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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


The prospect of election advertising on public broadcasting stations got a largely skeptical reception Tuesday from an en banc...


Six trial courts generally complied with a recently passed law governing purchases by the judicial branch, according to a stat...


The latest chapter in the ongoing debate over whether a statutory requirement of a timely habeas appeal trumps a finding of "a...


Government


A proposal to expand public-disclosure requirements on arbitration may be in the works after the Assembly Judiciary Committee ...


Judicial Profile


JoAnne McCracken

Mar. 20, 2013
By Fiona Smith

San Jose jurist takes her drug court assignment seriously and knows each defendant by name.


Government


Poorer courts in California may soon see their fortunes improve as the Judicial Council's budget subcommittee gets ready to u...


Administrative/Regulatory


Attempt to reform Prop. 65 misguided

Mar. 19, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

While the goal of the legislation is laudable, it does not provide a realistic remedy to what is a very significant problem. B...


Perspective


Is Medicare fair? A few modest proposals for change

Mar. 19, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

The numbers suggest that the average beneficiary gets back three times what they put in. By Brian Sheppard


Litigation


Susan Skaer, the former general counsel of Mercury Interactive LLC, will pay more than $850,000 to settle a Securities and Exc...


Lawyers presented opening statements to a jury Monday on the first day of an employment trial involving federal weapons resear...


Criminal


The former chief executive of California's largest public pension fund, and one of its former board members, appeared in feder...


Litigation


Plaintiffs in prison suit slam state's experts

Mar. 19, 2013
By Hamed Aleazizn

Plaintiffs in the mental-health portion of the prison-overcrowding lawsuit responded to the state's request that the case be d...


Law Practice


Caldwell, Leslie & Proctor LLP co-founder Michael Leslie said he felt gratified at the sight of colleagues, clients and fr...


Corporate


Safeway gift card unit files for IPO

Mar. 19, 2013
By Andrew Mcintyre

Latham & Watkins LLP represented Safeway Inc.'s gift card unit Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc. and Sullivan & Cromwell...


Law Practice


In an extraordinary turnaround, corporate partner and dealmaker Michael S. Ringler has rejoined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & ...


Law Practice


Bingham McCutchen LLP strengthened its Palo Alto-based corporate practice with the addition of five lawyers, including two par...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Mar. 19, 2013
By David Ruiz

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Litigation


Judge narrows accused hackers' request

Mar. 19, 2013
By Hadley Robinson

Two accused hackers can't subpoena wide swaths of company information from PayPal Inc. about the coordinated cyberattack that ...


Litigation


The SEC filed charges Friday against two San Diego attorneys and a number of other individuals for allegedly manipulating stoc...


Government


In light of the recent across-the-board federal spending cuts, a number of projects are seeing their heads on the $85 million ...


A trailer bill that's part of Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal could chill some public-interest lawsuits, according to a rep...


Perhaps because of American market dominance, Canadians generally do a better job of paying attention to U.S. tax consideratio...


International


Treaty spawns opportunities for US firms

Mar. 18, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Firms entering the Korean market see a new business opportunity, estimated to be worth up to $2 billion annually, and an oppor...


Perspective


SIR decision favors insureds

Mar. 18, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

An insurance policy's unsatisfied self-insured retention can significantly impact litigation and impede an injured party's rec...


Labor/Employment


Jury to hear Livermore contract dispute

Mar. 18, 2013
By Laura Hautalan

A contentious breach-of-contract case against federal weapons research lab Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC goes to tr...


Criminal


Judge gives suspended lawyer jail time

Mar. 18, 2013
By Andrew Mcintyre

Judge Frederick N. Wapner sentenced 49-year-old sole practitioner Kenneth Roger Markman to a year in county jail and a year of...


Los Angeles County Superior Court has given final approval to a plan to close eight of its courthouses in an effort to reduce ...


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that under federal Superfund law, insurance companies must follow a narrow legal p...


Education


Since early February, under goading by the advocacy group Law School Transparency, many California schools improved the online...


Judges and Judiciary


While the increasing prevalence of technology has allowed several state courts to transition to online filing systems in recen...