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Transportation


Mileage missteps cost autos ...finally

Nov. 12, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

The sad truth is that automakers face little deterrent from U.S. authorities to correctly represent their vehicles' fuel econo...


Law Practice


Law firms double down on veterans pro bono

Nov. 12, 2014
By Alex Shively

Law firms have been stepping up their efforts to organize pro bono activities in support of returning military personnel. But ...


Entertainment & Sports


John Steinbeck copyright dispute erupts again

Nov. 12, 2014
By Matthew Blaken

After four years of dormancy, the heirs of John Steinbeck are ready to go back to court, with two competing lawsuits filed in ...


Judicial Profile


Frank Roesch

Nov. 12, 2014
By Fiona Smith

Alameda County Judge Frank Roesch decides tough cases but is most satisfied when settling them.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Nov. 11, 2014
By Jason Pafundin

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


Government


San Diego-based ecoATM has 1,500 locations nationwide and scores in California, but its model has come under scrutiny because ...


Judicial Profile


Paul D. Herbert

Nov. 11, 2014
By Hadley Robinson

Judge Paul Herbert knows how to talk diametrically opposed parties into unlikely settlements.


Perspective


The legal authority for Ebola quarantines

Nov. 11, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Federal, state and local governments are being forced to revisit their procedures for handling individuals traveling into thei...


Perspective


Smoke, mirrors and marijuana taxes

Nov. 11, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

It sounds like an easy way to fill budget holes: let a few medical marijuana dispensaries open to serve the over 1 million act...


Bankruptcy


After a hard-fought battle, Detroit is saved

Nov. 11, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

Jones Day partner Bruce S. Bennett can finally get a good night's sleep after a federal judge on Friday approved Detroit's Cha...


Defense attorneys representing a pharmacist accused of participating in a massive conspiracy to sell painkillers illegally fil...


Law Practice


In California, the legal industry lost nearly 2,600 in September from a month earlier, according to the latest data available....


Intellectual Property


Fenwick & West LLP was awarded $820,642 in fees for San Francisco-based communication application Voxernet LLC after a fed...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Guidelines for disciplining lawyers may get a slight overhaul, as State Bar leaders voted Friday to gather public input on pro...


In a petition filed with the Sacramento County Superior Court, the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation called for swift action b...


Entertainment & Sports


Marvel wants to avenge trailer leak

Nov. 11, 2014
By Matthew Blaken

Legal analysts say the Disney subsidiary's subpoena of Google about an "Avengers" movie trailer leaker is a rare move. ...


Perspective


The rise of white collar wiretaps

Nov. 11, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Before the tenure of departing Attorney General Eric Holder, the use of wiretaps was generally relegated, as if by gentlemen's...


After being hit with seven CEQA lawsuits this summer, the state is looking to the federal government to declare the massive ra...


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


State can pursue sex-test maker

Nov. 11, 2014
By Emily Green

California can sue the maker of a fetus gender test kit for false advertising even though buyers of the kit already settled a ...


Judicial Profile


Paul A. Turner

Nov. 11, 2014
By Brian Cardile

Cancer-stricken Justice Paul Turner keeps a full caseload while waiting for a liver transplant.


Law Practice


On the Move

Nov. 10, 2014
By Melanie Brisbonn

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


Judicial Profile


Michael S. Williams

Nov. 10, 2014
By Paul Jones

Michael Williams didn't start a legal career until middle age, but now he's on the bench.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


New justice opens up after win

Nov. 8, 2014
By Emily Green

Gov. Jerry Brown's lieutenants first contacted Mariano-Florentino Cuellar about a seat on the state Supreme Court in 2011. Thr...


ADR Provider


David G. Moore

Nov. 8, 2014
By Vik Jolly

Moore, a mediator with IVAMS Inc., is known as experienced, persistent, and someone who works hard to help parties reach a res...


Perspective


Could the CEO of a California-based company be forced to file a wrongful termination action only in Delaware if his employer a...


Criminal


Do private prisons up incarceration rates?

Nov. 8, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

The focus on private prison companies as the source - or even the salient representation - of all evil in American incarcerati...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Outsourcing can be an integral tool in an attorney's toolbox to provide efficient and cost effective legal representation to a...


Community News


The Landau Lawyers League held it's 9th annual Fall basketball all-star games and 5th annual skills challenges last Thursday a...


Entertainment & Sports


Excitement about China's rapidly growing film industry has been tempered by new conerns of censorship. ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Junior lawyers pursuing jobs as neutrals

Nov. 8, 2014
By David Houston

While traditionally, neutrals have been retired judges or former senior partners from private firms, a new crop of mediators a...