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Native Americans


California Tribes Reap Settlement

Dec. 11, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

As many as 12,000 members of Native American tribes in California could collect $1,000 as part of the U.S. government's $1.4 b...


Government


Legal Services to Get More Funding

Dec. 11, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

Congressional negotiators approved a spending bill late Tuesday that boosts the budget for Legal Services Corp. by $30 million...


Personal Injury & Torts


Judge Finds Alameda Layoffs Proper

Dec. 11, 2009
By Dhyana Levey

Alameda County Superior Court followed the proper procedures regarding the majority of 13 litigants who were laid off by the c...


Intellectual Property


9th Circuit Stays Bratz Ruling

Dec. 11, 2009
By Jason W. Armstrong

The decision came hours after oral argument in which the court expressed skepticism of some of the trial judge's decisions tha...


Baghdad


Baghdad Legal: Time to Clear Out

Dec. 11, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Adam Siegler of the Siegler Law Group completes his series on what life was like as an attorney deployed to Baghdad, Iraq. ...


Baghdad


Baghdad Legal: Outside the Wire

Dec. 11, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Adam Siegler of the Siegler Law Group continues his chronicle of journeying to Baghdad, Iraq as a member of the 11th Military ...


California Courts of Appeal


Retaliatory Firing Claim Upheld

Dec. 11, 2009
By Fiona Smith

The Fifth District Court of Appeal ruled that the state Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board's firing of an administrative law...


California Supreme Court


Court Weighs Sick Leave Benefits

Dec. 11, 2009
By Liz Enochsn

The California Supreme Court heard arguments about how much sick leave workers can take to care for their loved ones. ...


Military Law


Bagdad Legal: Training for Iraq

Dec. 11, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Adam Siegler of the Siegler Law Group shares his journey as an attorney from Beverly Hills to Baghdad, Iraq. ...


Perspective


Gideon Kanner of Loyola Law School compares the media's treatment of two instances of land-use regulation and the First Amendm...


Banking


The Lingering $65 Billion Question

Dec. 11, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Deborah Stein of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett examines the financial consequences of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme. ...


Criminal


Climbing the Crime Ladder

Dec. 11, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

San Francisco District Attorney Kamala D. Harris takes a look at the crime problem from different perspectives in her new book...


Personal Injury & Torts


Causation Without Cause

Dec. 11, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Joshua Traver of Cole Pedroza says CA Civil Jury Instruction No. 430 fails to accurately state the application of two differen...


Perspective


D. Gregory Valenza of Shaw Valenza says public policy issues have furthered court restriction on use of non-solicitation agree...


Criminal


9th Circuit Vacates Death Sentence

Dec. 11, 2009
By John Roemer

The federal appeals court said defense lawyers failed to marshal mitigating evidence in the penalty phase of a Van Nuys man 19...


Immigration


Chinese Man Says He Was Drugged And Deported

Dec. 11, 2009
By Sandra Hernandezn

Two years after Homeland Security officials agreed to first obtain a court order before forcibly drugging immigrants who are f...


Securities


Judge May Dismiss Broadcom Case; Sets Aside Samueli Plea

Dec. 11, 2009
By Christian Berthelsenn

A federal judge on Wednesday set aside Orange County billionaire Henry Samueli's guilty plea in the Broadcom stock option back...


Judicial Profile


Neil Cabrinha

Dec. 11, 2009
By Craig Anderson

After handling civil trials for close to a decade, Neil Cabrinha next year becomes a family law judge.


Technology & Science


FDA Rejects Insomnia Drug

Dec. 10, 2009
By Pat Broderick

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. has again been sent back to the drawing board by the Food and Drug Administration over its drug, ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Green Mountain to Buy Diedrich

Dec. 10, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

Coffee wholesaler Diedrich Coffee Inc. Tuesday said it would be acquired by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. and not by Pee...


Personal Injury & Torts


UPS, Drivers Reach $12.8M Deal

Dec. 10, 2009
By Dhyana Levey

Delivery drivers won preliminary approval for a $12.8 million settlement with UPS over claims the drivers were misclassified a...


Civil Rights


Both Sides of Prop 8 Show Hands

Dec. 10, 2009
By John Roemer

Parties on both sides of the lawsuit over Proposition 8 today filed briefs outlining their arguments in the gay marriage case....


Probate


Probate Decision Stirs Reactions

Dec. 10, 2009
By Susan Mcraen

Described as either clarifying the law or a cautionary "do-as-you-please key" for judges, an appellate decision on the equitab...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Retires From Superior Court

Dec. 10, 2009
By Pat Alstonn

Judge Terry Friedman, whose lifelong commitment to public service took him from pro bono work to the Assembly and the Los Ange...


Criminal


Judge Dubious of Jury Misconduct

Dec. 10, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

An attorney for the former board chairman of McKesson Corp. Tuesday asked a federal judge to consider evidence of possible jur...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Casts Doubt on Statute

Dec. 10, 2009
By Lawrence Hurleyn

U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed to be in agreement Tuesday that a federal statute used to prosecute public officials and wh...


U.S. Supreme Court


Attorney-Client Privilege Curbed

Dec. 10, 2009
By Lawrence Hurleyn

In a blow for corporate defendants, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that lawyers have no immediate right to a...


Perspective


Young Forever: A Lesson in Estate Planning

Dec. 10, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Daniel Scott of Chadbourne & Parke discusses Jay-Z's track 'Forever Young' and how artists can achieve immortality through...


Entertainment & Sports


NBA Star Scores Against Cybersquatter

Dec. 10, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Matthew Stein of Sedgwick provides a play-by-play account of how NBA star Chris Bosh scored big with a slam dunk court win. ...


Securities


Broadcom Founder Talks Options

Dec. 10, 2009
By Christian Berthelsenn

With immunity, billionaire Henry Samueli reluctantly took the stand Tuesday as a defense witness at the trial of one of his fo...