A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Two generations of Pregerson judges are taking senior status
By John Roemer
Harry Pregerson will be 92 when he assumes senior status on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in December after a storied ...
Administrative/Regulatory
In defense of requiring employees to arbitrate claims
By Ben Armisteadn
Even if the governor vetoes Assembly Bill 465, this will not be the last attack on arbitration. But arbitration is a fair, eff...
A recent decision provides guidance on whether a raw material supplier can be held liable for design defect claims in Californ...
There's a few takeways to be had from the recent copyright dispute over the world's most popular song, "Happy Birthday to You....
Palo Alto-based partners with Arnold & Porter LLP scored a defense win Tuesday in a federal jury trial that sought $1.1 mi...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Immigration judge's factual findings were improperly reversed, 9th Circuit panel rules
By Craig Andersonn
An immigration judge's factual findings were improperly reversed by the Board of Immigration Appeals in a case involving a man...
Criminal
LA judge finds man innocent, eligible for state compensation
By L.J. Williamson
Reggie Cole, wrongfully convicted in 1994 in the shooting death of Felipe Angeles, was found factually innocent in Los Angeles...
If they can't afford bail, low-level offenders often are pressured into guilty pleas, because all they want to do is get out o...
Law Practice
Renne Sloan absorbs Sacramento public agency law boutique
By Joshua Seboldn
Two public agency law boutiques with a presence in Sacramento are combining forces. Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP, previously...
Litigation
Sex trafficking collaborative court draws White House eye
By America Hernandez
The Compton courthouse has garnered a significant amount of attention from the White House this past month for its Succeeding ...
Litigation
Ticket fixing ex-judge ineligible for more money from judicial retirement system
By John Roemer
Disgraced former judge William R. Danser won't get any more cash from the judicial retirement system, even though he won expun...
California Courts of Appeal
State appeals court rejects Prop. 47 resentencing
By Kevin Lee
A superior court judge cannot reconsider a criminal sentence when the defendant is pursuing a related appeal, a state appeals ...
Attorneys from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP have filed the first class action...
The state Supreme Court needs to answer the question regarding what is a plaintiff's burden of proof regarding restitution in ...
This month the state Legislature passed comprehensive legislation providing for the full regulation of the medical marijuana i...
A series of lawsuits recently filed in the Northern District of California seem to think so. By Bruce E. Boyden ...
Waste collector Recology Inc. won a defense verdict last week when a San Mateo County jury unanimously rejected a $10.6 millio...
Litigation
Lawyers asking for big cut of $577 million price fixing settlement
By Saul Sugarman
A $192 million attorney fee request in a large Northern District antitrust class action has lawyers asking for a third of the ...
Public investment giants, such as Fidelity and Vanguard, are steadily seeking more access to private companies and have funnel...
Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Financialforce.com Inc. San Francisco ...
Attorneys and government officials are turning Hollywood's most notorious cybercrime case into a learning opportunity, as an u...
Government
AG Harris makes move to rein in Prop. 65 abuse in legal settlements
By Fiona Smith
Reform proposal announced Monday cites concern that many settlements between private enforcers and companies divert money from...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
In major win for workers, 9th Circuit endorses Iskanian
By Matthew Blaken
In huge victory for plaintiff employment lawyers, 9th Circuit Judge Milan Smith said employees must be able to bring represent...
Mono County Superior Court Judge Stanley L. Eller is known for his simple, patient approach.
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
California may be the eighth largest global economy, but it lacks a rule on the practice of foreign in-house counsel, affectin...
According to UNHCR, more than 440,000 refugees have entered Europe by sea this year. Nearly 3,000 of those have died or gone m...
Entertainment & Sports
Film bill boosts economy, but some are missing out
By Ashley Cullinsn
California's Film and Television Tax Credit Program is receiving mixed reviews, with attorneys lauding a boost in in-state pro...
Philip R. Nicholson, a founding partner of Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP who was active with the company since its inception...