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Litigation


Rock star sued by former employees

May 26, 2016
By Justin Kloczko

A prominent labor and employment attorney filed a lawsuit against '80s rocker Eddie Money on behalf of the star's former bandm...


Litigation


In a dispute over whether Hueston Hennigan LLP was too conflicted to represent the State Compensation Insurance Fund in a civi...


While new lawyers have many technology and social media options to engage with potential clients, veteran lawyers say face-to-...


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


San Diego police officers lost their bid for immunity Tuesday at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled they did not su...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Plaintiffs conglomerate in DirecTV NFL suit

May 26, 2016
By Steven Crighton

Roughly four dozen plaintiffs who have filed lawsuits against DirecTV over the company's football packaging deals are now on t...


Litigation


Four years after a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge ruled Hewlett-Packard Co. and Oracle Corp. entered a contract, the ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The state auditor has accused State Bar Executive Director Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker and other bar executives of violating st...


Judicial Profile


Michael T. Smyth

May 26, 2016
By Logan Noblin

San Diego County Judge Michael Smyth wins praise from attorneys for his handling of trials.


Corporate


With the launch of a corporate practice this month and the addition of intellectual property litigators over the past year, th...


Corporate Counsel


Joseph M. Moschella

May 25, 2016
By Kibkabe Araya

Senior Vice President and Head of Business and Legal Affairs Jukin Media Inc. (Los Angeles) ...


After two weeks of a trial devoid of emotion, Google Inc.'s lead attorney Robert Van Nest hit the parched jury in the Oracle-G...


Corporate Counsel


Lynn Herrick

May 25, 2016
By Riley Guerin

General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and VP of Human Resources GreatCall Inc. (San Diego) ...


Transactions


XenoPort Inc., a Redwood City-based biopharmaceutical company with a pipeline of drugs approaching late-stage trials, will be ...


Labor/Employment


Plaintiffs' attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan's response to 34 objections filed against her settlement with Uber Technologies Inc....


Judges and Judiciary


U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal, soon to leave the bench to join Facebook's legal department, recused himself Monday from a ...


Education


Two California law schools are named defendants in a federal antitrust lawsuit brought against 11 law schools nationwide and b...


Litigation


Arson sparks law firm's suit

May 25, 2016
By America Hernandez

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has sued a developer over a December 2014 arson, which sent window-shattering heat wav...


California Supreme Court


Companies that supply hazardous materials could face tort liability if they do not provide explicit warnings to customers, the...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

May 24, 2016
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the California lawyers involved.


Administrative/Regulatory


FTC settles with dietary supplement maker

May 24, 2016
By Banks Albachn

The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement Friday with Lunada Biomedical Inc. for using deceptive marketing and adver...


California Supreme Court


It has been nearly four decades since the state Supreme Court established that attorney fee awards in class actions should be ...


With starting a corporate practice this month and adding intellectual property litigators over the past year, the Los Angeles ...


Corporate


Jessica S. Kantor was most recently vice president of business and legal affairs at Legendary Entertainment. ...


Entertainment & Sports


A complaint filed by a Hispanic film production company is the latest in a string of recent lawsuits against Our Alchemy LLC, ...


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


The court unanimously ruled that despite a months' long delay in filing, parents of disabled children had the right to interve...


State Bar & Bar Associations


A former chief assistant general counsel has filed a formal government claim against the agency alleging that his termination ...


Labor/Employment


A potentially blockbuster gender discrimination and retaliation lawsuit leveled against Broadcom Corp. by their former in-hous...


Judicial Profile


Sarah Christian

May 24, 2016
By Logan Noblin

Superior Court Judge Riverside County (Blythe) ...


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


Two men who contracted Valley Fever during their time in Taft Correctional Institution won the right Friday to sue the U.S. af...


Firm Watch


On The Move

May 23, 2016
By STEPHEN LARSON

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.