A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.
Perspective
CFPB activity should be a lesson for auto lending industry
By Ben Armisteadn
The CFPB's latest crackdown on deceptive credit card sales and marketing of add-on products is part of a trend which can provi...
In one month, two of the most well-regarded bankruptcy boutique firms in Southern California disappeared from the marketplace....
A cellphone isn't a cigarette pack. This less-than-controversial premise drove the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling in ...
The EPA released its long-anticipated proposed rule under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissio...
More courts in the state are embracing services such as Skype or a new video component rolled out by CourtCall to alleviate fr...
Veteran entertainment law attorney Ken Ziffren was honored June 14 with the Tom Mankiewicz Leadership Award at the 44th Annual...
California Courts of Appeal
Appeals court says judge can retire early and work in the public sector
By Emily Greenn
State judges can seek public employment if they retire before their term expires, a state court of appeal ruled late Friday in...
Deals with its two largest creditors brings the defunct firm closer to wrapping up its bankruptcy. ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Allergan, hedge fund reach accord over special meeting
By Salvador Mares
The contested hostile takeover of Irvine-based drugmaker Allergan Inc. turned a corner Friday with the announcement that the c...
From left, Marjorie Soto, law school student and a recipient of a Mexican American Bar Foundation scholarship, with Arthur J. ...
The O'Reilly & Collins estate has settled $7.4 million worth of claims with its bank and a former attorney. ...
State judges can seek public employment if they retire before their term expires, a state court of appeal ruled late Friday in...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar will audit more lawyers for MCLE, especially those with past problems
By Don Debenedictisn
The State Bar will audit the MCLE compliance of 5,500 lawyers whose last names begin with the letters N-Z. About 40 percent of...
Instead, the branch will simply be known as its leadership body, the Judicial Council. The move to strip away the name of the ...
U.S. Supreme Court
EPA full speed ahead in light of favorable high court ruling
By Ben Armisteadn
The Supreme Court has now - perhaps surprisingly - waved the Environmental Protection Agency along in its efforts to address c...
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the EPA's greenhouse gas "tailoring rule," which revised the statutory thresholds ...
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of PetSmart Inc. Phoenix, Ariz. ...
With sufficient education, we could save at least half of the $32 million spent on discipline. Not only would the public be be...
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
Brad Hill, presiding justice of the state appellate court in Fresno, has done well in politics, too.
Michelle K. Lee, deputy director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, discusses the patent system and potential reform dur...
Litigation
Judge leans toward dismissing nationwide claims in Lyft case
By Hadley Robinson
A federal judge expressed incredulity Thursday over lawyers' attempts to expand California's stringent wage and hour laws to L...
Should patents be issued on business ideas that are implemented using conventional software and hardware techniques? The U.S. ...
To what extent do traditional policies provide coverage for traditional torts committed online and for the new cybertorts of s...
Labor/Employment
EEOC now taking aggressive position on severance agreements
By Ben Armisteadn
Employers may want to review their agreements in light of the EEOC's current enforcement activity. By Karen Reinhold ...
Perspective
Aereo, disruptive technology and statutory interpretation
By Ben Armisteadn
The case presented two showdowns: one between the cable industry and a charismatic disruptive technology and the other between...
California Supreme Court
High court to review government business done on private cellphones
By Emily Green
The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about whether the state's public records act covers communications related t...
Litigation
Lawyers lobby jurors in closing arguments in Stow civil suit
By Chase Scheinbaum
Thomas V. Girardi asked jurors Thursday morning to award $37 million for medical care and to "duplicate that" in further dama...
Gregory Priamos will head the Riverside County counsel's office where he said he hopes to both serve the county and continue a...