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Litigation


Three separate class actions filed this week in federal court against CBS Corporation, iHeartMedia Inc. and Cumulus Media Inc....


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Aug. 20, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved


Litigation


Losers in BP trial home in on jury instructions

Aug. 20, 2015
By Gautham Thomas

Jury instructions from the presiding judge late in the trial may be grounds for appeal, according to counsel representing Arco...


Law Practice


Help young lawyers do the right thing

Aug. 20, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Skyrocketing debt loads keep many young attorneys from pursuing low-paying public service jobs. Senate Bill 134 is a plan to c...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


A woman who won her credit dispute with a Georgia bank is entitled to receive attorney fees as they are calculated under Calif...


Judges and Judiciary


Fresno County judge given 'severe' public censure

Aug. 20, 2015
By L.J. Williamson

The California Commission on Judicial Performance filed a severe public censure of Judge James Petrucelli on Tuesday, the most...


Judges and Judiciary


The Orange County Superior Court has opened its application process for temporary judges, a process the court does every three...


Litigation


A class action brought on behalf of residents who were overcharged for utility services may help the city increase its claim v...


Corporate


Support.com snags Oracle counsel

Aug. 20, 2015
By Kibkabe Arayan

Support.com Inc. , known for its cloud-based software solutions in customer service, announced Tuesday it has tapped Michelle ...


Criminal


Bogus drug sentencing reform 'myths'

Aug. 20, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

This summer, a group of federal prosecutors may have offered the best evidence yet that federal drug sentencing reform is fina...


Litigation


A settlement appeared unlikely on Tuesday in case where plaintiff said UCLA Medical Center's substandard security protections ...


Litigation


An appeal over state pension officials' refusal to pay a superior court judge half a million dollars from his retirement accou...


Judicial Profile


Stephen P. Acquisto

Aug. 20, 2015
By Fiona Smith

Sacramento County Judge Stephen Acquisto says he likes being able to make objective decisions.


Transactions


The online retailer, which went public just two years ago, tapped Weil and Cooley in its sale to Liberty Interactive, which al...


Entertainment & Sports


Just like companies adopt HR policies to save money in the long run, so too should studios adopt policies and protocols to pro...


GC Email


The 9th Circuit recently weighed in on the issue. By Laura W. Brill and Nicholas F. Daum ...


Judges and Judiciary


Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 560, a bill barring the consideration of immigration status of child...


Law Practice


Bill will lighten load for trial courts

Aug. 19, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law that clarifies when objections not ruled on by a trial court are preserved for appell...


Law Practice


King & Spalding snags product liability veteran

Aug. 19, 2015
By Deirdre Newmann

Prominent trial lawyer Alexander G. Calfo joined King & Spalding in Los Angeles as partner in its product liability practi...


Intellectual Property


Nero Inc. successfully won a patent infringement lawsuit filed by consumer electronics manufacturer JVC Kenwood Corp., followi...


Corporate Counsel


Sarah E. Agudo

Aug. 19, 2015
By Banks Albachn

Head of Legal A Medium Corp. San Francisco ...


Law Practice


US Attorney joins Hogan Lovells

Aug. 19, 2015
By Steven Crightonn

Hogan Lovells US LLP announced today that it has signed former U.S. District Attorney Stephanie Yonekura as a partner at its L...


Obituaries


Robert Wenke 1926 - 2015

Aug. 19, 2015
By Crogjtpm

Robert A. Wenke, the former Los Angeles Superior Court presiding judge who conducted the second gun inquiry in the assassinati...


Litigation


John Kagel of Palo Alto will handle the first step before binding arbitration in the suit over the firing of former State Bar ...


California Supreme Court


New rule for mentally disordered

Aug. 19, 2015
By L.J. Williamson

The state Supreme Court, in companion cases Monday ruled that a trial judge must personally advise a mentally disordere...


Judicial Profile


Mickie Reed

Aug. 19, 2015
By Laurinda Keys

Superior Court Commissioner Riverside County (Indio) ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Aug. 18, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Environmental


Observers are skeptical about the chances of a lawsuit by Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP against President Barack Obama an...


Banking


The myth of the virgin financial crisis

Aug. 18, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Are we to believe that the Great Recession was conceived without sin in the C suite? By William K. Black ...


California Supreme Court


VIDEO: Long-awaited answer on will reformation

Aug. 18, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

The California Supreme Court has expanded the rules regarding the admission of extrinsic evidence in matters relating to wills...