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Perspective


AB 1149 and AB 341 reaffirm California's commitment to curbside recycling. By Caroline Lee of UC Berkeley School of Law ...


Perspective


The myth of cell tower tracking

Nov. 22, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Why this type of call data should not be accepted as reliable evidence of a defendant's guilt. By Michael Cherry, Edward J. Im...


Perspective


Preparing for your first court trip

Nov. 22, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

New attorneys: How to make your first court appearance a success. By Benjamin Taylor of Miller Barondess LLP ...


Instead of a new lawsuit, consider this alternative when your judgment against a corporation is worthless. By Ryan J. Meckfess...


Energy Law


DOE loan guarantee program under attack

Nov. 22, 2011
By Paul Jones

Months after Solyndra plunged into bankruptcy, the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program is still under intense scruti...


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


Hurry up and wait

Nov. 22, 2011
By John Roemer

Whatever the ultimate outcome of the Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban appeal, there will be no decision announced for at le...


Criminal


Judges seek clarification on early releases

Nov. 22, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

Fresno judges sparred with county officals over the legal definition of the word "capacity" to ensure they're in compliance wi...


California Supreme Court


In the first test of California's attorney admissions standards in years, the state Supreme Court will have to weigh whether f...


U.S. Supreme Court


Government tries to keep Medi-Cal case alive

Nov. 22, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Federal approval of California's cuts to health care spending on the poor should not kill the U.S. Supreme Court case dealing ...


Law Practice


Plaintiffs' firm opens shop in SF

Nov. 22, 2011
By Kevin Lee

Illinois plaintiffs' firm Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC has opened an office in San Francisco, their fi...


Judges and Judiciary


With mandatory furloughs, layoffs and other austerity measures already dampening the spirits in some of California's federal c...


Bankruptcy


In lawsuits related to the Heller Ehrman LLP bankruptcy, a San Francisco federal judge must decide where the limits to a bankr...


Judicial Profile


David V. Herriford

Nov. 22, 2011
By Connie Lopez

Judge David V. Herriford, who conducts and archives interviews with senior citizens, prizes personal growth.


Discipline


Disciplinary actions

Nov. 21, 2011
By Bill Richardson

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Nov. 21, 2011
By Connie Lopezn

Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Dana S. Treister as shareholder in Los Angeles. She focuses on transactional real estate matters,...


Corporate Counsel


Mark LeHocky

Nov. 20, 2011
By Saul Sugarmann

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary Ross Stores Inc. ...


Judicial Profile


Yvette M. Palazuelos

Nov. 20, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Judge Yvette M. Palazuelos is a trial court workhorse and leads her court on lunch jogs.


Real Estate/Development


Real estate financing shifts again

Nov. 19, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Law firms, which redeployed their CMBS dealmaking teams earlier this year when it looked like the market was heating back up, ...


ADR Provider


James C. Emerson

Nov. 19, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

James C. Emerson, who retired from the Santa Clara County Superior Court bench early last year, likes settling cases - and att...


Perspective


A trial attorney crosses paths with some notable San Francisco characters from the 60s and 70s. By Michael Berger of Resolutio...


Perspective


Battle of the experts in the Conrad Murray trial

Nov. 19, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

Expert witnesses on opposite sides, who were also friends, compete for the jury's attention. By Lee Ross of Fox News ...


Perspective


Mediation works, but will it play in Macedonia?

Nov. 19, 2011
By Sharon Liangn

Macedonia wrestles with whether or not to adopt compulsory mediation. By Michael R. Diliberto of ADR Services Inc. ...


Perspective


Penn State outrages: the Good Samaritan’s dilemma

Nov. 19, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Going by way of the French - should we impose a Good Samaritan law that criminalizes a person's failure to come to the rescue?...


U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court built in some loopholes for President George W. Bush in 2004 even as it limited his wartime powers , As...


Law Practice


A longtime attorney for Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP recently became the first general counsel of Burbank-based Legendary En...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Newspaper changes hands

Nov. 19, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Deal teams from Cooley LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP announced Thursday that the San Diego Union-Tribune, the city's leadin...


Solo and Small Firms


Business litigation boutique to split up

Nov. 19, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

Spilllane Weingarten LLP will divide as one partner forms solo practice. ...


Litigation


A federal judge said he is inclined to certify a putative class action of immigrant detainees who sued the federal government ...


Books


A bottom-up take on lawyering

Nov. 19, 2011
By Sharon Liangn

One lawyer makes it his mission to provide legal services to those on the margins of society. By Alfredo Mirandé ...


Litigation


Plaintiffs who brought a car rollover lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. saw their high-stakes gamble pay off to the tune of $73 m...