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Government


Judge Dings DA For Crime Lab Scandal

May 25, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo made public on Thursday her ruling that cites failures by prosecuto...


Investments


Toyota to Invest $50 Million in Tesla

May 25, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Toyota announced it would invest $50 million into San Carlos-based luxury electric carmaker Tesla in the development and manuf...


Perspective


Earn one hour of MCLE credit by reading “Medi-Fraud Crimes And Consequences” by California Deputy Attorney General Malcolm Ven...


Judges and Judiciary


A Smelly Situation

May 25, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

Judges from San Francisco Superior Court's Hall of Justice were driven out of five courtrooms on Friday after a two-inch-high ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Medi-Fraud Crimes And Consequences

May 25, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

California Deputy Attorney General Malcolm Venolia introduces the offenses that medical professionals can be charged with in s...


Technology & Science


Ownership Disputes in Technology Deals

May 25, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Richard Neff of Neff Law Firm discusses one of the most fought-over issues in technology development and licensing agreements,...


Solo and Small Firms


Bargain Hunting

May 25, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

An uncertain economy can be a scary time to start a new law firm - but it can be a great time to pick up bargains.Attorneys St...


Contracts


CNET Founder Wins Partial Verdict

May 25, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

CNET Networks Inc. founder Halsey Minor, facing two judgments totaling nearly $30 million on claims involving his art collecti...


Perspective


Preparing Your Rule 30(b)(6) Witness

May 25, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Anthony Giacobbe and Daniel Garrie advise on a series of principles for selecting and preparing your Federal Rule 30(b)(6) or ...


Government


ABA Lobbies for Lawyer Exemption

May 25, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

The Senate's sweeping financial regulation bill would create a consumer protection bureau with broad authority to regulate law...


Law Practice


The Illuminated Complaint

May 25, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

There is no reason to remain imprisoned in the traditional black and white, text-only, world of the boilerplate complaint, wri...


Law Practice


Lawyer Sues Lawyers for Bad Advice

May 25, 2010
By Laura Ernden

The message from a recent 2nd District Court of Appeal ruling: Lawyers, if you're going to sue lawyers you hired to sue other ...


Criminal


Petitions For Expungement Soar in Down Economy

May 25, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

With the state unemployment rate hovering at around 10 percent, a growing number of Californians who are asking judges to dism...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Software Co. Acquires Lexmark

May 25, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Cooley attorneys in Palo Alto counseled privately owned Perceptive Software in its acquisition, announced Friday, by printer m...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

May 24, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...


Entertainment & Sports


The Drama of Copyright Law

May 24, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

What is the most important issue facing copyright law today? Corey Field of Ballard Spahr ponders the question.


Law Practice


On the Move

May 24, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...


Labor/Employment


A case now heading to a California Court of Appeal highlights the question of whether people with behavioral disabilities are ...


Securities


SEC Settlement Serves as Ammunition

May 21, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Defense lawyers trying to kill a federal shareholder class action against Verifone Systems Inc. over a series of accounting er...


Community News


DA Speaks at Whittier

May 21, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas delivered the keynote address at Whittier Law School’s commencement ceremony o...


Community News


Judicial Embrace

May 21, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

Roughly 500 people attended the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s annual luncheon on Tuesday at the Omni Hotel in downtown ...


Environmental


State Supreme Court Denies Review

May 21, 2010
By Fiona Smith

The California Supreme Court on Thursday denied review of a case in which the city of Hermosa Beach is fighting a years-long l...


Judges and Judiciary


New Coalition Formed

May 21, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Chief Justice Ronald M. George has appointed a first-of-its-kind group focused aimed at enhancing the relationship between Cal...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Gibson Represents St. Jude

May 21, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

A team of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher attorneys led by Palo Alto-based partner Joseph Barbeau represented St. Jude Medical Inc...


Energy Law


BrightSource Secures New Financing

May 21, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Oakland-based solar power startup BrightSource Energy announced Thursday it had raised $150 million in new financing, saying i...


Judges and Judiciary


Two Nominated for U.S. Judge

May 21, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

President Obama on Thursday named two Californians - U.S. Magistrate Judge Anthony Joseph Battaglia and Santa Clara County Sup...


Government


Educators Sue State Over School Funds

May 21, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

California's school finance system unconstitutionally deprives students of an adequate education and must therefore be reforme...


Education


Clinic Pairs Students With Start-Ups

May 21, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

How does a semester's worth of law school credit without the onus of taking a semester's worth of classes sound? Too good to b...


Entertainment & Sports


Lawsuits Survive After Fawcett's Death

May 21, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Lawsuits surrounding Farrah Fawcett continue to fly nearly a year after her death, now drawing in a top entertainment law firm...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Learning To Relate

May 21, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

Labor and employment mediator and arbitrator Barry Winograd likes to get an insider's perspective of his clients' lives at wor...