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Judges and Judiciary


San Diego Judges Race Gets Crowded

Feb. 26, 2010
By Pat Broderick

An unprecedented number of San Diego County judges are being challenged in the upcoming June 8 primary, prompting some observe...


California Courts of Appeal


A state appellate panel Wednesday affirmed the dismissal of an unusual lawsuit filed by a disbarred attorney who wants the San...


Judges and Judiciary


Riverside Judge Runs Against D.A.

Feb. 26, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

A judge long critical of the way District Attorney Rod Pacheco runs his office said Wednesday he will challenge the top prosec...


Immigration


Senators Debut Business Visa Plan

Feb. 26, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

A new bill introduced Wednesday seeks to make it easier for some foreign entrepreneurs to obtain visas in exchange for creatin...


Government


Antitrust Exemption Struck Down

Feb. 26, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

On the eve of a highly anticipated and politically charged health care summit, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly app...


Eric Kingsley and Elana Levine of Kingsley & Kingsley say proposed bill attempts to make class certification more difficul...


Books


Life as a Female Attorney

Feb. 26, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

In her new book, attorney Susan Blakely addresses the work-life issues facing women lawyers today and provides a road map to p...


Perspective


When her plan to become a health care lawyer didn't unfold as expected, Colleen Snow learned to let go and move onto a new ver...


Perspective


The Associate:Finding a Firm That Fit

Feb. 26, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Jordan Crosby felt stuck in her career choice, but with high student loans, a mortgage and a family to support, she was afraid...


Perspective


After realizing she couldn't have it all, Laura Oberbroeckling left her partner position at a national firm to start her own p...


Criminal


Prosecuting Lawyers May Get Easier

Feb. 26, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

A Superior Court judge has ruled for the first time that State Bar investigators are law enforcement officers and may testify ...


Securities


Coughlin Stoia Has Management Shakeup

Feb. 26, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Patrick Coughlin has stepped down from the executive committee of Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins, the nation's lar...


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


Professor Goodwin Liu's nomination to one of the two open seats on the federal appeals court is likely to set off a tough conf...


Entertainment & Sports


Bankruptcy Possible For Film Cos.

Feb. 25, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

In 10 years in the movie business, David Bergstein has developed a list of enemies that take most Hollywood moguls a lifetime ...


Judges and Judiciary


George Defends Court System

Feb. 25, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

In an uncharacteristically pointed speech to the Legislature Tuesday afternoon, California Chief Justice Ronald M. George appe...


Insites


MULTIFAMILY

Feb. 25, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

IRVINE - The Bascom Group LLC reported a fourth-quarter 11.8 percent increase of its net operating income compared with the sa...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Google Faces Antitrust Inquiry

Feb. 25, 2010
By Craig Anderson

Google Inc. confirmed Tuesday afternoon it is facing a first-of-its-kind antitrust inquiry into its search and search advertis...


Law Practice


Blind Law School Grad Can Take Bar

Feb. 25, 2010
By John Roemer

A blind UCLA School of Law graduate can proceed to take the bar exam using special software for the visually impaired, the 9th...


Law Practice


Quinn Opens Office in Germany

Feb. 25, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

Los Angeles-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges opened an office in Mannheim, Germany, the firm's third outside t...


Litigation


Misconduct Leads to Retrial

Feb. 25, 2010
By Cat Ho

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered a retrial in a case that previously reached a $65 million jury verdict, siding ...


Intellectual Property


Social Media Creates New Challenges

Feb. 25, 2010
By Pat Broderick

The Internet has presented another minefield for trademark attorneys to navigate: social networking sites. ...


Securities


KB Home Mimics Broadcom

Feb. 25, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Attorneys for the former chief executive of KB Home encountered a skeptical judge on Tuesday as they claimed federal prosecuto...


Environmental


Environmental Guide Raises Concern

Feb. 25, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Lawyers raise concerns over the Obama administration's move to update a long-standing environmental law by laying out how agen...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Mulls Terrorism Law

Feb. 25, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

U.S. Supreme Court justices Tuesday grappled with whether a Los Angeles group's assistance to foreign terrorist groups falls f...


Perspective


Justice Must Be Funded in Good Times - and Bad

Feb. 25, 2010
By David Houstonn

In his 15th annual State of the Judiciary speech to the Legislature, Chief Justice Ronald M. George said the courts are not a ...


Insurance


Ruling Offers Insurance Companies Way Out

Feb. 25, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

General counsel John McGill says the 4th District has provided insurance companies with instructions for avoiding their obliga...


Litigation


Practitioner James Moneer explains why use of expert declarations in SLAPP fee motions can boost your chances of securing the ...


Books


No Closure in Case of Murdered Newlyweds

Feb. 25, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Michale Callahan, a former Illinois State police officer, writes about the unsolved murders of Dyke and Karen Rhoads, and why ...


Criminal


Momentum Grows for Parole Reform

Feb. 25, 2010
By Greg Katzn

The California Newspaper Publishers Association and the American Civil Liberties Union may be joining efforts by a state lawma...


U.S. Supreme Court


In a unanimous decision, the U.S. justices made it easier for companies to remove lawsuits to federal court, which are often p...