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Government


Judge Explains New Guidelines

Feb. 4, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III of Vermont, chairman of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, spoke with the Daily Journ...


Personal Injury & Torts


AT&T Accused of Misclassifying Workers

Feb. 4, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

Telecom giant AT&T has been hit with yet another federal employment-related class action alleging that the company is impr...


Government Contracts


Gift Card Stunt Gets Judge Barred

Feb. 4, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Gift cards may save the day for countless Christmas present procrastinators, but they've cost a former Los Angeles judge futur...


Environmental


Industry Challenges New Fuel Law

Feb. 4, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Business interests upset over California's new requirement to use more renewable transportation fuels to curb greenhouse gas e...


Education


New UC Law School for San Diego?

Feb. 4, 2010
By Pat Broderick

A joint committee of faculty and administrators from California Western School of Law and the University of California, San Di...


Litigation


Tenants Win $1 Million Settlement

Feb. 4, 2010
By Cat Ho

To settle slum allegations, a Palmdale apartment owner will 59 children $3,200 each, and 56 adults will receive $7,000. ...


Criminal


L.A. Public Defender To Retire

Feb. 4, 2010
By Greg Katzn

Michael Judge announced Tuesday that he is stepping down after 15 years as head of the nation's oldest public defender's offic...


Litigation


Supervisor Calls for MTA Audit

Feb. 4, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

A Los Angeles County supervisor suggested Tuesday that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority may have spent $10 million on...


Letter to the Editor


Readers weigh in on issues surrounding the state's case management system. ...


Perspective


Defining Discovery in Arbitration

Feb. 4, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Daniel Garrie of ARC and Yoav Griver of Zeichner, Ellman and Krause say inclusion of an information system expert in arbitrati...


Perspective


With 250 million pounds of pharmaceutical waste disposed of annually, health and environmental impacts must not be ignored, wr...


Books


George Kimball of Baker & McKenzie explains how competing interests and elements of outsourcing fit together to provide th...


Education


While funding for technology projects is attractive for school districts, it is not without risks caution Lynn Murphy and Greg...


Product Liability


Toyota Recall Leads to Legal Trouble

Feb. 4, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Toyota Motor Corp. is facing legal heat yet again, this time over its sticky accelerator pedals. ...


Government


The U.S. Sentencing Commission's proposal could be the most dramatic change to the federal sentencing guidelines since a landm...


Intellectual Property


Google Counsel Swaps Law for Art

Feb. 4, 2010
By Craig Anderson

Rose Hagan, Google Inc.'s lead trademark counsel for the past seven years, is trading her high-powered legal job for a full-ti...


Judicial Profile


Scott Daniels

Feb. 4, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Solano County (Fairfield) Superior Court Judge ...


Large Firms


Jones Day Adds Three Partners

Feb. 4, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Continuing its steady expansion in California, Jones Day Tuesday announced the addition of three new partners in Silicon Valle...


Community News


Feb. 3, 2010
By Connie Lopezn

San Diego County’s district attorney and sheriffs’ department are teaming up to combat the sale of designer drugs, including a...


Top Verdicts


Top Defense Verdicts

Feb. 3, 2010
By David Houstonn

Top defense verdicts


Top Verdicts


Top Defense Verdicts

Feb. 3, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

The Daily Journal highlights our picks for the top ten defense verdicts in the state.


Litigation


Judge Says He Will Toss Lending Bias Suit

Feb. 3, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

A federal judge in Santa Ana Monday tentatively threw out legal claims against a major national bank for unfairly targeting bl...


Series


Helping Haiti

Feb. 3, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Find out what lawyers are doing to help Haiti quake victims. ...


Law Practice


Muni BKs in the Spotlight

Feb. 3, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

The global economic crisis has led an increasing number of U.S. municipalities to consider extreme penny-saving measures, incl...


Law Practice


50 MoFo Staff Take Early Retirement Offer

Feb. 3, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Morrison & Foerster cut back on the retirement benefits it gives its long-term staff members and offered employees the cha...


Criminal


Mortgage Fraud Trial Wraps Up

Feb. 3, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

The first trial stemming from a mortgage fraud task force created in 2008 by Northern District U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Russoni...


Perspective


What's the Impact of Citizens United?

Feb. 3, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Jeremiah Ho of Whittier Law School examines the Supreme Court's analysis in Citizens United v. FEC and considers the ef...


Perspective


The Spirit of Competition

Feb. 3, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

M.C. Sungaila of Horvitz & Levy learns about the spirit of competition in her rowing class. ...


Bankruptcy


Court: Bar Fines Can't Be Discharged

Feb. 3, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Filing for bankruptcy may get rid of your car loan, but you'll still be on the hook for costs imposed by the State Bar for dis...


California Supreme Court


High Court OKs Appellate Shortcut

Feb. 3, 2010
By Laura Ernden

A divided California Supreme Court on Monday stood behind a controversial procedural shortcut being used by some state appella...