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Intellectual Property


A team of California attorneys has defeated trademark claims brought against a British television producer by a defunct techno...


Corporate, Government


SEC staff aims to help companies go public

Jan. 24, 2018
By Andy Serbe

Senior staff in the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance emphasized the importance of capital fo...


The Orange County judge issued a new sentence after the victim got a chance to speak.


Civil Rights, Immigration


A same-sex couple sued the federal government Monday for denying U.S. citizenship to one of their children who is not biologic...


Government


In his keynote address to kick off the 45th annual Securities Regulation Institute, Securities and Exchange Commission chairma...


Government, Civil Litigation


The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau suffered a major setback when a federal judge turned down their demand for a massive ...


Corporate, Entertainment & Sports


Lions Gate deputy GC steps into head legal role at Starz

Jan. 23, 2018
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

Veteran entertainment lawyer Audrey Y. Lee to lead the legal team at the Beverly Hills production house.


Corporate


MyoKardia adds veteran biopharmaceutical general counsel

Jan. 23, 2018
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

Veteran attorney Cynthia Ladd becomes general counsel for the South San Francisco-based biopharmaceutical company.


Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


Will $710K verdict make Grumpy Cat smile?

Jan. 23, 2018
By Steven Crighton

Federal jury finds for cat owners in breach of contract and infringement case.


Criminal


Judge refuses retrial on juror misconduct grounds

Jan. 23, 2018
By Meghann Cuniff

The juror had previously invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, but testified under immunity.


Government, Civil Litigation


New lawyers file lawsuit targeting money bail system

Jan. 23, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

An Oakland federal judge has approved a motion to relate a new case to a long-running challenge to the bail system in San Fran...


Judges and Judiciary


In a discussion at the Securities Regulation Institute, Delaware Chief Justice Leo E. Strine Jr. recommended that members of c...


Judges and Judiciary


The Northern District of California announced Monday that intellectual property litigator Virginia K. DeMarchi will take the b...


A bar ethics committee highlighted multiple reasons it opposes the San Francisco prosecutor’s proposal.


Government, Immigration, U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Department of Justice is citing a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals injunction blocking an Obama-era immigration prog...


California Courts of Appeal, Labor/Employment


A decision in an epic class action could make it harder for plaintiffs’ lawyers to use surveys to muster evidence they need to...


Government


Securities litigators say that while the Securities and Exchange Commission will not undergo radical change under new Chairman...


Criminal, Law Practice


Next LA public defender raises concerns for some

Jan. 22, 2018
By L.J. Williamson

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to appoint an interim public defender Tuesday who is not a specialist ...


Civil Litigation


Grumpy Cat owes $12 million, expert testifies

Jan. 22, 2018
By Steven Crighton

An expert witnesses, testifying for a beverage company, testified that the company behind Grumpy Cat must pay for failing to p...


Civil Litigation


A celebrity athlete pursuing a major dollar fraud case through the SEC has taken new aggressive measures to protect his identi...



Colantuono named chair of State Bar board

Jan. 22, 2018
By Lyle Moran

The state high court named the top leaders, based on the State Bar’s funding bill.


Real Estate/Development, Government


Tenants’ rights activists protested a land use conference in downtown Los Angeles over proposed legislation to eliminate local...


Obituaries



State Bar & Bar Associations


The new group is already the second largest bar association in the country


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Immigration


Lawyers who advise EB-5 visa clients face SEC scrutiny

Jan. 19, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

A U.S. immigration program that seeks to attract wealthy foreigners and has taken flak for being overly prone to fraud has got...


Law Practice


Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP announced Thursday that two of its partners, Philippe Z. Selendy and Faith E. Gay, a...


Criminal


Ex-player grilled in testimony

Jan. 19, 2018
By Meghann Cuniff

Defendant's lawyer questions Doug DeCinces' honesty


Civil Litigation


It wasn’t Grumpy Cat who doomed “The Grumppaccino,” attorneys for the feline internet star’s owners said Thursday, but exorbit...


Civil Litigation


A class of restaurant customers claiming they paid an illegal surcharge levied by high-end Los Angeles chefs to offset employe...


Civil Litigation


Prop. 8 tapes remain sealed until 2020

Jan. 19, 2018
By Joshua Sebold

Legal historians and civil rights advocates will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on video recordings of the ga...