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Mergers & Acquisitions


Latham Leads Intuit Deal

May 13, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Latham & Watkins lawyers led by Menlo Park corporate partner Luke J. Bergstrom and associate Michelle Bushore helped Mount...


Judges and Judiciary


Judicial Candidate Ratings Released

May 13, 2010
By Pat Alston

The Los Angeles County Bar Association announced Tuesday its ratings of candidates vying for judicial office in the upcoming e...


Intellectual Property


Patent Holding Cos. Sue Trust

May 13, 2010
By Craig Anderson

Two patent holding companies filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York accusing the Allied Security Trust and sev...


Law Practice


No Retroactivity for Custody Credits

May 13, 2010
By John Roemer

A January 2010 legislative change awarding some California prison inmates more custody credits so they will get out of prison ...


Entertainment & Sports


Don Johnson, Producers Head to Trial

May 13, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A dispute over tens of millions of dollars between actor Don Johnson and three companies with ownership interests in the telev...


Product Liability


Pipe Maker Seeks To Dismiss Suit

May 13, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Pipe manufacturer JM Eagle has asked a federal judge to dismiss a multi-million dollar whistleblower lawsuit that accuses the ...


Litigation


CNET Founder Testifies In Art Flap

May 13, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

CNET Networks Inc. founder Halsey Minor took the stand Tuesday in a case that pits him against auction house Christie's Inc. i...


Large Firms


The Boutique Firm Lawyer

May 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

As one of the largest female-owned family law firms in Southern California, Felicia Meyers of Meyer, Olson, Lowy & Meyers ...


Perspective


The Large Firm Lawyer

May 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

It is unfortunate that so many articles disparage the experience of working at a global law firm, writes Kim Dunne of Sidley A...


Civil litigators have many skills to serve them well in trust and estate litigation, but peculiar features of this practice ar...


Perspective


The Government Lawyer

May 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Christine Ewell of the U.S. Attorney's Office reflects on her challenging career, fueld by luck and hard work, each in some me...


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


Storm Threatens 9th Circuit Nominee

May 13, 2010
By John Roemer

Before the Arizona immigration firestorm exploded, U.S. District Judge Mary Helen Murguia of Phoenix looked like a safe Obama ...


U.S. Supreme Court


When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that a cross on federal land in the Mojave Desert could remain standing while low...


Government


P.D. Warns of Hole in D.A.'s Policy

May 13, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, one of District Attorney Kamala Harris's fiercest critics, spared a few words of pr...


Solo and Small Firms


The Small Firm Lawyer

May 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

As a lifelong solo small firm lawyer, Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino gave up the comfort and security of a paycheck for control ...


Law Practice


Confidence Doesn't Predict Trial Success

May 13, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Lawyers headed to trial regularly overestimate their chances of success, and men do so more than women, according to a new stu...


Letter to the Editor


May 12, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Eric Hughes comments on a hearing regarding settlement of a class action lawsuit against the Writer's Guild of America


Top Women Lawyers


Top Women Litigators

May 12, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

Read our annual list of the state's Top 100 Women Litigators.


U.S. Supreme Court


Supreme Court Nominee Braces For Déjà Vu

May 12, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan knows exactly what to expect when she appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for...


Judges and Judiciary


Bar May Release 'Not Qualified' Ratings

May 12, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Criticized over the leak of a "not qualified" rating given to Appellate Justice Charles Poochigian last summer, the State Bar ...


Banking


Chase Sued Over Fund Seizure

May 12, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

New York-based JPMorgan Chase & Co. has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that the bank unlawfully seizes money from custom...


California Courts of Appeal


Jules Zeman and William Martin of Haight Brown & Bonesteel examine the trend of courts favoring manufacturers of non-defec...


U.S. Supreme Court


White House Lawyer May Be New SG

May 12, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

With Elena Kagan nominated to join the U.S. Supreme Court, the White House now has another plum post to fill: solicitor genera...


Obituaries


Christie Stanley

May 12, 2010
By Pat Alston

1948-2010 ...


Constitutional Law


Law Enforcement Quality Check

May 12, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Inspector General Nicole Bershon explains the mission of the Office of the Inspector General for the Los Angeles Police Commis...


Government


Urban Renewal Takes $1.7 Billion Hit

May 12, 2010
By Greg Kanen

Redevelopment agencies across California began submitting $1.7 billion in supplemental tax payments to the state on Monday aft...


Government Contracts


Witness Recants in MTA Case

May 12, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

The man who accused local transit officials of taking him off his job in retaliation for his testimony at an upcoming trial is...


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


Randall Edwards and Patricia Hsue of O'Melveny & Myers say Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will likely lead to furthe...


Construction


Pipe Maker Settles a Battle of Inches

May 12, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

JM Eagle, the nation's largest plastic pipe manufacturer, has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit in which six coun...


Entertainment & Sports


Media Mogul+Gambling Debts = Crime?

May 12, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A Las Vegas prosecutor has filed criminal charges and an arrest warrant against Los Angeles film financier David Bergstein ove...