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Value Index gets lukewarm reviews

Aug. 3, 2011
By Saul Sugarmann

The Association of Corporate Counsel's Value Index was intended to help in-house attorneys know more about which law firms wer...


Bankruptcy


Robert H. Schuller's Crystal Cathedral Ministries said it will try to raise $50 million in donations in 120 days to rescue its...


Litigation


Attorneys are no longer required to lodge non-California authorities with their papers. By Blair Schlecter of Hurrell Cantrall...


Law Practice


Powers nabs three from former firm

Aug. 3, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Matthew D. Powers, the former Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP patent litigator who started his own firm last month, is adding a...


People with disabilities should not have to go to court in defense of their right to have fun. By Paula Pearlman of Disability...


With some diligence, tenacity, strategic thinking, persistence, and the power of positive relationships, no matter is too grea...


California Supreme Court


Prosecutors in public corruption cases must show that officials either knew or should have known their actions were wrong, the...


Criminal


Witness testimony law signed

Aug. 3, 2011
By Emily Green

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Monday that requires prosecutors to use witness testimony or physical evidence to bolster the a...


Perspective


Aim not only to master the case, but to present it in a stripped-down way that the judge and jury can easily understand. By Ri...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Former Tesla GC launches online ADR system

Aug. 3, 2011
By Jill Redhage

The former general counsel of Tesla Inc.is launching a web-based private judicial system that uses arbitrators to resolve disp...


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


Consumers score victory over repo man

Aug. 3, 2011
By John Roemer

Rejecting a defense raised by banks to fend off plaintiffs in auto repossession challenges, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Aug. 2, 2011
By Robert Pierce

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


U.S. Supreme Court


Kagan emerges as powerful force on court

Aug. 2, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Justice Elena Kagan made a huge splash during her debut term, emerging as both a powerful presence on the bench and a reliable...


Corporate Counsel


Marc Little

Aug. 2, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Faithful Central Bible Church Inglewood ...


Litigation


Are you a successful attorney?

Aug. 2, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Using statistical tools to determine which lawyers are better than others. By Michael D'Andrea of Bremer Whyte Brown & O'M...


Government


Politics today: What’s sex have to do with it?

Aug. 2, 2011
By Seena Nikravann

When it comes to politicians and sex scandals, public scorn is just the beginning of the end. By Laurie L. Levenson and Laura ...


Perspective


Employer and employee rights are sacrificed under the NLRB election rule amendments. By David A. Kadela of Littler Mendelson P...


Retailers and manufacturers will soon have to reveal what efforts they take to combat slavery and human trafficking. By Peter ...


Obituaries


Son of Sheppard Mullin founder dies

Aug. 2, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

Thomas R. Sheppard, former member of the executive committee of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP and son of firm foun...


Criminal


Nonlawyer charged with practicing law

Aug. 2, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

An Artesia nonlawyer who believes he has received permission to practice law nationwide faces jail on 13 misdemeanor counts. ...


Discipline


Recurring past

Aug. 2, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

The district attorney of Del Norte County could face discpline for practicing law for five days when his license was suspended...


Litigation


DMV settles with motorists

Aug. 2, 2011
By Hannah Mitchelln

The California Department of Motor Vehicles will be held financially responsible for damages suffered by more than 700 motoris...


Litigation


A state court jury Friday awarded $17 million to the mother of a 48-year-old blind man killed when he mistook the gap between ...


Intellectual Property


Circuit rules isolated DNA can be patented

Aug. 2, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

DNA are the genetic building blocks for every plant, animal and human, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit o...


Bankruptcy


Vallejo to emerge from bankruptcy

Aug. 2, 2011
By Ben Adlin

The city of Vallejo is finally set to emerge from its three-year ordeal in bankruptcy court. ...


Environmental


Farmers lose suit over water rights

Aug. 2, 2011
By Fiona Smith

A federal district court judge on Friday rejected attempts by a group of Northern California farmers to clinch more water from...


Judicial Profile


Ralph L. McKNight Jr.

Aug. 2, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Superior Court Commissioner Kern County (Bakersfield) ...


Law Practice


Kaufman Dolowich Voluck & Gonzo LLP, a national law firm focused on business and insurance matters, expanded its litigatio...


Litigation


Court: Video game didn't infringe on concept

Aug. 2, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Sony PlayStation's popular "God of War" video game didn't infringe upon the ideas of a would-be screenwriter, the 9th U.S. Cir...


Criminal


A federal judge who kept prison inmates waiting more than five years for rulings on whether they were wrongfully convicted may...