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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...


Civil Rights


James Clark Joins So. California ACLU

Feb. 13, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California has hired its first professional organizer in a decade to be devoted...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Fenwick Advises Solar Startup

Feb. 13, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Mountain View-based Fenwick & West advised solar power startup Ausra, Inc. in its agreement this week to be bought by Fren...


Entertainment & Sports


Quarterback's Video Game Suit Can Proceed

Feb. 13, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

An Oakland judge has denied video game publisher Electronic Arts' motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former Arizona State ...


Perspective


Law Firms: How to Not Become a Commodity

Feb. 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

With large firms facing serious financial challenges, Maggie Jessup of Platform Strategy advises on how to avoid commodization...


Perspective


Healing Practices in Law and Medicine

Feb. 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Kathleen Clark of Servant Lawyership writes about the 'unsettlable' medical malpractice case involving the death of Michael Wo...


Environmental


Protecting Patent Holders of Clean Technology

Feb. 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Patent holders of clean technology need to take assertive measures now to protect their rights in the long run, write Todd Mil...


Books


America's Racial Caste System, Redesigned

Feb. 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Elaine Elinson, an author herself, reviews Michelle Alexander's new book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age o...


Perspective


Rodger Cole and Julie Nokleberg of Fenwick & West discuss reliance on tort remedies by companies trying to protect their t...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


James P. Gray

Feb. 13, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

James P. Gray uses a hands-on approach, whether as a judge, speaker, columnist, author, musical composer or, now, as an ADR ne...


Education


Whistleblowing Teachers Get Protection

Feb. 13, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision is expected to clear an easier path for special education teachers to wage retali...


Letter to the Editor


Joel Drum of Sherman Oaks comments on a malady known as "blackrobeitis." ...


Government


Senate Confirms New U.S. Attorney

Feb. 13, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Los Angeles Police Department Inspector General Andre Birotte Jr. as U.S. attorney for t...


Under fire for allegedly aiding shady online drug sales, Google Inc. has pledged to tighten its rules for verifying that pharm...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Feb. 12, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...


Government


A $102 million settlement between San Bernardino County and a high profile developer could be on the verge of collapse as a re...


Large Firms


Orrick Bonuses Go to 82% of Associates

Feb. 12, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Associates at San Francisco-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe received a memo Wednesday announcing 2009 bonus ranges as...


Contracts


Irell Scores Insurance Win for Casinos

Feb. 12, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

In a rare insurance win for victims of floods, attorneys from Irell & Manella landed a $24.3 million settlement from insur...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Wilson Advises Micron in $1.2 Billion Deal

Feb. 12, 2010
By Craig Anderson

Memory chip manufacturer Micron Inc. has bought a Geneva-based joint venture co-owned by Intel Corp. in an all-stock transacti...


Perspective


That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles

Feb. 12, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Michael Fox of Sedgewick Detert takes a bite out of Dr. Siegal's lawsuit against Kim Kardashian for alleged defamatory cookie ...


Letter to the Editor


Letters To The Editor

Feb. 12, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Readers weigh in on recent issues. ...


Perspective


Would You Pass the Immigration Marriage Exam?

Feb. 12, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

With Valentine's Day approaching, Carl Shusterman, a former INS prosecutor, quizzes married couples on how well they know each...


Judges and Judiciary


U.S. Cites Sentence Delay in Pot Case

Feb. 12, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Federal prosecutors have yet again asked U.S. District Judge George H. Wu to issue a sentencing ruling that was expected last ...


Corporate


Keith Paul Bishop of Allen Matkins says the SEC's new reporting requirement is baseless and will increase shareholder cost. ...


Law Practice


New U.S. Attorney Named For Los Angeles

Feb. 12, 2010
By Riley Guerin

New U.S. Attorney Named For Los Angeles ...


Insites


OFFICE

Feb. 12, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

NEWPORT BEACH - JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Steadfast Investment Properties Inc. are among the large companies that have sign...


Tax


David Howard of Hoge, Fenton Jones & appel provides five common counter intuitive tax planning mistakes to avoid when a pr...


Books


The Politics Behind Opposing Gay Equality

Feb. 12, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Martha Nussbaum of the University of Chicago writes about the American politics of sexual orientation in her new book "From Di...


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


It's not often that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals discusses nude dancing, but the topic became a major sticking point ...