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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.


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...