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Entertainment & Sports


Artists lay beats, testimony

Oct. 16, 2015
By Ashley Cullinsn

Jay-Z and Timbaland took the stand Wednesday as defendants in an eight yearslong copyright suit from the heir of an Egyptian c...


Labor/Employment


To Superior Court Judge William A. McLaughlin's concern, verbose witnesses have set the tone of an increasingly combative age ...


Labor/Employment


The value of Bank of Internet USA plummeted Wednesday, after a federal lawsuit was filed by a whistleblower. ...


Government


Senate Bill 682, which sought to subject trial courts to the same contracting restrictions as other public entities, was vetoe...


U.S. Supreme Court


High court considers mootness

Oct. 16, 2015
By Gautham Thomas

Arguments focused closely on questions of mootness and Article III jurisdiction. ...


Transactions


Dealmakers

Oct. 15, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

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


Top Boutiques


Top Boutiques

Oct. 15, 2015
By Riley Guerin


Entertainment & Sports


Will Trump's political soundtrack play on?

Oct. 15, 2015
By Ashley Cullins<Br />Daily Journal Sta

A dust-up between Steven Tyler and Donald Trump is raising questions about how blanket licenses for public performance are con...


Litigation


‘Suitable seat’ suit against Bank of America revived

Oct. 15, 2015
By Matthew Hamity<Br />Daily Journal Sta

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real of the Central District for the second time ...


Law Practice


Firm leaders remain confident

Oct. 15, 2015
By Joshua Sebold<Br />Daily Journal Staf

Law firm leaders continue to feel positive about the legal economy, but less so than they did last year, according to a recent...


Intellectual Property


Apple looks to dodge brunt of $670M damages claim

Oct. 15, 2015
By Kevin Lee<Br />Daily Journal Staff Wr

Hit with an adverse jury verdict, Apple Inc. is now looking to avoid the brunt of a damages claim exceeding $670 million broug...


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar's chief trial counsel seeking another term

Oct. 15, 2015
By Lyle Moran<Br />Daily Journal Staff W

State Bar Chief Trial Counsel Jayne Kim has decided to seek reappointment to another four-year term, but it remains to be seen...


Labor/Employment


Uber faces additional class action

Oct. 15, 2015
By Matthew Blake

The newest lawsuit to visit Uber charges they pay drivers less than what they contractually promised. ...


Law Practice


Cybersecurity experts sound off on industry

Oct. 15, 2015
By Deirdre Newman<Br />Daily Journal Sta

Constantly evolving and governed by a patchwork of rules and regulations, the legal landscape surrounding cybersecurity issues...


Litigation


Prop. 65 suit claims lead found in candy

Oct. 15, 2015
By America Hernandez

Lawsuit accuses two retailers of not providing warnings on chocolate candy said to contain high levels of lead and flip flops ...


Judicial Profile


Michele Verderosa

Oct. 15, 2015
By Matthew Blake

Superior Court Judge Lassen County (Susanville) ...


Top Boutiques


Editors' Note

Oct. 14, 2015
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP


Corporate


Attorneys who have faced off against the FTC on behalf of their clients say that the commission's big hammer - the ex parte, s...


Corporate Counsel


Matthew P. Polesetsky

Oct. 14, 2015
By Melanie Brisbon

General Counsel, Woven Digital Inc. Culver City ...


Perspective


I was drawn into "Is it time to abolish the patent system?" (Oct. 8) by the sheer number of failed arguments. By Kelly Cunning...


Perspective


In countless cases, tenants have had their tenancies threatened, and many times lost, as a result of the very practices which ...


Perspective


Last week, on the first day of the Supreme Court's new term, the justices heard argument in a case which could have surprising...


Environmental


LGBT families need more than marriage

Oct. 14, 2015
By Riley Guerin

Marriage equality alone does not fully protect the legal rights of LGBT parents and their children. Many still states do not f...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Simpson aids Dell in EMC buy

Oct. 14, 2015
By Banks Albachn

Texas-basedtechnology giant Dell Inc. announced the purchase of data storage company EMC Corp. ...


Labor/Employment


Veto averts big shift from arbitration trend

Oct. 14, 2015
By Matthew Blake

A bill seen as potentially triggering seismic shifts in employment litigation and arbitration agreements was vetoedSunday by G...


Litigation


$44M awarded in water case

Oct. 14, 2015
By Saul Sugarman

Keker & Van Nest LLP has secured another $44 million for its client, the San Diego County Water Authority, after a San Fra...


Litigation


Suit against Jay-Z a 'tangled web' of copyright

Oct. 14, 2015
By Ashley Cullinsn

Jay-Z's incantation about "spending cheese" might prove to be prophetic if the heir of an Egyptian composer is successful in c...


State Bar & Bar Associations


At the very first meeting on the morning after his swearing-in ceremony over the weekend, three trustees blasted David Pastern...


Litigation


Motion calls for VW to buy back cars

Oct. 14, 2015
By Gautham Thomas

Two firms are pressuring the automaker to buy back vehicles carrying software designed to cheat emissions testing. ...


Judicial Profile


James A. Boscoe

Oct. 14, 2015
By Phil Johnson<Br />Daily Journal Staff

Tuolumne County Judge James Boscoe has spent 43 years as a judge and prosecutor in the county.