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Dealmakers

Jul. 7, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

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


Labor/Employment


Strict liability for missing information on wage statements has lead to frivolous lawsuits, employment defense attorneys say, ...


Constitutional Law


Microaggressions and the First Amendment

Jul. 7, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Many basic themes and values we learned growing up are now considered "microaggressions" by some colleges. By Arthur Willner ...


Environmental


The oil company whose pipes have leaked more than 100,000 gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean on the Santa Barbara coast is ...


Law Practice


Litigation boutique Kendall Brill & Klieger has elevated entertainment attorney Philip M. Kelly to name partner and change...


A coalition of states are going to court hoping to unravel a new EPA rule that they claim dramatically expands federal regulat...


Litigation


All LA County judges will be recused from hearing the case of former presiding judge James A. Bascue, arrested last month on a...


Administrative/Regulatory


A decision to consider tightening executive pay rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission last week is kindling concerns...


Law Practice


Legal industry sheds 800 jobs in June

Jul. 7, 2015
By Melanie Brisbon

Last month saw a slight decline in number of jobs in the national legal sector, according to the latest employment report from...


Entertainment & Sports


The "Black Swan" case was a daring challenge to the growing popularity of unpaid internships, and spawned dozens of similar ac...


California Supreme Court


Voters wanted to ease the harsh three strikes law by passing Proposition 36 in 2012, but some details remained murky. On Thurs...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Jul. 6, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.


Judicial Profile


Sherilyn Garnett

Jul. 5, 2015
By Laurinda Keys

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Glendale) ...


Entertainment & Sports


Another heavyweight in the boxing business is piling into a legal attack on Floyd Mayweather's manager and investors, claiming...


Labor/Employment


Mediating with a workers' comp lien

Jul. 3, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

A few special considerations for mediations where a workers' compensation lien is at play. By Clark W. Patten ...


Labor/Employment


Despite what its opponents will have you believe, there is good reason to protect California's Private Attorneys General Act. ...


Labor/Employment


What marriage ruling means for employers

Jul. 3, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

The Supreme Court's decision recognizing a fundamental right to same-sex marriage will have substantial impact on employers. B...


Venture capital investment channels are flush with cash this year so far, funneling roughly $63 billion to private companies w...


Labor/Employment


The Boston attorney attacking the app-economy labor model sued laundry cleaning startup Washio Inc. in San Francisco County Su...


Litigation


The doctor's hospital privileges may be restored after a Stanislaus County judge ruled he was mistreated after blowing the whi...


Litigation


Public Counsel and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP represent a homeless man who is suing Glendale Adventist Medical Center ...


Corporate Counsel


Craig Shelburne

Jul. 3, 2015
By Joshua Seboldn

Co-founder and general counsel Sonos Inc. Santa Barbara ...


Litigation


A suit filed Wednesday in LA Superior Court claims that the Los Angeles Unified School District is violating state law by refu...


Criminal


Former state Sen. Leland Yee on Wednesday pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering in an Northern District case that charge...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jul. 2, 2015
By Jason Pafundin

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


Law Practice


The firm found a short summer stint gave students an artificial experience of litigation. It will spend money on signing bonus...


Perspective


Broad virtual currency regulation proposed

Jul. 2, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

A draft bill marks Sacramento's first comprehensive attempt to significantly address "virtual," "digital" or "crypto" currenci...


Perspective


A fundamental right to marry for all

Jul. 2, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Until last week, almost every court chose to use equal protection to explain why it violated equality principles to prevent sa...


Government


A 4th District Court of Appeal panel ruling late Monday brings some clarification to a murky area of Proposition 47. ...


Obituaries


Michael W. Emmick 1953-2015

Jul. 2, 2015
By David Houstonn

The former federal prosecutor who gained national notoriety as part of Kenneth W. Starr's team that investigated President Cli...