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Criminal


ACLU Moves to Shield Inmates

Oct. 13, 2010
By Brandon Ortiz

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California has filed an unusual motion for protective order seeking to shield L...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar President Emphasizes Clients First

Oct. 13, 2010
By John Roemer

His father's murder a decade ago in a small Iowa town helped new State Bar President William N. Hebert see the legal system fr...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Applying Mediation to Bullying

Oct. 13, 2010
By Brandon Ortiz

A program run by the Los Angeles County Bar Association has taught school teachers, administrators and students in middle scho...


Perspective


Slammed with the largest jury verdict ever in an employment discrimination case, what Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. did wrong...


Law Practice


There's Nothing Wrong With Me

Oct. 13, 2010
By Genevieve Knollen

A lament about the distressing decline in proper grammar in both written and spoken English. By Paul Von Blum of Loyola Law Sc...


Labor/Employment


Equal Pay for Equal Work: Not Just a Goal Anymore

Oct. 13, 2010
By Seena Nikravann

Female employees still earn less than their male counterparts, but the pay gap continues to get smaller each year. By English ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Gymboree Sale Highlights Buyout Surge

Oct. 13, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Bain Capital Partners further drove the upward trend in private equity-backed acquisitions when it announced plans Monday to b...


Government


Two death row inmates whose executions were put on hold by a federal judge have renewed a challenge to the state's lethal inje...


Letter to the Editor


Lateral Hiring Is An Art Form

Oct. 13, 2010
By Alexander Phersonn

Larry S. Watanabe responds to article, "Law Firms Wary of Lateral Hires." ...


Perspective


When voting for a new attorney general, factor in the candidate's business, not just criminal, policies. By John H. Sullivan o...


Law Practice


From Private Practice to Academia

Oct. 13, 2010
By Seena Nikravann

Demystifying the transition from private practice to academia. By Briana Rosenbaum of Stanford Law School. ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Deal Makers

Oct. 12, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

The latest transactions by California attorneys.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Cooley Grapples With M&A Loss

Oct. 12, 2010
By Jill Redhage

When a duo of senior lawyers left Cooley for Dewey & LeBoeuf, Cooley's chairman said the departures would have "a liberat...


Corporate Counsel


Michael Tyler

Oct. 12, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

General Counsel of Sanmina-SCI Corp.San Jose ...


Labor/Employment


Health Union Rift Continues

Oct. 12, 2010
By Cat Ho

Incumbent labor union Service Employees International Union bested its rival, National Union of Healthcare Workers, in a an el...


Government


Budget Preserves Court Funding Deal

Oct. 12, 2010
By Emily Green

Lawmakers passed a budget early Friday morning - 100 days into the new fiscal year - and in it preserved a deal brokered in J...


Litigation


Some Cry Foul Over Farmers Settlement

Oct. 12, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Days after a $545 million settlement was announced that would resolve a nationwide class action against Farmers Group Inc., pl...


Law Practice


Legal Job Market Shows Movement

Oct. 12, 2010
By Anna Scott

The legal sector gained 2,500 jobs nationwide in September, according to a preliminary report released Friday by the U.S. Depa...


Administrative/Regulatory


Fairground Fundraising Plan Fails

Oct. 12, 2010
By Pat Broderick

An attempt by Sen. Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, to authorize the sale of the fabled Del Mar Fairgrounds, home to thoroughbre...


Real Estate/Development


Halted Sales Create Opportunity

Oct. 12, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Bank of America's decision to suspend foreclosure sales of under-water homes in all 50 states reflects the nation's broad conf...


Litigation


Malicious Prosecution Suit Ends

Oct. 12, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal judge has dismissed the single narrow claim that remained in Chevron Corp.'s malicious prosecution lawsuit against a...


Perspective


Naughty Managers, How Bad Can It Get?

Oct. 12, 2010
By Karen Natividadn

Having a manager who ignores company practices will not necessarily sink the entire ship. By Frances Rogers of Liebert Cassidy...


Dealing with social media use in the workplace, is anything private? By Michael A. Sands and Sheeva J. Ghassemi-Vanni of Fenwi...


Perspective


Telling Your Story

Oct. 12, 2010
By Karen Natividadn

The way a story is told at trial can win or lose your case. By Los Angeles litigator E. Lynn Malchow. ...


Tax


Chevron Sues Kern County

Oct. 12, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

In a first-of-its kind case, Chevron Corp. is suing Kern County to try to recoup $3.5 million in property taxes for supplement...


Intellectual Property


Google Inc. has been battling lawsuits claiming that the company's practice of selling trademarks for paid advertisements on i...


Judicial Profile


Randall F. Pacheco

Oct. 12, 2010
By Pat Alston

Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) Superior Court Judge ...


Law Practice


On the Move

Oct. 11, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...


Judicial Profile


Michael J. Rushton

Oct. 11, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

Judge Michael J. Rushton's former career as a hardcore gang and homicide prosecutor did not prepare him for the fallout from t...


Insurance


Insurance Group Settles Class Action

Oct. 9, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Farmers Group Inc. has agreed to a $545 million settlement of a nationwide class action that alleged the insurer overcharged m...