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Intellectual Property


Judge throws out $105M patent award

Nov. 29, 2014
By Kevin Lee

A San Francisco federal judge has overturned a $105 million patent damages award for San Jose-based Power Integrations Inc. an...


Firm Profile


Shared Opportunities

Nov. 29, 2014
By Melanie Brisbon

Lisa G. Sherman started her own employment firm last year, adopting a unique and collaborative business strategy that keeps co...


Litigation


Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. successfully warded off a class action over allegedly false advertising practices relate...


With the recent conclusion of a slew of bankruptcies including Stockton, Detroit and Jefferson County, Ala., difficult questio...


In 2014, California's public schools were the subject of debate in courtrooms across the state, potentially foreshadowing a sl...


Litigation


Costa Mesa sued over recent vagrancy reforms

Nov. 27, 2014
By Alex Shively

Suit seeks an emergency order to stop the city from forcing motel residents to relocate every 30 days, a limit established by ...


Law Practice


Managing partners optimistic about legal economy

Nov. 27, 2014
By Joshua Seboldn

Law firm leaders continue to feel increasingly optimistic about the legal economy and their projections for profits are steadi...


Judicial Profile


Deborah S. Brazil

Nov. 27, 2014
By Brian Cardile

Superior Court Judge Deborah Brazil emphasizes effective communication in her courtroom.


Litigation


Companies seek FCC help to block consumer lawsuits

Nov. 27, 2014
By Hadley Robinson

Package delivery companies are allowed to text people when their parcels are arriving without violating the Telephone Consumer...


Intellectual Property


Rockstar Consortium Inc. and technology giant Google Inc. are on the verge of reaching a settlement of their patent lawsuit, a...


Constitutional Law


'Easy' case, important consequences

Nov. 27, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Last March, the U.S. Supreme Court took a rare and welcome step: It granted a prisoner's handwritten petition for review. By D...


Constitutional Law


Making the case that chimpanzees are 'people,' too

Nov. 27, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

History is being made in New York as we speak. Last December, the Nonhuman Rights Project brought a writ of habeas corpus to g...


Perspective


Most informed citizens probably know by now that corporations collect information about them, but they may be unaware of the e...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Data is the new gold and law firms harbor lots of it. Yet law firms have been slow to protect their data in the cyberage. By S...


Government


An ordinance by San Francisco County Supervisor David Chiu is one of two passed by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday seeking to...


Construction defect attorney Fred Adelman must pay about $1.5 million in punitive damages to the builder and broker of his Bre...


A judge heard impassioned arguments Tuesday on whether a conflict issue should force Squire Patton Boggs LLP attorneys to ste...


Litigation


A dispute over the new Long Beach courthouse's tax status will bring the Judicial Council to a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday...


Administrative/Regulatory


An attorney representing former President Luis J. Rodriguez sent a letter to the bar Board of Trustees demanding an investigat...


Judicial Profile


Donald S. Kennedy

Nov. 27, 2014
By Brian Cardile

Commissioner Donald Kennedy is intimately involved in implementing state prison realignment.


Corporate Counsel


Roberto F. Facundus

Nov. 26, 2014
By Joshua Seboldn

Senior Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs Tongal Inc. Santa Monica ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


By The Numbers

Nov. 26, 2014
By Riley Guerin


Education


Only 61 percent of first-time test-takers passed the California exam this year, compared to almost 68 percent a year ago. And ...


Perspective


It's not a sign of weakness to ask for help

Nov. 26, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

Through my personal experiences, my work as a career counselor, and my own work as a private career coach, I realize that most...


The New Lawyer Supplement


It's not just a profession, it's a community

Nov. 26, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

Success as a lawyer is fundamentally dependent on developing solid relationships - and you never know where you will find them...


Perspective


First, stop reading cases on your computer

Nov. 26, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Even though we often think of computers as facilitating interaction, for reading cases, computers don't give us the meaningful...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Know who's who in the job search game

Nov. 26, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Even when utilizing any job search professionals, it's your responsibility to remain in control of your job search. By Valerie...


Perspective


Finished your legal education? Keep going

Nov. 26, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

So, you graduated from law school and passed the bar. Wonderful! And you thought you were finished with legal education and te...


The New Lawyer Supplement


New repayment programs make law school more appealing

Nov. 26, 2014
By Don Debenedictisn

Although not a requirement of plans that base loan repayment on income, legal aid organizations are seeing a rise of young app...


Immigration


Obama did not exceed authority in order

Nov. 26, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Following President Barack Obama's immigration order last week, debate has focused on the legality of extending deferred actio...