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Community News


Trujillo Lawyer of the Year

Feb. 5, 2011
By Riley Guerin

The South East District Bar Association honored Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Mario Trujillo as the Attorney of ...


Community News


Members of the Beverly Hills Bar Association gathered at the Montage hotel Wednesday night to pay tribute to former California...


Real Estate/Development


Survey Sees Real Estate Recovering in 2012

Feb. 5, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

California's office and industrial markets are heading for a turning point in late 2012 or early 2013, according to the Allen ...


Obituaries


Len L. LeTellier

Feb. 5, 2011
By Emily Green

Sutter County Superior Court Executive Officer Len L. LeTellier died Wednesday after a long illness. He was 58. ...


Entertainment & Sports


Carmaker Hit With Godzilla Lawsuit

Feb. 5, 2011
By Jean Luc Renault

The Japanese movie studio that owns the rights to Godzilla has sued American Honda Motor Co. for allegedly using an unauthoriz...


Perspective


A Racial Right of Passage

Feb. 5, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

A U.S. immigrant learns what it means to become a black American. By Devon W. Carbado of UCLA School of Law. ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Sotomayor Draws Crowd at Moot Court

Feb. 5, 2011
By Laura Ernden

A moot court competition featuring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor drew approximately 2,000 people to the UC Berkel...


Judges and Judiciary


Two California Judges Clear Committee

Feb. 5, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

A pair of nominees for the federal bench in California won Senate Judiciary Committee approval with no opposition Thursday, bu...


Obituaries


John M. Hartenstein

Feb. 5, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

1958-2011 ...


Personal Injury & Torts


Lawyers Dug Deep For Big Verdict

Feb. 5, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Linking a deadly 2007 car crash to a motorcycle shop in a neighboring county wasn't a cinch, but it enabled plaintiffs' lawyer...


Government


California Lawyers Line Up Behind Detainee

Feb. 5, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

A group of former federal prosecutors from California tell the U.S. Supreme Court that former Attorney General John D. Ashcrof...


Corporate


Blind Passengers Sue United

Feb. 5, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

United Airlines Inc. asked a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss a potential class action in which blind passengers claim the...


State Bar & Bar Associations


New O.C. Bar President Has Big Agenda

Feb. 5, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

John C. Hueston, the famed Enron prosecutor, sees the many projects he plans as this year's Orange County Bar Association pres...


Perspective


Safety Concerns of a Prisoner Rights Lawyer

Feb. 5, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

A glimpse into the life of a prisoner rights lawyer. By Jane Kahn of Rosen, Bien & Galvan LLP. ...


Real Estate/Development


City Dropped From Investment Program

Feb. 5, 2011
By Anna Scott

Victorville has become the first municipality ever to be shut out of a 20-year-old federal program that provides green cards t...


Education


Parents Sue District Over Charter Petition

Feb. 5, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A recent lawsuit by parents of students at a low-performing Compton school highlights a new legal strategy for charter school ...


Books


Loss of the Right to Contract

Feb. 5, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

A snapshot of the Constitution's 'liberty of contract' and how this right has eroded over time. By David N. Mayer. ...


Law Practice


Cities Get Creative In Cutting Legal Costs

Feb. 4, 2011
By Pat Broderick

Cash-strapped cities throughout California are seeking ways to trim outside legal costs while bolstering their own expertise i...


Constitutional Law


Reclaiming the 14th Amendment

Feb. 4, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

The intent standard used in equal protection jurisprudence has failed to protect African Americans from subtler forms of discr...


Government


Legal options the public can take to challenge unlawful government decrees. By Sanford L. Michelman and Bill Gausewitz of Mich...


Labor/Employment


True Grit: The New Wild West of Employee Benefits

Feb. 4, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

The technological and social changes affecting today’s workforce have opened up a whole new world for employers. By David McFa...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Price Named Kern Bar President

Feb. 4, 2011
By Pat Alston

Public-law attorney Brett L. Price is the new president of the Kern County Bar Association. ...


Criminal


Prosecutor's Hardball Tactics Upheld

Feb. 4, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a prosecutor's discretion to file prior convictions to increase a mandatory mini...


Environmental


Environmental Groups Notch Two Wins

Feb. 4, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

Environmental justice groups appear to have notched two significant wins against government agencies in just over a week's tim...


California Supreme Court


Chief Justice Pushes for Latino Colleague

Feb. 4, 2011
By Laura Ernden

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said Wednesday she would like to see the governor choose a Latino from Southern California t...


Large Firms


Prosecutor Adds to Bingham's Growth

Feb. 4, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Dan Saunders, a federal prosecutor who helped lead the criminal investigation of private detective Anthony J. Pellicano, is th...


Corporate


Cooley Takes More Companies Public

Feb. 4, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Cooley lawyers took two clients public in another sign that the floodgates for initial public offerings have opened for the fi...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Appellate Court Sides With Developer

Feb. 4, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

In a major win for a developer, an appellate court affirmed a $30 million judgment for a company that spent millions of dollar...


Judges and Judiciary


High Court Considers Clerks

Feb. 4, 2011
By Laura Ernden

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said she's willing to consider hiring annual clerks at the state Supreme Court, potentially ...


Judicial Profile


Deborah J. Chuang

Feb. 4, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

Orange County Superior Court Judge Deborah J. Chuang, who spent most of her early career handling appeals, got her first expos...