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Entertainment & Sports


Dispute with Goldman Lands in Court

May 19, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Film producer Joel Silver, whose credits include "Sherlock Holmes" and "The Matrix," has sued Goldman Sachs for $30 million, a...


Public Interest


Turning a Corner

May 19, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Frankie Guzman has come a long way to become a student at UCLA School of Law.


Law Practice


Jobless Flock to Law Schools

May 19, 2010
By Kari Hamanakan

Law school applications are shooting up nationally even as the legal services industry faces its toughest times in years and t...


Law Practice


Dog Days for Summer Associates

May 19, 2010
By Kari Hamanakan

With summer associate class sizes reduced for a second year in a row, the shock of 2009's cutbacks have led to questions of wh...


Law Practice


Lawyers Fly the Coop to Aviation Firm

May 19, 2010
By Anna Scott

The new aviation industry boutique Fitzpatrick & Hunt, Tucker, Collier, Pagano, Aubert on Monday opened for business in Lo...


Law Practice


Greenberg Traurig Adds Three

May 19, 2010
By Anna Scott

Greenberg Traurig has added three shareholders in San Francisco, bringing corporate, litigation and intellectual property capa...


Perspective


Mining Safety: A Neglected Area of the Law

May 19, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Mining safety law needs to be revised to prevent further accidents that unnecessarily take the lives of minors, writes Jeffrey...


Litigation


AOC Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit

May 19, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

The Administrative Office of the Courts has settled a lawsuit with a former employee who says he was forced to retire after le...


Judges and Judiciary


Committee Hears Proposed Fixes

May 19, 2010
By Greg Kanen

A committee of California lawmakers on Tuesday met with legal experts to weigh the potential impact of a recent U.S. Supreme C...


Environmental


AG Demands Lenders' Backing

May 19, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Attorney General Jerry Brown demanded Tuesday that mortgage underwriters Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac send a clear signal that t...


Health Care & Hospital Law


New Health Care Model Launched

May 19, 2010
By Evan George

In an apparent sign of deals to come under health reform, California's largest for-profit health insurer and most powerful phy...


Product Liability


More Jostling In Toyota Suits

May 19, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

If you thought plaintiffs lawyers were done jockeying for position in lawsuits against Toyota, think again.


Government


Hundreds of court employees in San Francisco and Los Angeles Superior Courts may keep their jobs thanks to a budget deal reach...


Books


Lost in An Unfamiliar World

May 19, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Mary Hanlon Stone's new book, "invisible girl," explores the life of a poor Boston teen who is abandoned by her abusive mother...


Family


Foster Care Suffers Under Budget Cuts

May 19, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

Court Appointed Special Advocate program, which matches volunteers to abused and neglected children in dependency court, was o...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Jump Start

May 19, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Four Pepperdine University law students are headed into the job market with a powerful addition to their resumes; they won the...


The New Lawyer Supplement


A Little Help From Friends

May 19, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Twelve aspiring public interest lawyers get scholarships from the California Bar Foundation. ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Feeling Wheeling

May 19, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

Orrick is luring law firm graduates to the tiny West Virginia hamlet of Wheeling, W.Va., with a promise of stimulating work an...


The New Lawyer Supplement


LL.M 2.0

May 19, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Law schools and Kaplan think they have found a winning solution: Online LL.Ms that bring cash to the institution and offer fle...


Criminal


Attorney Receives 30-Month Sentence

May 19, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Donald Yates, who practiced law in San Diego, has been sentenced in federal court to serve 30 months in prison and three years...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Pump Up Your Skills

May 19, 2010
By Aris Davoudiann

A recruiter explains how to find the hidden job market. ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


True Story

May 19, 2010
By Aris Davoudiann

A graduate reflects on his three years at UC Berkeley School of Law. ...


The New Lawyer Q&A


PERFORMANCE TEST 1

May 19, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


QUESTION 5

May 19, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


QUESTION 4

May 19, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


QUESTION 3

May 18, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn


Community News


May 18, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

Bet Tzdek has teamed up with Los Angeles County Superior Court to set aside a special session in probate court to help low-inc...


The New Lawyer Supplement


The New Lawyer

May 18, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

Orrick is stocking a West Virginia hamlet with staff attorneys and giving them substantive work to do. But can the lure of a b...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

May 18, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

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


The Justice Department continues its streak of huge recoveries against the pharmaceutical industry.