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Law Practice


Qualcomm Lawyers Off the Hook

Apr. 7, 2010
By Craig Anderson

A San Diego magistrate judge has reversed a sanctions order against six attorneys who represented Qualcomm Corp. and fell unde...


Judges and Judiciary


New Justice Joins Second District

Apr. 7, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elizabeth A. Grimes was confirmed Monday as associate justice to the Second District's Court ...


Law Practice


Malpractice Suit Tossed

Apr. 7, 2010
By Laura Ernden

A legal malpractice claim against Los Angeles attorney Ernest Price and the firm of Ropers Majesky Kohn & Bentley was thro...


Litigation


Judge Approves Atmel Settlement

Apr. 7, 2010
By Craig Anderson

Over the objections of the company's former general counsel, a San Jose judge has approved a settlement in which former Atmel ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Local Lawyers Handle Merger

Apr. 7, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Lawyers from Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker and Cooley Godward Kronish worked on Accelrys Inc.'s acquisition of Santa C...


Law Practice


Suit Revives Against Girardi Over Fees

Apr. 7, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

A Court of Appeal in Los Angeles revived a lawsuit Monday against prominent plaintiffs attorney Tom Girardi. ...


Government


Union Seeks Class Status

Apr. 7, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

The Los Angeles district attorney's union signaled it plans to seek class certification of a lawsuit filed last year accusing ...


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


Hyundai Wins Case Against Insurers

Apr. 7, 2010
By John Roemer

Two insurance companies wrongly refused to defend Hyundai Motor America on a patent infringement claim related to a feature on...


Government


Battle Drags On Over Court Case System

Apr. 7, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Sparring continues over the state's new court case management system, with backers and critics planning dueling demonstrations...


California Supreme Court


Court Offers Leeway On Removals

Apr. 7, 2010
By Laura Ernden

The California Supreme Court gave trial court judges a little more leeway Monday to remove appointed counsel and delay crimina...


U.S. Supreme Court


5th Amendment Case Declined

Apr. 7, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday decided not to take a case out of Washington state about whether the Fifth Amendment protection ...


Perspective


No Threat to FEHA Fees

Apr. 7, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Contrary to what many employers' counsel predict, Chavez v. City of Los Angeles is likely to have a limited impact on attorney...


Perspective


Plotting Your e-Discovery Search

Apr. 7, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Daniel Garrie of ARC and Yoav Griver of Zeichner Ellman & Krause advise on how to avoid the pitfalls of a poorly designed ...


Perspective


Undermining 'the CSI Effect'

Apr. 7, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Hadar Aviram of UC Hastings College of Law questions the public's captivation with forensic science, a phenomenon known as 'th...


Perspective


John Tanner of SEIU 721 says California needs to upgrade its aging court system to better serve the public and calls for a new...


Perspective


"Aggravated felony" and "cancellation of removal" are two concepts that embody the complex and harsh nature of federal immigra...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Sutter, Town Square Off in Legal Battle

Apr. 7, 2010
By Evan George

A battle is raging over a small Bay Area hospital, pitting not-for-profit medical powerhouse Sutter Health against a small com...


Personal Injury & Torts


In a case that could have reverberations throughout the state, the California Supreme Court case today hears claims a Los Gato...


Judicial Profile


E. Bradley Nelson

Apr. 7, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Judge E. Bradley Nelson trusts his people-reading skills in addition to his legal knowledge in making decisions in criminal ca...


Family


Tough Times For Family Courts

Apr. 6, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

People line up at the resource center for self-represented litigants on the fourth floor of the Mosk courthouse. ...


Military Law


DoJ Seeks To Keep 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Apr. 6, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

The Justice Department has filed a motion seeking to toss out a closely watched lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of t...


Criminal


Criminal Justice Institute

Apr. 6, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

Prosecutorial misconduct, prison reform and snitching are among the topics of Loyola Law School's fourth annual Fiddle Institu...


Bankruptcy


Heller's Bankruptcy Plan Re-filed

Apr. 6, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Lawyers for Heller Ehrman's estate re-filed the much anticipated second version of its Chapter 11 dissolution plan and disclos...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Candidates Vie for Bar Board Election

Apr. 6, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Three out of the 17 candidates vying for seats on the State Bar Board of Governors have run for the post before. ...


Law Practice


Legal Job Losses Ticked Up in March

Apr. 6, 2010
By Anna Scott

Job losses in the legal sector spiked slightly in March, bucking a nationwide employment trend, which saw the first dramatic u...


Law Practice


As Lawyers Depart, Cotkin in Doubt

Apr. 6, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

The move by Joan M. Cotkin and Terry Leuin to Nossaman leaves in doubt the future of the Cotkin Law Group, which once had 60 l...


When a non-citizen client has pending criminal charges, and the deportation consequences of that plea are clear, he must be ad...


Books


Quick Guide to California's Labor Laws

Apr. 6, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

David Kadue of Seyfarth Shaw authors the newest edition of "Cal-Peculiarities," highlighting ways in which California employme...


Perspective


Or-Equal Statute: Tightened Up

Apr. 6, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Bernard Kamine of Kamine Collings & Phelps says amendment of the or-equal statute eliminates the ability of public agencie...


Obituaries


Tom McDonald

Apr. 6, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

1935-2010 ...