Executives nationwide will be watching closely when Angelo Mozilo, after more than two years out of the public eye, appears in federal court next week for the start of his civil fraud trial. The disgraced former head of Countrywide Financial Corp., who is accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of deliberately misleading investors about [...]
With all of the taxi franchises in Los Angeles set to expire at the end of the year, a group of taxi drivers with support from labor unions has gotten into a battle with cab companies over the future of taxi operations in the city. The nine taxi franchise holders are pushing for five-year renewals, [...]
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With the collapse of the AVP Tour last summer, the nation’s top beach volleyball tournament – the Manhattan Beach Open – is up for grabs.
The bankruptcy of the Association of Volleyball Professionals Tour did not leave the sport’s premier event stuck in the sand: Several parties are looking to take control of it. They include the Olympic sanctioning body for U.S. volleyball; sports marketing firms; and the lead AVP creditor, who bought the tour’s assets out of bankruptcy.
“The...
Scott Painter, known as a founder of automotive websites, now is taking a chance on a Beverly Hills technology company that specializes in online poker sites.
It’s a gamble because federal law prohibits interstate online wagering. However, individual states can authorize it under the same legal doctrine that permits lotteries. His company’s prospects brightened last week when a bill was introduced in the California Assembly to license up to three online poker sites.
“I think...
Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill became fans of online video games in college. And after they watched one of their favorite titles attract more than 7 million players in just a few years, they decided to design a game of their own.
So in 2006, they hired two of that game’s developers and launched their own company, Riot Games, with the backing of two venture capital firms. The company released its fantasy adventure game, called “League of Legends,” in October of last year. It attracted...
After Traci Morrow had her fourth child, she decided to lose some weight.
Using a 90-day workout program called Power 90, she shed 15 pounds. That was in 2003. Her enthusiasm later led her to become one of the first coaches for the Beachbody LLC company. She now earns as much as $16,000 in commissions a week. And she’s one of 450,000 coaches who have helped the Santa Monica company flex its muscles in the $100 billion-plus American fitness industry. The coaches promote the company’s...
Scott Painter, known as a founder of automotive websites, now is taking a chance on a Beverly Hills technology company that specializes in online poker sites.
It’s a gamble because federal law prohibits interstate online wagering. However, individual states can authorize it under the same legal doctrine that permits lotteries. His company’s prospects brightened last week when a bill was introduced in the California Assembly to license up to three online poker sites.
“I think...
After years of making many small acquisitions, J2 Global Communications Inc. last week made its biggest buy yet: its main competitor. Now the company can claim the top spot in its market of Internet fax services.
Hollywood-based J2 announced Dec. 6 that it had acquired Protus IP Solutions Inc. of Ottawa, Canada. The $213 million deal gives the company access to 500,000 subscribers, expanding its hold on the fax and e-voicemail markets.
With the deal, J2 will command 44 percent of...
A voter initiative to expand free parking might sound like a sure and simple matter. But in Beverly Hills, the idea has led to competing ballot measures, intense lobbying and an unusual lawsuit filed by the city against its own clerk.
The clash finds city officials trying to outmaneuver a group of businesses led by G&L Realty Corp., a Beverly Hills company that owns five medical office buildings in the city. G&L has spent more than $100,000 to place a measure on the March municipal...
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