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Perspective


Is there a right to reasonably resist unlawful entry by the police? By Michael C. McMahon ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


San Francisco Sues Health Insurers

May 27, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Blue Cross of California Inc. and Health Net of California Inc. owe millions of dollars in late and unpaid emergency medical b...


Law Practice


Crowell Poaches Epstein Health Care Team

May 27, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Crowell & Moring nabbed a health care litigation team from Epstein Becker & Green, led by William A. Helvestine. ...


Appellate Practice


Panel Raises Bar for Inequitable Conduct

May 27, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

A divided federal appeals court decided Wednesday to make it more difficult for defendants to prove inequitable conduct in pat...


Labor/Employment


Morgan Stanley Labor Case Dismissed

May 27, 2011
By Cat Ho

A federal judge sided with Morgan Stanley this week in two separate lawsuits targeting the company's policy of requiring its e...


Obituaries


John Davies

May 27, 2011
By Pat Broderick

1934-2011 ...


Criminal


Lance Armstrong Adds a Defense Lawyer

May 27, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Facing renewed scrutiny into doping allegations, Lance Armstrong has tapped pre-eminent law firm Keker & Van Nest to lead ...


Law Practice


Legal Recruiter Wins Fee Dispute

May 27, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Legal recruiters across the country are quietly celebrating last week's $1.9 million award to a legal recruiter over a fee dis...


Litigation


Judges Seek to Consolidate Asbestos Cases

May 27, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Seeking to clear a backlog of litigation, a movement is afoot to coordinate asbestos lawsuits pending in Los Angeles, Orange a...


Securities


SEC Approves Whistle-blower Rules

May 27, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Over the objections of big business, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved Wednesday a controversial program to rewa...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

May 26, 2011
By Carla Pinedan

Barry Kurtz APC moved its operations from one end of the San Fernando Valley to the other.


Criminal


Names Added to Criminal Wall of Fame

May 26, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz


Corporate


Google Invests in Wind Farm

May 26, 2011
By Robert Pierce

Google Inc. and Citigroup Inc. plan to invest a combined $110 million into a wind farm in southern California where the Mojave...


Judicial Profile


Commissioner Kenneth G. Pritchard

May 26, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Commissioner Kenneth Pritchard combines a keen intellect and a folksy demeanor to preside over all manner of cases in the tiny...


Intellectual Property


What Does It Take to Sue a Patentee These Days?

May 26, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

Patent holders now face a major jurisdictional hurdle in declaratory judgment cases. By Robert Harkins and Jennifer Ming of Se...


Law Practice


New York-based litigation firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP has been slowly, quietly building a presence in Southern Cali...


Litigation


Justices Consider Personal Injury Damages

May 26, 2011
By Laura Ernden

The state Supreme Court struggled Tuesday with how to calculate medical damages in personal injury cases in light of complex h...


Litigation


Email Receipts Not Covered By FACTA

May 26, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Heading off consumer privacy lawsuits, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected an attempt to extend liabilit...


Criminal


City Attorney Pleads to Reckless Driving

May 26, 2011
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

Jimmy L. Gutierrez, city attorney for Rialto and Chino, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving after b...


Law Practice


Bullivant Houser Shrinks Its Footprint

May 26, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Just three years ago, midsize Portland firm Bullivant Houser Bailey PC was reaching critical mass in California. Today, that e...


Two recent appellate decisions clarify the issue of jurisdiction over competing claims of misrepresentation and insurance bad ...


Real Estate/Development


Construction attorneys are watching to see whether their clients could be hit by new pollution suits if a proposed bill aimed ...


Securities


BofA Wants Securities Cases Consolidated

May 26, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Bank of America has asked the U.S. judicial conference to consolidate all litigation related to Countrywide Financial's mortga...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Rejects State Secrets Challenge

May 25, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

In a narrow ruling involving the government's invocation of the states secrets privilege, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously t...


Entertainment & Sports


Family of Beating Victim Sues Dodgers

May 25, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

The beating of a San Francisco Giants fan in the Dodger Stadium parking lot has triggered a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Do...


Corporate Counsel


Colin M. Morris

May 25, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Vice President and General Counsel for Rentech Inc. Los Angeles ...


Judicial Profile


Aaron H. Katz

May 25, 2011
By Pat Broderick

Judge Aaron H. Katz credits his parents' emphasis on playing a healing role in society with leading him to give back from the ...


Perspective


YouTube and Fair Use: Through the Lenz of Prince

May 25, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

The effectiveness of automated response systems for takedown claims of copyrighted material. By Nick Solish ...


Perspective


Know Your Options When a Tenant Defaults

May 25, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

How commercial landlords can make or break their case. By Thomas Lombardi of Palmer, Lombardi & Donohue LLP ...


Large Firms


Policy Wonk Joins Alston & Bird

May 25, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's former chief of staff, Susan P. Kennedy, joined Alston & Bird LLP Monday, bringing a deep kno...