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Criminal


Private Swearing-in for Birotte

Mar. 3, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Andre Birotte Jr. will be sworn in as U.S. attorney for the Central District of California in a private ceremony in the chamb...


Law Practice


Counsels to Keep More Work In House

Mar. 3, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

Corporate counsels plan to bulk up their in-house staffing in 2010, taking certain types of work away from law firms, accordin...


Education


Professor Named Pepperdine's Acting Dean

Mar. 3, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Pepperdine University School of Law has named law professor Thomas G. Bost as its interim dean while a search is conducted for...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court Punts on Terrorism Case

Mar. 3, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Avoiding a ruling on the controversial issue of whether foreign terrorism detainees can be released into the United States, th...


Perspective


Unions: Communicate Your Company's Philosophy

Mar. 3, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

John McLachlan of Fisher & Phillips says employers who wish to remain union-free should communicate their reasons to emplo...


Perspective


The Devil Is in the Details

Mar. 3, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Wes Nutten of Desmond, Marcello & Amster highlIghts key claims administration issues in employment-related class action se...


Constitutional Law


Taking Aim at a Privileged Precedent

Mar. 3, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Today, the Supreme Court will hear McDonald v. Chicago and decide if it will overturn the 1873 Slaughterhouse Cases, writes Jo...


Large Firms


New York-based international law firm Kaye Scholer plans to make its presence felt quickly as it opens a Silicon Valley office...


Family


The parties battling over California's voter-approved same-sex marriage ban filed hundreds of pages of documents late Friday n...


Judicial Profile


William J. Birney

Mar. 3, 2010
By Pat Alston

Judge William J. Birney is the Energizer bunny of the Norwalk Bench.


Judicial Profile


Huey P. Cotton

Mar. 3, 2010
By Pat Alston

Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) Superior Court JudgeTemple University James E. Beasley School of Law ...


Community News


Mar. 2, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Attorneys Joseph Barrett, Pejman Ben-Cohen and Nick Kazandjieff, members of Trial Lawyers Charities, help serve burgers and fr...


Community News


Mar. 2, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

William Acevedo (right), an attorney with Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean, was honored by the Legal Marketing Association on T...


Government


Bybee, Yoo to Face Grilling

Mar. 2, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge and a California law professor will face continued scrutiny for their legal work tha...


Discipline


Pfizer Inc. Seeks Sanctions

Mar. 2, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Pfizer Inc. is asking a federal judge to impose sanctions against an antitrust attorney who has filed three lawsuits attemptin...


Entertainment & Sports


Hollywood Flap Leaves Public Eye

Mar. 2, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A $25 million lawsuit filed by a former William Morris Endeavor Entertainment agent against the agency could have provided a p...


Insites


ECONOMY

Mar. 2, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

WASHINGTON - The Commerce Department has revised its fourth-quarter estimate for the growth rate of real gross domestic produc...


Insites


INSURANCE

Mar. 2, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

ALAMEDA - Wells Fargo Bank NA has decided to stop making loans on condominium projects, according to Hanson Law Firm. The ...


Insites


INFRASTRUCTURE

Mar. 2, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

WASHINGTON - The Commerce Department has revised its fourth-quarter estimate for the growth rate of real gross domestic produc...


Insites


BROKERAGE

Mar. 2, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

SACRAMENTO - CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. has listed the 11 office properties in California's disposition portfolio online. ...


Corporate Counsel


Darragh J. Davis

Mar. 2, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

Vice President and General Counsel of PETCO Animal Supplies Inc.San Diego ...


U.S. Supreme Court


California Attorneys Weigh In on Guns

Mar. 2, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Reflecting strong California interest in a major gun rights case before the U.S. Supreme Court, lawyers from the state have be...


Insites


TAXES

Mar. 2, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

PHILADELPHIA - The Internal Revenue Service is preparing for an audit initiative that will focus on companies' underpayment of...


Obituaries


David M. Schacter

Mar. 2, 2010
By Pat Alstonn

1941-2010 ...


Judges and Judiciary


Donation Limits May Recuse Judges

Mar. 2, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

The Judicial Council Friday put a limit on how much judges or justices may receive in individual campaign contributions from a...


Law Practice


Health Group Leaves McDonough

Mar. 2, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

A 10-attorney group, largely comprising health care litigation attorneys, is set to leave Sacramento-based McDonough Holland &...


Product Liability


Congressman: Toyota Broke Law

Mar. 2, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

The chairman of Congress' top investigative committee said documents provided by a disgruntled former Toyota lawyer show the a...


Zoning, Planning and Use


With volatile weather patterns placing more slopes at risk, Tom Salinger of Rutan & Tucker says finding the right expert i...


Perspective


Class Actions: It's All About Strategy

Mar. 2, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

A recent ruling impacts the most important decision for class actions - where to file the lawsuit, write Brian Kabateck and Fr...


Criminal


Why Miranda Rights Are Not Endangered

Mar. 2, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Hyman Sisman of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office says the prophylactic rule in Miranda v. Arizona was not mea...