Google Inc. announced the tentative approval of a class action settlement of a lawsuit filed by people who complained that the...
Intellectual Property
SAP Says Oracle Wants 'Windfall' of Nearly $2 Billion For Patent Infringement
By Rebecca Beyer
In an intellectual property battle playing out in federal court between Oracle Corp. and SAP AG, a jury must decide how much S...
Some California Supreme Court justices appeared troubled Tuesday that lawyers can use the state's mediation confidentiality la...
Law Practice
Corporate Counsel Go on Internal Hiring Spree to Lower Legal Costs
By Sara Randazzon
After years of bowing to the demands of law firms' perpetually skyrocketing hourly rates, general counsel have finally found a...
Environmental
Tribe's Lawsuit Could Delay Major Solar Power Project
By Jason W. Armstrong
An American Indian tribe filed suit to block one of the nation's largest solar power projects, saying the federal government r...
Changes in rules for the sale of violent video games, long protected as free speech by appellate courts, could be a death blow...
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Court Leaves 'Don't Ask' Policy In Place
By John Roemer
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel considering the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy on Monday let the policy s...
Health care giant McKesson Corp. is set to acquire privately held US Oncology Inc. in a deal valued at $2.16 billion. ...
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a patent infringement case pitting Stanford University against Roche subsidiary. ...
The federal government ready to reverse a 30-year precedent allowing patents for genetic material, but supports patents for bi...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Arizona Defends Immigration Law
By John Roemer
Lawyers for the State of Arizona tried to persuade a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel to permit enforcement of the stat...
A federal judge late Friday ordered a new trial on all of Mattel Inc.’s initial claims against MGA Entertainment. ...
MGA Entertainment seeks to halt discovery in a case in which O'Melveny & Myers accuses MGA of refusing to pay $10.2 millio...
There are many ways to completely avoid the estate tax. By Bruce Givner and Owen Kaye of Givner & Kaye. ...
Litigation
What the Long Term Care Industry Can Learn From the Trucking Industry
By Alexander Phersonn
Insurers would benefit from investigating accidents on their own when they occur. By Noelle M. Natoli-Duffy of Foley & Man...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Regulations for Elderly Care Are a Tangled Web
By Alexander Phersonn
Understanding how regulations affect the standard of care in nursing home facilities should be a priority for litigators. By L...
Perspective
Do the Benefits of Being in the Cloud Outweigh the Risks?
By Karen Natividadn
Should law firms make the switch to cloud computing? By Daniel B. Garrie of ARC and Anthony I. Giacobbe Jr. of Zeichner Ellman...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Foundations Aid Small Hospitals
By Emma Gallegosn
Two major hospital associations in California have moved to establish new non-profit foundations. ...
Trial and appellate courts in California are forging ahead with decisions on meal and rest break class actions. ...
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California Supreme Court
Case Pits Mediation Confidentiality Against Client Secrecy
By Laura Ernden
The California Supreme Court is set to decide whether attorneys can use the cloak of mediation confidentiality to prevent disc...
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A Palmdale man claiming to be God has been found guilty of making death threats against two sitting federal judges in Los Ange...
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Costa Mesa-based Latham & Watkins lawyers represented Kelley Blue Book Co. Inc., the popular car valuation website, in its...
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's lenders approved a plan Friday to place the debt-burdened studio into a streamlined Chapter 11 process b...
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Perspective
How to Maximize Your Chances of Getting a Television Interview on a Budget
By Karen Natividadn
Reaching out to local television media goes a long way. By Asha Blake of Goldenheart Media and Los Angeles lawyer Bradley P. B...
Perspective
Joint Liability for Police Officers: No Longer Judged by the Company They Keep?
By Genevieve Knollen
How a U.S. Supreme Court decision reflects a changing perception in law enforcement joint liability standards. By Richard Toll...