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U.S. Supreme Court


Court to Hear State Immunity Case

Jun. 29, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether states are immune from claims for money damages made under a provisio...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court To Hear Cops' Immunity Claim

Jun. 29, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will take up a Los Angeles County deputies' challenge to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court...


Bankruptcy


Dewey & LeBoeuf Takes Dodgers Bankruptcy Case

Jun. 29, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

Bruce Bennett is representing the Los Angeles Dodgers in its Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection case, filed in the District of D...


Litigation


Smarting from a judge's comments impugning its integrity for objecting to a massive class-action settlement, Consumer Watchdog...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court Denies Subpoena Case

Jun. 29, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt two law firms a defeat Monday when it decided not to inquire into the circumstances allowing for ...


Government


A state audit has faulted the San Francisco County Superior Court for doing a poor job of keeping track of its money and acco...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court to Hear Drug Marketing Case

Jun. 29, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to hear a dispute over a legal avenue that generic-drug companies use to get their produ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court Takes IPO Fraud Case

Jun. 29, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

In a securities fraud case, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether the plaintiff's ran out of time to bring ...


Securities


Boards Targeted More Often By SEC

Jun. 29, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

In a sign of shifting litigation strategies, the Securities and Exchange Commission has increasingly targeted companies rather...


Entertainment & Sports


High Court Shoots Down Video Game Ban

Jun. 29, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips And Robert Ia

Reaffirming its broad support of First Amendment protection, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California law that would ha...


Judicial Profile


Rocky J. Baio

Jun. 29, 2011
By Pat Alston

Pursuits off the bench help Commissioner Rocky Baio keep a level head in the courtroom


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jun. 28, 2011
By Robert Pierce

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


Criminal


S.F. Public Defender Wields Political Clout

Jun. 28, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

The most controversial politician in San Francisco may be its public defender. ...


Corporate Counsel


Anthony R. Segall

Jun. 28, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

General Counsel for the Writers Guild of America, West Inc. Los Angeles ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Google Confirms FTC Probe

Jun. 28, 2011
By Craig Anderson

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched a formal antitrust review of Google Inc.'s search and advertising business prac...


Litigation


Don't underestimate the impact of Smith v. Bayer Corp., a recent class action decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. By St...


Litigation


One-Way Fee Strategies: The Key to Success

Jun. 28, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

The playing field may be tilted toward the plaintiff, but a defendant can beat a meritless one-way fees claim. By Kurt A. Schl...


Perspective


The Internal Revenue Service may soon levy a tax on anonymous individual contributors to political campaigns and committees. B...


Judges and Judiciary


AG Looks Into Judge Benefits Law's Legality

Jun. 28, 2011
By Emily Green

Prompted by a request from the Commission on Judicial Performance, the attorney general's office is looking into the legality ...


Litigation


Wells Fargo Sued over Mortgage Paperwork

Jun. 28, 2011
By Anna Scott

Two pension funds filed a shareholder derivative lawsuit against executives and directors of Wells Fargo & Co., claiming t...


Judges and Judiciary


Chief Justice's Speech Postponed

Jun. 28, 2011
By Emily Green

Citing ongoing budget negotiations, the Legislature has postponed Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye's June 30 state of the jud...


Litigation


Construction of the state's the first major desalination plant, in Carlsbad, can move forward, a San Diego County Superior Cou...


Large Firms


Skadden's Closure of SF Office Pays Off

Jun. 28, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

A month after closing its San Francisco office, Skadden appears to have no regrets. ...


Environmental


Best Best Partner Notches CEQA Wins

Jun. 28, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Michelle Ouellette, a partner with Best Best & Krieger LLP in Riverside, is grabbing the attention of legal experts for he...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline LLC and its now-defunct subsidiary SB Pharmco Puerto Rico Inc. have agreed to pay $40.7...


Litigation


Former Lieff Cabraser Partner Sues Firm Again

Jun. 28, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

Former Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP partner files another suit against his old firm. ...


Government


Chula Vista Hit With Suit Over Cell Phone Tax

Jun. 28, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Coming at a time of cuts in public services and reduced tax coffers, the city of Chula Vista has been hit with a class action ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Two law firms have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to protect documents produced in civil discovery from federal prosecutors who ...


Corporate


In-House Salaries in SoCal Rise Slightly

Jun. 27, 2011
By Saul Sugarman

A survey by the Association of Corporate Counsel shows that average salaries for Southern California in-house attorneys have g...


Law Practice


On the Move

Jun. 27, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

The San Diego-based firm known as Chapin Fitzgerald Sullivan LLP changed its name to Chapin Fitzgerald Sullivan & Bottini ...