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Letter to the Editor


Birthright Citizenship and Proposition 8

Aug. 14, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Jack Quirk explores the meaning of birthright citizenship, while Philip A. Rafferty applies Judge Vaughn Walker's definition o...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Regulators Push for 'Orphan' Drug Treatments

Aug. 13, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

An employee of Novato-based BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. works on a purifying process for the drug Aldurazyme, which is used ...


In-House Counsel


Protecting Excellence in Education

Aug. 13, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Charles Robinson : The Regents of the University of California ...


In-House Counsel


More Than a Fashion Statement

Aug. 13, 2010
By Kari Hamanakan

St. John Knits : Daniel Burke ...


In-House Counsel


Working With the Web World

Aug. 13, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Mozilla Corp. : Harvey Anderson ...


In-House Counsel


Vowing to Keep Things Weird

Aug. 13, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Method Products Inc. : Allyson Willoughby ...


In-House Counsel


Expanding Bandwidth, Not Costs

Aug. 13, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Teigue Thomas : Acer America Corp. and Gateway Inc. ...


Series


Dodd-Frank and the 2011 Proxy Season

Aug. 13, 2010
By Riley Guerin

New rules offer corporate governance activists important leverage in seeking reform agenda, and an inexpensive alternative to ...


Technology & Science


MoFo Team Wins Patent Dispute

Aug. 13, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

A team of San Francisco lawyers from Morrison & Foerster represented Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics in its recent suc...


In-House Counsel


A Solid Legal Credit Rating

Aug. 13, 2010
By Emma Gallegosn

Joshua Floum : Visa Inc. ...


California Courts of Appeal


Free Speech in Malls Upheld

Aug. 13, 2010
By Laura Ernden

Anyone who hoped Tani Cantil-Sakauye, when she becomes chief justice, would overturn the California Supreme Court's 4-3 ruling...


California Supreme Court


Licenses Suspended for Two Lawyers

Aug. 13, 2010
By Laura Ernden

The California Supreme Court suspended the law licenses of two San Jose lawyers Wednesday on the recommendation of the State B...


Litigation


FTC Sues Discount Health Plans

Aug. 13, 2010
By Emma Gallegosn

The Federal Trade Commission has filed charges against California-based HealthcareOne as part of a nationwide sweep on so-call...


Product Liability


Suit Alleges Lead in Bounce Houses

Aug. 13, 2010
By Fiona Smith

The state attorney general and the Oakland-based nonprofit Center for Environmental Health sued several makers and suppliers o...


In-House Counsel


Walking Out Of Bankruptcy Intact

Aug. 13, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

The Walking Company Holdings Inc. : Anthony J. Wall ...


Construction


Ex-Developer Sues Alameda

Aug. 13, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

The company behind the large, high profile redevelopment of a former U.S. Navy base on San Francisco Bay has sued its governme...


Judges and Judiciary


Gov. Taps Former Aid To Be Judge

Aug. 13, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed his former legal affairs secretary to a seat on the 3rd District Court of Appeal, one...


Investments


Venture Funds Continue Growth

Aug. 13, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Valuations rose in the second quarter for Silicon Valley technology and life sciences companies raising later rounds of ventur...


Labor/Employment


Not so fast. Simply identifying workers as independent contractors does not necessarily end the classification inquiry, by Eli...


Education


Only 19 percent of Americans know who Elena Kagan is. It's time to focus on a solid and early civics education to produce info...


Juvenile


O.C. to Start Teen Foster Boys' Court

Aug. 13, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Less than a year after opening a special collaborative court for girls in the juvenile dependency system, the Orange County Su...


Labor/Employment


A former investigative technician in the San Bernardino County district attorney's office sued the county's top prosecutor, Mi...


Appellate Practice


No More Kicking and Screaming

Aug. 13, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

The Supreme Court has restored order in a debate about whether properly made evidence objections are waived on appeal, by Gary...


Letter to the Editor


A Certain Irony

Aug. 13, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Nathaniel J. Friedman comments on two articles that were published on the same date. ...


Corporate


HP Board Sued Over CEO Scandal

Aug. 13, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

The shareholder lawsuit accuses the board of Hewlett-Packard of breaching its fiduciary duty by paying deposed CEO Mark Hurd ...


Law Practice


Citi Private Bank has hired three new investment counselors to work for its Law Firm Group, it announced Wednesday, including ...


In-House Counsel


Creating a More Ethical Culture

Aug. 13, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

KLA-Tencor : Brian M. Martin ...


Civil Rights


Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker ruled Thursday that gay couples should be allowed to marry while the proponents...


Perspective


Sentenced to three years in prison, the Wesley Snipes case is an example of what happens to "tax defiers," by Nathan J. Hochma...


Criminal


Court Mulls New Judge for Dog Case

Aug. 13, 2010
By Laura Ernden

A state appellate court Wednesday took a closer look at whether San Francisco court officials were wrong to assign a new judge...