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Product Liability


Structure, Venue Weighed for Toyota Suits

Mar. 27, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

The five federal-judge panel charged with choosing the venue for more than 100 lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp. appears to ...


Judicial Profile


Marilyn L. Huff

Mar. 27, 2010
By John Roemer

Marilyn Huff has not hesitated to make unpopular decisions.


Education


Poway Schools Appeal Ruling

Mar. 27, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Attorneys for the Poway Unified School District have filed a notice of appeal of a federal court ruling that the district viol...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Hidden Prize for Biotech

Mar. 27, 2010
By Evan George

When President Barack Obama signed the landmark health care overhaul into law this week, he also handed over 30 million new pa...


Litigation


Electronics Company Settles Claims

Mar. 27, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A second electronics company has agreed to settle claims that it conspired to fix prices in the market for liquid crystal disp...


Intellectual Property


Court Upholds Jury Verdicts

Mar. 27, 2010
By Craig Anderson

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld verdicts that Cupertino-based attorney did not violate an employee in...


Arbitrator Profile


Well Rounded

Mar. 27, 2010
By Cat Ho

Barbara Reeves Neal has worn many hats in her 37-year law career. So the JAMS mediator and arbitrator prides herself on being ...


Labor/Employment


Max Factor III of PMA and Scott Van Soye of Kane Ballmer & Berkman say, when a small demand is made to better one party's ...


Criminal


Riverside Police Chief Pleads Guilty

Mar. 27, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

Riverside's former police chief pleaded guilty Thursday to one misdemeanor count of drunken driving and was sentenced to three...


Law Practice


When Can Opposing Counsel Sue You?

Mar. 27, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Jonathan Cole and Susan Baker of Nemecek & Cole advise on what it means when an attorney approves a document "as to form a...


Education


Hope for Today's Students, Tomorrow's Leaders

Mar. 27, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Areva Martin of Martin & Martin says the plan to eliminate the use of private banks for government subsidized student loan...


Entertainment & Sports


Suit: Used Games Have Hidden Costs

Mar. 27, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A man who claims to have been duped by video game retailer GameStop has sued the company, accusing it of advertising supposedl...


California Supreme Court


Court Upholds L.A. Ordinance

Mar. 27, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a city ordinance prohibiting the solicitation of funds at Los Ang...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Let a Global Audience Decide Your Dispute

Mar. 27, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

A Web site that lets you air out your differences anonymously and receive third party feedback may be a useful dispute resolut...


Tax


Tax Preparer Mistakes You Should Know

Mar. 27, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

With April 15 fast approaching, watch out for these tax preparer mistakes, writes David Howard of Hoge Fenton Jones & Appe...


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


Parolees Win Due Process

Mar. 27, 2010
By John Roemer

Rules that make it harder to send freed California inmates back to prison for alleged parole violations survived the state's c...


Government


The White House nominated Melinda L. Haag to be the next U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California yesterday, as h...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Mar. 26, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

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


Securities


SEC May Aid Case Against Schwab

Mar. 26, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Plaintiffs' attorneys are hoping to persuade a federal judge today that Charles Schwab broke the law when it increased a fund'...


Law Practice


Arent Fox Plots Move

Mar. 26, 2010
By Anna Scott

Washington, D.C.-based Arent Fox plans to open a Northern California office initially focusing on intellectual property law an...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


The Price of Beauty in the Game of Trust

Mar. 26, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Make a conscious effort to overcome bias since our brains are hardwired to distrust those not like us, write Max Factor III of...


Energy Law


Renewable Energy: 33 Percent by 2020

Mar. 26, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Michael Carroll, Joel Mack, Jared Johnson and Marc Campopiano of Latham & Watkins advise on the draft "renewable electrici...


Securities


Price Jumps for Securities Settlements

Mar. 26, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

The price of settling securities fraud class action lawsuits rose more than 27 percent on average in 2009 over the previous ye...


California Supreme Court


Associate Justice Gives Insider's View

Mar. 26, 2010
By John Roemer

Associate Justice Carlos R. Moreno of the California Supreme Court on Wednesday explained the sly strategy used to persuade Go...


Government


Overcharges Refunded for Prosecutors

Mar. 26, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

Los Angeles County will repay prosecutors who were charged extra for health care premiums because they were union members in l...


Government


Senate GOP Blocks Judge Hearing

Mar. 26, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

Senate Republicans blocked a hearing Wednesday for UC Berkeley School of Law professor Goodwin Liu's nomination to the 9th U.S...


Government


Judge Allows Workers to Return to Jobs

Mar. 26, 2010
By Dhyana Leveyn

More than 65,000 state employees affected by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's furloughs can immediately return to work on the days...


Corporate


The Line Between Lawful and Unlawful Payments

Mar. 26, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Jason de Bretteville of Sullivan & Cromwell explores the relevance of evidence of economic coercion as a defense to the Fo...


Technology & Science


Technology, the Fire That Burned Down the House

Mar. 26, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis and Daniel Garrie of ARC say technology has made the discovery process far less human. ...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Mulls Train Derailment

Mar. 26, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday took up the complex issue of whether a company can sue in federal court for alleged damage to...