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Letter to the Editor


The justice responds...

Oct. 15, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Looks like we both have exercised our First Amendment rights. By Arthur Gilbert ...


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law


If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees with the 6th Circuit, it will mean that Proposition 209 is likewise invalid and affirmative a...


Video


Donna Seyle of Law Practice Strategy warns lawyers against being reluctant to incorporate technology in their practice. ...


Video


VIDEO: Small steps for better cybersecurity

Oct. 15, 2013
By Rei Estrada

Erik Laykin of Duff & Phelps offers advice for better cybersecurity. ...


Suzanne Badawi of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP explains how to use social media in the jury selection process. ...


Intellectual Property


An attorney representing Francis Ford Coppola is looking to protect his famous surname and stop an Italian goods distributor f...


Corporate


San Jose-based InvenSense Inc., which produces motion-tracking devices used in consumer electronics, announced Thursday that i...


Jill Manning, of counsel at Steyer Lowenthal Boodrookas Alvarez & Smith LLP, discusses deception in natural food advertisi...


Judges and Judiciary


Deborah Brown, chief counsel for the branch's legal services office, took over Oct. 1. She faces the task for making changes t...


Litigation


After a California jury cleared Toyota of wrongdoing in a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit Thursday, the automaker is gearin...


Litigation


A class action alleging Eden Memorial Park desecrated graves will soon get under way in Los Angeles. As the trial approaches,...


Harumi Hata of Seyfarth Shaw LLP offers advice for lawyers who work internationally. ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Attorneys can serve an enormously important role in helping their clients get a comprehensive understanding of how to best pro...


Labor/Employment


Brown vetoes mixed motive suits law

Oct. 15, 2013
By Paul Jones

Governor shot down a bill by the California Employment Lawyers Association to make it easier to pursue penalties against emplo...


Litigation


Rachel Brass of the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher discusses two recent anti-trust class action cases tha...


Obituaries


Rosemary M. Dunbar, 1920-2013

Oct. 15, 2013
By Kylie Reynolds

Former Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rosemary M. Dunbar, a civil rights activist, spent more than 20 years handling crimina...


Judges in San Francisco Superior Court have rejected recent settlements in Prop. 65 cases after Attorney General Kamala Harris...


Letter to the Editor


I was a bit dismayed after reading Justice Arthur Gilbert's latest musings. By Hirbod Rashidi ...


Law Practice


On the Move

Oct. 14, 2013
By Kylie Reynolds

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.


Law Practice


Clients aren't the only ones needing cybersecurity advice

Oct. 14, 2013
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Attorneys are waking up to the fact that their own firms can be vulnerable to litigation or government enforcement stemming fr...


Litigation


Legal observers say decisions against video game companies are a departure from how many courts previously handled the balance...


Judicial Profile


Rebecca L. Wightman

Oct. 14, 2013
By Saul Sugarman

Commissioner Rebecca Wightman lets parties get worries off their chests before cutting to the chase.


Judicial Profile


Janet M. Frangie

Oct. 13, 2013
By Blake Edwardsn

Judge Janet M. Frangie earns praise for her ability to sort through arcane issues in civil cases.


Law Practice


Luis J. Rodriguez, a deputy public defender in Los Angeles who has made inroads with leaders in Sacramento and members of the ...


Perspective


Zealous advocacy loses ground

Oct. 12, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Two recent decisions demonstrate that the line between zealous advocacy and actionable attorney conduct is blurring. By Jennif...


Books


The Warren Commission's process revealed

Oct. 12, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Howard Willens' inside account of the workings of the commission in his book "History Will Prove Us Right" gives an indication...


Solo and Small Firms


Gibson, Robb & Lindh LLP

Oct. 12, 2013
By Salvador Mares

Most of the partners at Gibson Robb tell strikingly similar stories - finding their way into the niche world of maritime law e...


Community News


The Southern California chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel hosted its annual "INside Diversity Reception" at The ...


Government


Would-be judges face new ethical hurdle

Oct. 12, 2013
By Don J. De Benedictis

Under a new court rule, anyone running in a contested election for a seat on a California superior court has to take a class o...


Litigation


The man who invented the story of a San Diego Chargers player's dead girlfriend that ignited a media storm early this year has...