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Litigation


Attorney General Sues Car Wash

Dec. 18, 2009
By Cat Ho

The state attorney general's office has filed a lawsuit against an Echo Park car wash alleging the business violated workers' ...


Law Practice


Former Warner GC Goes to Firm

Dec. 18, 2009
By Jean Luc Renault

John Schulman, former general counsel for Warner Bros. Entertainment, will join Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp starting Jan....


Entertainment & Sports


Athletes, Gamemakers Await Ruling

Dec. 18, 2009
By Jeanluc Renaultn

A federal judge is set to decide the fate of two lawsuits against video game publisher Electronic Arts and the National Colleg...


Discipline


Top Harassment Litigator Suspended

Dec. 18, 2009
By Amy Yarbroughn

A dogged lawyer known for winning high-profile sexual harassment cases has gone out of control and should be suspended from th...


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


Court Mulls Catholic Group's Rights

Dec. 18, 2009
By John Roemer

A Catholic anti-defamation group hammered the city of San Francisco for local lawmakers' attacks on the church's stance agains...


Technology & Science


A Clarion Call to Action?

Dec. 18, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Peter Gluck and Grant Geckeler of Luce Forward address the "loophole" created by Autogenomics Inc. v. Oxford Gene Technolog...


Administrative/Regulatory


Hope for a Broken System

Dec. 18, 2009
By Greg Katzn

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pushed through parole reform this year, promising it would ease the state's battered budget. But th...


Technology & Science


A complaint that accuses the chipmaker of using deception and coercion against smaller rivals was filed a month after Intel pa...


Perspective


Controlling a Cast of Thousands

Dec. 18, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Mikhail Reider-Gordon and Michael Spindler of Capstone Advisory Group explore the issues surrounding use of local vendors in f...


Perspective


Identity Swap: California and Amsterdam

Dec. 18, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Steven Solomon and Ralph Saltsman of Solomon, Saltsman & Jamieson say, with medical marijuana and Internet dating, Califor...


Criminal


Parole Defense, at $185 Per Case

Dec. 17, 2009
By Greg Katzn

Following DeJon Lewis for a day offers a rare look at the strengths and shortcomings of the little-known parole revocation sys...


Entertainment & Sports


Tracking Corruption

Dec. 17, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Mikhail Reider-Gordon and Michael Spindler of Capstone Advisory Group believe anti-corruption task-forces will expand their pr...


Intellectual Property


Jury Sides With Novatel

Dec. 17, 2009
By Pia Sarkarn

Novatel Wireless, Inc. and its lead lawyer, K&L Gates partner Mike Bettinger of San Francisco, won a defense verdict in wh...


Judges and Judiciary


New Bankruptcy Judges Appointed

Dec. 17, 2009
By John Roemer

Two newly-appointed bankruptcy judges will hear cases in the San Francisco Bay Area and in San Diego, the 9th U.S. Circuit Cou...


Obituaries


Martin H. Webster

Dec. 17, 2009
By Sandra Hernandezn

1917-2009 ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Court Allows L.A. Probe of HMOs

Dec. 17, 2009
By Evan George

A court of appeal decision on Tuesday paved the way for the Los Angeles City Attorney's continued probe into the controversial...


Entertainment & Sports


Sheppard Mullin Sues Rock Star

Dec. 17, 2009
By Jean Luc Renault

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton has sued rocker Vince Neil for more than $62,000, claiming the Mötley Crüe singer has no...


Large Firms


Newest Mega-Firm: Hogan Lovells

Dec. 17, 2009
By Jill Redhage

The partnerships at Washington, D.C.-based Hogan & Hartson and London-based Lovells have signed off on the merger of the t...


Government


House Unveils Immigration Reform

Dec. 17, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

A coalition of Democrats in the House of Representatives fired the first shot in the battle to overhaul the country's immigrat...


Government


Judge Weighs State Secrets

Dec. 17, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal judge on Tuesday asked an attorney for the United States whether information the government asserts is protected by ...


Judges and Judiciary


Council Defends Compensation

Dec. 17, 2009
By Amy Yarbroughn

After the Daily Journal reported on pay increases and promotions received by Administrative Office of the Courts employees, th...


Perspective


Indirect Costs of Electronic Discovery

Dec. 17, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Daniel Garrie of Alternative Resolution Centers explains how electronic discovery can be a money-generator rather than a busin...


Books


When a Family Loses Both Parents...

Dec. 17, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Diana and Liz Welch share a family's story of loss and survival in their new memoir "The Kids Are All Right." ...


Letter to the Editor


Andrew J. Marx, Assistant Public Defender of Siskiyou County, comments on the concept of altering jury trials to improve court...


Securities


A judge on Tuesday dismissed the federal fraud prosecution of two former Broadcom executives for backdating stock options, lik...


Technology & Science


Latest Tactics in Defeating Cybersquatters

Dec. 17, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Andrew Abrams of Fish & Richardson discusses recent developments in laws combating unlawful cybersquatting activities. ...


Trusts & Estates


Be Prepared for Unexpected Tragedy

Dec. 17, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Darlynn Morgan of Morgan Law Group emphasizes why it is important to complete estate planning and name guardians before traged...


Government


Circuit Meets Behind Closed Doors

Dec. 17, 2009
By John Roemer

The fight over the Bush administration's practice of sending terror suspects to foreign lands for interrogation prompted an un...


Community News


Dec. 16, 2009
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

The Los Angeles office of Katten Muchin Rosenman kicked off the holidays on Dec. 8, donating time, presents, and making spirit...


Criminal


Parole Court Sends Thousands to Prison

Dec. 16, 2009
By Greg Katzn

In California's closed-door parolee court system, due process concerns are few and even those limited rights have at times bee...