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Judges and Judiciary


An annual report indicates that the judicial nominee pool was slightly less diverse in 2012 than in the previous year.


Litigation


Judge: Lawyer can't use Cochran name

Mar. 4, 2013
By Andrew Mcintyre

U.S. District Judge S. James Otero issued the injunction order against Randy H. McMurray.


A defense attorney from Washington, D.C. and two plaintiffs' attorneys are attempting something historically difficult: entici...


Criminal


One of the biggest players in a massive government tax fraud suit against members of an Hasidic sect was back in a Central ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The State Bar is likely this week to decide to seek legislation that would impose a surcharge on lawyer dues to bolster fundin...


Environmental


Circuit says no to farmers' plea for water

Mar. 4, 2013
By Fiona Smith

Central Valley farmers hoping to force the federal government to give them more water got nowhere with a federal appellate cou...


Litigation


A line of lawyers vied Friday for a leading role in the many actions filed against Hewlett-Packard Co. and its executives for ...


Intellectual Property


A federal judge cut Apple Inc.'s patent infringement award nearly in half Friday, ruling that jurors had miscalculated damage...


Judges and Judiciary


A group of state judges wants to convince us to sell off one of our cherished constitutional protections for a pittance: a tri...


Perspective


Art imitates life: meet the 'First Lady of Law'

Mar. 4, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Mabel Walter Willebrandt was far ahead of her time working as a federal prosecutor during prohibition. By Ira Friedman and Dav...


A significant split over federal pleading standards and a highly unusual amended opinion in a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal...


Litigation


On The Move

Mar. 4, 2013
By Ameera Buttn

Sheppard Mullin adds attorneys in San Francisco and Los Angeles


A Fresno federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid by the city of Los Angeles to scale back its responsibility to control dust ...


Perspective


Malpractice claims by nonclients

Mar. 1, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

"Who are those guys?" A question that often arises when attorneys are sued by nonclients who seem to come out of nowhere. By J...


Health Care & Hospital Law


SMART Act streamlines Medicare process

Mar. 1, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

On Jan. 10, President Barack Obama signed the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act into law, which consisted of a...


Perspective


Here's how it works: The player and the team each submit a proposed salary to the arbitrator (of course, the player proposes a...


Criminal


Phony lawyer strikes plea deal

Mar. 1, 2013
By Fiona Smith

The San Mateo County district attorney's office has reached a plea deal with Orange County resident John G. Hedderman, who was...


Government


A courthouse construction project for San Diego County Superior Court has drawn a number of critics in recent months, includin...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Richard S. Flier

Mar. 1, 2013
By Rachel Swan

Once a prosecutor who logged long hours in trial, retired Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Richard S. Flier now devote...


Community News


Daily Journal honors rising attorneys

Mar. 1, 2013
By John Michael

The Daily Journal celebrated 20 years of honoring rising California legal stars with a reception Tuesday night in Santa Monica...


Perspective


Where will tomorrow's young lawyers work?

Mar. 1, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

"Tomorrow's Lawyers" provides lawyers and legal educators an account of the issues currently facing the legal profession. Acco...


Government


Former Los Angeles-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Edith Ramirez was tapped by President Barack Obama ...


A key Republican U.S. senator's statement that he would not "fight to the death" to block the confirmation of William Orrick I...


Government


Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor urged state leaders to better emphasize civic education for students at an e...


Litigation


MGA Entertainment Inc. asked a federal court for permission to revive its trade-secret claims that an appeals court threw out ...


Law Practice


Bar suspends lawyer over Ponzi scheme

Mar. 1, 2013
By Don Debenedictisn

The State Bar has suspended former Nixon Peabody LLP partner David M. Tamman based on his conviction on charges related to hel...


Labor/Employment


Attorneys for a putative class of California Kmart cashiers filed a motion Wednesday to add two new name plaintiffs to their s...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP represented Facebook Inc. in its purchase of Microsoft's Atlas Advertiser Suite for an undisclo...


Perspective


If Los Angeles wants its residents to make intelligent decisions in its elections, then it needs to make serious reforms regar...


U.S. Supreme Court


Prop. 8 briefs deluge justices

Mar. 1, 2013
By Emily Green

Everyone's asking: How do we get the U.S. Supreme Court to read our amicus brief in the Proposition 8 case?