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Education


School launches unusual certificate in privacy law

May 17, 2014
By Don Debenedictisn

Aimed at helping law school graduates enter the burgeioning field of privacy protection, Santa Clara University School of Law'...


Arbitrator Profile


Robert M. Bennett

May 17, 2014
By Chase Scheinbaum

Outside of his career in law, Robert M. Bennett specializes in fixing things, specifically British sports cars from the 1960s...


California Courts of Appeal


A Northridge attorney has been slapped with a $10,000 fine for filing a frivolous appeal and repeatedly giving a misleading ac...


Litigation


Court: Actor can seek custody of son born in vitro

May 17, 2014
By Chase Scheinbaum

Jason Patric may seek parentage of the 4-year-old boy he fathered through in vitro fertilization. ...


Government


A state compensation board Thursday granted Francisco "Franky" Carrillo more than $600,000 for the two decades he spent behind...


Law Practice


Sacramento legal market sees surge of boutiques

May 17, 2014
By Joshua Seboldn

The Sacramento legal market has been sprouting boutiques at an increasingly rapid pace over the last four years as one of the ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Why a 'civility oath,' and why now?

May 17, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

On May 23, a dramatic change will occur to the attorney oath all entering lawyers will be required to take at the time of thei...


Intellectual Property


Just a few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court gave district judges more latitude to award attorney fees in patent infringement...


Corporate


Ruling offers 'poison pill' guidance

May 17, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

A Delaware court recently ruled on a preliminary injunction motion seeking to enjoin Sotheby's annual shareholders meeting. By...


Community News


Top Women Lawyers

May 16, 2014
By John Michael

Some of California's most prominent lawyers, judges and other guests gathered May 7 in Beverly Hills as the Daily Journal sa...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

May 16, 2014
By Dominic Fracassan

A roundup of recent merger and acquisition and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Corporate Counsel


Margo D. Smith

May 16, 2014
By David Ruiz

Senior vice president, legal affairs and general counsel of Marketo Inc. San Mateo ...


Perspective


Health care lessons learned from dial-up

May 16, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

The increase in hospital closings nationwide is nothing short of an epidemic, but it remains unclear if we have successfully i...


Perspective


Tell me your secrets, I'll tell you mine

May 16, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

The FTC recently clarified that sharing cyberthreat information does not implicate antitrust concerns. By Randy V. Sabett ...


Perspective


Should California courts rethink the limitations on assignability? It may well be time to reconsider, by following the lead of...


Community News


The Impact Fund honored former U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeffrey L. Bleich at its 21st anniversary gala on May 8. The socia...


Scheider Logistics Inc. agrees to pay the sum to settle allegations of wage theft against it and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ...


Bankruptcy


All seven attorneys from Peitzman Weg LLP are expected to join the firm's Los Angeles office on June 2. ...


Labor/Employment


A jury last week awarded a fired employee more than $5.5 million — not for retaliation or discrimination, but for his employer...


Law Practice


Continuing with its long term business plan for office growth, Kaye Scholer LLP added corporate partner Robert A. Claassen to ...


Government


As California courts continue to look for ways to do more with less money, many have turned toward a new source of revenue: on...


Labor/Employment


Judge delays ruling on Raiderettes case

May 16, 2014
By Laura Hautalan

Judge Wynne Carvill says the result will depend on the outcome of a pending Supreme Court case ...


Bankruptcy


Howrey trustee can keep his position

May 16, 2014
By Joshua Seboldn

Bankruptcy judge Dennis J. Montali indicated he's inclined to throw out a request by a group of unsecured creditors to disqual...


Community News


Justice Chang Soo Yang of the Supreme Court of Korea opened the first annual conference of UC Berkeley's new Korea Law Center ...


Intellectual Property


No easy solution for patent troll issue

May 16, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

If you think that the current patent reform debate is binary, think again. By Dion M. Bregman, Corey Houmand and Jacob Minne ...


Shelly Sterling's remark about her estranged husband is not substantiated. But whether or not it turns out to be true, attorne...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

May 15, 2014
By David Ruiz

DLA Piper represented Los Angeles-based urban and real estate developer The Ratkovich Co. in its agreement with two tenants to...


Gov. Jerry Brown Tuesday proposed giving the judicial branch $160 more than last year, up from his proposal of $105 million in...


Constitutional Law


Dear Justices: Corporations are not people, too

May 15, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

There is an argument that Hobby Lobby can be decided entirely with reference to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. ...


Personal Injury & Torts


Who's liable when cars do the driving?

May 15, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

The future is here: Self-driving vehicles have arrived, along with a slew of tricky legal issues. By Michael Preciado ...