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Judges and Judiciary


Judge Finds Pacheco's Record Fair Game

Apr. 14, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

A Riverside judge running in a heated race against the county's district attorney in the June 8 election won the right Monday ...


Perspective


With law school clinics once again under political attack, the legal community has a vested interest in the fight, writes Jeff...


Perspective


The Limits of Megan's Law

Apr. 14, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Brianne Marriott of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore addresses questions about the use of information garnered from the Megan's Law We...


Perspective


It's a Game Changer

Apr. 14, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Just as cellular phones evolved from 1987 bulky devices to the first Motorola Star Tac, the iPad redefines how we consume and ...


Criminal


The fallout surrounding potentially tainted evidence from a San Francisco crime lab could grow exponentially today, if Superio...


Perspective


Allen Lanstra Jr. of Skadden explains why the President should consider jurists on our country's state supreme courts to fill ...


Law Practice


The tension between the criminal defense bar and federal prosecutors in the Northern District hasn't abated, even with a new U...


U.S. Supreme Court


Legacy Of Civility

Apr. 13, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

When Justice John Paul Stevens steps down from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of the term, the opinion he wrote that will l...


Corporate Counsel


Mallun Yen

Apr. 13, 2010
By Craig Anderson

Vice President of Worldwide Intellectual Property for Cisco Systems Inc.San Jose ...


Entertainment & Sports


Activision Counter-Sues

Apr. 13, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Santa Monica-based video game publisher Activision has launched a counter-attack on two former developers who accused the comp...


Labor/Employment


Both Sides Claim Win In Union Tiff

Apr. 13, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal jury on Friday sided with the Service Employees International Union and its California local United Healthcare Worke...


Entertainment & Sports


Fraud Expert to Comb Mogul's Books

Apr. 13, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A former FBI agent will be scrutinizing the books of film companies controlled by financier David Bergstein, while creditors c...


U.S. Supreme Court


Clerks Reflect on Justice Stevens

Apr. 13, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Former Supreme Court clerks remember retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Arbitrators Try to Fix System

Apr. 13, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

The No. 1 concern for arbitrators and clients in business-to-business arbitration is controlling the massive onslaught of disc...


Law Practice


Firm M&As M.I.A. So Far in 2010

Apr. 13, 2010
By Kari Hamanakan

Law firm mergers and acquisitions slowed to a trickle during the first quarter, a time that historically accounts for most of ...


Perspective


Does HIRE Mean It's Time to Hire?

Apr. 13, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

The HIRE Act is an incentive to businesses to hire chronically unemployed workers. It remains to be seen whether it is enough ...


Perspective


In Defense of the Insured

Apr. 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

A policyholder's right to have a jury determine breach and damages is fundamental to enforcing the insurer's duty to provide a...


Perspective


A Duty to Defend Patent Infringement

Apr. 13, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Business engaged in Web-based advertising should carry general liability coverage as broadly worded as possible to protect aga...


Books


On Bestowing Rights to the Unthinkable

Apr. 13, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

In an excerpt from his 35th edition of "Should Trees Have Standing?" USC law school professor Christopher Stone writes that "e...


Perspective


We Don't Need More Sex Offender Laws

Apr. 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

The current sex offender residence restriction laws, policies and ordinances should be recognized as a well-intentioned failur...


Government


Obama Gets a Supreme Court Pick

Apr. 13, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

Political analysts predicted President Barack Obama would tap a safe, easily confirmable nominee to replace the retiring Justi...


Judges and Judiciary


The Santa Ana federal judge assigned last week to preside over dozens of sudden acceleration cases facing Toyota Motor Corp. i...


Judicial Profile


Ana Espana

Apr. 13, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Since childhood, Ana España was transfixed by notions of justice and help for the less fortunate.


Community News


Apr. 12, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

District Attorney Steve Cooley presented three people with courageous citizen awards during a luncheon ceremony Friday at the ...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Apr. 12, 2010
By Kari Hamanakan

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...


Judicial Profile


Craig L. Griffin

Apr. 12, 2010
By Pat Alston

Craig Griffin, whose father cured him of skipping school with hard labor, lectures theft and DUI defendants.


Law Practice


Work Eludes 'Lost Class'

Apr. 10, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

Hundreds of first- and second-year associates have been left out in the cold through mass layoffs in the downturn, leading to ...


Government


S.F. Policy on Plea Agreements Stands

Apr. 10, 2010
By Laura Ernden

The 1st District Court of Appeal rejected a challenge Thursday to San Francisco Superior Court's policy of having only two jud...


Securities


Schwab Shareholders Win Round

Apr. 10, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Clearing the way for trial, a federal judge has ruled against The Charles Schwab Corp. again in a class action lawsuit that ac...


Corporate


Push For Sanctions Against Hitachi

Apr. 10, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Indirect plaintiffs alleging a massive price fixing conspiracy in the market for thin film transistor liquid crystal display p...