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Labor/Employment


Fate of California's meal and rest breaks is unclear

Jul. 31, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

The 9th Circuit recently concluded the FAAAA does not preempt California's meal and rest break laws and could have a far-reach...


Personal Injury & Torts


Laws without teeth will leave swimmers on the line

Jul. 31, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

It is difficult to say what "ordinary care" might consist of in the context of fishing for sharks off a public beach, but I wo...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Billing under the influence of distraction

Jul. 31, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

You'll probably read this article for only about five minutes before you're interrupted. That's because "knowledge workers," s...


Law Practice


Firms facing clawback claims in the Howrey LLP bankruptcy argued at a hearing Tuesday that they should be dismissed, particula...


Law Practice


Corporate counsels across the country are more concerned with data security than ever, but they may not be focusing on the rig...


Law Practice


Three lawyers leave Novak Druce

Jul. 31, 2014
By Melanie Brisbon

IP boutique Novak Druce Connolly Bove & Quigg LLP lost three attorneys, including its managing partner in its Los Angeles ...


Law Practice


Sheppard Mullin snags real estate attorney from McKenna

Jul. 31, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

Another real estate and land use attorney has decamped from McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP to Sheppard, Mullin, Richter &...


After a full morning of argument, a federal court judge made it clear Tuesday that he expects third party financial institutio...


Corporate


A provision nestled in the merger agreement outlining the terms of Zillow Inc.'s $3.5 billion acquisition of Trulia Inc. may s...


Litigation


The family of an Italian woman killed last year by a motorist on the Venice Beach boardwalk filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Lo...


Law Practice


Baker & Hostetler continues IP expansion

Jul. 31, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

Seven months after merging with an East Coast intellectual property boutique, the national firm Baker & Hostetler LLP cont...


Government


Court funding fight continues to simmer

Jul. 31, 2014
By Paul Jones

At a Judicial Council meeting Tuesday, members voted to pursue an additional $22.7 million from the state to backfill a projec...


Intellectual Property


Facing the prospect of another unfavorable decision from a federal appeals court, Apple Inc. has dropped a major patent litiga...


Small firms and sole practitioners have been facing hurdles in an inhospitable court system for civil lawsuits, requiring more...


Data Privacy


Social media can be an employer's friend or its foe

Jul. 30, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

Companies seeking to leverage the benefits of social media must also be mindful of the legal constraints and risks surrounding...


Commercial Law


Franchisor liability: It's all about control

Jul. 30, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Last month, the state Supreme Court heard a case to decide whether a franchisor will be liable for acts of franchisee-employee...


Perspective


Spotlight on pregnancy discrimination

Jul. 30, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

On July 14, as a part of the Strategic Enforcement Plan it rolled out in 2013, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission iss...


Corporate


Latham, Davis Polk tapped for Virgin America IPO

Jul. 30, 2014
By Salvador Mares

Latham & Watkins LLP is representing Burlingame-based airline operator Virgin America Inc. as the company readies its init...


Litigation


Attorneys for three people injured when a motorist drove onto the Venice Beach boardwalk last summer filed suit last week agai...


Environmental


The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with eight East Bay agencies to stop sewage discharge into t...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court unanimously held that state regulators can sue trucking companies for misclassifying their workers as ...


Solo and Small Firms


Paul Brajevich is the firm's third addition to its government and regulatory group within the past eight months. ...


Intellectual Property


A patent infringement lawsuit filed by Rockstar Consortium US LP against a smartphone hardware partner of Google Inc. will rem...


Criminal


Federal prosecutors are increasingly intercepting emails between incarcerated defendants and their counsel for "security" reas...


A federal judge has ordered half a dozen financial institutions to appear in court Tuesday to explain why they shouldn't have...


Judicial Profile


Denise de Bellefeuille

Jul. 30, 2014
By Vik Jolly

Juvenile court Judge Denise de Bellefeuille is dedicated to hope, caring and second chances.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Preexisting ties between lawyers at Goodwin Procter LLP and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC guided their representatio...


Judicial Profile


Nicole C. Bershon

Jul. 30, 2014
By Don Debenedictisn

Nicole Bershon compares her work as a site judge in Inglewood to that of a traffic controller.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jul. 29, 2014
By Dominic Fracassan

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Corporate Counsel


Catherine Lacavera

Jul. 29, 2014
By Alison Frost

Director of IP and Litigation for Google Inc. Munich, Germany ...