pay taxes on $3.5 milli...


Litigation


A federal judge gave his blessing to a proposed settlement that accounts for the vast majority of remaining vehicles that lost...


U.S. Supreme Court


U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy pushes civic education improvements at a Sacramento event. ...


Zoning, Planning and Use


An Orange County judge has ordered the city of San Clemente to stop issuing building permits for most of its area until it com...


Barry Currier, the ABA's managing director of accreditation and legal education, said California's high passing standard is li...


Oracle America Inc. has spent years breaking its contractual obligation to pay sales representatives' commissions, according t...


Corporate


With President Donald Trump promising to spend at least $1 trillion on new infrastructure projects over the coming decade, con...


Litigation


Cotchett firm sues over tilting Millennium Tower

Feb. 15, 2017
By Joshua Seboldn

A prominent plaintiffs' firm has filed what it described as its first wave of litigation for individual condominium owners who...


California Courts of Appeal


A state appellate court affirmed the authority of Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones to regulate insurance rates and ensure tha...