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Judges and Judiciary


Judicial Council names new AOC director

Jul. 28, 2012
By Paul Jones

The Judicial Council announced the appointment of retired Shasta County Superior Court Judge Steve Jahr as the new director of...


Private landowners, such as Sierra Pacific Industries, complain that federal prosecutors are seeking excessive awards even as ...


Corporate Counsel


Jeffrey L. Aran

Jul. 27, 2012
By Paul Jones

General Counsel for California Sign Association Sacramento ...


Corporate


Medical record company names first GC

Jul. 27, 2012
By David Mc Afee

Practice Fusion Inc., an electronic medical record company based in San Francisco, has appointed its first general counsel, th...


Government


Banning assault weapons in the US

Jul. 27, 2012
By Seena Nikravann

Congress needs to pass legislation urgently that permanently bans the sale of assault weapons. By Jeffrey A. Lowe ...


Famed civil rights lawyer Connie Rice told a congressional panel Wednesday about reforming anti-gang enforcement by cooperatin...


Criminal


Dire warnings of a criminal justice system besieged under the plan to transition criminal offenders from the state to local le...


Insurers often contend that they have a duty to accept reasonable settlement demands, but no duty to propose settlement terms....


Intellectual Property


A San Jose magistrate judge on Wednesday ordered the jury be told that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. failed to prevent the dest...


Tax


Your IRS income tax audit: know when to say "no"

Jul. 27, 2012
By Seena Nikravann

Resist the impulse to persuade, and resist the impulse to accept the offers made by the IRS agent. By Bruce Givner and Owen Ka...


Entertainment & Sports


California justices will hear oral arguments Thursday on an appeal by the funders of the hit TV show "Nash Bridges." A jury in...


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


The 9th Circuit announced Wednesday it would reconsider en banc a 2-1 panel ruling in February that forced DNA sampling is con...


Litigation


Toyota trials in place

Jul. 27, 2012
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A key moment has arrived for the Toyota sudden unintended acceleration litigation as both the federal and state court judges o...


Intellectual Property


ITC rules against Rambus in patent case

Jul. 27, 2012
By John Roemer

Chip designer Rambus Inc. struck out Wednesday at the U.S. International Trade Commission in its bid to hold several technolog...


Discipline


Defense lawyers are challenging the State Bar's request to back out of two dozen discipline plea bargains previously agreed to...


California Supreme Court


A string of wins in capital cases in recent months has some death penalty foes feeling cautiously optimistic. Since December, ...


Judicial Profile


Marilyn Kading Martinez

Jul. 27, 2012
By Pat Alston

Commissioner


Securities


Federal securities class actions during the first half of 2012 fell slightly compared to last year, according to a new report....


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Jul. 26, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

Best Best & Krieger LLP inked a 10-year, 13,742 square foot lease at Lakeshore Towers at 18101 Von Karman Ave. in Irvine.


Securities


The SEC's whistle-blower program's promise of cash rewards has upped the number and quality of reported tips. It's also spurre...


Judicial Profile


Don R. Franchi

Jul. 26, 2012
By Fiona Smith

Judge Don Franchi ran for judge in part because he wanted to see more consistency in family law.


Perspective


Defining 'disparagement’ under a CGL policy

Jul. 26, 2012
By Seena Nikravann

What constitutes "disparagement" of another's products sufficient to trigger coverage under the personal injury of advertising...


Government


Failure to collect fines flies under the radar

Jul. 26, 2012
By Ben Armisteadn

Agencies get more public relations value by announcing big fines than they do by following through and collecting them. By Mar...


Litigation


By all appearances, the U.S. solicitor general is contemplating an appeal of Nosal to the U.S. Supreme Court. By Vince ...


Perspective


By a vote of 33-2, on May 29, in a rare display of bipartisan unity, the state Senate passed legislation that would legalize s...


Perspective


It is a record that nobody wants to hold: this month GlaxoSmithKline became the latest entrant into the "billion dollar" fine ...


Perspective


The piggyback strike suit

Jul. 26, 2012
By Ben Armisteadn

How viable are federal securities fraud class actions predicated on government investigations and whistleblower lawsuits? By J...


Education


Stanford Law taps new dean

Jul. 26, 2012
By Kevin Lee

University of Virginia School of Law assistant dean Mary Elizabeth Magill will take over for Larry Kramer this fall. ...


Law Practice


From boutique firm to big law

Jul. 26, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Managing partner of Polsinelli Shughart PC's Los Angeles office, Lisa Greer Quateman, and other attorneys discuss the transiti...


Corporate


Malibu toy company finds new general counsel

Jul. 26, 2012
By David Mc Afee

Malibu-based JAKKS Pacific Inc., America's third largest publicly traded toy company, has hired a new general counsel, sources...