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Entertainment & Sports


Golden Globes Dimmed by Profits Fight

Nov. 20, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Awards shows like the Golden Globes tend to broadcast the entertainment industry through rose-colored lenses. But a lawsuit fi...


Judges and Judiciary


L.A. Judge Scores Nomination

Nov. 20, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

President Barack Obama has nominated Los Angeles Superior Court Judge John A. Kronstadt to the federal judiciary. If confirmed...


Entertainment & Sports


AMC to Boost Wheelchair Access

Nov. 20, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

The No. 2 theater chain in the country, AMC Entertainment Inc., settled a decade-long legal dispute by agreeing to provide mor...


Perspective


Working towards a positive relationship with opposing counsel will only benefits attorneys and clients. By Paul Fisher of the ...


Labor/Employment


More Time Now to Sue for Late Pay

Nov. 20, 2010
By Cat Ho

Employees who are not paid on their last day have as long as three years to sue their former bosses for penalties, according t...


A federal judge on Thursday questioned whether a last-minute save of a $235 million settlement between the Charles Schwab Corp...


Criminal


Immigration Firm Is Sued

Nov. 19, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

The San Francisco City Attorney and a leading local firm have filed parallel lawsuits against a former lawyer accused of preyi...


A case on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court could bolster defenses against patent infringement claims. By Ilana S. Rubel of Fen...


Perspective


Our Baseball Drafting System Needs An Overhaul

Nov. 19, 2010
By Karen Natividadn

Under current rules, Major League Baseball is guilty of "reverse" national origin discrimination. By Daniel Hauptman of Loyola...


Government


Lawyers can help the state commission navigate the complexity of redistricting. By Deanna Kitamura and Eugene Lee of the Asian...


Bankruptcy


Vallejo Nears End of Bankruptcy

Nov. 19, 2010
By Jill Redhage

The city of Vallejo posted a five-year business plan on its website Tuesday for public perusal, laying out how the city expect...


Corporate


Food Trucks and Franchising: A Recipe for Success?

Nov. 19, 2010
By Genevieve Knollen

Food service has always played a large role in the world of franchised businesses. Now, the food truck fad presents new opport...


Government


Child Care Program Kept Alive

Nov. 19, 2010
By Emily Green

Child-care advocates who sued to halt the immediate cancellation of a child care program for low-income parents announced a se...


Criminal


Justice Unit Fulfills Obama Promise

Nov. 19, 2010
By Pat Broderick

The Department of Justice will now have a tribal justice office. ...


Government


California Prosecutors Sue Overstock.com

Nov. 19, 2010
By Brandon Ortiz

Prosecutors in seven Northern California counties say Overstock.com makes misleading claims about prices. ...


Native Americans


Military Sued Over Firing Range

Nov. 19, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Historic preservationists and indigenous groups sued the U.S. military Wednesday over its plans to build several firing ranges...


Entertainment & Sports


Pooh Suit Stalls Over Fees

Nov. 19, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

As Walt Disney Co.'s second largest franchise, "Winnie the Pooh" continues to be quite the honey pot for the company. The same...


Environmental


Grocers Settle Lawsuit Over Chips

Nov. 19, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Several food retailers, including Vons and Trader Joe's, have agreed to settle a public health lawsuit in a deal that would re...


Education


Students Keep Up Hastings Fight

Nov. 19, 2010
By John Roemer

Lawyers for a student Christian group claiming discrimination by UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco struck out We...


Law Practice


Convention Highlights More Work in Asia

Nov. 19, 2010
By Erica E. Phillips

Asian lawyers convention in Los Angeles will focus on the growing amount of work for U.S. lawyers in Asia. ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Allen Matkins Sues Client For $2 Million

Nov. 19, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis is suing a former client, Burlingame Capital Partners, to reclaim nearly $2 mil...


Corporate


Schwab Ends Class Action Dispute

Nov. 19, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

On the eve of a hearing in which a federal judge was to consider whether to allow Charles Schwab Corp. to back out of a $235 m...


Judicial Profile


Samuel McAdam

Nov. 19, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Judge Samuel McAdam gave up his successful labor defense practice for public service, which he performs with empathy even in t...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Movers And Dealmakers

Nov. 18, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Gordon & Rees signed a lease to remain in the US Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles for another 10 years.


Environmental


Environmentalists are still smarting from the passage of a proposition several years ago that stymied their ability to sue com...


Judicial Profile


Charles Sheldon

Nov. 18, 2010
By Pat Alston

Judge Charles Sheldon sometimes has to take a time-out when he gets frustrated. But lawyers say he is efficient, even if they ...


Community News


SD Legal Community Cleans up the Beaches

Nov. 18, 2010
By Riley Guerin

San Diego lawyers know how to clean up more than just a legal mess. To prove it, they took to the beaches, scouring them for t...


Community News


Hawaii Five-O-O-O-O

Nov. 18, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Over 300 members of the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) ditched the suits, ties, and stilettos for leis and Hawaiian shir...


Community News


A Perfect Catch

Nov. 18, 2010
By Riley Guerin

They say nobody's perfect, but Fish & Richardson recently proved otherwise when the Human Rights Campaign gave them a perf...


Community News


Lucky Number Nine

Nov. 18, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Rutan & Tucker has a new lucky number: nine. That’s how many partners from the firm will appear in the 2011 edition of Be...