This chapter of Law Week 2013 focuses on corporate and employment law, looking at hiring trends as well as the latest in corporate trials.
Can an employee be fired for what he or she posts on Facebook?
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo could use a revolving door in its boardroom.
NEW YORK — When Lisa Parker was new to corporate coaching, a senior-level colleague she respected brought her in as his No. 2 for a series of training seminars. Time and time again, he introduced her as smart, capable and beautiful.
Robert Yeh completed his Ph.D. in chemistry and worked for five years in medical diagnostics and at a research institute before he decided to go to law school. Today, he is a first-year associate with Fish & Richardson, which focuses on intellectual property, litigation and patent law.
Altria Group Inc.’s Philip Morris U.S.A. unit falsely marketed its “light” cigarettes as a healthier choice than regular cigarettes and should pay $543.6 million in restitution to California smokers, a lawyer said at the start of a trial.
NEW ORLEANS — BP's cement contractor on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 announced April 22 that it is trying to negotiate a settlement over its role in the disaster, a focus of trial testimony that ended last week.
People can now carry a lawyer in their pocket, thanks to Rocket Lawyer’s new mobile app that lets smartphone users ask a lawyer a pressing question or draft legal documents on the go.
Alternative dispute resolution strategies have long been praised as a way to save the court time and money, while giving people more control over the outcome of their case.
Women are inching ahead in the legal profession in San Diego. An annual equality survey by Lawyers Club of San Diego shows small but steady increases in the numbers of women and minorities in partner and leadership positions in law firms from last year.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” --Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
There were 21 law firm mergers and acquisitions announced in the United States in the first quarter of 2013, according to Altman Weil MergerLine. This is the highest number of law firm combinations announced in a single quarter since the first quarter of 2009.
LOS ANGELES -- Leo Branton Jr., a lawyer who helped successfully defend radical Angela Davis in a sensational 1972 murder case, has died. He was 91.
DENVER -- Medical and recreational marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but employers in the state can lawfully fire workers who test positive for the drug, even if it was used off duty, according to a court ruling April 25.
SAN FRANCISCO -- The state Judicial Council is considering a new formula for distributing more than $1 billion in state funding for California's 58 trial courts that would take money away from some court systems and give it to rural counties and fast-growing counties such as Riverside and San Bernardino.
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. wants a long prison sentence for a former employee and her husband who were convicted of stealing hybrid vehicle technology for potential use by competitors in China.
Immigration attorney Jacob Sapochnick has a lot of empathy for his clients. He was, after all, in their position not too many years ago.
When people hear the term forensic psychiatry, most assume the job involves bloody crime scenes and dead bodies — but not quite.
Whether they're startups or well-established corporations, biotech firms strive to create products that protect our health and well-being. But those products — ranging from stents and biochips to surgical tools and instrumentation — often need protection themselves in the form of patent and trademark rights.
With a focus on doing work with San Diego businesses, Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz PC, a growing law firm with expertise in litigating and resolving civil matters in both state and federal courts, operates under the belief that legal counsel should act as a partner, not a vendor.
From his office overlooking the Broadway corridor, John Klinedinst has a direct bead on State Street, where he opened his first office as a solo practitioner in 1983.
From April 29 to May 3, The Daily Transcript honors Law Week with a weeklong series celebrating the business of law. Coverage includes stories on important issues like civil rights, real estate and construction, intellectual property, and legal education.
This Law Week 2013 chapter highlights education and legal services.
The Daily Transcript honors this year's national Law Week theme with a look at some of the latest issues concerning civil rights.
Law Week 2013 continues with a look at the latest real estate and construction legal issues.
This Law Week 2013 chapter looks at how technology and intellectual property law affects a variety of industries, and the latest on social media and the law.
From April 29 to May 3, The Daily Transcript honors Law Week with a weeklong series celebrating the business of law. Coverage includes stories on important issues like civil rights, real estate and construction, intellectual property, and legal education.
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