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Law Practice


As large law firms remain wary of returning their summer associate programs to pre-recession levels, law schools are turning t...


Judges and Judiciary


Incumbents and deputy district attorneys won big in California’s judicial races on Tuesday, with no challenger appearing to kn...


California Supreme Court


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday announced there will be no en banc rehearing of February's 2-1 decision holdi...


Large Firms


Arent Fox grows by a personal touch

Jun. 6, 2012
By Casey Sullivan

Washington, D.C.-based Arent Fox LLP has shot up from nine lawyers to more than 60 in its Los Angeles office since 2007. Now i...


Criminal


Is the SAFE initiative vote safe?

Jun. 6, 2012
By Ben Armisteadn

Challenges to the SAFE initiative on the November ballot are without merit. By Elisabeth Semel and Charles Sevilla ...


Litigation


A federal judge appears likely to throw out a copyright lawsuit filed by a chain of Detroit abortion clinics against anti-abor...


Labor/Employment


The Hilton Los Angeles Airport has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a class of current and former emplo...


Litigation


Zynga sued over commission

Jun. 6, 2012
By Saul Sugarman

A brand development company is suing Zynga Inc. for allegedly bailing on paying an $18 million commission . ...


Judges and Judiciary


Malibu courtroom closure a mistake

Jun. 6, 2012
By Michael Leen

Unlike the larger courthouses, the burden placed on the remaining judge is unmanageable and absurd. By Richard Herzog ...


Judges and Judiciary


Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye announced Monday 10 appointments to the Judicial Council. ...


If you or a client lost money and managed to pull off a recovery, will it go into your pocket or must you split it with the In...


Letter to the Editor


Hard to believe: State Bar removes materials

Jun. 6, 2012
By Michael Leen

By Eric Olson of Baker, Olson, LeCroy & Danielian ...


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


The 9th Circuit announced Monday that it will post a new filing in the Proposition 8 same-sex marriage appeal on Tuesday morni...


Entertainment & Sports


The Court of Appeal in Los Angeles has temporarily delayed the retrial of actress Nicollette Sheridan's wrongful termination d...


Law Practice


Vietnam veterans were neglected by society; the same neglect looms for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. By Lew Ho...


Intellectual Property


Mattel challenges Bratz award

Jun. 6, 2012
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

The battle over Mattel Inc.'s appeal of rival toymaker MGA Entertainment Inc.'s $310 million judgment is heating up, with Matt...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Statutorily approved language would be an ineffective remedy to litigation over arbitration clauses. By Aaron Gundzik of Garte...


California Supreme Court


Frank McGuire, managing attorney of the 1st District Court of Appeal, will become the newest clerk and court administrator for...


Civil Rights


Monitors will be on the lookout at polling locations in Alameda, Fresno and Riverside counties - which all boast sizable minor...


Government


Los Angeles DA's race has staff guessing

Jun. 6, 2012
By Henry Meier

With no incumbent in the race for the first time in 48 years and a field of prosecutor candidates who have struggled to distin...


U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Justice Department is eyeing new ways to control legal fees in massive bankruptcies like the one filed by cratered la...


Government


Headed into today's election, judicial candidates across California have raised hugely varying amounts of money with some of t...


U.S. Supreme Court


U.S. Supreme Court

Jun. 6, 2012
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided two cases, agreed to hear another next term and declined to review a pro-plaintiff de...


Real Estate/Development


The California Department of Finance has approved $300 million for the nearly 600 Los Angeles redevelopment projects recommend...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jun. 5, 2012
By David Mcafeen

A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


A challenge to California's renewable energy purchasing rules could have implications for the rest of the country. ...


Corporate Counsel


Reginald A. Norris

Jun. 5, 2012
By Paul Jones

Executive Vice President & General Counsel Clean Energy Experts San Diego ...


Law Practice


The lead attorney in the federal lawsuit that ultimately helped result in the repeal of the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't ...


Judges and Judiciary


A group of lawyers in Los Angeles led by federal public defender Victor Acevedo have breathed new life into an effort to put m...


Litigation


Ruling could lead to more SLAPP motions

Jun. 5, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

A state appellate court decided for the first time that trial judges can use the anti-SLAPP statute to strike a portion of a c...