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Law Practice


Economy Benefited Small Firms

Mar. 12, 2010
By Anna Scott

Financial results for the nation's top law firms show that work migrated from the pricey top ranks down to smaller firms as th...


Criminal


Restaurant Accused of Serving Whale

Mar. 12, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged the parent company of Santa Monica Airport restaurant The Hump and one of its chefs w...


Government


Walgreens Pushes for Smoke Sales

Mar. 12, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

A lawsuit challenging San Francisco's ban on cigarettes in drug stores, excluding grocery stores, largely came down to one ove...


John Stephens and Timothy Kevane of Sedgwick discuss the U.S.' countermeasures to Britain's liberal libel laws and how British...


Corporate


SEC Revises E-Proxy Rules

Mar. 12, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

David Lynn and Brendan Reed of Morrison & Foerster explain recently amended SEC rules for electronic access to proxy mater...


Insurance


Until recently, there was no insurance available to cover plaintiffs in loser pays systems, writes Kevin Martin of Sonoma Risk...


Perspective


'DNA From All' Policy Is Unlawful

Mar. 12, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Prosecutor Erin Morgan says the Orange County District Attorney's unlawful DNA policy extends perceived benefits that prevent ...


Litigation


An Inside View of Class Action Settlements

Mar. 12, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Mediator and arbitrator Deborah Rothman addresses why gift card settlements in consumer class actions may be the only way to r...


Corporate


Executive's Lawyer Calls For Mistrial

Mar. 12, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Defense attorneys for former Brocade Communications Systems Inc. chief executive Gregory L. Reyes have asked a federal judge t...


Entertainment & Sports


Boutique Firm Lends Celebs a Hand

Mar. 12, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A small transactional firm in Beverly Hills has found a niche for itself in a potentially growing industry during these troubl...


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


On Wednesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a rare public appeal for help in pressuring Congress to create more...


Community News


Mar. 11, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

At a meeting Tuesday of the Los Angeles chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, a panel of judges and attorneys ...


Judges and Judiciary


Sexual Orientation Singled Out for Scrutiny

Mar. 11, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Margaret Russell of Santa Clara University School of Law asks why it is important to have openly gay and lesbian judges. ...


Personal Injury & Torts


Hastings Grad Sues Her School

Mar. 11, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Stephanie Sukhram, a 25-year-old UC Hastings College of the Law graduate, who passed the California bar exam last summer, file...


Energy Law


Milbank Advises Energy Dept.

Mar. 11, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Allan Marks, a partner with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in Los Angeles, led the team advising the Department of Energy...


Law Practice


Lawyer's Associate Pleads Guilty

Mar. 11, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A man accused of using an attorney's office to launder money from the sale of stolen goods pleaded guilty Monday in San Jose f...


Immigration


Rethinking Asylum For German Homeschoolers

Mar. 11, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Diane Uchimiya of La Verne College of Law examines the recent grant of asylum to a German family, for homeschooling their five...


Tax


Beware New Taxes

Mar. 11, 2010

Taxing all services may be next as the government faces budget deficits and an eroding tax base. ...


Technology & Science


Video Games: Legal Zingers & Zappers

Mar. 11, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Ashley Lipson of La Verne College of Law explores the legal history of the video game industry, a business that contributed $1...


Securities


Backdating Trial Opens for Ex-KB CEO

Mar. 11, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of Bruce E. Karatz, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Westwood-base...


Health Care & Hospital Law


A new government report finds that state insurance watchdogs' barks were worse than their bites when it came to forcing compan...


Immigration


Judge Target of Second Complaint

Mar. 11, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

A second Los Angeles attorney has filed a formal complaint against Immigration Judge Lorraine Munoz, alleging that she is unfi...


Insites


ASSOCIATION

Mar. 10, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

CHICAGO - The Institute of Real Estate Management reported its 32 U.S. chapters donated a total of $328,000 in cash, food, toy...


Insurance


Candidates Outline Their Views

Mar. 10, 2010
By Evan George

With the dramatic backdrop of steep rate hikes and a national political stage created by health reform, three Sacramento insid...


Judges and Judiciary


Protesters Demand Resignation

Mar. 10, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

Several dozen people marched and waved banners in front of San Bernardino County's Victorville courthouse Monday demanding the...


Securities


Ex-McAfee GC Can Pursue Suit

Mar. 10, 2010
By Craig Anderson

Kent Roberts, the former McAfee Inc. general counsel who says he was set up by his former employer to take the fall for stock ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court to Consider Privacy Rights

Mar. 10, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday took up the question of whether the privacy rights of employees at Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Lab...


Environmental


Wal-Mart to Install Solar Panels

Mar. 10, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. will install solar panels on store rooftops and take other steps to curb its global warming impacts as p...


Education


USC Delays New Tax Program

Mar. 10, 2010
By Anna Scott

USC's Gould School of Law is delaying the start of its graduate program in tax law until next year. ...


International


Another Sign of the Pacific Century

Mar. 10, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

James Wong of Chinney Capital discusses six Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries and China's formation of the worl...