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Antitrust & Trade Reg.


LCD Antitrust Case Certified

Mar. 31, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A San Francisco federal judge gave the green light to two classes of plaintiffs who have brought antitrust claims against defe...


Government


D.A.'s Conviction Rates Questioned

Mar. 31, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

District Attorney Rod Pacheco's conviction rates are becoming a key bone of contention in the increasingly heated race for Riv...


Environmental


BPA Impact Investigated

Mar. 31, 2010
By Fiona Smith

The Environmental Protection Agency announced an initiative Monday to look at the environmental impacts of a chemical widely u...


Law Practice


Three California Women Take Honors

Mar. 31, 2010
By John Roemer

Three Californians are among the 2010 winners of the American Bar Association's Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Aw...


Government


Recess Appointment Draws Praise

Mar. 31, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

Alan D. Bersin's appointment to head up the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency received high praise from supporters jus...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court Skeptical of Foreign Suits

Mar. 31, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

U.S. Supreme Court justices Monday appeared keen to curb the ability of foreign investors to file suit against overseas compan...


Constitutional Law


Judge Blocks Request for Bar Data

Mar. 31, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

A San Francisco judge ruled that State Bar data requested by a UCLA professor for a study on minorities in the law does not qu...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Joerg Knipprath of Southwestern Law School discusses the constitutional challenges facing the new federal heath care law. ...


Law Practice


Managing the Risk of Legal Malpractice Claims

Mar. 31, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

With poor economic times a major drive for malpractice claims, protect your practice by staying aware and proactive, writes Je...


Intellectual Property


Strategies for Litigating False Marking Cases

Mar. 31, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

With over 100 "false marking suits" filed since Forest Group, Inc. v. Bon Tool Co., Scott Herbst and David Albagli of F...


Real Estate/Development


Cities Must Drop Housing Cap

Mar. 31, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

Cities across California took notice when a judge, in a first-of-its-kind ruling, said Pleasanton's voter-approved housing cap...


Government


The Administrative Office of the Courts has increased its spending on temporary employees by more than 50 percent since 2006, ...


Judicial Profile


Steven Z. Perren

Mar. 31, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

Law has always been Ventura County appellate Justice Steven Perren's first love. The Learned Judge's close second? Musical th...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

The Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association held its annual officer installation and awards banquet Friday night at a ...


Energy Law


Bonds Used for Clean Energy

Mar. 30, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Local governments around California are putting a new spin on public finance law in an effort to boost clean energy and combat...


Corporate Counsel


Stacy Rummel Bratcher

Mar. 30, 2010
By Evan George

Associate General Counsel for Health Sciences University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles ...


A man's battle with successive audits and what to do if this happens to you. ...


Law Practice


Cy Pres: The Myths and Misconceptions

Mar. 30, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Cy pres ensures that the entire class receives the maximum benefit from any settlement, write Richard Kellner and Artin Gholia...


Government


Proposition 65 on Steroids

Mar. 30, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Gene Livingston of Greenberg Traurig says the Green Chemistry Law grants unprecedented authority to a state agency to regulate...


Litigation


Fundamentals of Prejudgment Interest

Mar. 30, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Commissioner Robert Harrison of the Los Angeles County Superior Court reviews the basic rules and approches to determining pre...


Solo and Small Firms


Trial Ready

Mar. 30, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

Designed with a big-firm feel, the 25-attorney Yukevich Calfo & Cavanaugh has become a leading contender in defense litiga...


Law Practice


Mind the Gap

Mar. 30, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Joseph Chairez of Baker & Hostetler and Joanne Caruso of Howrey seek to narrow the gap between the need for legal services...


Product Liability


Stereotypes Rev Up in Toyota Case

Mar. 30, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

With the international spotlight on every hiccup of the Toyota case, videos and photographs of lawyers swarming like ants outs...


Judges and Judiciary


Arizona Judge Nominated to 9th Circuit

Mar. 30, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

After tapping a controversial California law professor for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, President Barack Obama has r...


Entertainment & Sports


Lawyer Accused of Leaking Records

Mar. 30, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A film financier fighting creditors' efforts to force his companies into bankruptcy sued his former in-house lawyer, accusing ...


Corporate


With the conviction of former Brocade chief executive Gregory L. Reyes on nine of ten counts related to stock options backdati...


Judicial Profile


Robert A. Burlison

Mar. 30, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Robert Burlison went from setting the plays as a basketball coach and prosecutor to refereeing felony cases as a judge. ...


Perspective


Self-Assessment Testby Hon. Alex Ricciardulli

Mar. 29, 2010
By Sharon Liangn


Firm Watch


On the Move

Mar. 29, 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...


Judicial Profile


Linda D. Hurst

Mar. 29, 2010
By Pat Alston

Linda Hurst was raised in a conservative Army family. Lawyers say that background is not reflected in her jurisprudence.