A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
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California Supreme Court
State high court to determine if voters can decide Citizens United advisory measure
By John Roemer
A conservative lobby plans to argue to the state's highest court next month, lawmakers are forbidden from asking voters at the...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Pre-mediation demands may anchor talks
By Hannah Hartshornn
How does a defendant avoid the anchoring effect of the plaintiff's initial demand? By Steven G. Pearl ...
Plaintiff's counsel in a personal injury case has two adverse defendant tortfeasors who are offered the same lump sum settleme...
Parsing a deceptively straightforward provision of the Copyright Act reveals complexities the depths of which have confounded ...
Four partners at Irvine-based Umberg Zipser LLP worked together at both Morrison & Foerster LLP and Manatt, Phelps & P...
McGuire Real Estate, a boutique agency in San Francisco, announced Thursday the hiring of Abbie T. Higashi as its new general ...
The city of Oakland was hit with a $613,302 verdict Wednesday after a San Jose federal jury found that a former city human res...
Government
State level marijuana legislation won't end city level conflicts
By L.J. Williamson
State lawmakers passed a package of bills designed to establish greater regulation of medical marijuana, but many argue that t...
Cynthia F. Pasternak is a confident veteran mediator with decades of experience as a litigator and neutral. ...
Litigation
Proposed settlement largest cash payout in data breach litigation history
By Deirdre Newmann
An Orange County judge is favorably viewing a proposed $28 million settlement agreement that would provide the largest known c...
California Supreme Court
Bid to raise medical malpractice payouts blocked by the state high court
By Saul Sugarman
In yet another blow to the plaintiffs' bar, the state Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously denied review of a case aimed at ...
Litigation
Environmental groups sue government agency for crude oil export information
By Philip Johnsonn
In a lawsuit, the Center for Biological Diversity allege the federal government is denying access to documents that shed light...
California Courts of Appeal
Despite snooping, Broadcom must deal with retaliation claim
By Matthew Blaken
Appellate panel rules that plaintiff's Invasion of Privacy Act violations does not invalidate underlying discrimination compla...
Among attorneys recently disciplined by the Supreme Court or the State Bar Court four were disbarred due to default. Two were ...
General Counsel Machinima Inc. Los Angeles ...
The building industry is squaring off with air pollution regulators over whether CEQA mandates looking at how impacts such as ...
As Americans try to get a better sense of the pope during his visit, they will looking to his gestures, spontaneous comments, ...
Last week, the California Court of Appeal underscored the importance of paying close attention when responding to requests for...
Litigation
'Happy Birthday' copyright ruled invalid, damages may follow
By Ashley Cullinsn
Films and television shows have historically paid to feature the song "Happy Birthday to You" in their works, but a federal ju...
California ranked dead last nationwide in its treatment of class action lawsuits and damages in a survey released by the U.S. ...
Litigation
Proposed Riverside County warehouse project faces wave of litigation challenges
By Philip Johnsonn
A lawsuit challenging how the Moreno Valley City Council approved a massive warehouse project has been filed in Riverside Coun...
Corporate
Software company names newspaper GC as chief legal officer
By Kibkabe Arayan
BlackLine Inc., a financial software developer in Woodland Hills, announced this week the hiring of Karole R. Morgan-Prager a...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Appellate court keeps Batmobile off the streets
By Matthew Blaken
In a blow to caped crusaders without a license from DC Comics, the 9th Circuit ruled that a mechanic runs afoul of copyright l...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit upholds temporary restraining order against anti-abortion group
By Saul Sugarman
A temporary restraining order blocking the release of videos shot by an anti-abortion organization was upheld Wednesday by the...
Litigation
Judges' panel to decide if Volkswagen class action is tried in the state
By Gautham Thomas
Class actions filed against Volkswagen over emissions cheating may end up in the Central District of California, say attorneys...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.