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Perspective


The Rise of 'Nanny Corporations’

Feb. 26, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Are poison pills becoming a tool for boards to limit shareholders from exercising their rights? By David M. Grinberg of Manatt...


Law Practice


Dads Help Women Lawyers Advance

Feb. 25, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

It may not be the secret weapon to advancement in the cutthroat world of law firms, but some women have found having a stay-at...


Commercial Law


New Anti-GMO Beets Suit Filed

Feb. 25, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

The Center for Food Safety has filed another lawsuit challenging a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow the...


Intellectual Property


9th Circuit Denies Betty Boop Copyright

Feb. 25, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Claims seeking to reassert copyright and trademark protections on the 1930s cartoon character Betty Boop were denied by a thre...


Law Practice


Partners-Only IP Boutique Opens

Feb. 25, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Feinberg Day Alberti & Thompson LLP, a new, partners-only intellectual property litigation boutique, announced Wednesday i...


Law Practice


UCI Teaching Table Manners and the Law

Feb. 25, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

UCI School of Law 1Ls already know the importance of public service. Tuesday, they learned the ins and outs of dinner service ...


Litigation


DOJ Sues to Block Attorneys' Tax Shelters

Feb. 25, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

The federal government filed civil charges alleging two former Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP and a finance specialist used...


Corporate


The fight over standing requirements for bringing consumer class actions is not over, defendants still have ammunition. By Dan...


Starting now, hiring foreign nationals will require more interaction between a company's legal and human resources department....


Trusts & Estates


Jewish Charity Donation Claim Fizzles

Feb. 25, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A leading Jewish charity failed to prove the late Ameriquest Mortgage founder Roland E. Arnall promised to give it $18 million...


Litigation


Groups File Lawsuit Over Surveillance

Feb. 25, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

Muslim leaders and the ACLU have filed a lawsuit accusing the FBI of violating the First Amendment by paying an informant to ...


Perspective


Surfing the Contingent Workforce Wave

Feb. 25, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

The law has not kept up with employment trends, so how can you? Here are three essential guidelines that have emerged. By Garr...


Intellectual Property


High Court Grapples With Patent Question

Feb. 25, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court struggled over setting a standard for the inducement of patent infringement that protects intellectual-...


Appellate Practice


A U.S. Supreme Court ruling reinforces an important principle in issue preservation that no civil litigator should forget. By ...


U.S. Supreme Court


California Habeas Rules Upheld

Feb. 25, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

In a decision that's bound to disappoint criminal defense attorneys, the U.S. Supreme Court approved California's non-specific...


U.S. Supreme Court


Federal Law Doesn't Preclude Mazda Claims

Feb. 25, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that following safety standards does not insulate Mazda Motor Corp. from liability fo...


Family


DOMA Move Unlikely to Affect Prop 8 Fight

Feb. 25, 2011
By Laura Ernden

President Barack Obama legally abandoned the federal ban on same-sex marriage Wednesday, but legal experts said the shift will...


Obituaries


Joseph H. Flom

Feb. 25, 2011
By John Roemer

1923-2011 ...


Education


Law School Applications Down

Feb. 25, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

The number of law school applications received nationwide is down by nearly 13 percent, preliminary data shows, though some Ca...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Movers & Dealmakers

Feb. 24, 2011
By Carla Pinedan

Lucas & Haverkamp, a firm that specializes in litigation on behalf of corporations and public entities, signed a lease for...


Real Estate/Development


Philip N. Feder

Feb. 24, 2011
By Carla Pinedan

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Los Angeles/London Clients: TPG Capital LP, Oaktree Capital Management LP, Dubai...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Grants Vaccine Makers Immunity

Feb. 24, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that a federal law immunizes drug makers from liability for defects in the design of vaccin...


Health Care & Hospital Law


More Doctors Choose to Forego Insurance

Feb. 24, 2011
By Emma Gallegosn

A growing number of physicians have started enrolling patients as members who pay a flat monthly rate rather than pay with ins...


Judicial Profile


Paul A. Delucchi

Feb. 24, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer


Real Estate/Development


Commercial-scale solar energy projects are on the rise, given the need for clean, renewable energy. ...


Real Estate/Development


Gerard 'Jerry’ Walsh

Feb. 24, 2011
By Anna Scott

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Los Angeles Clients: Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Cisco Systems, Inc., ...


Real Estate/Development


Robert Thompson

Feb. 24, 2011
By Anna Scott

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP San Francisco Clients: University of California, Salesforce.com, West Village Comm...


Real Estate/Development


Joan H. Story

Feb. 24, 2011
By Eb Richardsonn

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP San Francisco Clients: DHL Express, U.S. Bank, Lend Lease Corp., MacArthur Transit...


Real Estate/Development


Jesse Sharf

Feb. 24, 2011
By Anna Scott

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Century City Clients: Rockpoint Group, Wells Fargo/Wachovia, Cerberus Real Estate Capital Ma...


Real Estate/Development


Bruce Shepherd

Feb. 24, 2011
By Carla Pinedan

Latham & Watkins LLP San Diego Clients: JC Resorts LLC, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Senior Resource...