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Law Practice


First Trial Loss For Famed Litigator

Apr. 1, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

John C. Hueston, the one-time lead Enron prosecutor who blistered chairman Kenneth Lay on cross-examination, lost a trial, las...


Securities


Judge Hands Schwab Investors a Win

Apr. 1, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

The Charles Schwab Corp. broke the law when it increased its YieldPlus fund's investment in mortgage-backed securities from le...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court Limits Mutual Fund Fee Suits

Apr. 1, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court made it clear Tuesday that shareholders can only file suit over excessive mutual fund fees in l...


Perspective


High Courts Clarify State Employment Laws

Apr. 1, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Frances Rogers of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore provides guidance on the role of "mixed-motives" in discrimination cases and Califo...


Judicial Profile


Diarmuid Fionntain O'Scannlain

Apr. 1, 2010
By John Roemer

Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain makes no bones about his disagreements with 9th Circuit colleagues.


Criminal


Priest Records Remain Hidden

Mar. 31, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

When the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles settled abuse allegations, it agreed to make public priests' personnel file...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Lawyers Help Avnet-Bell Merger

Mar. 31, 2010
By Jill Redhage

California lawyers helped Irvine-based electronics and computing products distributor Avnet Inc. acquire San Jose-based Bell M...


Law Practice


Lawyer Skirts Liability on Claims

Mar. 31, 2010
By Alexia Garamfalvin

Thomas Kohler and his former firm, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, largely escaped liability Monday for allegedly botching a pate...


Mergers & Acquisitions


DOJ Passes on Cisco

Mar. 31, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

The Justice Department announced Monday that it will not challenge San Jose-based Cisco Systems Inc.'s acquisition of Tandberg...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court Declines Racial Bias Case

Mar. 31, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to take up the question of whether there was racial bias during jury selection for the ...


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...