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Litigation


Prosecutors charge five in hacking conspiracy

Feb. 13, 2015
By Hadley Robinson

Government alleges two California investigators hired hackers to bug a computer and break into email and video chat accounts t...


Data Privacy


Recent Court of Appeal rulings may have limited the instances in which plaintiffs can seek class certification under the Calif...


Transactions


One question that invariably arises in litigation challenging change of control transactions is whether the board of the selli...


Community News


Tredway unveils new Irvine location

Feb. 13, 2015
By John Michael

Tredway unveils new Irvine location ...


Perspective


Prop. 47 is just the beginning

Feb. 13, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

The initiative has already made a big impact on the justice system and it has demonstrated, without a doubt, that there has be...


Law Practice


In an effort to combat in-house inefficiency, some companies are switching up their strategies when it comes to structuring le...


California Courts of Appeal


Court nixes juvenile's murder verdict

Feb. 13, 2015
By Emily Green

Reversing a juvenile's murder conviction, an appellate court ruled on Wednesday that when a 13-year-old child told police, "Co...


Judicial Profile


Victoria Wood

Feb. 13, 2015
By Paul Jones

Impartial truth is of upmost importance to Napa County Superior Court Commissioner Wood.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Feb. 12, 2015
By Jason Pafundin

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


Entertainment & Sports


An appellate court will hear arguments on who can reclaim rights to the legendary soul singer's tunes. ...


Bankruptcy


CalPERS won the battle, but not the war

Feb. 12, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Much has been written and much has been said about the Chapter 9 proceeding involving the city of Stockton. By Ivan L. Kallick...


Administrative/Regulatory


A few observations from Skid Row

Feb. 12, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Let's do more to address the needs of people who are homeless and the Skid Row community. We don't need to accept homelessness...


Law Practice


Long-time attorneys Milford W. Dahl, Jr. and John B. Hurlbut, Jr. recently celebrated their 50th year working for Rutan &...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Meeting in Houston, the association body also called for unanimous death verdicts, transparency regarding lethal-injection coc...


Personal Injury & Torts


Takata airbags cases consolidated in Florida

Feb. 12, 2015
By Henry Meier

The Central District has lost its bid to host the multidistrict litigation. ...


A farmworker who claimed she was sexually harassed and assaulted at a berry farm won nearly $800,000 in damages and an injunct...


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


Ruling shows hospitals must merge with caution

Feb. 12, 2015
By Hadley Robinson

In a warning to health care providers looking to consolidate services to save costs, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tue...


Constitutional Law


Policing executive power

Feb. 12, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

The budget of the United States executive branch is 500 times greater than that of the judicial branch. The executive workforc...


Law Practice


Government agencies at the federal, state and local levels are adding attorneys to their legal teams as the economy continues ...


Litigation


Court tosses most of NSA class action

Feb. 12, 2015
By John Roemer

Reluctantly concluding that evidence in a potential class action over post-9/11 government Internet snooping is too secret for...


Government


She didn't mention her senatorial aspirations, but the subtext of California Attorney General Kamala Harris' speech Saturday b...


Corporate Counsel


Jon Ehlinger

Feb. 11, 2015
By David Houstonn

Executive Vice President and General Counsel DriveTime Phoenix ...


Appellate Practice


Closing the appellate justice gap

Feb. 11, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Last month, Paul S. Berger's thoughtful commentary encouraged a public dialogue on the financial barriers thwarting appellate ...


Banking


Lenders and their lawyers must be wary of how to structure and document loans to revocable and irrevocable trusts properly. B...


A long-running Berkeley medical marijuana dispensary can stay open for now, a federal judge ruled, granting a motion to delay ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


A revived economy, mountains of private equity cash and growing interest from foreign firms have market forecasters projecting...


Government


LA’s DA to train foreigners

Feb. 11, 2015
By Deirdre Newmann

The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office announced Monday that it has entered into a new partnership with the U.S. State Dep...


Alameda District Attorney wins award for fight against sex trafficking ...


Community News


Fox Rothschild LLP celebrates music industry

Feb. 11, 2015
By John Michael

Fox Rothschild LLP celebrates music industry ...


Opponents of California's high speed rail project petitioned the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday to rule on whethe...