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The majority of Bingham McCutchen LLP's partners in California have been admitted to Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP as part o...


Litigation


With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, MotionPoint Corp. has won more time to fight off a looming sales ban agains...


Litigation


Cheerleaders for the Oakland Raiders are divided over whether to accept a $1.25 million settlement from their team in a ground...


Corporate


One of the most complex and contentious hostile takeovers in recent memory came to an end on Monday with the announcement that...


Litigation


AutoZone Stores Inc. will pay out what might be a U.S. record of $185 million in punitive damages for discriminating against a...


Rodric A. Pacheco, a former Riverside district attorney and state assemblyman, has joined Theodora Oringher PC as a senior att...


Corporate Counsel


Alan Grebene

Nov. 19, 2014
By Alison Frost

Vice President and General Counsel of Medallia Inc. Palo Alto ...


A fight over building a mansion in the Berkeley hills has sparked questions over what sorts of projects should be exempt from ...


Administrative/Regulatory


State Bar, ex-leader trade charges

Nov. 19, 2014
By Don Debenedictisn

Joseph Dunn's lawyer says he is representing another whistleblower. ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Nov. 18, 2014
By Jason Pafundin

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


Intellectual Property


Lawmakers, lobbyists and lawyers are preparing for another round of loaded debates over whether Congress should act to reform ...


Perspective


LETTER: Clearing up facts in Malibu sign debacle

Nov. 18, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

The Nov. 6 article "Malibu voters limit formula retail development, setting stage for legal battles" needs some clarifications...


Labor/Employment


Employers may justifiably want prospective employees to waive Berman hearing rights in employment arbitration agreements, but ...


Litigation


State jurisdictions are inching closer to the federal Daubert standard governing admissibility of expert testimony. By Belynda...


Intellectual Property


Friday's ruling reveals the court's willingness to strike down patents that tie an abstract idea to its implementation on the ...


Obituaries


John Spencer Letts: 1934-2014

Nov. 18, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

Senior U.S. District Judge John Spencer Letts, known throughout the Central District for the unique corporate perspective he b...


Intellectual Property


A federal judge in Oakland late Thursday ordered online language translator MotionPoint Corp. to stop selling a product that i...


A committee may recommend the state revamp judge and attorney training in the wake of a disability rights group's allegations ...


Administrative/Regulatory


Dunn's tenure atop State Bar earned mostly praises

Nov. 18, 2014
By Don De Benedictis

Joseph L. Dunn, the former state senator whose unceremonious ouster as State Bar executive director for undisclosed reasons wa...


Law Practice


Court records suggest financial issues at firm

Nov. 18, 2014
By Matt Hamiltonn

In the wake of trial attorney Raymond Boucher's departure earlier this month from Khorrami Boucher LLP - the third name partne...


Administrative/Regulatory


State Bar responds to fired director's lawsuit

Nov. 18, 2014
By Don De Benedictis

Two days after former Executive Director Joseph L. Dunn filed an astonishing lawsuit against the State Bar for firing him the ...


Judicial Profile


Jeremias DeMelo Jr.

Nov. 18, 2014
By Brian Cardile

Superior Court Commissioner Kings County (Corcoran) ...


Law Practice


On the Move

Nov. 17, 2014
By Melanie Brisbonn

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.


Litigation


Oracle Corp. and SAP AG have reached a $359.1 million settlement in a lengthy and groundbreaking copyright fight, the companie...


Litigation


War is on after State Bar ousts Joe Dunn

Nov. 15, 2014
By Don J. De Benedictis

In a sparse statement Thursday, the California Bar announced it had fired Executive Director Joseph L. Dunn. Almost immediatel...


Perspective


Advocates must stand up for children

Nov. 15, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

We are witnesses to an exodus. Over 60,000 children from Central America have fled to the U.S. since the beginning of 2014. An...


Criminal


Support grows to end excessive punishment

Nov. 15, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

The success of California's Proposition 47 - the ballot initiative that reduces penalties for drug possession and certain prop...


Personal Injury & Torts


A new survey highlights structured settlements' benefits. But Executive Life litigation may soon become the industry's nightma...


Perspective


Patent claim construction and distrust

Nov. 15, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument last month in Teva Pharmaceuticals USA v. Sandoz, a case addressing the scope of appella...


A technology worker has alleged in a lawsuit that Google Inc. violated federal wage laws by misclassifying him as an independe...