This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...
News

    Filter by date
     to 
    Search by Category
    Search by Headline


Judicial Profile


Robert C. Longstreth

Sep. 2, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Early in his career, San Diego County Judge Robert C. Longstreth worked on a case involving the use of Agent Orange in Vietnam...


Criminal


High Court OKs Capital Appeals Fix

Sep. 1, 2010
By Laura Ernden

Underscoring the state's dysfunctional death penalty system, the California Supreme Court on Monday said death row inmates sho...


Corporate Counsel


Juan B. Otero

Sep. 1, 2010
By Fiona Smith

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Trilliant, Inc.Redwood City ...


Labor/Employment


O.C. DA Fires Heir Apparent

Sep. 1, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas fired the senior prosecutor he previously endorsed as his heir apparent. ...


Immigration


Deadlocks on Obstruction Charges

Sep. 1, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

A federal jury deadlocked Friday without reaching verdicts about a former congressional candidate suspected of sending letters...


Government


Redevelopment Group Files Appeal

Sep. 1, 2010
By Emily Green

The California Redevelopment Association has appealed a judge's decision allowing the state to take $2 billion from redevelopm...


Transportation


Red-light Cameras Get Rebuke

Sep. 1, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

For the second time in four months, the appellate division of the Orange County Superior Court has taken the rare step of publ...


Personal Injury & Torts


New Judge to Hear Recusal Motion

Sep. 1, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal judge has responded to a motion for his recusal by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in a malpractice case brought again...


Intellectual Property


Orrick Loses 'Patent Misuse' Argument

Sep. 1, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

Taiwanese company Princo Corp. and its Menlo Park-based attorneys at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe lost a bid Monday to k...


Law Practice


Mudslinging Leaves Lawsuits in Limbo

Sep. 1, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

The fates of several proposed class actions remain in limbo as a war wages on between plaintiffs' firms formerly working as co...


Government Contracts


HP Pays $55M to End Kickback Case

Sep. 1, 2010
By Cat Ho

Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to pay $55 million to the U.S. government to settle allegations the technology giant defrauded ...


Litigation


Subscribers Settle With Wal-Mart

Sep. 1, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. appears to have made short work of a class action involving antitrust claims in which it was a co-defenda...


Mergers & Acquisitions


MoFo Helps Intel Go Mobile

Sep. 1, 2010
By Jill Redhage

When Intel Corp. announced its plans to acquire Infineon Technologies' chip business for $1.4 billion, it furthered its push i...


Corporate


Best Practices for Crisis Management

Sep. 1, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

It feels as if every day brings news of another corporate scandal or special committee investigation. How can you measure a bo...


A recent lawsuit against various fast food restaurants argues that "thoroughly cooked" chicken causes cancer. Should consumers...


There's no sign what changes our tax policy will undergo for 2011. Start crunching numbers and meeting with your tax advisor n...


August 31, 2010 New rules offer corporate governance activists important leverage in seeking reform agenda, and an inexpensiv...


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


Judge Slammed for Nixing Stay

Sep. 1, 2010
By John Roemer

U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer of Los Angeles was wrong to reject a defendant's request to delay his tax evasion trial fo...


Insurance


Construction Company Settles Claims

Sep. 1, 2010
By Kari Hamanakan

A $150 million settlement agreement between The Flintkote Co. and Aviva Insurance Co. of Canada was finalized Aug. 27, puttin...


Law Practice


Lawyers Falling Under iPad's Spell

Sep. 1, 2010
By Anna Scott

Paul Kiesel, a Beverly Hills plaintiff's attorney, is one of many lawyers who have embraced Apple Inc.'s high-tech tablet sinc...


Government


A federal judge is weighing whether to green-light a human rights lawsuit with sensitive geo-political implications that seeks...


Judicial Profile


Elden Fox

Sep. 1, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Twenty-five years as a prosecutor and judge in Beverly Hills has given Elden Fox a good sense for how to navigate this rarefie...


Perspective


'Fatty' Arbuckle, Demise of a Hollywood Star

Aug. 31, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

In the 1920s, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was tried three times for the death of actress Virginia Rappe, setting the stage for soc...


Securities


Deal Makers

Aug. 31, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

The latest transactions by California attorneys.


Environmental


Clean Truck Program Gets Green Light

Aug. 31, 2010
By Fiona Smith

While the Port of Los Angeles is celebrating a court decision finding its landmark program to cut big rig pollution to be lega...


Corporate Counsel


James (Jim) Carroll

Aug. 31, 2010
By Jill Redhage

General Counsel for Goldin Factoring Inc.Fremont ...


Tax


Tax Measure Remains Ballot

Aug. 31, 2010
By Pat Broderick

An attempt by Libertarian Richard Rider, chairman of San Diego Tax Fighters, to keep a proposed one-half cent sales tax off th...


Government


Latino Voters Allege Unfair Elections

Aug. 31, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

A Bay Area civil rights group has sued the Central Valley community of Tulare and its elections chief, alleging that the city'...


Administrative/Regulatory


Lawyers Could Get New Ammo

Aug. 31, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

A dramatic increase in drug recalls has prompted investigations and new legislation to strengthen regulators' abilities to mon...


Perspective


Earn one hour of MCLE credit by reading "The Components of Alternative Dispute Resolution" by Helen I. Bendix and Alexander M....