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U.S. Supreme Court


Heightened Standard for Inducement

Jun. 2, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

In a win for Silicon Valley firms fighting suits from patent trolls, the U.S. Supreme Court tightened the standard for proving...


Government


Suit Over CIA Testing Narrowed

Jun. 2, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

A federal judge in Oakland dismissed key parts of U.S. Army veterans' case against the CIA and other government agencies claim...


U.S. Supreme Court


Ashcroft Immune from Suit

Jun. 2, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday that former Attorney General John D. Ashcroft is immune from a civil suit cla...


Labor/Employment


E-Verify Program Prone to Errors

Jun. 2, 2011
By Cat Ho

As a handful of California cities roll out programs to check workers' immigration status using the federal E-Verify program, c...


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


Panel Urges Online Deportation Appeals

Jun. 2, 2011
By John Roemer

Federal immigration authorities should join the digital age and let people file deportation appeals electronically, the 9th U....


Judicial Profile


Jose R. Benavides

Jun. 2, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Kern County (Mojave and Lake Isabella) ...


Entertainment & Sports


Musicians Sue Over Digital Royalties

Jun. 1, 2011
By Erica E.Phillips

More than a decade after digital music made its debut, recording artists and their labels are hashing out the distinction betw...


Corporate Counsel


Daniel W. Park

Jun. 1, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Chief Campus Counsel for UC San Diego San Diego ...


Judicial Profile


Lorna H. Brumfield

Jun. 1, 2011
By Pat Alston

Superior Court Judge Kern County (Bakersfield) ...


International


A Closer Look at the 2010 UK Bribery Act

Jun. 1, 2011
By Seena Nikravann

The Ministry of Justice's guidance to the 2010 U.K. Bribery Act may not be perfect, but it provides clues as to how liability ...


Law Practice


Travel Takes Its Toll on Lawyers

Jun. 1, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

A new study found extensive business travel may be bad for your health, but that hasn't stopped lawyers from heading to the ai...


Environmental


Court Won't Bar Firm From Agency Work

Jun. 1, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

A state appeals court refused to disqualify a Sacramento-based environmental law firm from representing the Orange County Wate...


Judges and Judiciary


Justices Release Financial Disclosures

Jun. 1, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Judicial administrators provided a peek inside the pocketbooks of the U.S. Supreme Court justices with the release of their an...


Construction


A new Senate bill revives a longstanding debate over who bears the responsibility when things to wrong in construction project...


Law Practice


Katten Names New Managing Partner

Jun. 1, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP will replace the managing partner of its Los Angeles office on Wednesday, replacing longtime head G...


Litigation


Toyota Judge Mulls Class Cert Question

Jun. 1, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

In the lawsuits over unintentional acceleration against Toyota Motor Corp., one looming judicial decision could should steer t...


Government


State Ordered to Pay Up for Foster Parents

Jun. 1, 2011
By John Roemer

Fed up with a state agency's foot-dragging on increased payments to foster parents, U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup on Fr...


Transactions


Dealmakers

May 31, 2011
By Robert Pierce

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


Law Practice


On the Move

May 31, 2011
By Ben Adlin

A rondup of recent law firm moves.


Litigation


Law School Sued Over Employment Data

May 28, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego has been accused in a lawsuit of luring students to campus under false promises th...


Judicial Profile


Victoria G. Chaney

May 28, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Not even surgery can keep 2nd District Court of Appeal Justice Victoria G. Chaney from getting the job done. And when tough de...


Judges and Judiciary


Walker Won’t Have to Appear in Court

May 28, 2011
By John Roemer

Former Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker of San Francisco will no longer be required to appear at a June 13 hearing o...


Solo and Small Firms


Law Office of Schoenleber & Waltermire

May 28, 2011
By Emily Green

Dedicated lawyers at immigration law firm Schoenleber and Waltermire in Sacramento work long hours to help immigrants gain leg...


Environmental


Old Dumps' Reuse Opens Legal Work

May 28, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

In the midst of the renewable energy boom, land-use and environmental attorneys are increasingly working on deals to turn form...


Criminal


San Diego Attorney Sentenced

May 28, 2011
By Pat Broderick

A San Diego attorney has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for failing to report to the IRS at least $3 million in income...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Audit Criticizes State Bar Program

May 28, 2011
By Emily Green

A State Bar program that helps lawyers with substance abuse and mental health problems lacks proper oversight to ensure partic...


U.S. Supreme Court


Witness Tampering Law Fine-Tuned

May 28, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court fine-tuned the witness tampering law in a highly technical opinion Thursday by specifying what the gove...


Community News


Lawyer Pilots Viper to Chihuahua Success

May 28, 2011
By Zack Smith

Brydon Hugo & Parker name partner Ed Hugo and navigator Marco Hernandez placed first in their class and third overall in t...


U.S. Supreme Court


Ruling on Minor Interviews Tossed

May 28, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court tossed Thursday a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision saying authorities can't interview a child...


U.S. Supreme Court


Motions Stop the Clock, High Court Rules

May 28, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Speedy Trial Act's 70-day clock stops running automatically when pre-trial moti...