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GPS navigation company PhantomAlert Inc. filed a copyright lawsuit Monday against Waze Inc., alleging that the popular mobile ...


Litigation


A jury trial over whether UCLA Health System shares blame for a sensational medical records breach got sidetracked by housekee...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


CACI: "but for" standard is correct

Sep. 3, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

An amended jury instruction makes clear that plaintiffs in legal malpractice cases must prove but for causation rather than su...


In a victory that started with Pelican Bay State prisoners and reshape incarceration practices statewide, the parties reached...


A federal class action accusing rideshare company Uber Inc. of wrongfully terming its drivers as independent contractors recei...


Judicial Profile


JoAnn M. Bicego

Sep. 3, 2015
By Ashley Cullinsn

After years away, JoAnn Bicego relishes being the Superior Court Commissioner in Yreka, her hometown.


Law Practice


A recent study by Citi Private Bank revealed an increase in equity partner numbers statewide in the 2nd quarter of 2015. Some ...


Judicial Profile


Gregory S. Gaul

Sep. 3, 2015
By America Hernandez

Shasta County Superior Court Judge Gregory Gaul is lauded for his exceptional memory skills.


Video


Top 25: Amy Solomon

Sep. 3, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

An interview series with some of California's top plaintiffs' lawyers ...


Video


Top 25: Robert Francavilla

Sep. 3, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

An interview series featuring some of California's top plaintiffs' lawyers ...


Video


Top 25: Tom Girardi

Sep. 3, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

An interview series featuring some of California's top plaintiffs' lawyers ...


Video


Top 25: Brian Kabateck

Sep. 3, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

An interview series featuring some of California's top plaintiffs' lawyers ...


Video


Top 25: Browne Greene

Sep. 3, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

An interview series featuring some of California's top plaintiffs' lawyers ...


Video


Top 25: Tom Brandi

Sep. 3, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

An interview series featuring some of California's top plaintiffs' lawyers ...


Video


Top 25: Paul Kiesel

Sep. 3, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

An interview series featuring some of California's top plaintiffs' lawyers ...


Video


Top 25: Mark Robinson

Sep. 3, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn


Lawsuits alleging slave labor in the supply chains of Costco Wholesale Corp. and Nestle USA Inc. are the first of what attorne...


Data Privacy


IoT Providers should heed FTC authority

Sep. 2, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Currently, there appears to be little legal guidance on the Internet of Things, but the FTC may be dropping clues. By Hsia C. ...


Perspective


Collector cars race out of recession

Sep. 2, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Last month marked the 65th annual Concours d' Elegance - a gathering of the world's most important collector cars on the famed...


Securities


In another sign of the life science sector's durability, attorneys from Sidley Austin LLP are advising CytomX Therapeutics Inc...


Corporate Counsel


Deborah R. Schwarzer

Sep. 2, 2015
By Alison Frost

General Counsel of Aeris Communications Inc. Santa Clara ...


U.S. District Court Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell and 2nd District Court of Appeal Division Eight Presiding Justice Tricia A. ...


Law Practice


Greenberg Traurig LLP has expanded its local tax practice with the addition of three attorneys from the now-defunct specialize...


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


A man's exoneration from a federal jury verdict that he obstructed justice has been upheld by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap...


The constitutionality of the death penalty was under intense scrutiny Monday in a highly anticipated hearing before the 9th U....


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Sep. 1, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Judges and Judiciary


Justices embrace the impulse to instruct

Sep. 1, 2015
By John Roemer

It's back to school for some lawyers when appellate courts give them a failing grade. Courts of appeal can come to resemble la...


Intellectual Property


Finally, clarity on ITC jurisdiction

Sep. 1, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Brian Busey and David Scannell discuss a recent Federal Circuit decision which resolves a fundamental dispute regarding the ju...


Litigation


Plaintiff Norma Lozano was confronted with evidence at a jury trial on Friday that she received a depression diagnosis due to ...


A receiver is billing more to preserve frozen assets than those assets are worth, according to a motion filed Friday in federa...