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Environmental


Prop. 23 Wording Sparks Duel

Jul. 30, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Supporters of a November ballot measure to suspend California's landmark global warming law objected in a lawsuit this week to...


Personal Injury & Torts


Plaintiff Presses Vons on Tapes

Jul. 30, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A plaintiff's lawyer is insinuating that Vons may be losing or destroying evidence in slip and fall lawsuits. ...


Labor/Employment


At what point does peaceful protesting become “trespassing?” By Wendy E. Lane of Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff. ...


Immigration


Who Owns America?

Jul. 30, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Since immigration law is about jurisdiction, one take on the debate over Arizona's law is asking who has the right to refuse e...


Government


California, Where Justice Just Got Outsourced

Jul. 30, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Welcome to California, where a private lawyer can get deputized by any of the state's district attorneys or city attorneys, by...


Perspective


Exclusive Patent License Or Virtual Assignment?

Jul. 30, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Don't be deceived, obtaining an exclusive patent license isn't as simple as it first appears, by Bruce G. Chapman and Keith D....


Entertainment & Sports


Securities Litigation Hits Low Point

Jul. 30, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Securities class-action litigation is in the doldrums, according to several recently-released studies painting a bleak picture...


Litigation


Mobile technology is laying the groundwork for what could be the next wave of wage and hour class actions: allegations of unpa...


State Bar & Bar Associations


California Bar Names New Counsel

Jul. 30, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

The State Bar announced Wednesday that 10-year senior executive Starr Babcock will take over as the bar's general counsel next...


Constitutional Law


A group of attorneys suing Los Angeles County over allegedly illegal strip and cavity searches of inmates want to talk to Lind...


Real Estate/Development


Homeowners' associations - HOAs - commonly maintain and sometimes own portions of projects for which they are established. ...


Real Estate/Development


Do You Need Security Guards?

Jul. 29, 2010
By Michael Gottliebn

The security of your tenants and guests is always a main priority for you as a commercial property or building owner. But how ...


Real Estate/Development


The Next Next Cycle

Jul. 29, 2010
By Michael Gottliebn

Yes, we are in a distressed commercial real estate cycle. ...


Real Estate/Development


While the financing of commercial real estate has received much attention, most of the focus has been on the impact on banks a...


Construction


Emerging California Green Building Legal Issues

Jul. 29, 2010
By Michael Gottliebn

Green design and construction are more than a fashion trend. California's Green Building Standards Code, known as CALGreen - t...


Real Estate/Development


Distressed Loans Trickling Onto the Market

Jul. 29, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

Real estate lenders may be drowning in bad commercial real estate debt, but the floodgates have yet to open on distressed real...


Real Estate/Development


More California Lawyers Get Green Credentials

Jul. 29, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

Lawyers are increasingly pursuing accreditation as green-building professionals to market their expertise and help clients ens...


Zoning, Planning and Use


While the state law aimed at fighting global warming may not take direct aim at the real estate industry, a ballot proposition...


Construction


Green Real Estate Facing First Wave of Legal Fights

Jul. 29, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

With governments increasingly requiring such environmentally friendly construction and property owners including these feature...


Media


Univision Unit Pleads to Pay-to-Play

Jul. 29, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Univision Services Inc. admitted involvement in an illegal business scheme related to cash payments for increased airtime. ...


Government Contracts


GE Fined on Foreign Practice Violations

Jul. 29, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

General Electric Co. and two subsidiaries violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by paying kickbacks to the Iraqi governme...


Litigation


Drugmaker CEO's Conviction Stands

Jul. 29, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal judge on Tuesday upheld the conviction of W. Scott Harkonen, the former chief executive of Brisbane-based drug maker...


Real Estate/Development


Transactions Nearly Double in First Half of 2010

Jul. 29, 2010
By Keeley Webstern

Dean Gloster, a partner with San Francisco-based Farella Braun + Martell, describes the current state of affairs for real esta...


Litigation


Prisons Receiver Backs Down

Jul. 29, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

The court-appointed receiver who oversees the prison's health care system withdrew a motion to hold the state in contempt for ...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Erred in Disqualification

Jul. 29, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A Court of Appeal said a Los Angeles trial judge wrongly granted a non-client's motion to disqualify an opposing attorney for ...


Judges and Judiciary


Justice, Plaintiffs' Lawyer Honored

Jul. 29, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Chief Justice Ronald M. George and Kelly M. Dermody of Leiff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein in San Francisco received acco...


Obituaries


Jamalyn Ollinger

Jul. 29, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

1959-2010 ...


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


Circuit Asks DOJ to Stop Deportation

Jul. 29, 2010
By John Roemer

Deporting from standard practice, Judge Stephen R. Reinhardt said he couldn't stop deportation of a Vietnamese war hero but sa...


Large Firms


Sheppard Lures L&E Trio From Seyfarth

Jul. 29, 2010
By Anna Scott

Three Seyfarth Shaw partners in Los Angeles have joined the labor and employment group at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hamp...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Latham, Gibson Advise on Disney Deal

Jul. 29, 2010
By Jill Redhage

The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it would buy online gaming company Playdom Inc. for $563.2 million, with Gibson, Dunn & C...