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The Los Angeles U.S. attorney's office appears close to settling a discrimination lawsuit brought by an openly gay, African-Am...


Immigration


A Bigotry of Bygone Eras

Aug. 20, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

More than a century ago, the judiciary closed the door on repealing the 14th Amendment's citizenship rights. Now, debate has r...


U.S. Supreme Court


Once again, 9th Circuit judges Alex Kozinski and Stephen R. Reinhardt have helped secure coveted Supreme Court clerkships for ...


Construction


Real Estate Movers And Dealmakers

Aug. 19, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

The Law Offices of Glenn H. Wechsler leased 3,026 square feet of office space for five years at 1646 N. California Blvd. in Wa...


Entertainment & Sports


Gaming Industry Fights Private Servers

Aug. 19, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A recent federal court decision awarding a game maker $85 million in copyright infringement damages puts the operators of pira...


Community News


By Lisa Kestenbaum Daily Journal Staff Writer Three months ago, securities attorney Howard Caro took a close look at his d...


Litigation


Homeowners Sue Wildfire Insurer

Aug. 19, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Nearly one year after the Station Fire devastated the foothills of northeastern Los Angeles, more than 1,000 people insured by...


Insurance


From Russia With Love

Aug. 19, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Companies facing losses due to the Russian grain export ban may seek to recoup lost profits under "contingent business interru...


Perspective


Reversal of the damages award in a patent infringement case due to inconsistency between the amount and the evidence serves as...


Securities


SEC: Countrywide Execs Duped Investors

Aug. 19, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed court documents Monday laying out its case that former Countrywide executives dup...


Constitutional Law


Telling Lies Is a Right, Panel Says

Aug. 19, 2010
By Laura Ernden

A divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down as unconstitutional Tuesday a 2006 law making it a crime ...


Law Practice


Valley Firms Welcome Electric Cars

Aug. 19, 2010
By Jill Redhage

As the popularity of hybrid and electric vehicles rises in Silicon Valley, electric vehicle charging stations are becoming the...


Law Practice


Sheppard Mullin Grows Labor Core

Aug. 19, 2010
By Anna Scott

Five more labor and employment lawyers joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton from Seyfarth Shaw in Los Angeles, follo...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dewey Seminars Help Snag HP Work

Aug. 19, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

Ever since leaving Cooley last year and landing at Dewey & LeBoeuf, the mergers and acquisitions team led by Rick Climan a...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


9th Circuit Finds Grocers Conspired

Aug. 19, 2010
By Laura Ernden

Southern California grocery chains broke antitrust law when they conspired to share profits in order to bring a quick end to a...


Corporate


Exposing what it called "stunning" new evidence, MGA Entertainment, Inc. late Monday accused rival toymaker Mattel, Inc. of sp...


Law Practice


The Art and Science of Business Development

Aug. 19, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

You just nailed the bar exam and are ready to hang out your shingle. But how do you find the right clients? Learn about creati...


Judicial Profile


Raymond Corley Fisher

Aug. 19, 2010
By John Roemer

9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Circuit Judge ...


Construction


Lawyer Might Be San Diego's Superhero

Aug. 18, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Charles Black, of counsel at Luce Forward in San Diego, is managing a proposed expansion of the San Diego Convention Center to...


Military Law


Military Halts Veteran's Discharge

Aug. 18, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Justice Department agreed Monday to hold off on high profile discharge proceedings against a decor...


Environmental


Chamber Challenges EPA

Aug. 18, 2010
By Fiona Smith

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced Monday it has filed a new challenge to the Obama administration's efforts to regulate g...


Corporate


Apple Employee Faces Fraud Charges

Aug. 18, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

An Apple Inc. employee pleaded not guilty Monday to four felony counts for disclosing confidential company information and acc...


Perspective


Violent offenders make up one quarter of veterans entering the justice system, yet the course of treatment remains unclear, by...


Zoning, Planning and Use


San Diego Loses Home Depot Appeal

Aug. 18, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Home Depot, which has tried for years to win approval to build a new big-box store on land that it owns in an unincorporated a...


U.S. Supreme Court


'Birther' Fails to Persuade Court

Aug. 18, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

An Orange County lawyer involved in the so-called "birther" movement failed Monday in her attempt to persuade the U.S. Supreme...


Perspective


At what point do independent contractors become company employees who can sue their employers for sex discrimination? By Franc...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Arbitration for probate litigation can offer tailored service, a heightened level of confidentiality and prompt settlement, by...


Discipline


Lawyer Loses $238,000 in Fees

Aug. 18, 2010
By Laura Ernden

A federal appeals court ordered prominent southern California defense lawyer Jeffrey Benice to turn over $238,000 in attorney ...


Probate


'Safe Harbor' Lost in Inheritance Challenges

Aug. 18, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

If you're disappointed with the amount of money a relative left you, but the will states you will forfeit your inheritance if ...


Judges and Judiciary


Judges Can Help Prevent Underage Drinking

Aug. 18, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Members of the legal community have the power to change the misconception that underage drinking is a harmless rite of passage...