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At approximately $25 billion, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s initial public offering was the biggest IPO in history. ...
One of the most contentious, unique and closely watched deals of 2014 was one that never actually took place. ...
The Obama administration is working on several topics: breach notification, data security, national security, and regulation o...
U.S. Supreme Court
Industry-run boards should look over both shoulders
By Ben Armisteadn
These boards (including state bar associations) may have to look over their left shoulder to watch out for antitrust claims, a...
Litigation
Toyota, Ford, GM sued over potential cyberattacks on vehicles
By Henry Meier
A Texas plaintiffs' firm Tuesday launched a federal class action against three of the world's largest automakers, alleging veh...
Litigation
California federal judges have above-average workload, report says
By Alison Frost
New federal filings held steady in 2014, rising less than 1 percent from the year prior, but California judges bore more of a ...
An aviation manufacturer is seeking damages from the U.S. Navy under the Federal Tort Claims Act for the demolition of its car...
Civil Rights
Controversy over attorney jailed for contempt heats up
By Don Debenedictisn
Caree Harper, the lawyer for the homeless woman beaten by a California Highway Patrol officer, said she has hired prominent pl...
Litigation
Public Storage loses fight with Sprint over terminated cell tower leases
By Henry Meier
The contract dispute was remarkable because of the ferocity with which Public Storage pursued its claims despite their relativ...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Firms deal with growing pressure of health data security
By Kibkabe Arayan
Because law firms are ramping up their privacy know-how to help clients and themselves comply with HIPAA, industry experts str...
With court leaders estimating they need $2 billion in repairs to facilities, a bill to place a $2 billion bond measure before ...
Litigation
Kleiner Perkins attorney grills Ellen Pao in gender discrimination trial
By Craig Andersonn
A lawyer for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers tore into Ellen Pao's portrayal of her relationships at the venture capital ...
Superior Court Judge Marc A. Garcia could be disciplined because he allegedly received $250,000 from his former law firm after...
Education
UC Irvine debuts on U.S. News law school rankings at No. 30
By Don Debenedictisn
California law schools generally did well this time around. Of the 13 to receive numerical rankings, 11 schools moved up or st...
Entertainment & Sports
Jury awards $7.4 million in "Blurred Lines" infringement case
By America Hernandez
Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were found to have infringed Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" with their smash 2013 pop hi...
Judge Claudia Silbar channels her experiences as a prosecutor to resolve cases in family court.
Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP Los Angeles