Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Don't go crazy with the DMCA
In 1984, Prince released his hit song, "Let's Go Crazy." Now, the song has raised legal questions regarding the issuance of ta...
California Courts of Appeal
Shopping center tenants get what they sought, and it will cost them, appellate court rules
By John Roemer
A legal quirk will let San Bernardino County shopping center owners receive a $126,000 judgment against a tenant - if the owne...
An Irvine-based immigration attorney stood trial Tuesday, facing charges of obstructing justice in a case involving Chinese na...
In a dispute with a contractor over the validity of county audits, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge admonished the county fo...
US District Judge James Donato is tinkering with some unconventional proposals for handling civil trials.
Judges and Judiciary
State high court seeks feedback on political ethics advisory for judges
By John Roemer
Judges attending partisan political fundraisers better watch their step, a state Supreme Court ethics watchdog panel has warne...
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Company Secretary of PayPal Inc. San Jose ...
Litigation
Trial begins in suit against LA Times by former sports columnist
By America Hernandez
T.J. Simers alleges he was harassed and forced out of his job following a 2013 stroke, while the newspaper maintains he resign...
Litigation
New U.S. Attorney brings wealth of national security experience
By Gautham Thomas
Eileen M. Decker, the new U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, takes office after more than two decades in pu...
Law Practice
Baker & Hostetler LLP switching to one-tiered partnership
By Joshua Seboldn
Baker & Hostetler LLP announced Monday it will go through with its rumored switch to a one-tiered partnership, joining Aki...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Fair use ruled a right, not a defense
By Ashley Cullinsn
Copyright holders must now evaluate fair use before issuing a takedown notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the ...
Mono County Judge Mark Magit took to remote Mammoth Lakes shortly after finishing law school.
Environmental
U.S. Navy to scale back sonar usage during training following finalized settlement
By Fiona Smith
A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Settlement worth nearly $2 billion reached with banks in antitrust class action
By Gautham Thomas
Pension investment funds, including a Los Angeles County fund for public employees, claimed that some of the world's largest i...
Law Practice
Covington snags Bird Marella's co-managing partner for LA office
By Deirdre Newmann
Covington & Burling LLP has lured away the co-managing partner at Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenber...
A Hollywood family feud over parents' spending of a child star's earnings did not have a happy ending for the actor on Friday,...
A federal judge issued an injunction under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act after awarding to Korean broadcasters $65 mill...
The Manhattan district attorney's office chose the California Department of Justice as one of 20 agencies to receive funding f...
Intellectual Property
San Jose attorney attacks authority of patent office
By Kevin Lee
A San Jose lawyer launched an attack on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Friday, telling a skeptical federal appeals court...
Perspective
Federal Circuit to consider limits of 'first sale' doctrine
By Ben Armisteadn
At issue is the extent to which U.S. patent rights can be used to control downstream and international trade in the patentee's...
Government
Legislation passed to regulate medical marijuana statewide
By Philip Johnsonn
Twenty years after Californians passed Proposition 215, state politicians reached a bipartisan agreement late last week that w...
Los Angeles-based American Apparel Inc. does not have to advance its founder and former Chief Executive Officer Dov Charney an...
Philip F. Glusker, a founding partner of the firm now known as Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP, died Wedn...
LA Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Lippitt likes to tell stories to help put her courtroom at ease.
Several candidates for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election have adopted as a policy the elimination of...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Fresno Superior Court Judge Brian Arax knows the timbre of his demeanor in court can make all the difference.
Criminal
New Justice Department rules for corporate crimes stir debate
By Gautham Thomas
New Department of Justice guidelines released Wednesday signal a renewed focus on individual prosecutions of corporate malfeas...
As data breach cases move past Article III standing issues and proceed to questions of negligence, organizations with concrete...