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Litigation


A judge recently appointed a receiver to run the business operations of a company that grows organic microgreens, finding the ...


Personal Injury & Torts


The plaintiff's attorney, Brian J. Panish of Panish Shea & Boyle, said he believes the verdict may be the highest ever awa...


Corporate


Farmer Bros. promotes corporate counsel to GC

Dec. 20, 2014
By Alison Frost

Thomas J. Mattei Jr. is the coffee maker and distributor's second general counsel in its 102-year history. ...


Lawyers hold rally to call attention to recent shootings of black men ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


An electronics distributor, represented by the law firm Berliner Cohen, has been slapped with a $4,800 fine for pursuing "wild...


Investors claiming they lost out in the hostile takeover bid for Allergan Inc. have filed a potential class action against the...


Government


A commission that vets judicial nominees has given state Supreme Court nominee Leondra R. Kruger its highest rating of "except...


Entertainment & Sports


Artists royalty law may get limited OK

Dec. 19, 2014
By Matthew Blaken

An en banc 9th Circuit painted a picture Tuesday of a fine arts resale law that may break the commerce clause but could be at ...


Corporate Counsel


John J. Arens

Dec. 19, 2014
By Alison Frost

General counsel and director of operations of Funding Circle USA Inc. San Francisco ...


Labor/Employment


Common employer policies shorted out by the NLRB

Dec. 19, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

The holiday season brings with it much tradition. One tradition being the National Labor Relations Board dropping new law-chan...


Perspective


The most compelling white collar criminal development in California in 2014 is the choice of two large companies to reject con...


Civil Rights


When blood libel defeated the rule of law

Dec. 19, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Thursday marks 70 years since Korematsu v. US, in which the Supreme Court upheld the ethnic cleansing of all persons of Japane...


Law Practice


Recent analysis by BTI Consulting Group revealed that global companies will add $1 billion to their outside counsel spending i...


Judges and Judiciary


Two bankruptcy judges have been reappointed by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: Alan Jaroslovsky of the Northern Distric...


Obituaries


George N. Gafford 1916-2014

Dec. 19, 2014
By Melanie Brisbon

Professor Emeritus George N. Gafford, who left a big legacy at California Western School of Law, has died. He was 98. ...


The American Civil Liberties Union and Paul Hastings LLP could receive $950,000 as part of the settlement of its 2012 lawsuit ...


Community News


Anti-Defamation League hands out honors at annual gala ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Cooley, Sullivan handle medical device deal

Dec. 19, 2014
By Jason Pafundin

San Diego-based Volcano Corp. tapped Cooley LLP in connection with its sale to Dutch technology conglomerate Royal Philips NV ...


Litigation


The City of Upland settled remaining bad faith claims related to a group of its insurers for $3.5 million Friday, ending litig...


Litigation


A federal judge affirmed in part Wednesday an earlier sanctions ruling against a translator who publicly posted sealed documen...


Litigation


Countrywide case could be near settlement

Dec. 19, 2014
By Henry Meier

One of the final cases by plaintiffs over allegedly misleading representations regarding Countrywide Financial Corp.'s mortgag...


Corporate


Retail mortgage lender appoints new GC

Dec. 19, 2014
By Alison Frost

Sherman Oaks-based residential retail mortgage lender Prospect Mortgage LLC announced Wednesday the appointment of Joseph J. G...


Intellectual Property


The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit declared Wednesday that certain portions of three gene testing patents asser...


Government


In the quickest route from nomination to confirmation of any of President Barack Obama's 11 appointees in the Northern Distric...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Timothy W. Moppin, the new president of the Bar Association of San Francisco, plans to emphasize pro bono work while trying to...


Litigation


Michael W. Sobol of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP is suing Sony Pictures on behalf of former and current employee...


Retired football players must defer to collective bargaining agreements to resolve claims they were overprescribed drugs to ke...


Litigation


Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP filed suit against online storage company Bitcasa Inc. after it eliminated an unlimited cloud stora...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Dec. 18, 2014
By Jason Pafundin

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


Law Practice


The Year in Review: Law Practice

Dec. 18, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

The improving economy has buoyed several practice areas in California this year. The hottest among them: data security and pri...