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Law Practice


JMBM Gets Smaller in Size and Scope

Aug. 7, 2010
By Anna Scott

The law firm known for the past 30 years as Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro (now Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell,...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Remains On Crime Lab Cases

Aug. 7, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

The judge who issued a May 17 ruling slamming the San Francisco District Attorney's office for failing to disclose evidence to...


Government


Haag Closer To Becoming U.S. Attorney

Aug. 7, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

White-collar litigator Melinda L. Haag is a step closer to being the next U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Californi...


Large Firms


Quinn Emanuel Settles Suit

Aug. 7, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan recently settled a malpractice lawsuit brought by former client Tele Atlas, Quinn Emanue...


Personal Injury & Torts


San Jose Jury Grants $30M Award

Aug. 7, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

In one of the largest verdicts rendered in California this year, a San Jose jury on Wednesday awarded a former foster child $3...


Construction


San Francisco Development Advances

Aug. 7, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Lennar Corp. recently received the green light to develop 700 acres on the site of the former Hunters Point Shipyard in San Fr...


Tax


Travel Websites Face Big Tax Verdict

Aug. 7, 2010
By Pat Broderick

The city of San Diego reaped a $21.2 million award against a group of online travel companies accused of not paying hotel occu...


Government


City of Bell Hires Interim Attorney

Aug. 7, 2010
By Anna Scott

James Casso, of Meyers Nave in Los Angeles and Fresno, replaces Edward Lee, who resigned from his firm, Best, Best & Krieg...


International


Chabad Wins Seized Texts From Russia

Aug. 7, 2010
By Anna Scott

A federal court judge has issued a default judgement in favor of a U.S.-based charity ordering the Russian government to turn ...


Judges and Judiciary


Judicial Discipline Information Sought

Aug. 7, 2010
By Pat Broderick

A Chula Vista attorney has asked the presiding judge of the San Diego Superior Court to establish a policy that would immediat...


Family


Panel Discusses Prop. 8 Ruling

Aug. 7, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

In the last month, two federal judges on opposite coasts have come down on the side of gay rights advocates in cases involving...


Government


Standing Threatens Prop. 8 Appeal

Aug. 7, 2010
By Laura Ernden

Chief Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling in favor of same-sex marriage could escape appellate review under one scenario being discus...


U.S. Supreme Court


Senate Confirms Kagan's Nomination

Aug. 7, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

As anticipated, Solicitor General Elena Kagan won the approval of the U.S. Senate Thursday in her bid to become the 112th memb...


Judges and Judiciary


The U.S. Senate voted late Thursday to confirm white-collar litigator Melinda L. Haag as U.S. attorney for the Northern Distri...


Perspective


How much a plaintiff can recover in economic damages, paid by the insurer, hangs in the balance as the state Supreme Court tak...


Perspective


Stop, understand, connect. Listening can be the most important tool in the art of persuasion, by Mark Goulston and John Ullmen...


Proposition 19 hits the ballot this November and it’s time to speak out. Here’s why you and every attorney should care about m...


Perspective


Unsure about California’s law governing the fiduciary duties for members and managers of limited liability companies? Well, yo...


Criminal


Mistrial Declared in Murder Trial

Aug. 7, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

A man accused of gunning down a San Jose attorney to prevent her from representing his late wife's family in a wrongful death ...


Arbitrator Profile


Building Consensus

Aug. 7, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

Former plaintiffs' litigator Ross W. Feinberg taps relationship-building skills to bring together many parties in complex cons...


Labor/Employment


Google Ruling Invites More Suits

Aug. 7, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A former Google executive can take his age discrimination lawsuit against the tech giant to trial, the California Supreme Cour...


As plaintiffs' lawyers search for hard evidence that Toyota could have prevented alleged unintended acceleration problems, rec...


Judicial Profile


Robert J. Higa

Aug. 7, 2010
By Pat Alston

Superior Court Judge Robert J. Higa of Norwalk doesn't say much in court, but lawyers say he allows them the time and space to...


Community News


Aug. 6, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

By Zack Smith Daily Journal Contributing Writer After nearly a year of hard work, Magical Builders, a non-profit co-founde...


Community News


Aug. 6, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

A new team has landed in downtown Los Angeles. Salisian|Lee officially opened the doors to its Citibank Building office at a...


Community News


Aug. 6, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

The American Bar Association’s annual meeting returned to San Francisco from Aug. 5-Aug. 10 with more than 220 CLE programs an...


State Bar & Bar Associations


ABA to Take Up Gay Marriage Issue

Aug. 6, 2010
By John Roemer

American Bar Association President Carolyn B. Lamm said that the ABA's new stance in favor of gay marriage will be among the c...


Criminal


Unlicensed S.F. Engineers Arrested

Aug. 6, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

An unlicensed civil engineer and his alleged accomplice have been arrested in what authorities describe as a massive, 20-year ...


Entertainment & Sports


Actor's Jury Award Challenged

Aug. 6, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A television production company ordered to pay $23.2 million to actor Don Johnson in a profit dispute has asked the judge to r...


Corporate


Judge Trims Bratz Claims

Aug. 6, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

Barbie may thrive on competition, but did Bratz thrive on racketeering? ...