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HOSPITAILITY

Feb. 18, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. - Strong fourth-quarter performance helped luxury hotel spas post improvements in overall 2009 results f...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Tech GCs Talk the Talk

Feb. 18, 2010
By Jill Redhage

The general counsels of Silicon Valley's technology companies have a lot on their minds this year. In four successive intervie...


Obituaries


David P. Leonard

Feb. 18, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

1952-2010 ...


Judges and Judiciary


Open Seats Spur Fierce Competition

Feb. 18, 2010
By Cat Ho

The June 8 judicial election will pit a third-time candidate against a veteran Los Angeles Superior Court judge, a transaction...


Judges and Judiciary


Bay Area Judge Races Are Hot

Feb. 18, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

This is shaping up to be a busy year for judicial races in the Bay Area, with candidates vying for open seats in San Francisco...


Discipline


Benjamin Field's license to practice was suspended for four years after he was found to have withheld exculpatory evidence and...


Judicial Profile


Phillip R. Urie

Feb. 18, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Already armed with a wealth of experiences from his peripatetic childhood, a stint in the Army, work as a tax lawyer and a pro...


Judicial Profile


Carlos A. Armour

Feb. 18, 2010
By Pat Broderick

As a deputy DA, Judge Carlos A. Armour had to pack heat. On the bench, he dispenses justice.


Community News


Feb. 17, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Labor and employment attorney Matthew Rafat has been coaching youth basketball for about seven years, just one year longer tha...


Government


A Court of Appeal ruling that the Los Angeles Unified School District is entitled to $2.5 billion over the next 30 years could...


Civil Rights


Residents to Get Voting Instructions in Spanish

Feb. 17, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

Spanish-speaking voters in Riverside County will get voting instructions in their language as well as bilingual assistance at ...


Solo and Small Firms


Firm Under Fire Files For Bankruptcy

Feb. 17, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

Bander Law Firm, a four-attorney civil litigation practice in Los Angeles that clients are accusing of running a mortgage modi...


Intellectual Property


DOJ Forms IP Task Force

Feb. 17, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced the formation of a Department of Justice intellectual property task force o...


Entertainment & Sports


Judge: Games Not Covered by ADA

Feb. 17, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a visually impaired video game player against Sony for not modifying its games to acc...


Government


Georgians Relish Jury Duty

Feb. 17, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Seven leaders of the Republic of Georgia's judiciary were in Orange County last week learning how to bring back jury trials. ...


Perspective


Daniel Garrie of ARC and Yoav Griver of Zeichner Ellman & Krause explains the benefits of a cloud computing solution and i...


Perspective


A New Legal Approach to Health Care

Feb. 17, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Kathleen Clark of Servant Lawyership asks attorneys whether they are willing to take the lead in facilitating non-adversarial ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Antitrust Enforcers Get Aggressive

Feb. 17, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Ranked as the second-highest of all time, the Antitrust Divison imposed fines of over $1billion in 2009, a 50 percent increase...


Insites


LAW

Feb. 17, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

LOS ANGELES - The states of Nevada, Virginia, Delaware, Tennessee and 43 California municipalities have filed a whistleblower ...


Securities


Investors Fare Well Stock Suits

Feb. 17, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

But three years ago, a scandal erupted in corporate America over the practice of backdating options, prosecutors' success rema...


Insites


GOVERNMENT

Feb. 17, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

SAN DIEGO - Instead of coming to the monthly meeting of the San Diego/Tijuana chapter of the Urban Land Institute on Feb. 9 at...


Government


The scope of campaign finance legislation announced by prominent Democrats underscores how much power over elections the Supre...


Appellate Practice


James Martin and Zareh Jaltorossian of Reed Smith address the disagreement behind how a voluntary settlement impacts a class r...


Judicial Profile


José I. Sandoval

Feb. 17, 2010
By Greg Katzn

Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) Superior Court Judge ...


Law Practice


On the Move

Feb. 16, 2010
By Jill Redhage

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


Virginia Marcoida

Feb. 16, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Judge Virginia Marcoida takes the extra time to make sure both sides get their fair shake, even if it means slowing down the p...


Environmental


Ruling Sets Limit on CEQA Challenges

Feb. 13, 2010
By Fiona Smith

The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday that parties will only have 30 days to challenge a government agenc...


Government


Court Administrator Seeks to Kill Audit

Feb. 13, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

The AOC has been pushing to derail a proposed financial audit of its controversial statewide case management project, arguing ...


Judges and Judiciary


Deputy D.A. Vies for Judge's Seat

Feb. 13, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

A veteran prosecutor filed papers Wednesday to try to unseat a San Bernardino County Superior Court judge in the June primary ...


Personal Injury & Torts


Chocolate Makers Accused of Price Fixing

Feb. 13, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

Nestlé USA Inc., The Hershey Co., Cadbury Plc, and other big names in the confectionery business are accused of conspiring sin...