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China's Lawyers Must Swear Loyalty to Party

Apr. 6, 2012
By Riley Guerin

China's Ministry of Justice ordered newly licensed lawyers or those who are renewing their licenses to take an oath declaring ...



Court Reporter Layoffs Jar Civil Litigation

Apr. 3, 2012
By Riley Guerin

California's largest trial court, the Los Angeles County Superior Court, announced the layoff of 60 court reporters. ...



Hollywood v. the Internet

Apr. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Another win for the Web in copyright infringement fights. ...



Criminology Goes to the Movies

Apr. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos



A Prison of Peace

Apr. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

A program teaches peacemaking strategies to women in prison who become mediators. ...



The 'Sham Guaranty' Defense

Apr. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Guarantors of secured loans have few defenses in the event of a default, but they may be able to escape liability if the guara...



You Bet Your Life

Apr. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

California's life settlement industry bedevils insurers, selling multimillion-dollar policies on the aging rich to third-party...



Journey Through Madness

Apr. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

A conversation with law professor Elyn R. Saks about the rights of the mentally ill and her own struggles with schizophrenia. ...


TV legal analyst Lisa Bloom - and daughter of Gloria Allred - somehow manages to be both a critic of celebrity culture and a p...



Limit E-Discovery, or the Courts Will

Apr. 2, 2012
By Jake Flahertyn

Courts rein in the cost of e-discovery when lawyers and their clients won't. ...



Parceling Out PG&E Land

Apr. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Who will oversee the land in PG&E's bankruptcy settlement? ...



No Surprises, Please!

Apr. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

For in-house lawyers, it pays to keep life predictable. ...



"Occupy" at the Workplace

Apr. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

What social media messages are protected and what’s not? ...



Going Virtual

Apr. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Use technology to practice law without a physical office. ...



Elyn Saks

Apr. 2, 2012
By Riley Guerin

The rights of the mentally ill and her own struggles with schizophrenia. ...



A Storyteller's Journey

Apr. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

A former Los Angeles litigator describes what spurred him to quit his partnership to be a full-time writer. ...



Hindsight: Ellie Nesler

Apr. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

19 years ago, Ellie Nesler shot and killed vigilante-style a camp counselor accused of sodomizing her six-year-old son. ...



Preparing Witnesses

Apr. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Eight tips for helping a witness prepare to testify effectively. ...



Apr. 1, 2012
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Summaries of disciplinary action taken by the state Supreme Court or the State Bar Court.



Editor's Note

Apr. 1, 2012
By Karisantos



Participants

Apr. 1, 2012
By Karisantos



Letters

Apr. 1, 2012
By Karisantos



Did You Know?

Apr. 1, 2012
By STEPHEN LARSON

The total of filings in California Superior Court in FY 2010 is the second consecutive year filings have exceeded 10 million.



Verbatim

Apr. 1, 2012
By STEPHEN LARSON

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan



Reel Law

Apr. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Philadelphia



Lost in Translation

Apr. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Here's what your performance review really means.



Class Dismissed

Apr. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

The Ninth Circuit makes it more difficult to certify nationwide consumer class actions.



False Claims

Apr. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy Dechert Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein and the ...



Feds Crack Down on Rigged Foreclosure Bids

Mar. 30, 2012
By Riley Guerin

A federal crackdown on foreclosure bid-rigging has led to a flurry of indictments in recent months. ...



Panel Merges NFL Concussion Lawsuits

Mar. 27, 2012
By Riley Guerin

A federal judicial panel merged four lawsuits by hundreds of former NFL players suing the league and helmet makers. ...