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Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Movers And Dealmakers

Oct. 21, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

The latest real estate transactions by California attorneys.


California Neutrals


The list.

Oct. 21, 2010
By Alexander Phersonn


Corporate


In-house legal departments succeeded at cutting overall spending during the height of the recession - in most cases at the exp...


Entertainment & Sports


Online Games' Rise Bring New Legal Issues

Oct. 21, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

It wasn't long ago that console-based video games were taking the entertainment world by storm. Now, mobile gaming is changing...


California Neutrals


One need look no further than the massive, multidistrict case against Toyota Motor Corp. to see how complex litigation is driv...


Family


S.D. OKs Domestic Partner Benefits

Oct. 21, 2010
By Pat Broderick

The San Diego City Council unanimously approved an ordinance on Monday ensuring that city contractors provide domestic partner...


Environmental


Pika's Status To Be Reconsidered

Oct. 21, 2010
By Fiona Smith

A San Francisco Superior Court judge ordered California wildlife officials Tuesday to reconsider their refusal to give endange...


Technology & Science


Zynga Sued for Violating Privacy

Oct. 21, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

Citing an article claiming that Zynga Game Network Inc. shared personal information about Facebook users who play its online g...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Plaintiffs Respond to Prop. 8 Proponents

Oct. 21, 2010
By John Roemer

Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker of San Francisco got it right when he found Proposition 8 unconstitutional, foes of...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


New Look at Gun Ban

Oct. 21, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Gun show operators challenging an Alameda County law that bans guns on county property made another appearance before the 9th ...


Judges and Judiciary


Ballot Translation Raises Eyebrows

Oct. 21, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Michael Nava, the California Supreme Court staff attorney hoping to unseat a San Francisco County Superior Court judge next mo...


Law Practice


My Second Act as a Writer

Oct. 21, 2010
By Karen Natividadn

Life as a writer is markedly different from life as a lawyer. By Daniel A. Olivas of the California Department of Justice. ...


Criminal


How Much Do You Know About Victims' Rights?

Oct. 21, 2010
By Genevieve Knollen

Staying informed about victims' rights benefits both the victims and the criminal justice system. By Los Angeles attorney Anto...


Perspective


Deportation Threatens Justice

Oct. 21, 2010
By Alexander Phersonn

Deporting people who commit acts of domestic violence creates a worse situation for victims. By Erin Tinoco of the Anaheim Fam...


Perspective


Northridge's Legal Aftershock

Oct. 21, 2010
By Karen Natividadn

Inhibiting insurance companies' use of a release as a settlement device goes against public policy. By Deborah L. Stein of Sim...


Law Practice


Is eDiscovery Prompting Forum Shopping?

Oct. 21, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

State ethics boards are split on how attorneys should treat inadvertently disclosed "metadata," if inadvertently disclosed as ...


Lawyers would be wise to adopt gross fee contracts when dealing with their clients. ...


Letter to the Editor


A Sexist Attack on All Professional Women

Oct. 21, 2010
By Karen Natividadn

Jennifer Friedman comments on 'Brown Faces Scrutiny for Judicial Appointments.' ...


California Neutrals


Making Peace

Oct. 21, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

Los Angeles lawyer-mediator Laurel Kaufer said she was immediately hooked when she received a letter from an inmate at Valley ...


Military Law


Military Acts Before Ruling On Gay Soldiers

Oct. 21, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

The future of a federal judge's ruling blocking enforcement of "don't ask, don't tell" may be up in the air with stay requests...


Corporate


Backdating Win for Prosecutors in Doubt

Oct. 21, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

When a jury convicted former KB Home CEO Bruce Karatz on four felony counts , the U.S. Attorney's Office appeared to have nett...


Environmental


Southern California's trajectory toward becoming a major solar power capital could power millions of homes in years to come, b...


Law Practice


Rise of Women Partners in S.D. Slows

Oct. 21, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Women lawyers in San Diego - slowing inching up the legal ladder over the years - seem to have lost their momentum, at least i...


Judicial Profile


Joseph F. De Vanon

Oct. 21, 2010
By Emma Gallegosn

Superior Court Judge Joseph De Vanon learns about myriad subjects at the Pasadena Courthouse


Government


Scholars Question Proposition Theory

Oct. 20, 2010
By Brandon Ortiz

Opponents of Proposition 19, the ballot measure that would repeal state laws criminalizing recreational marijuana, cite federa...


Judicial Profile


Susan D. Huguenor

Oct. 20, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Judge Susan Huguenor and her family law attorney husband love their specialty.


Corporate Counsel


Karen L. Tachiki

Oct. 20, 2010
By Richie Duchonn

General Counsel for Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Los Angeles ...


Bankruptcy


Crystal Cathedral Files Bankruptcy

Oct. 20, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Crystal Cathedral Ministries, owners of the towering glass megachurch in Garden Grove, filed for reorganization under the bank...


Law Practice


Recruiting Firms Settle Dispute

Oct. 20, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Two legal recruiting firms confidentially settled a long standing dispute Monday over who deserves pay for helping Mitchell Si...


Law Practice


Lawyer Sentenced in Child-Sex Case

Oct. 20, 2010
By Brandon Ortiz

A Los Angeles lawyer arrested during an Internet child-sex sting was sentenced by a state judge Monday to six years in prison,...