Intellectual Property
The mark of color in fashion: one shoe, two shoes, red soles, blue competitors?
By Karen Natividadn
Does the public really need all this fuss over red-soled shoes? By David Welkowitz of Whittier Law School ...
1916-2012 ...
Republican resistance to allowing a confirmation vote for an appeals court nominee collapsed in a crucial Senate vote Monday, ...
Former McAfee Inc. General Counsel Kent H. Roberts has settled a defamation and malicious prosecution lawsuit he filed against...
The Federal Communications Commission's efforts to improve access to high-speed Internet are raising the ire of municipal advo...
Labor/Employment
Tougher guest worker rules aren't likely to hit California hard
By Brian Sumersn
The Department of Labor will impose more stringent requirements on some companies who import seasonal labor, but California im...
Betty Shumener, Robert Odson and Henry Oh cited reasons for leaving as a desire to have their own practice and the increasing ...
Illegal immigration is a serious issue that deserves genuine reform. By Bruce J. Einhorn of Pepperdine University School of La...
The 1st District addresses the use of representative sampling and restrictions on trial testimony. By Barbara Cotter of Cook B...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Google-Motorola deal gets the green light from regulators
By Craig Andersonn
Regulators in the U.S. and Europe approved Google Inc.'s acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and its collection of ...
The Securities and Exchange Commission's top lawyer in Southern California is stepping down, launching what is likely to be a ...
A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Judge Kenneth Medel has thrived tackling single-minded pursuits, of which judging is the latest.
YouTube's new lineup of original channels looks a lot like cable television, but lawyers who papered the deals said the web-ba...
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Office, General Counsel and Secretary Pleasanton ...
Judge allows four claims to move forward in the ACLU's class action against the state of California. By Sloan Simmons and Tom ...
An appellate court ruling raises concerns for all guarantors of so-called "non-recourse" secured loan product. By Brian S. Wei...
Whenever you choose to file, always consider when your returns are safe from audit. ...
A company sues its former employee over a Twitter account, claiming that each follower is worth $2.50 per month. By Erik S. Sy...
On its 60th anniversary, commercial bankruptcy firm SulmeyerKuptez PC receives the gift of rare original 1883 English handbill...
Judges and Judiciary
OC veteran takes over as appeals court presiding judge
By Ciaran Mc Evoy
A veteran of the Orange County bench, Kathleen E. O'Leary, was sworn in Friday as the first female presiding justice of Divisi...
Nearly $3 billion dollars of taxpayer money is at risk as a result of the controversial Department of Energy loan guarantee pr...
Apple Inc. reached a settlement with 24 million iPhone 4 customers Friday in a consolidated class action over alleged connecti...
California and ten other states sued the federal Environmental Protection Agency Friday for failing to issue new standards on ...
The insider trading investigation that sent Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam to prison has spread its tentacles to Califor...
Apple Inc.'s latest patent claims against rival Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. go beyond its previous assertions that the South ...
Litigation
Title IX decision could have far-reaching impact on high school sports
By Saul Sugarman
A decision issued in San Diego federal court last week may have a long-lasting impact on cases involving the fairness of male...
A state appellate court dealt another blow last week to cities' use of red-light cameras, reversing the conviction of a woman ...
Law Practice
Bar cracks down on continuing education requirements
By Don De Benedictis
The State Bar Board of Trustees said Friday that those who lie about their MCLE compliance would be referred to discipline pr...
Lawyers Betty M. Shumener, Robert J. Odson and Henry H. Oh have co-founded Shumener Odson Oh LLP. All three were partners at D...