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Banking


Bank Liable in Predatory Lending Case

Mar. 25, 2011
By Anna Scott

A jury found Wells Fargo bank liable of racially discriminatory mortgage lending in 880 instances in a class action case, and ...


The sagging start-up market could benefit from the recent uptick in mergers and acquisitions activity. By Jeremy Glaser of Min...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Movers & Dealmakers

Mar. 24, 2011
By Carla Pinedan

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP represented a healthcare services nonprofit and a private education company in ex...


Criminal


Will Barry Bonds score a home run as he steps up to bat before the court on perjury charges? By Daniel A. Saunders and Nathan ...


In the wake of a new mandate by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., managing partners at many of the nation's top law firms find themselves ...


Education


Judge Orders Compton Charter Petitions Counted

Mar. 24, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Compton Unified School District officials have been given an April 1 deadline to count signatures on a disputed petition to tu...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Mulls Free Speech Labor Suit

Mar. 24, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

In a case that could impact California's massive public-sector workforce, a former police chief seeking to sue the government ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Health Reform Still Fuzzy to Business Owners

Mar. 24, 2011
By Emma Gallegosn

A year after Congress passed health care reform, a key player in insuring the uninsured, small business owners, don't know abo...


Real Estate/Development


Redevelopment Litigation Faces Uncertainty

Mar. 24, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Lawyers are closely watching how Gov. Brown's proposed legislation to end redevelopment agencies will deal with the payment of...


Law Practice


Suits Against Lawyers Face One-Year Window

Mar. 24, 2011
By Laura Ernden

A plaintiff in a malicious prosecution case has a shorter window to file suit if the defendant is an attorney, a state appella...


Law Practice


History in the First Person

Mar. 24, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Screening films with a social justice message is one way law firms can reach out to the next generation. By Adam L. Stock of A...


Environmental


Back to State Emissions Drawing Board

Mar. 24, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

A San Francisco Superior Court judge has issued a ruling that requires the state to do further study before moving forward wit...


A federal judge has rejected a $125 million settlement deal between Mountain View-based Google Inc. and The Authors Guild and ...


Being an effective mentor is not easy, but the effort is vital for the success of female attorneys. By Wendy Behan of Casey Ge...


Law Practice


Conferences Highlight Women's Advancement

Mar. 24, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Conferences Tuesday brought law firm leaders and in-house counsel together to address the continued reality of women failing t...


Law Practice


A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

Mar. 24, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

The Daily Journal should do more to showcase the contributions of female lawyers. By Gay Grunfeld of Rosen, Bien & Galvan ...


Litigation


Hacking Claims Roil Investor Fraud Case

Mar. 24, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Lawyers representing supposed victims of a real estate mogul charged with fraud are in hot water, facing allegations they dupl...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Makes Labor Law Ruling

Mar. 24, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an employee's spoken complaints, like written ones, are covered by anti-retaliation ...


Perspective


LGBTs in the Legal Profession: Will It Get Better?

Mar. 24, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community deserves more attention from the legal community. By J. Dominic Campodo...


Securities


High Court Greenlights Suit Against Pharma

Mar. 24, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously allowed a securities fraud class-action suit against the drug maker Matrixx Initiatives Inc...


Perspective


Our present-day immigration policies resemble those targeted at Asian Americans in the 19th century. By Karin Wang of the Asia...


Corporate


Grocery Antitrust Ruling Under New Scrutiny

Mar. 24, 2011
By John Roemer

Grocery chains' right to break union strikes using profit-sharing pacts came under renewed scrutiny Tuesday by the 9th U.S. Ci...


Government


In a last ditch bid to avoid Gov. Jerry Brown's chopping block, California's redevelopment agencies offered to give up some fu...


Judges and Judiciary


AOC Chief to Step Down

Mar. 24, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

With the operation of the California court system under increasing attack by legislators and a large group of judges, William ...


Civil Rights


Day Laborer Bans Face Another Challenge

Mar. 23, 2011
By John Roemer

Redondo Beach's right to ban day laborers from standing on roadways to solicit work came under withering fire Monday at the 9t...


Judicial Profile


Hilary Rhonan

Mar. 23, 2011
By Pat Alston

Hilary Rhonan, an informal juvenile court referee, intervenes in the lives of first-time offenders, usually without lawyers in...


Corporate Counsel


David Korduner

Mar. 23, 2011
By Jean Luc Renault

General counsel for Directors Guild of America Los Angeles ...


Law Practice


Lawyer Ordered to Stop Misleading Clients

Mar. 23, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

A lawyer connected to an embattled immigration firm is told by court to stop misleading clients. ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


MoFo Advises Shutterfly on Buy

Mar. 23, 2011
By Eb Richardsonn

Morrison & Foerster LLP is advising Internet publishing service Shutterfly Inc. in its $333 million acquisition of Sunnyva...


Criminal


Bomb in Eco-Activists' Case Ordered Tested

Mar. 23, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

A Northern District magistrate judge has ordered the FBI to allow third-party testing of bomb remnants from an unsolved case i...