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U.S. Supreme Court


Court could get California cross case

Jun. 12, 2012
By Robert Iafolla

The decades-long legal battle over the 43-foot cross marking a federal veterans memorial site at the peak of Mount Soledad in ...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Jun. 11, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP added Yury Kapgan as partner in Los Angeles. Kapganspecializes in intellectual prope...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Jun. 11, 2012
By Seena Nikravan

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...


Judicial Profile


James A. Cox

Jun. 10, 2012
By Gabe Friedmann

Judge James Cox got flak for rigidity, but lawyers respect his command of probate matters.


Labor/Employment


California's otherwise active plaintiffs' bar ignores one potentially lucrative area of litigation. Favored by employers and o...


Arbitrator Profile


Coleman A. Swart

Jun. 9, 2012
By Susan Mcraen

Former Los Angeles County judge joins JAMS after 28 years on the bench, including 15 years as the Northeast district's only pr...


Criminal


Ex-investment manager pleads guilty

Jun. 9, 2012
By Ben Adlin

Former investment fund manager John Farahi pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges Thursday, admitting he swindled millions of...


Criminal


Former Pegasus CEO sentenced

Jun. 9, 2012
By Paul Jones

The former CEO of Pegasus Wireless Corporation was sentenced to 21 years in prison Thursday for participating in a complex se...


Criminal


Judge grants cert in ACLU prison suit

Jun. 9, 2012
By Henry Meier

A federal lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for jail abuse...


Corporate


Arnold & Porter handles stock sale for Schwab

Jun. 9, 2012
By Andrew Mc Intyre

The Charles Schwab Corp. on Wednesday closed its second stock sale of the year with legal counsel from Arnold & Porter LLP...


Litigation


Lawyers for a pair of gun show owners on Thursday petitioned the 9th Circuit to modify its June 1 en banc opinion to decide wh...


Intellectual Property


Apple has a decision to make in Samsung case

Jun. 9, 2012
By Craig Anderson

U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh said Apple would have to choose between seeking a preliminary injunction and a possible delay ...


Entertainment & Sports


E3 expo highlights digital deals

Jun. 9, 2012
By Jean Yung

A shift to digital content has upended the video game industry's traditional revenue-sharing and advertising models, forcing c...


U.S. Supreme Court


Democrats move to get Hurwitz confirmed

Jun. 9, 2012
By Robert Iafolla

For the second time in three weeks, Senate Democrats moved to pierce Republican opposition to a confirmation vote for a 9th U....


Litigation


IndyMac auditing firm off the hook

Jun. 9, 2012
By Ben Adlin

In a case alleging foul play at now-defunct mortgage lender IndyMac Bancorp Inc., a federal judge ruled this week to dismiss c...


Law Practice


The class of 2011 had an overall employment rate of 85.6 percent as of February, the lowest rate since 1994, according to a re...


Environmental


Felicia Marcus who starts her four-year term on the State Water Resources Control Board at the end of the month, has worn seve...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge's PAC plays small role in election wins

Jun. 9, 2012
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

JetPAC, a political action committee affiliated with the California Judges Association, raised a modest amount of money for la...


Solo and Small Firms


Weiland, Golden, Smiley, Wang Ekvall & Strok LLP

Jun. 9, 2012
By Don Debenedictisn

The lawyers at Weiland, Golden, Smiley, Wang Ekvall & Strok LLP credit their success as a top insolvency shop in part to a...


It is powerful, and can even prove career or life changing. ...


Law Practice


Learn some of the terms of art for litigating a personal injury claim in the rental car context. By Paul Edmond Stephan of Sel...


Raymond Bonner tells the moving story in his new book "Anatomy of Injustice." By Elaine Elinson ...


Litigation


Yahoo sued by marketing company

Jun. 9, 2012
By Saul Sugarman

Sunnyvale-based Yahoo Inc. is being sued in Alameda County Superior Court by a marketing company that claims the search engine...


Law Practice


Some people view judge-ordered mediation as an imposition, an insult to litigators and an affront to the court system. ...


Government


The AOC laid off 28 employees this week, part of a 190-position downsizing, following an independent committee's report that c...


Large Firms


A team of insolvency and restructuring lawyers led by prominent Costa Mesa-based attorney Craig A. Barbarosh is switching firm...


Community News


Jun. 8, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association honored Crowell & Moring LLP with the 2012 Thomas L. Sager Award at MCCA’s West...


Community News


Jun. 8, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The Legal Marketing Association in Los Angeles and the Daily Journal held a seminar on May 31 to discuss how small firms can u...


Community News


Jun. 8, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The Orange County Bar Foundation honored 21 exceptional college-bound students during its Higher Education Mentoring program g...


U.S. Supreme Court


Over the past half-dozen years, Stanford Law School's Jeffrey L. Fisher has emerged as the leading California lawyer at the U....