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Solo and Small Firms


Big Firm Fees Drive Out Top Litigator

Jul. 10, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Litigator Gregory Evans announced Thursday he has left Milbank Tweed to start a boutique, and taking prominent clients Nike an...


Civil Rights


Economics Spur Spate of Unruh Suits

Jul. 10, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Women's night and a golf store, a "chicks for free" concert and a men's discount on haircuts are just some of the events that ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Stays Were Common at High Court

Jul. 10, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

One of the most distinctive features of the U.S. Supreme Court's just completed term was the justices' unusual willingness to ...


Corporate


A federal grand jury is investigating a series of stock trades that took place weeks before two healthcare companies merged in...


Civil Rights


Disney Liable for $269 Million for 'Millionaire'

Jul. 9, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A federal jury in Riverside found that the Walt Disney Co. owes $269 million to the British developers of the game show "Who W...


Judicial Profile


Rose Hom

Jul. 9, 2010
By Pat Alston

Judge Rose Hom brings a calming demeanor to her Compton court. She attributes that to her devotion to martial arts among other...


Government


Wiretap Lawyer Seeks Fees From Feds

Jul. 9, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

After more than four years litigating a state secrets case against the federal government, Jon B. Eisenberg, of Oakland's Eise...


Entertainment & Sports


'Nash Bridges' Actor Wins $23 Million

Jul. 9, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Actor Don Johnson's company persuaded a jury that three companies involved in the production and syndication of the TV show ch...


Environmental


L.A. River Protected Under EPA

Jul. 9, 2010
By Fiona Smith

The federal environmental regulators on Wednesday designated the 51-mile Los Angeles River a "traditional navigable water" pro...


Personal Injury & Torts


Defendants Try to Kill Panel Class

Jul. 9, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Companies in a massive price fixing case involving thin film transistor-liquid crystal display panels want a federal judge to ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Kozinski Clerks Get Supreme Call

Jul. 9, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Alex Kozinski, chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, continued his streak as a feeder to U.S. Supreme Court cl...


Public Interest


Impact Fund Gets Executive Director

Jul. 9, 2010
By John Roemer

Deputy Director Jocelyn D. Larkin will take the top post at the Berkeley public interest law firm. Former executive director B...


Media


Superhero Battle Won't Be Fought in L.A.

Jul. 9, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

The children of legendary artist Jack Kirby are moving their copyright claim to several of his characters to a New York venue....


Criminal


John M. Ruiz

Jul. 9, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

1956-2010 ...


Energy Law


Green Loans Edit Prompts Scramble

Jul. 9, 2010
By Fiona Smith

States are grappling with how to respond to a U.S. housing agency decision that froze a popular renewable energy program first...


Personal Injury & Torts


DVD Rental Antitrust Suit Lives On

Jul. 9, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A potential class of Blockbuster subscribers has won the right to proceed with their antitrust claims against Wal-Mart and Net...


Product Liability


Nicaraguans Try to Save Dole Case

Jul. 9, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A lawyer for six Nicaraguans who claim pesticides made them sterile accused Dole Food Co. Wednesday of exploiting a judge's co...


Perspective


Losing in Afghanistan

Jul. 9, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Has President Barack Obama lost his way when it comes to the war in Afghanistan? Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of L...


Perspective


Michael Shonafelt and Rich Grimes address concerns regarding the strain on our wireless infrastructure as the revolution in mo...


Perspective


Prior to Brown v. Board of Education, the Mendez family won a ground-breaking lawsuit against school districts requirin...


Dealing with professional objectors isn't easy. Brian Kabateck and Alfredo Torrijos of Kabateck Brown Kellner explore mechanis...


Criminal


Cash Seized at DUI Check Returned

Jul. 9, 2010
By Evan George

A federal judge said it was "probably drug money" police took from the Sinaloa, Mexico man but it violated U.S. seizure laws. ...


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


Scam Artist Can't Claim Privilege

Jul. 9, 2010
By John Roemer

An appellate panel ruled that a man who used a bogus health insurance company to bilk $20 million cannot use attorney-client p...


California Courts of Appeal


Bank Lawsuit Gets Second Chance

Jul. 9, 2010
By Laura Ernden

Plaintiffs' lawyers that saw a $1 billion verdict against Bank of America evaporate at the state Supreme Court will get anothe...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Movers And Dealmakers

Jul. 8, 2010
By Michael Gottliebn

Cross Pointe Apartments, a 244-unit luxury apartment community on the border of Brentwood and Antioch, traded hands recently.


Personal Injury & Torts


Nicaraguans' Lawyer Talks About Dole Case

Jul. 8, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

In a rare media interview, controversial plaintiff's lawyer Juan J. Dominguez bashed a judge's finding and ongoing allegations...


Intellectual Property


NFL Great Appeals Dismissal of Game Suit

Jul. 8, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Jim Brown asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday to reinstate a lawsuit accusing video game publisher Electron...


Intellectual Property


Court Affirms Verdict Against Cisco

Jul. 8, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

A federal appeals court panel upheld a $6.5 million verdict in a patent infringement case against San Jose-based Cisco Systems...


Entertainment & Sports


Deliberations Begin on 'Nash Bridges' Suit

Jul. 8, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A jury must decide whether actor Don Johnson's production company is entitled to more than $100 million in profits from the hi...


Environmental


EPA Agrees to Update Rules on Toxics

Jul. 8, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Environmentalists announced a settlement with federal air regulators Tuesday over claims the government failed to update rules...