James Cameron has succeeded in convincing a court that the Academy Award winning film Avatar was his own creation. This week in LA a judge ruled in the director’s favor when Eric Ryder claimed that the multi-billion dollar film was a ripoff of his own K.R.Z. 2068, which was described as an “environmentally-themed 3-D epic about a corporation’s colonization and plundering of a distant moon’s lush and wondrous natural setting.”

Those staying at the exclusive Peninsula Hotel are in for even more of a treat this autumn. World-renowned fashion designer Oscar de la Renta has partnered with the haute hotel to create a luxury collection of amenities including a specialty bespoke fragrance.

Rolex supported a haute evening in LA this week that simultaneously celebrated the opening night of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2013-2014 season and the 10th anniversary of the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Here is 24 Karat Etiquette author Lisa Gache’s haute secrets, her insider’s guide to t he best places to stay, play and eat (in a well-mannered fashion, of course) in the City of Angels.

Jessica Alba is just as stylish in the office as she is at home. The eco-friendly actress recently showed off the headquarters her environmentally sustainable corporation, The Honest Company.

Gucci has teamed up with Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation to restore James Dean’s classic 1950’s era film Rebel Without a Cause. The haute Italian fashion house has now worked with Scorsese’s foundation for eight years, helping to restore films by directors such as John Cassavetes, Michelangelo Antonioni and Federico Fellini.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have made a significant gift to the LAPD in the form of $250,000. The MLB team members and its ownership group made the significant donation towards Steve Soboroff’s new project of outfitting police officers with small video cameras that record their every interaction.

Brett Ratner has closed a major financing deal with Warner Bros. The director’s RatPac-Dune Entertainment, which is also comprised of Steven Mnuchin and Australian billionaire James Packer, has locked in $450 million to fund 75 upcoming films.

James Bond is a man (albeit a fictional one) who knows what he wants, and that’s a martini that’s shaken, not stirred. If you’re as specific about your tipple as 007 is, head to our top five picks for the top spots to find martinis in Los Angeles and the O.C.