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Perspective


In 2010, significant wage-and-hour cases have resulted in insignificant changes to or reaffirmation of existing law. By Joshu...


Legislative gridlock means that courts must play a leading role in the battle against climate change. By Jennifer K. Berg. ...


Entertainment & Sports


Disney Denied New Trial Against Celador

Dec. 23, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A federal judge has denied the Walt Disney Co.'s post-trial motion seeking to overturn a verdict in a profit dispute involving...


Health Care & Hospital Law


New disclosure rules target conflicts of interests between drug providers and the industry. By Bryan A. Liang and Tim K. Macke...


Law Practice


Milbank Guides Financing For Largest Solar Plant

Dec. 23, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in Los Angeles, New York and Washington D.C., and Winston & Strawn in San Francisco as...


Government


New Long Beach Courthouse Planned

Dec. 23, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

Unusual public-private partnership will replace crowded facility. ...


Government


The state Supreme Court has recused itself from hearing a last-resort petition from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that seeks to l...


Law Practice


Electronically Yours: Firms Opt for E-Cards

Dec. 23, 2010
By Erica E. Phillips

When it comes to holiday card trends, electronic is the new black. E-cards peppered clients' and contacts' email inboxes this ...


Corporate


Venture Expectations Rise for 2011

Dec. 23, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Venture capitalists say they're optimistic about venture investment in 2011. ...


Entertainment & Sports


Net Neutrality Likely To Spur New Suits

Dec. 23, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Government regulation of the Internet that could jeopardize plans by major service providers to create first- and second-class...


Civil Rights


U.S. Owes $2.5M in Wiretapping Case

Dec. 23, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the government to pay $2.5 million in attorney fees in a case over the warrantless wiretapp...


Intellectual Property


Tessera Wins Patent Battle

Dec. 23, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

A federal appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that several wireless chipmakers in...


Banking


Ruling Makes Loan Ditching Harder

Dec. 23, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

A Northern District judge has closed off one line of attack that has allowed some non-English speaking borrowers to abandon th...


International


Fake Miro Dealer Acquitted

Dec. 23, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Federal prosecutors came up short Tuesday in their quest to prove that an art gallery owner linked to an international fugitiv...


Banking


Judge Set to Find Lender in Contempt

Dec. 23, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

A federal judge will set a hearing to determine how much in damages a lender owes a homeowner who lost home in foreclosure. ...


Securities


Hedge Fund Settles SEC Fraud Claims

Dec. 23, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

A Bay Area hedge fund and three former officers including its general counsel will pay more than $1 million to settle allegati...


California Supreme Court


George Transformed California Courts

Dec. 22, 2010
By Laura Ernden

During his final of weeks leading the nation's largest judicial system, George moved from one end to the other "almost like a ...


Corporate Counsel


Judith A. Hall

Dec. 22, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Recurrent Energy San Francisco ...


Letter to the Editor


Public Defender Has It Wrong

Dec. 22, 2010
By Alexander Phersonn

David Cianchetti responds to, 'San Bernadino Loses Another Public Defender.' ...


Perspective


Cablegate: Turnaround Is Fair Play for Government

Dec. 22, 2010
By Seena Nikravann

The challenges to privacy posed by WikiLeaks should make us all recognize the need to better manage our national data systems ...


Perspective


The new Congress threatens both employers whose immigration practices are too easy and those whose practices are too strict. B...


Corporate


SEC Investigating Ex-HP CEO

Dec. 22, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

The Securities and Exchange Commission is in the midst of an inquiry of former Hewlett-Packard Co. chairman Mark Hurd's depar...


Criminal


Shifting Values in Juvenile Justice?

Dec. 22, 2010
By Genevieve Knollen

It's been a long journey in the right direction for the juvenile justice system, but it's not over yet. By Sue Burrell of the ...


California Supreme Court


Major Cases From the George Court

Dec. 22, 2010
By Laura Ernden

10 significant opinions authored by George in his nearly 20 years on the California Supreme Court. ...


Labor/Employment


The recently fired spokesman of Los Angeles Superior Court has accused court officials of disability discrimination, saying th...


Perspective


Has the Obama administration turned its back on earlier promises to protect the most vulnerable immigrants? By Ahilan Arulanan...


Family


Change – But Is It Good for the Family Law Bar?

Dec. 22, 2010
By Genevieve Knollen

The new legislation affecting family law practices will benefit private dispute resolution, while leaving public courts upende...


Product Liability


Judge Unseals Pivotal Toyota Settlement

Dec. 22, 2010
By Evan Georgen

A Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge said Monday he would not keep sealed the amount of money Toyota Motor Corp. paid the...


Entertainment & Sports


MGM Emerges From Bankruptcy

Dec. 22, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer emerged from Chapter 11 on Monday, less than two months after lawyers from Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher &a...


Law Practice


Ex Prosecutor Joins King & Spalding

Dec. 22, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

Ross Nadel is joining King & Spalding as the Atlanta-based firm seeks to expand its government investigations practice int...