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Labor/Employment


Sixteen days before President Barack Obama leaves office his administration has dropped a legal bombshell, suing Alphabet Inc....


Entertainment & Sports


Though the judge found heavily in favor of the plaintiffs, the makers of a "Star Trek" fan film will get their shot at trial. ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The agency said the Committee of Bar Examiners suspended the rule because the panel has stopped providing schools a list of ho...


California Courts of Appeal


Plaintiffs' employment lawyers got a boost Tuesday when a state appellate court ruled that lawsuits containing only a Private ...


Judicial Profile


C. Todd Bottke

Jan. 6, 2017
By Meghann M. Cuniff

Tehama County Judge C. Todd Bottke amazes attorneys, colleagues with his work ethic.


Criminal


Opening statements began for one defendant in the jury trial over alleged bribery in a decade-old San Bernardino County public...


Judges and Judiciary


OC Judge Andler moves to JAMS

Jan. 6, 2017
By Meghann M. Cuniff

Gail Andler retired as a judge Jan. 1, and her first day at JAMS was Tuesday. She isn't yet eligible for her state pension, bu...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jan. 5, 2017
By Melanie Brisbon

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


Government


Incoming attorney general may be granted new powers

Jan. 5, 2017
By Malcolm Maclachlan

California will soon have a new attorney general, who may have several new powers and responsibilities if the state Legislatur...


Corporate


Pharma company promotes in-house attorney to GC

Jan. 5, 2017
By Paula Lehman Ewing

San Diego-based Apricus Biosciences Inc. announced Tuesday the promotion of associate general counsel Mary F. Naggs to general...


Litigation


A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court Tuesday said a recent voter-approved property tax measure is illegal. ...


Government


Outgoing Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has named Kathleen A. Kenealy as chief deputy attorney general. ...


Data Privacy


The rash of online privacy laws and regulations continued to grow in size and complexity last year, and there is little reason...


Corporate


Infosys Technology Ltd., an India-based information technology company with U.S. headquarters in Palo Alto, announced a mutual...


Law Practice


A team of self-described "happy warrior" attorneys have left large firms to found Pierce Sergenian LLP, a commercial business ...


Criminal


A judge focused on whether a structural incentive prevents all the Orange County prosecutors from treating the defendant fairl...


Government


Three methods businesses use to suppress negative online reviews are illegal under a new federal law. ...


Corporate Counsel


Peter J. Bragdon

Jan. 4, 2017
By Paula Lehman Ewing

Executive VP and General Counsel Columbia Sportswear Co. (Portland, Oregon) ...


In a significant year for dealmaking in the entertainment industry, actors, musicians, sports figures and other entertainers i...


Government


New crime bills take on bail pay, stoned driving

Jan. 4, 2017
By L.J. Williamson

Stoned driving tests, cop killing as a hate crime, overhauling the bail system: With the 2017-2018 legislative session barely ...


Law Practice


Firms compete for fintech and Bitcoin attorneys

Jan. 4, 2017
By Joshua Seboldn

Bitcoin and the technology behind it has established itself as enough of a force in the marketplace that law firms are now for...


The $250,000 settlement stems from a years-long collaboration between the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and the Orange C...


Labor/Employment


California's Fair Pay Act, implemented a year ago, has triggered a modest increase in gender pay discrimination complaints and...


In testimony, deputy DAs Larry P. Yellin and Michael F. Murray said they did not know a CHP officer's report had been changed....



On the Move

Jan. 3, 2017
By Eli Wolfe

Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jan. 3, 2017
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


Judicial Profile


David Riemenschneider

Jan. 3, 2017
By Steven Crighton

Judge David Riemenschneider sees lives improve in Mendocino juvenile, dependency courtrooms.


Corporate


Carlos E. Rivas, a senior merger and acquisitions counsel at Intel Corp.'s venture capital division in Santa Clara, is Califor...


William I. Edlund won major antitrust cases and was regarded as a top San Francisco litigator for decades, said those who work...


Investments


A commission delivered a report to Congress last month with recommendations to strengthen the power of the Committee on Foreig...