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Litigation
LA Times sues Orange County Register over distribution fees
By Matt Hamilton
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, The Los Angeles Times claims the Orange County Register has failed to pay more than $3.5 million i...
Criminal
State settles lawsuit with atheist parolee over faith-based drug treatment program
By Kylie Reynolds
Barry Hazle Jr. will receive nearly $2 million in the settlement reached Monday, after the 9th Circuit last year ruled he dese...
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP snags three intellectual property litigators from Dickstein Shapiro LLP in Los Angeles and O...
Are mobile payment apps subject to the enforcement penalties of the Bank Secrecy Act? The broad definition of "financial insti...
Entertainment & Sports
Netflix movie deals of today similar to pay TV deals of yesteryear
By Matthew Blaken
Lawyers who work in the motion picture industry compare recent Netflix original movie deals to Showtime and HBO feature filmma...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sex offender registration requirement constitutional, 9th Circuit rules
By Emily Green
A convicted rapist lost his bid to have declared unconstitutional a lifetime requirement that he register with the police ever...
Her youth involved boots and cowboy hats but Patricia Guerrero always dreamed of a legal career.
Tilly's Inc. Irvine Size of legal department: 1 lawyer ...
Size can be a liability for some tech industry giants, four of whom have opted to spin off major divisions in efforts to spur ...
Intellectual Property
Three inexpensive steps to avoid a copyright headache
By Ben Armisteadn
Copyright law is complex and can hold a lot traps for the unwary. Oftentimes, companies could avoid these traps by taking a fe...
Despite safeguards, California cities continue to become engaged in litigation arising out of "trip and fall" accidents along ...
Over the course of 2014, efforts to crack down on "patent trolls" have dramatically increased. On the federal level, such effo...
The NFL's handling of several recent high-profile domestic violence incidents has raised the national consciousness regarding ...
A bill which would have added much needed amendments to the California Franchise Relations Act was recently vetoed by Gov. Jer...
O'Melveny & Myers LLP secured a $36 million verdict for Oregon-based client Mentor Graphics Corp. on Friday in a patent tr...
The film and television studio plans to release 24 films in the next five years ...
Despite calls from law enforcement and county officials, a Board of State and Community Corrections committee maintained that ...
Transactions
Sullivan helps Endo International acquire Auxilium Pharmaceuticals for $2.6B
By Salvador Mares
Auxilium received an unsolicited $2.2 billion buyout offer from Endo on Sept. 12. when Auxilium was in the midst of acquiring ...
Litigation
Court upholds arbitrator's $800 million ruling against Irvine-based company
By Henry Meier
Upholding a $800 million award in a trade secrets case between two of the world's largest hard drive manufacturers, the Minnes...
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has brought on Mark L. Krotoski as a partner in the firm's Washington D.C. office. Krotoski will r...
Litigation
California AG's office settles privacy lawsuit for $28 million
By Hadley Robinson
California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced a $28 million settlement for privacy and contract violations Monday with a...
Labor/Employment
Employment claims under state law facing U.S. Supreme Court test
By Laura Hautalan
The most valuable claims California workers have in employment disputes could be placed on hold, depending on an upcoming deci...
Government
Brown's state Supreme Court appointees facing little ballot box opposition
By Emily Green
Gov. Jerry Brown's most recent appointees to the court, Justices Goodwin Liu and Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, seem poised for e...
Newly appointed Judge Pamela M. Parker was raised with an awareness of public interest issues.
A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Many pro sports teams are tossing the clutter of dozens of sponsorships, opting for fewer stadium billboards and doubling down...
Letter to the Editor
LETTER: Story mischaracterizes Eastern District practices
By Ben Armisteadn
A recent story's characterization of mortgage fraud prosecutions in the Eastern District does not reflect what we're doing in ...
When people ask me how often I'm in trial as a family law judge, I answer "all the time." At least that's how often I preside ...