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Environmental


State Must Revisit Cap-and-Trade Plan

May 25, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

Finding that it didn't follow the law, a San Francisco County Superior Court judge has ordered a state environmental agency t...


Litigation


Jury Awards Big Verdict in Doctor's Death

May 25, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

A San Diego jury has awarded $17.4 million in damages to the family of a naval surgeon who was killed by an ambulance while ri...


Judges and Judiciary


Judiciary Goes Committee-Crazy

May 25, 2011
By Emily Green

At the judicial branch, committees have expanded in prominence and scope as the branch trouble shoots one issue after another....


Government


Deputy D.A. Says Transfer Was Retaliation

May 25, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

A high-profile prosecutor claims he was transferred to a desk job in retaliation for endorsing an outspoken critic of Steve Co...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Takes Deportation Case

May 25, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision holding that cheating on corporate...


Appellate Practice


Personal Injury Damages Under Scrutiny

May 25, 2011
By Laura Ernden

When the state Supreme Court hears what some are calling the most significant personal injury case to reach the high court in ...


Criminal


Warnings on Prison Ruling Said Overblown

May 25, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Dissenters to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday calling for the reduction of California's prison population warned it c...


Transactions


Dealmakers

May 24, 2011
By Robert Pierce

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


Corporate Counsel


Dan Eaton

May 24, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Vice president and general counsel for Zilog Inc. San Jose ...


Judicial Profile


Bryan K. Stainfield

May 24, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Superior Court Judge Kern County (Mojave and Ridgecrest) ...


Perspective


A Permanent Break — From Bullying and Fear

May 24, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

A new study reveals that students victimized by anti-gay bullying suffer long-term health consequences. By Shannon Price Minte...


Personal Injury & Torts


What is the proper measure of medical damages - the amount billed, or the amount paid? By Don Willenburg and John F. Hughes of...


Mergers & Acquisitions


VeriFone Drops Divestiture Plan

May 24, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

A technology company responded to a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit blocking its merger with a California firm by abandon...


Litigation


Ovitz Sued Over Legal Bills

May 24, 2011
By Riley Guerin

Former Hollywood super agent Mike Ovitz has been sued for more than $200,000 in unpaid legal bills to the now-defunct law firm...


Litigation


Apple Jumps on Concepcion Bandwagon

May 24, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Apple Inc. may benefit from the U.S. Supreme Court's arbitration-friendly ruling last month to limit consumer class actions ev...


Judges and Judiciary


Gay Man Among Central District Nominees

May 24, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

A committee for California Sen. Barbara Boxer has submitted several names of possible federal judge nominees for the Central D...


California Courts of Appeal


Appeals Court May Sanction Orange County DA

May 24, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

A state appellate court may sanction the Orange County district attorney's office for hidding exculpatory evidence. ...


Litigation


San Francisco's Rank-Choice Voting Upheld

May 24, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

San Francisco's ranked-choice voting is not unconstitutional, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has found. ...


Securities


Corporate Debt Creates Legal Work

May 24, 2011
By Jill Redhage

With interest rates so low, California technology companies like Google and Juniper Networks are choosing to issue corporate d...


How employers can protect themselves against "silent raids" by the government for immigration violations. By George L. O'Conne...


Law Practice


On The Move

May 23, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...


Judges and Judiciary


Chief Justice Sparks Gender Debate

May 21, 2011
By Laura Ernden

A lawmaker's comment referring to the chief justice as attractive has touched off a debate about how gender issues are affecti...


Judicial Profile


Stanley Genser

May 21, 2011
By Emma Gallegosn

Stanley Genser brooks no nonsense from lawyers and social workers when it comes to getting the best outcome for kids in his c...


Books


Tales of the First Amendment

May 21, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

A review of William Bennett Turner's "Figures of Speech, Heroes and Villains of the First Amendment." By Dennis Aftergut ...


Government


California’s Living Originalism

May 21, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Interpreting voters' intent, what the state Supreme Court is doing wrong. By Michael Boardman of Loyola Law School ...


Intellectual Property


Section 337 of the Tariff Act offers a unique, fast-paced forum for settling a variety of claims. By Lindsey E. Martí­nez of S...


Litigation


Judge Okays $50 Million Wells Fargo Deal

May 21, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

A federal judge has approved $25 million in attorneys fees for the lawyers who represented plaintifs against World Savings Ban...


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


Republicans Block Liu's Nomination

May 21, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Senate Republicans dealt a potentially fatal blow to UC Berkeley School of Law professor Goodwin Liu's quest to join the 9th U...


Litigation


Sierra Club Files Suit Over Fairgrounds

May 21, 2011
By Pat Broderick

The Sierra Club on Thursday filed suit against the 22nd District Agricultural Association, alleging violations of the state's ...


Law Practice


Construction Defect Cases Boom

May 21, 2011
By Anna Scott

Construction defect lawyers have seen a surge in litigation, but many are predicting an eventual drop-off once the legal filin...