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Popping Britney’s Personal Safety Bubble: Why Proposed Anti-Paparazzi Ordinances in Los Angeles Cannot Withstand First Amendment Scrutiny (2010) 30 Loy. L.A. Ent. L.Rev. 133.

Lawmakers have suggested a wide range of possibilities to curtail paparazzi activity in the Los Angeles area, such as “requiring all ‘celebrity photographers’ to file for a permit, . . . taxing revenues generated from the photos,” and, most controversially, creating floating “buffer zones” or

Feb 23, 2010 Timothy T. Coates
Federal Civil Rights Act, California Governmental Tort Liability Practice (CEB)
Feb 22, 2010
U.S. Supreme Court grants second GMSR Cert Petition of this term

Only two months ago the United States Supreme Court granted GMSR’s petition for writ of certiorari in City of Ontario v. Quon.  Now the Court has granted another GMSR cert petition in County of Los Angeles v. Humphries, U.S. Sup. Ct. No. 09-350.  The case

Jan 13, 2010
US Supreme Court grants GMSR Cert Petition in landmark workplace privacy case

For the third time in four years, the United States Supreme Court has granted a GMSR request for certiorari review.  GMSR achieved unanimous victories for its clients in Marshall v. Marshall, 547 U.S. 293 (2006) and Van de Kamp v. Goldstein, 555 U.S. 335 (2009);

Cable Company Monopoly: Comcast and Time Warner Control the Board (2009) 28 Loy. L.A. Ent. L.Rev. 159.

This Article addresses how the Telecommunications Act of 1996 has adversely affected competition and raised prices in the cable industry through unprecedented industry consolidation and market swapping.  As an alternative to traditional rate regulation, it suggests imposing a luxury tax on the cable television giants.

Jul 28, 2009 Alana H. Rotter
Tipping the Scales, Los Angeles Daily Journal (July 28, 2009)

Daily Journal article by GMSR lawyer Alana Rotter surveys recent appellate decisions on tip pooling.

May 01, 2009
Post-Trial: Fatal Lateness – Some Post-Trial Deadlines You Can’t Afford To Flub (May 2009) Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 15.

“Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers” (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 15 (May 2009) This is one of a series of monthly e-newsletters authored by the firm for the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Apr 01, 2009
Post-Trial: Protecting Superior Court Judgments from Enforcement. Part 2—Stays Pending Appeal (Apr. 2009) Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 14-B.

“Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers” (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 14-B (April 2009) This is one of a series of monthly e-newsletters authored by the firm for the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Mar 01, 2009
Post-Trial: Protecting Superior Court Judgments from Enforcement. Part 1—Money Judgments between Entry and Appeal (Mar. 2009) Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 14-A.

“Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers” (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 14-A (March 2009) This is one of a series of monthly e-newsletters authored by the firm for the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Feb 02, 2009 Timothy T. Coates
Federal Civil Rights Act, California Governmental Tort Liability Practice (CEB)

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