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Corporate


Suzanne Pamela Tom, the former vice president of legal affairs and compliance for Verifone Systems Inc. has joined Calix Inc. ...


Intellectual Property


Allergan Inc.'s exclusive rights to a lucrative drug were affirmed Tuesday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circ...


A former Los Angeles Superior Court Clerk who worked at the Pomona Courthouse has been charged with 15 counts of misappropriat...


Litigation


Record fine only scratches surface

Aug. 6, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Last month, after years of abuse and defiance, Chrysler finally answered for its actions at a public hearing before the Nation...


Litigation


Academy v. GoDaddy cybersquatting trial underway

Aug. 6, 2015
By Ashley Cullinsn

The Academy's counsel calls GoDaddy's parked pages program "cybersquatting on an historic, massive scale" during opening argum...


Marvell Technology Group Ltd. dodged the bulk of a $1.5 billion patent infringement award, a federal appellate court ruled, bu...


Judicial Profile


Daniel F. Link

Aug. 6, 2015
By Laurinda Keys

Judge Daniel Link repurposed his trial skills for his new job in San Diego County Superior Court.


Judicial Profile


Nancy E. Zeltzer

Aug. 6, 2015
By Don Debenedictisn

Orange County Judge Nancy Zeltzer immerses herself in criminal law to handle a new challenge.


U.S. District Judge David O. Carter also wonders if the Mongols gang itself can be charged under racketeering. ...


Corporate Counsel


Yush Lee

Aug. 5, 2015
By Banks Albachn

General Counsel and Head of Corporate Development and Legal of RockYou Inc. San Francisco ...


GC Email


Twelve years after Hewlett-Packard was sued in California in a class action, a Court of Appeal said HP must face a nationwide ...


Tax


A bill signed by the president on Friday clarifies what constitutes an "omission" so as to trigger the extended statute of lim...


A recent 7th Circuit decision emphasizes the continuing value of applying to enter the IRS's ongoing offshore voluntary disclo...


Litigation


Construction litigation is latest drought victim

Aug. 5, 2015
By Deirdre Newmann

The last decade has struck a one-two punch on construction defect litigation. First, the recession brought the construction in...


Environmental


The city of San Diego emerged victorious on Monday in a state Supreme Court battle against The California State University Boa...


California Supreme Court


A used car deal gone south provided a vehicle on Monday for the state Supreme Court to pull back from its sometimes-contentiou...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Aug. 4, 2015
By Banks Albachn

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


Litigation


Liability questioned as festivals expand

Aug. 4, 2015
By America Hernandez

Entertainment companies AEG Live and Livenation have both acquired festivals and ticketing services involved in suits over onl...


GC Email


Move fast, but don't break finance laws

Aug. 4, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Taking risks and playing fast and loose with the law might work in some industries, but will prove more challenging for so-cal...


California Supreme Court


Two cases pending before the state and federal high courts will hopefully resolve the ongoing conflict concerning the enforcem...


GC Email


Unrestrained consumer 'protection'

Aug. 4, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau operates as an autonomous entity with little oversight from the president, Congress o...


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


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Central District dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit by a registry that sought ...


Labor/Employment


Truck drivers for Seacon Logix Inc. were employees, not independent contractors, and the cargo company forfeited its challenge...


U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal found himself in an unusual situation Friday after closing arguments of a high-stakes pat...


Litigation


Cybersquatting case slated for trial Tuesday

Aug. 4, 2015
By Ashley Cullinsn

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and GoDaddy.com LLC begin a highly-anticipated cybersquatting trial in U.S. D...


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


The late singer's foundation has standing to challenge a move by Charles' children to gain control of song royalties, a 9th Ci...


Litigation


9th Circuit tackles disability case

Aug. 4, 2015
By Steven Crighton

The 9th Circuit reversed a San Diego district judge on two issues pertaining to decade-long litigation over a disabled student...


Environmental


The San Diego County Water Authority defeated a lawsuit brought by an environmentalist group challenging the agency's water su...


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar announces new chief operating officer

Aug. 4, 2015
By Don J. De Benedictis

Alameda County Superior Court's chief executive officer, Leah T. Wilson, will become the State Bar's new chief operating offic...


Law Practice


The overall employment rate for the class of 2014 climbed to 86.7 percent from 84.5 percent for the preceding class, according...