​Ropes & Gray takes sex-trafficking case to Supreme Court

Boston law firm Ropes & Gray has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review its federal lawsuit accusing Backpage.com of supporting the online child-sex trade.

The venerable firm announced late Wednesday it had filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court in the lawsuit Jane Doe v. Backpage.com LLC, in which Ropes & Gray is representing three child sex trafficking victims against Backpage.com, a website that it claims transmits the vast majority of internet advertisements for illegal commercial…

Aero-Tech Engineering adding large warehouse to new Maize HQ

Aero-Tech Engineering Inc. is expanding again, about three months after the company relocated its operations to the Maize Industrial Park.

The aerospace manufacturer has green-lighted a project to construct a 25,000-square-foot assembly warehouse.

“The growth we have coming for our larger projects requires us to have a much larger assembly area,” says James Timoteo, the company's vice president of business development.

Some of that work, he says, stems from increased business with Textron…

Financial adviser pleads guilty to defrauding Eddie Murphy's ex-wife

A man who billed himself as financial adviser to the rich and famous pleaded guilty to 11 counts of fraud on Wednesday for a scheme that took in former Granite Bay resident Nicole Murphy, the ex-wife of comedian Eddie Murphy.

Troy David Stratos, 50, who has been in custody since 2011, also pleaded guilty to two counts of money laundering, and one count of obstruction of justice in federal court in Sacramento.

FBI agents arrested Stratos in Los Angeles on Dec. 20, 2011, for the fraud scheme. Stratos…

H&R Block starts new fiscal year in a bigger hole than usual

H&R Block Inc. typically posts a loss in its fiscal-year first quarter, but this year's was higher than last year and more than analysts expected, putting the tax preparation company in a bigger hole than normal.

The average earnings expectations of analysts for H&R Block's (NYSE: HRB) first quarter that ended July 31 was a loss of 53 cents a share. But Tuesday afternoon, the company posted a loss of 55 cents a share, a 57.1 percent drop from last year's loss of 35 cents a share. The Kansas…

Tracy Young, Co-founder and CEO PlanGrid

A few years ago, the construction site for an average office building might be overrun with thousands of sheets of paper. A small change in design could set off a domino effect where everyone working on the project needed an updated blueprint. It was an obvious problem to Tracy Young when she was working on job sites as a field engineer. So, with a group of colleagues and friends, Young developed PlanGrid, which leveraged tablet and mobile software to make construction planning and design faster,…

The BMW Z4 ends production to make way for Z5 and Supra

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Don't worry too much, for a successor is still coming.

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After Hours: 2016 Best of the Bar

The Sacramento Business Journal celebrated the region's top attorneys at the 2016 Best of the Bar reception on Aug. 25.

The event at Cafeteria 15L paid tribute to the attorneys who were honored in the SBJ's special publication. In order to be included in Best of the Bar, attorneys were nominated by their fellow attorneys and then vetted by a panel of their peers, which included past honorees.

Click through the slideshow to see who attended the event.

These are the most expensive cars made in America

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Did you think all the six-figure automobiles were made in Europe? Think again, because some of the most expensive are made right here in America.

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Medical association executives raising money for billing technology startup

A new Sacramento-based company led by medical association executives in three states raised $1 million recently, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The company, PSO Services LLC, has its address listed at 1201 J St., Suite 200, which is the address of the California Medical Association.

PSO Services is a new company – in the beginning stages of formation – that aims to help physicians deliver efficient, high-quality health care by helping them keep current and…

Legal Roundup: Former 40 Under 40 winner moves to new firm

Several law firms in the Magic City recently announced new hires and accolades. Here's a roundup of some of the top stories to know:

New hires

McGlinchey Stafford PLLC's Birmingham office announced the addition of Chris Couch as of counsel. The former Top 40 Under 40 winner will practice within the firm's corporate and banking practice groups and his experience includes advising clients on entity formation, securities, finance and corporate governance, and transactional matters.

Baker Donelson…