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Judicial Profile


Carolyn Turchin

Dec. 16, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

Her commitment to serve the public fairly means U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn Turchin doesn't go easy on those who appear befo...


Technology & Science


Judge Grants Transfer Motion

Dec. 16, 2009
By Craig Anderson

A Texas federal judge on Monday ordered a case filed by a Florida-based patent holding company transferred to San Jose instead...


Law Practice


Ordin To Become L.A. County Counsel

Dec. 16, 2009
By Cat Ho

Former Central District U.S. Attorney Andrea Ordin is slated to become Los Angeles County's top lawyer this week. ...


Judges and Judiciary


Five Court Projects Win Approval

Dec. 16, 2009
By Amy Yarbroughn

The Administrative Office of the Courts received approval on Monday to pay for five new courthouse projects -in El Dorado, Kin...


Education


Phoenix University Settles Claims

Dec. 16, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

Two whistleblowers formerly employed by the University of Phoenix reached a $78.5 million settlement Monday on a lawsuit alleg...


Obituaries


Napoleon A. Jones Jr.

Dec. 16, 2009
By Pat Broderick

1940 - 2009 ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Health Groups Fight Budget in Court

Dec. 16, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

Activists will argue before a Court of Appeal today that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger overstepped his authority when he slashed ...


Government


S.F. Court Weighs Staff Cuts, Closures

Dec. 16, 2009
By Dhyana Levey

Although San Francisco Superior Court has tried to avoid serious cutbacks by freezing open positions and travel, the $14.3 mil...


Securities


Judge Approves Broadcom Settlement

Dec. 16, 2009
By Gabe Friedmann

A judge refused to overturn Broadcom's $118 million settlement with shareholders over stock option backdating, despite defense...


Tax


Lawyer Admits Tax Evasion

Dec. 16, 2009
By Jean Luc Renault

A former entertainment lawyer who helped arrange a tax shelter for media mogul Haim Saban has pleaded guilty to federal tax ev...


The New Lawyer Supplement


East Bay Law Gets Second Chance

Dec. 16, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

The State Bar gave administrators at unaccredited East Bay Law School a second chance late last week, granting them six month...


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


Foster Care Homes Underfunded

Dec. 16, 2009
By John Roemer

California is short-changing kids in foster care group homes by paying only 80 percent of what federal law requires, a 9th U.S...


U.S. Supreme Court


Erosion Control, or Coney Island South?

Dec. 16, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Rick Rayl and Rick Friess of Nossaman analyze Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida, which the U.S. Supreme Court heard on D...


Marketing


Attacking Class Certification Motions

Dec. 16, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Michael Cypers and Joshua Stokes of Crowell & Moring say new decisions post-In re Tobacco II provide fertile grounds to re...


Letter to the Editor


William Vickrey, Administrative Director of the Courts, defends state and court compensation measures taken by the AOC. ...


Securities


Story Coming ...


Books


A Guide for the Veterans Pension Process

Dec. 16, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Veteran advocate Joseph McCarthy, a healthcare professional for 29 years, explains the Veterans Affairs' pension process in hi...


Perspective


Witness Location, Location, Location

Dec. 16, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Sean Murray of Knobbe Martens delves into the Federal Circuit's shift in approach to the forum non conveniens analysis in pate...


Perspective


Mikhail Reider-Gordon and Michael Spindler of Capstone Advisory Group say bribery scandels in media and entertainment has spar...


Discipline


Toyota's Ex In-House Counsel Cleared

Dec. 16, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

The State Bar has cleared the former lawyer of accusations he lawyer improperly divulged internal company information during s...


U.S. Supreme Court


A swat officer claimed he had an expectation of privacy that would prevent the city from retrieving sexually explicit texts he...


Judicial Profile


Manuel A. Ramirez

Dec. 16, 2009
By Jason W. Armstrong

Manuel A. Ramirez, presiding justice of the 4th District Court of Appeal, focuses on the 'real people behind the issues.'


Government


Broadcom Stock Option Prosecution Dismissed by Judge

Dec. 15, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

In a sweeping decision, a federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the criminal and civil fraud cases against two former Broadcom ex...


Corporate Counsel


Terry Mansky

Dec. 15, 2009
By J Lin

Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Los Angeles ...


Immigration


Rulings Don't End Immigrants' Detention

Dec. 15, 2009
By Sandra Hernandezn

Kenyon immigrant Sylvester Owino is still behind bars five years after he was locked up and four months after an appeals court...


Technology & Science


TechCrunch Sues Over Browser

Dec. 15, 2009
By Craig Anderson

TechCrunch, the influential Silicon Valley blog led by attorney Michael Arrington, sued Singapore-based Fusion Garage over an ...


Civil Rights


9th Circuit Reverses Prop. 8 Ruling

Dec. 15, 2009
By John Roemer

Citing First Amendment protections, A unanimous appellate panel rejected demands for disclosure of the Yes-On-8 campaign's int...


Judges and Judiciary


High Court Justice Adopts Niece

Dec. 15, 2009
By Laura Ernden

California Supreme Court Justice Carlos R. Moreno and his wife, Christine, adopted their 14-year-old niece Friday. They've bee...


Environmental


Students Push Ideas in Copenhagen

Dec. 15, 2009
By Fiona Smith

Two UC Berkeley law students aim to create awareness of the human rights implications of climate change as they join thousands...


Environmental


Off-Road Vehicles Lose Court Fight

Dec. 15, 2009
By Fiona Smith

A federal appeals court Washington, D.C. handed a victory to air regulatory officials Friday, rebuffing an industry group's bi...