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Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Latham Prevails in FTC Suit

Sep. 10, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Latham & Watkins antitrust partners Karen Silverman and Al Pfeiffer scored a win for client Ovation Pharmaceuticals Inc. l...


Military Law


"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Struck Down

Sep. 10, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

A U.S. District Court judge late Thursday issued a ruling overturning the military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" pol...


Environmental


Groups Sue To Halt Beet Planting

Sep. 10, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Food safety and organic farming interests sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday in an ongoing dispute over the plan...


Criminal


Jury Awards Former Inmate $405,000

Sep. 10, 2010
By Brandon Ortiz

A Los Angeles jury awarded $405,000 Thursday to a former Twin Towers inmate who claims three jail deputies beat him and pepper...


Civil Rights


ACLU Decries Inmate Retaliation

Sep. 10, 2010
By Brandon Ortiz

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California released a scathing report Thursday accusing Los Angeles County Sher...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Mr. Post-It

Sep. 10, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

JAMS family law specialist Thomas R. Murphy is known for creating charts to help clarify the issue in complex disputes.


Corporate


EBay Wins Against Craigslist

Sep. 10, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

Craigslist Inc. and minority shareholder eBay Inc. are stuck with each other, according to a ruling Thursday by a Delaware judge.


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


9th Circuit Rejects Tattoo Parlor Ban

Sep. 10, 2010
By John Roemer

Tattooing is purely expressive activity that is fully protected by the First Amendment and so the City of Hermosa Beach cannot...


Family


High Court Tosses Prop. 8 Petition

Sep. 10, 2010
By Laura Ernden

A long-shot bid to force Attorney General Jerry Brown to defend Proposition 8 in federal court met a quick demise at the Calif...


Technology & Science


Stem Cell Funding Freeze Is Lifted

Sep. 10, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

The legal roller coaster ride continued for scientists this week as two different courts weighed in on a preliminary injunctio...


Perspective


When mediating elder abuse cases, dialog is far more sensitive to human and emotional issues than traditional negotiation, by ...


Family


Asset protection has gained prominence during tough economic times. The McCourts used one such method to protect their assets ...


Entertainment & Sports


Contracts Key to Web TV Success

Sep. 10, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

As U.S. television audiences contemplate replacing their traditional cable programs with online surfing, there is much legal w...


Books


The U.S.-Mexico Border: More Than a Combat Zone

Sep. 10, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Reports of violence and drug cartels have become a daily aspect of the U.S. and Mexico border, but this region is much more th...


Criminal


Former Court Commissioner Indicted

Sep. 10, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Former Superior Court Commissioner Antonio Luna has been indicted for depositing tens of thousands of dollars in cash as part ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


A Step Closer to Unification?

Sep. 10, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Mainland China and Taiwan unanimously passed a landmark trade agreement that will open up new market entry opportunities for U...


Community News


A Kind Calling

Sep. 10, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles, in conjunction with relief foundation Kids In Need of Defense (KIND...


Law Practice


Australia's been at it for more than a decade. British lawyers have been involved for years. But when it's mentioned around th...


Tax


Tax Assessment Appeals on the Rise

Sep. 10, 2010
By Richie Duchonn

Attorneys who specialize in property tax assessment appeals are busier than they've been in nearly two decades. That does not ...


Law Practice


Associate Pay Largely Spared

Sep. 10, 2010
By Kari Hamanakan

Associate pay levels did not take as much of a hit from the recession as many originally anticipated, a new report says.


Labor/Employment


Immigration and Labor Law Clash

Sep. 10, 2010
By Cat Ho

Workers who recently sued a Fullerton-based lab equipment manufacturer have highlighted an increasingly chaotic maze for emplo...


Government


The Bush administration's extraordinary rendition program cannot be examined in a U.S. courtroom as backdrop to a lawsuit by f...


Corporate


NetApp Hires New General Counsel

Sep. 9, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

Matthew Fawcett, the longtime general counsel at JDS Uniphase Corp., has joined Sunnyvale-based computer storage and data mana...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Jones Day, Wilson Sonsini Aid Deal

Sep. 9, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Jones Day counseled Sunnyvale-based software and chipmaker Zoran Corp. in its agreement to purchase Plano, TX-based Microtune ...


Environmental


Groups Wield Rare Doctrine in Water Fights

Sep. 9, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Water advocacy groups upset over the continued ecological decline of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta are wielding a rar...


U.S. Supreme Court


Finance Ruling Could Have Implications

Sep. 9, 2010
By Pat Broderick

A showdown is set for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals next month over challenges to the city of San Diego's campaign finance ...


Criminal


FBI Must Hold on to Evidence

Sep. 9, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A U.S. magistrate judge on Wednesday ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation to hold onto two bombs while he decides wheth...


Criminal


Accused Killer to Get New Trial

Sep. 9, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

An appeals court ruled that a man who confessed to killing his girlfriend in 1998 during an extensive police interrogation sho...


Constitutional Law


Battling Contentions in Favor of Prop. 8

Sep. 9, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Arguments against gay marriage show a long-standing tradition of discrimination. Is America undergoing a change in attitude? B...


Entertainment & Sports


Judge Doubles Actor's Award for Past Profits

Sep. 9, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A judge on Wednesday awarded actor Don Johnson $28.5 million in pre-judgment interest, more than doubling a jury awardfrom Jul...