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Labor/Employment


Truck drivers who work with a contract but say they are really under the control of one company have increasingly turned to re...


Intellectual Property


Opening statements in the patent infringement trial became a numbers game for jurors Tuesday as each side sought to gain the e...


Judicial Profile


Scott L. Kays

Apr. 3, 2014
By Paul Jones

Scott L. Kays' passion for problem-solving has helped boost his court's efficiency and accessibility.


Judges and Judiciary


Judges and prosecutors are frustrated by the pressure the policy has put on jail space, which has resulted in convicts and pre...


Perspective


The state Supreme Court could save each of us upwards of $500 this week, as on April 3 it will hear oral argument in People v....


Intellectual Property


Software patent arguments hint at narrow ruling

Apr. 2, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

On Monday, for the first time since the invention of email, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the extent to which software ...


Natural Resources


What water can learn from electric utilities

Apr. 2, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

What we are doing now to address the water problem is not working; it isn’t enough. We need to do something different. We need...


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


The Mountain View-based technology giant was dismissive Saturday of claims that it flouted a federal court order to take down ...


Securities


Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC is guiding longtime client Arista Networks Inc. through its planned $200 million initi...


Litigation


Burford Capital boosts 2013 revenue

Apr. 2, 2014
By Henry Meier

New financial data from litigation finance company Burford Capital Ltd. shows the firm boosted its revenue last year with a 25...


Employee Benefits


In March, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission provided final approval for Regulation 14, Rule 1 of the Bay Area Air Qua...


Judges and Judiciary


The U.S. Senate confirmed Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP California litigation partner John B. Owens to the 9th U.S. Circuit C...


Litigation


In separate cases, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced settlements Monday with men who traded on non-public infor...


Criminal


Judge denies bid for NSA records

Apr. 2, 2014
By Paul Jones

A defense attorney's bid to use National Security Agency records to exonerate his client was shot down in federal court Monday...


A jury in Kings County unanimously agreed to hand a plaintiff $128.6 million on breach of contract and intentional interferen...


Law Practice


For the second quarter in a row, overall confidence inside law firms increased in expected profits, revenue, and client demand...


Litigation


Former employee Nyle Hooper filed a False Claims Act suit alleging the defense contractor intentionally underbid on a contract...


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


A divided en banc panel at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that relatives of a man killed by police during ...


Obituaries


Robert L. Brosio, former chief of the criminal division of the U.S. attorney's office for the Central District, died Friday at...


Securities


Ares Management taps Proskauer for IPO

Apr. 2, 2014
By Salvador Mares

Ares will be the first private equity firm to go public since the market debut of The Carlyle Group in May 2012. ...


Litigation


Suits challenge sex offender laws

Apr. 2, 2014
By Hamed Aleazizn

A Santa Maria lawyer and her reform group are threatening municipalities across the state with lawsuits if they don't repeal o...


Perspective


General Motors' day of reckoning

Apr. 2, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

This week, General Motors CEO Mary Barra will appear before an angry panel of examiners in the House and the Senate. By Jonath...


Law Practice


Data breaches spawn flurry of insurance work

Apr. 2, 2014
By Joshua Seboldn

Attorneys representing both insurers and their clients are responding to a spike in security lapses. More than most types of i...


Intellectual Property


The major question for Apple at the trial, experts say, is whether the iPhone maker can secure any sort of injunctive relief a...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Apr. 1, 2014
By Dominic Fracassan

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


Corporate Counsel


David T. Ho

Apr. 1, 2014
By Joshua Seboldn

General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Fullscreen Inc. Culver City ...


U.S. Supreme Court


A pending U.S. Supreme court decision on the powers of bankruptcy judges could upend the well-established system that lets the...


Perspective


Trademark saga for King's Candy Crush game

Apr. 1, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

This week, the social gaming company known as King began trading on the New York Stock Exchange as King Digital Entertainment ...


Environmental


A new decision means the government may need to use eminent domain rather than "right-of-entry" statutes to gain access to pro...


Labor/Employment


Interns at heightened risk of harassment

Apr. 1, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Unpaid interns are among those most at risk of being taken advantage of; surprisingly, many courts have ruled that Title VII's...