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


Vexatious label reversed by circuit

Aug. 6, 2014
By John Roemer

U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real of Los Angeles was too quick to boot out of court a lawyer and her son by declaring them v...


Last Tuesday FedEx pleaded not guilty to charges in an indictment which raises significant questions about a private party's r...


A rare claim that tests a lender's ability to levy nearly 100 percent interest rates on its customers has cleared a path for t...


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


A 9th Circuit panel seemed inclined to overrule a district court judge who remanded a class action to state court allegedly co...


Judicial Profile


Ramona Garrett

Aug. 6, 2014
By Paul Jones

Criminal judge Ramona Garrett pays special attention to the psychological causes of crime.


Judicial Profile


Gregory A. Syren

Aug. 6, 2014
By Fiona Smith

Supervising judge Gregory A. Syren spent more than two decades with the public defender's office.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Aug. 5, 2014
By Dominic Fracassan

Post your M&A, IPO and financing deals at www.dailyjournal.com/dealmakers


Judicial Profile


Steve White

Aug. 5, 2014
By Hadley Robinson

Judge Steve White has stood up to judiciary leaders as head of the Alliance of California Judges.


Immigration


Some 600 attorneys in law firms throughout the state are donating their time to assist in the immigration crisis. More than 3,...


Corporate Counsel


Stephen H. Kay

Aug. 5, 2014
By Alison Frost

General Counsel of Roku Inc. Saratoga ...


Perspective


The San Francisco bench is lucky to still have Judge McBride, whether he's mellowed out or not. By Adrian Ivancevich ...


Letter to the Editor


Detained individuals enjoy a full Sixth Amendment right to counsel and to have (and thus prepare for) a fair trial. By Melissa...


Perspective


Smartphone case leaves questions

Aug. 5, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Two aspects of the decision - the scope of an allowable search warrant and cloud storage - are bound to give life to Riley for...


Labor/Employment


Workplace law has come a long way, baby

Aug. 5, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

With advances in technology, changes in the moral zeitgeist and the increasing political polarization of our country, there ar...


California Courts of Appeal


City can't use money to revamp its convention center, home to annual Comic-Con conference that has threatened to leave the tow...


There is still ambiguity about whether state peace officers can return seized medical marijuana to defendants after a criminal...


Administrative/Regulatory


Death knell for State Bar's opt-out fees?

Aug. 5, 2014
By Don Debenedictisn

A line of appellate decisions that put into question the way many mandatory state bars collect lawyer dues to pay for their po...


Mergers & Acquisitions


O'Melveny & Myers LLP helped San Francisco-based game developer Kabam Inc. secure $120 million strategic investment from A...


Law Practice


Legal industry jobs fell slightly in July

Aug. 5, 2014
By Joshua Seboldn

Recent employment figures at the state and national level indicate that legal services have reached a new level of relative st...


Bankruptcy


Bankruptcy filings plummet in California

Aug. 5, 2014
By Hadley Robinson

Bankruptcy filings dropped dramatically in California last year, showcasing a rebounding economy, but also less work for attor...


Last week's ruling on the state's high speed rail set the project's opponents back in a big way. The 3rd District Court of App...


Responding to a new expedited deportation program for immigrant children, several civil liberties and immigrant rights groups ...


Law Practice


On The Move

Aug. 4, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

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


Judicial Profile


Herbert I. Levy

Aug. 3, 2014
By Emily Green

Herbert Levy, a long-serving justice on the 5th District Court of Appeal, is known for congeniality.


U.S. District Judge David O. Carter became one of the few judges to rely on the case when he ruled that S&P was required ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


The mediation games

Aug. 2, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

In hundreds of mediations happening every day throughout the country, people are playing games. By Steven G. Mehta ...


Intellectual Property


Superheirs ask high court for justice

Aug. 2, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

The Copyright Act of 1976 allows authors and their families to terminate copyright grants years after they are made "notwithst...


Labor/Employment


McDonald's is not lovin' a recent NLRB ruling

Aug. 2, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

In a move with potential sweeping impact on businesses across the country, the NLRB will name a parent franchisor as a respond...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


"So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains / And we never even know we have the key" - Eagles, "Already Gone....


Law Practice


More addicted lawyers seeking recovery?

Aug. 2, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Are more addicted lawyers seeking recovery? Statistics don't necessarily support that conclusion. But the need for recovery se...