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Perspective


Re: "Appellate Attorneys, Flailing in the Dark," Jan. 3. By Hirbod Rashidi ...


Letter to the Editor


Re: "Appellate Attorneys, Flailing in the Dark," Jan. 3. By Gary A. Watt ...


Perspective


Homeowners' association laws get a makeover

Jan. 14, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

The main portion of laws affecting homeowners' associations is effectively new as of Jan. 1. Well, sort of. By Kelton Lee Gibs...


California Supreme Court


Policyholders fight to preserve precedent

Jan. 14, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

In a case pending before the state Supreme Court, it seems the entire insurance industry has lined up in an effort to convince...


Law Practice


The courage of law students

Jan. 14, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Today's law students are going against the grain, against the advice of commentators, some pre-law advisors, and probably frie...


Entertainment & Sports


The NCAA enforcement environment

Jan. 14, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

The current enforcement environment should not put schools at ease or detract from efforts to maintain robust athletics compli...


Led by a banner year in the Northern District, California's U.S. attorney's offices bucked a broader declining numbers trend -...


Law Practice


Legal sector dips for second month in a row

Jan. 14, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

Nationwide, the sector lost 800 jobs in December, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. In November it ha...


Litigation


High court takes up labeling dispute over fruit drink

Jan. 14, 2014
By Alexandra Schwappach

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday that it would hear a labeling dispute between beverage company POM Wonderful LLC and Th...


Government


The state attorney general's office filed a motion urging Judge Michael Kenny to toss the remaining complaints filed by oppone...


Government


Brown's budget serves up prison proposals

Jan. 14, 2014
By Hamed Aleazizn

Beyond dollar amounts, the plans unveiled last week include a number of policy proposals aimed at reducing overcrowding in sta...


Law Practice


The IMPACT Project, a nationwide effort spearheaded by several large firms, provides monthly legal aid clinics. In Los Angeles...


Judge Michael Kenny in Sacramento struck down so-called "clawback provisions" of legislation dissolving redevelopment agencies...


Intellectual Property


Utah-based Myriad Genetics Inc. has filed patent infringement claims in Utah against six competitors offering genetic tests fo...


Litigation


A federal judge's decision that a ratings and review company violated antitrust laws when it bought out its largest competitor...


Judicial Profile


Robert C. Hight

Jan. 14, 2014
By Saul Sugarman

Sacramento County's top judge, Robert Hight found his legal calling as a child in an eatery.


Judicial Profile


Thomas H. Cahraman

Jan. 14, 2014
By Katie Lucia

Riverside Judge Thomas H. Cahraman considers probate court an invaluable community service.


Law Practice


On the Move

Jan. 13, 2014
By Kylie Reynolds

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


Judicial Profile


Edward A. Ferns

Jan. 12, 2014
By Don De Benedictis

Los Angeles Judge Edward A. Ferns is filling in at appellate court.


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Administrative/Regulatory


The myriad new rules impose strict requirements beginning Jan 10. By Sanford Shatz and Hassan Elrakabawy ...


Intellectual Property


Three steps to an effective open source strategy

Jan. 11, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

It is crucial to remember that it is still a copyrighted work subject to a software license that often comes with strings atta...


Intellectual Property


There are several myths that make the rounds in engineering organizations and generally mar the reputation of the patent proce...


Community News


The Landau Lawyers League capped off its 2013 fall basketball season with playoffs that pitted top teams from each of its "A,"...


Corporate


Software analytics company names first GC

Jan. 11, 2014
By Caitlin Johnson

On the road to an expected 2014 initial public offering, San Francisco-based New Relic Inc. announced on Wednesday the appoint...


Firm Profile


Keeping Vigilant

Jan. 11, 2014
By David Ruiz

Partners at Minami Tamaki LLP have formed seemingly disjointed groups where their work hardly overlaps, but they say their sha...


California Courts of Appeal


Bryan Cave LLP did not have to disclose its relationship with an arbitrator who served on a panel that awarded the law firm mo...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Paul J. Weinberg

Jan. 11, 2014
By Don Debenedictisn

Weinberg has settled a number of cases not so much because of his understanding of the problems involved, he said, but because...


Judges and Judiciary


Kozinski objector case gets a new judge

Jan. 11, 2014
By Hadley Robinson

A federal judge in Washington state has agreed to take on a case involving an objection to a class action settlement by 9th U....


Diamond Foods Inc. agreed to resolve claims it defrauded shareholders by manipulating payments for walnuts, the Securities and...