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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


California laws that prohibit alcohol manufacturers and wholesalers from exerting influence over retail stores are lawful regu...


Top Plaintiffs


Top Plaintiff Lawyers

Jun. 15, 2017
By Riley Guerin


Judicial Profile


Ann Q. Ameral

Jun. 15, 2017
By Meghann M. Cuniff

Stanislaus County Judge Ann Ameral says she has 'about 780' kids in dependency court.


Litigation


Judge limits injunction in Skull Vodka case

Jun. 14, 2017
By Steven Crighton

By narrowing the scope of the court's injunction in an infringement dispute over actor Dan Aykroyd's vodka line, District Judg...


Government


Gov. Jerry Brown and state legislative leaders announced a budget deal on Tuesday morning that adds funding for courts and leg...


Litigation


VMware beats $110M copyright lawsuit

Jun. 14, 2017
By Joshua Sebold

Cloud computing company VMware Inc. defeated a $110 million intellectual property case brought by Phoenix Technologies Ltd.


State Bar & Bar Associations


Judge says LA County bar violated its bylaws

Jun. 14, 2017
By Justin Kloczko

A superior court judge said Tuesday that the Los Angeles County Bar Association violated its bylaws but he won't grant a preli...


Criminal


Ex-baseball star seeks vacated verdict

Jun. 14, 2017
By Meghann M. Cuniff

Attorneys for a retired professional baseball player facing federal prison for insider trading believe misconduct and irregula...


Government


Lawmakers said they were troubled that the agency failed to arrange for notifications when attorneys are arrested or to conduc...


The owner of a toxicology company will not be personally liable for damages owed to a medical factoring company after a judge ...


Criminal


Orange County's Grand Jury called a judge's ongoing evidence hearing in a capital case a "witch hunt" in a report released Tue...


Corporate


Herbalife GC steps down

Jun. 14, 2017
By Paula Lehman Ewing

Amidst a management shuffle, Herbalife International Of America Inc. confirmed last week that Mark J. Friedman, the company's ...


Judges and Judiciary


Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Edmund W. Clarke Jr., who said he's been wrongly admonished by the Commission on Judic...


Judges and Judiciary


Judges who will, judges who won't

Jun. 13, 2017
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

In Louie Castoria's June 9 article, he posits that there are two types of people on the Supreme Court and in law firms as well...


Litigation


An attorney for a Milpitas-based technology company asked a jury Monday for $110 million in damages from cloud computer giant ...


Litigation


$23.5M settlement reached in school bus death suit

Jun. 13, 2017
By Steven Crighton

The case against Pupil Transportation Cooperative was headed for trial next week.


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel struck another blow against the Trump administration's travel ban Monday, following ...


Litigation


Jury backs Electronic Arts in defense win

Jun. 13, 2017
By Eli Wolfe

A marketing company's battle for a share of the profits derived from a diamond-shaped flash drive came up short after a Santa ...


A Santa Clara County judge who in February struck a small Brazilian nonprofit's bid for punitive damages against Alphabet Inc....


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jun. 13, 2017
By STEPHEN LARSON

A roundup of recent transactions and the lawyers involved.


Labor/Employment


What was often a very confusing bench trial regarding McDonald's Corp. and overtime allegations under the state's Private Atto...


Perspective


There is no double standard for Trump

Jun. 12, 2017
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Most of us lawyers have understood since at least our first year of law school that an actor's intent is often the difference ...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Jun. 12, 2017
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Attorney moves and promotions and new firms from around the state.


Criminal


RICO case continues to plague LA developer

Jun. 12, 2017
By Eli Wolfe

Daily Journal Staff Writer A Santa Monica developer's attempt to ward off a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RI...


Public Interest


Haynes and Boone honored for pro bono work in Orange County

Jun. 12, 2017
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Haynes and Boone LLP will be honored as pro bono law firm of the year by Orange County's Public Law Center at the Volunteers f...


Government


The state Legislature has approved new funding for dependency counsel and legal aid, as well as four new judges for Riverside ...


Obituaries


Kirtee Kapoor, 1971-2017

Jun. 12, 2017
By Melanie Brisbonn

Kirtee Kapoor, a Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner known for handling complex and cross border deals, died in a train acci...


Obituaries


Stephen J. Hillman, 1950-2017

Jun. 12, 2017
By Shane Nelson

Retired U.S. magistrate judge Stephen J. Hillman, who sat on the Central District bench for 22 years, died June 5.


Litigation


A Santa Clara County judge has granted preliminary approval for a $7.5 million settlement in a securities class action against...


Judicial Profile


Ronald A. Northup

Jun. 11, 2017
By Steven Crighton

San Joaquin County Judge Ronald Northup says lawyers should be able to rely on his decisions.