Perspective
Take stock: Pre-1978 copyrighted works require thorough record keeping
By Ben Armisteadn
Recently, the heir of rock-and-roll photographer James Marshall learned the importance of collecting and maintaining proper re...
In a case decided June 13, the 1st District Court of Appeal provided some guidance on how the appellate courts will treat the ...
Perspective
Bankruptcy court chastises Stockton's capital market creditors for their opposition to Chapter 9 relief
By Ben Armisteadn
The capital market creditors asserted that, as a matter of state law, Stockton did not satisfy its good faith negotiation obli...
Litigation
Bingham McCutchen helps Oracle win favorable outcome in copyright case
By Kevin Lee
Oracle Corp. announced Monday that it has favorably concluded its unfair business and copyright infringement lawsuit against G...
Attorneys from Reed Smith LLP in Los Angeles obtained the award on behalf of Daniel V Inc., a Nevada-based real estate firm ow...
Discipline
Disbarred OC lawyer sentenced to a year for embezzling $150,000 from auto-accident clients
By Don Debenedictisn
Tuan Thanh Tran, who was disbarred in November, pleaded guilty to stealing more than $150,000 from settlements for auto-accide...
Law Practice
State Bar panel endorses licensing nonlawyers to perform limited legal work
By Don Debenedictisn
A special State Bar panel formally endorsed the idea of licensing nonlawyers to perform some legal work for clients and recomm...
California Courts of Appeal
Generic drugmaker can be sued for failing to update warning label, appellate court rules
By Emily Green
A pharmaceutical company can be sued for failing to update a warning label on a generic drug to match the label on the corresp...
U.S. Supreme Court
In noncustodial setting, right to silence isn't absolute
By Hamed Aleazizn
Individuals being questioned by police still have the right to remain silent following a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday, b...
Litigation
Former employee's suit over Madden video game turns on statute of limitiations
By Hadley Robinson
Statements by Electronic Arts Inc. touting the 20th anniversary of its John Madden football video game tipped off a former emp...
Superior Court Commissioner, El Dorado County (South Lake Tahoe and Placerville) ...
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Proposed rules encourage 'sky's the limit' fee gouging
By Ben Armisteadn
The State Bar has revised its Rules of Professional Conduct regarding attorney fees. The revisions are currently being prepare...
Courts may be invited to interpret the state high court's Martinez decision as stating that the last offer rule auto...
Amazingly, shares of Myriad and other biotech companies rose in the immediate reaction to the decision. By Joe Liebeschuetz ...
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy judge disqualifies Winston & Strawn from San Bernardino case
By Fiona Smith
A bankruptcy judge has disqualified Winston & Strawn LLP from working on the city of San Bernardino's bankruptcy proceedin...
The judge presiding over litigation involving allegations of unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles said he was inclined t...
Judges and Judiciary
Los Angeles County Superior Court sees layoffs take effect
By Chase Scheinbaum
Court reporters, courtroom assistants and accountants were among the employees of Los Angeles Superior Court who were laid off...
Arizonan Andrew Hurwitz overcame a tricky nomination process on his way to the 9th Circuit.
Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) ...
The Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975 hit tort lawyers hard, imposing a $250,000 limit on pain and suffering dama...
The New Lawyer
Ex-professors' lawsuit raises questions about Phoenix School of Law growth, policies
By Don Debenedictisn
Two tenured professors claim in a federal lawsuit that Phoenix School of Law effectively forced them out when they protested a...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has confirmed the validity of an Apple Inc. patent claim that was instrumental in the com...
Chief Legal Officer for Western Health Advantage Sacramento ...
Jessica Grant jumped from seven-lawyer plaintiff-side environmental boutique Sher Leff to 75-attorney San Francisco firm Coble...
Rogelio R. Flores has become an evangelist of sorts for the concept of collaborative justice.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
VIDEO: Incentive awards in class-action settlements under fire
By Ben Armisteadn
A recent 9th Circuit decision continues a trend of close judicial scrutiny of class settlements and requires counsel to recons...
CLS Bank calls into question the validity of the bulk of the business method patents issued during the State Street<...
The recent cutbacks in funding for courts and the resulting increased demands on judges' time make it appropriate to consider ...
Litigation
Hold 'em or fold 'em: 8 'cards' companies should consider before trying a case
By Ben Armisteadn
While the primary focus here is the defense of a company in a product-related lawsuit, these considerations apply equally in t...