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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 ...


Entertainment & Sports


'Terminator' Sale to Hedge Fund Gets OK

Feb. 12, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A judge approved a contentious sale of the rights to the "Terminator" franchise to a hedge fund Wednesday, ending a multi-mill...


Community News


Feb. 11, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

The Los Angeles chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers on Tuesday hosted a discussion of the Broadcom stock opti...


Environmental


Judge Halts Delta Water Pumping

Feb. 11, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Water pumping out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is expected to be cut beginning today to protect the delta smelt f...


Environmental


As more companies market their businesses to take advantage of growing consumer demand for earth-friendly products, legal batt...


Judicial Profile


Philip K. Mautino

Feb. 11, 2010
By Pat Alston

The Lecturer


Personal Injury & Torts


Immunity Case Over Car Crash To Settle

Feb. 11, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

Although attorneys for the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians were able to convince a Sacramento Superior Court judge recently th...


California Courts of Appeal


Court Knocks Down Curfew

Feb. 11, 2010
By Pat Broderick

The city of San Diego's curfew, prohibiting minors from being out and about between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. - with a f...


Environmental


Obama Taps EPA Official

Feb. 11, 2010
By Fiona Smith

The Obama administration tapped California attorney Matthew Bogoshian as the Environmental Protection Agency's new deputy assi...


Entertainment & Sports


In a surprise outcome, a hedge fund won the rights to the "Terminator" franchise in a bankruptcy auction Monday night, beating...


Entertainment & Sports


Fox Files Five Suits Claiming Piracy

Feb. 11, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. filed five separate lawsuits in one day against defendants who allegedly sold pirated version...


Obituaries


Nancy Barry Munger

Feb. 11, 2010
By David Houstonn

1923-2010 ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


ABA Group Backs Immigration Reform

Feb. 11, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Proposals to reform the nation's overworked immigration system were among the highlights of the American Bar Association House...


Criminal


Ex-Exec Admits Patient Kickback Plot

Feb. 11, 2010
By Evan George

The former chief financial officer of an Orange County hospital pleaded guilty Tuesday to paying illegal kickbacks for homeles...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Faces Discipline Over Warning

Feb. 11, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

The state's judicial watchdog agency has launched disciplinary proceedings against a Placer County Superior Court judge, accus...


Law Practice


SoCal ACLU Names Legal Director

Feb. 11, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

Hector Villagra, director of the Orange County office of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, has been a...


Government


Mixed Decision in Immunity Case

Feb. 11, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Telecom giants secured immunity from Congress for their alleged participation in the government's Terrorist Surveillance Progr...


Law Practice


Sacramento Firm Opens SF Outpost

Feb. 11, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Sacramento's largest law firm, Downey Brand, is expanding westward, opening an office in San Francisco with two environmental ...


Labor/Employment


How Small Businesses Can Stay Out of Trouble

Feb. 11, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Lonny Zilberman of Wilson Turner Kosmo concludes his list of six employment issues small and start-up businesses should know. ...


Litigation


Sanction Standards for Spoliation of Evidence

Feb. 11, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Bruce Smyth of Charlston, Revich & Wollitz addresses the challenging issue of spoliation of evidence, where outcomes befor...


Government


Hold Lifted on U.S. Attorney Nominee

Feb. 11, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

A Republican senator from Alabama has lifted a controversial hold on more than 70 executive branch nominations, including the ...


Insites


TECHNOLOGY

Feb. 11, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

LOS ANGELES - In an effort to improve efficiency, the Division of the State Architect is developing a program to transfer its ...


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


Breaking with its previous rulings, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of routine s...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Common Cents

Feb. 11, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Daniel Garrie of ARC and Yoav Griver of Zeichner Ellman & Krause advise companies on information management principles to ...