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Letter to the Editor


By Judge Helios J. Hernandez of the Riverside County Superior Court ...


Perspective


Blood alcohol concentration results in a medical record, often times, have no evidentiary value in the context of civil litiga...


Judges and Judiciary


Small courts rely on AOC services

May 25, 2012
By Michael Leen

Many are critical of the usefulness of the AOC; small courts depend on it. By Richard Scheuler of Tehama County Superior Court...


Corporate


SunEdison announced last week it had signed a $65 million loan agreement with North American Development Bank to develop a 20 ...


Bankruptcy


Bankruptcy specialist jumps to Gibson Dunn

May 25, 2012
By Casey Sullivan

One of the most prominent bankruptcy attorneys at Stutman Treister & Glatt is leaving the Los Angeles boutique after 30 ye...


Litigation


Judge rules against development

May 25, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

A Riverside County Superior Court judge ruled that the county didn't sufficiently analyze greenhouse gas emissions in approvin...


Personal Injury & Torts


Gambling on a trial pays off

May 25, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Personal injury case ends with $600,000 jury verdict, after insurer refuses to settle. ...


Litigation


The tribe argues the wind project being development by Pattern Energy Group LP would irreparably harm archeological sites in t...


Entertainment & Sports


Beverly-Hills-based 3-D technology company RealD Inc. has inked a deal to install its systems on 100 screens in theaters in Ch...


Litigation


A Beverly Hills tax lawyer must pay the ex-wife of a top Fortune 500 executive nearly $8 million for taking millions from her ...


Government


Third-party candidates get a boost

May 25, 2012
By Ben Adlin

A federal judge has given two small political parties another chance to nominate presidential candidates for November’s genera...


Labor/Employment


Federal labor names new regional director

May 25, 2012
By Brian Sumersn

The National Labor Relations Board named Mori Pam Rubin as its new regional director for much of Southern California, the age...


Litigation


Petition filed to review $603 million reversal

May 25, 2012
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

An intellectual property firm has asked the state Supreme Court to review an appellate court’s reversal of a $603 million jury...


Judges and Judiciary


In news that reverberated through the plaintiffs' bar, employment lawyers Jeffrey K. Winikow and Virginia Keeny were named to ...


Law Practice


Small firms angle for Asia business

May 25, 2012
By Hannah Mitchelln

Seeking to capitalize on surging deal flow from China and emerging Asia, small law firms are finding the terrain can be inscru...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar prosecutor confirmed by state Senate

May 25, 2012
By Riley Guerin

A state Senate committee formally confirmed Jayne Kim as the State Bar's top discipline prosecutor Wednesday. ...


Real Estate/Development


Legal agencies criticize stadium project

May 25, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

Public Counsel and the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles joined mounting criticism of the voluminous environmental impact re...


Large Firms


Dewey & LeBoeuf: Lessons from a downfall

May 25, 2012
By David Houstonn

In the wake of the 2007 merger that created Dewey & LeBoeuf, the new firm's leaders considered a traditional partnership m...


Intellectual Property


Google Inc. did not infringe two Java patents owned by Oracle Corp. , a federal jury concluded Wednesday in a verdict that was...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

May 24, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

A newly constructed Whole Foods market and an adjoining apartment complex on the same Novato property secured financing as par...


Judges and Judiciary


After news broke of Gov. Jerry Brown 's proposed half billion dollar cut to the state's judiciary, the latest in a series of r...


Government


Another LA transit lawsuit drags on for years

May 24, 2012
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A whistle-blower lawsuit that has entered its 16th year is once again raising questions about whether LA County transportation...


Securities


As one of the only government actions against mortgage bank officials headed for trial, the case of two former IndyMac Bancorp...


With less than six weeks until a new, autonomous criminal justice agency comes online, details are starting to emerge about wh...


Law Practice


Lawyers help in team move, stadium plans

May 24, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP are helping the Golden State Warriors navigate legal issues invo...


Litigation


Hedge fund wins $35 million verdict

May 24, 2012
By Saul Sugarman

Hedge fund Paron Capital Management LLC won a $35 million verdict in Delaware Wednesday against a former employee. ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP in Redwood City advised on another sale of a cloud computin...


Litigation


Facebook settles suit over publicity rights

May 24, 2012
By Craig Anderson

Facebook Inc. has agreed to settle a would-be class action filed by plaintiffs who complained that the social networking site ...


Tax


IRS Whistleblower Office under fire

May 24, 2012
By Michael Leen

Recent reports intensify concerns about the effectiveness of the whistleblower program. By Matthew Zandi of Steel Zandi ...


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


The Obama administration's bid to speed the 9th Circuit's process in a case challenging the constitutionality of the Defense o...