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Government


Sacrificing for Security

Dec. 8, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

James Rule of UC Berkeley's Center for the Study of Law and Society examines the blurring of boundaries protecting our privacy...


Securities


Prosecutor Accused of Threatening Witness

Dec. 8, 2009
By Don Debenedictisn

An attorney for a key witness in the Broadcom stock option-backdating trial testified before a jury Friday that a federal pros...


Law Practice


Pace of Legal Job Losses Slows

Dec. 8, 2009
By J Lin

The legal services industry lost 2,900 jobs in November, according to preliminary data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor ...


Judicial Profile


Kevin R. Culhane

Dec. 8, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

Kevin Culhane has learned from life's lessons, starting from the loss of his sister at a young age to the loss of a law partne...


Labor/Employment


Starbucks Class Action May Proceed

Dec. 7, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

A federal judge has ruled that a $5 million putative class action lawsuit alleging Starbucks Corp. failed to pay overtime and ...


Law Practice


On the Move

Dec. 7, 2009
By Jlin

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...


Civil Rights


DNA Sample Case Reaches Judge

Dec. 7, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal judge on Friday heard arguments and debated with attorneys about whether the taking of someone's DNA upon a felony a...


State Bar & Bar Associations


New Bar President Looks to Future

Dec. 5, 2009
By Pat Broderick

As the new president of the San Diego County Bar Association, Patrick Hosey wants to help prepare lawyers, both young and old,...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Pfizer Wins Complaint Dismissal

Dec. 5, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

A San Francisco federal judge again has rejected plaintiffs' arguments that New York-based Pfizer's $68 billion acquisition of...


Perspective


Recession's Effect on Settlement and Fees

Dec. 5, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

David Higgins of Higgins Settlement Law questions whether structured settlements and fees make sense during a recession ...


Civil Rights


San Diego Sued Over Razing Camp

Dec. 5, 2009
By Pat Broderick

The ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties and the Dreher Law Firm have sued the city for allegedly destroying the possession...


Perspective


Arbitration Rules Reconstructed

Dec. 5, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Daniel McMillan of Jones Day explains the new American Arbitration Association rules governing the construction industry. ...


Perspective


The Real Cost of Insurance Premiums

Dec. 5, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Scott Sumner of Hinton, Alfert & Sumner says liability insurers have too long ignored the collateral source rule. ...


Large Firms


Gibson Dunn Advises Vivendi Sale

Dec. 5, 2009
By Jean Luc Renault

The firm's Los Angeles offices advised Vivendi on the $5.8 billion sale of its stake in NBC Universal to General Electric, a p...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


FTC May Overhaul Merger Guidelines

Dec. 5, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

Two-dozen luminaries from the antitrust community grappled Thursday with how to make the federal government's guidelines for m...


Perspective


Who Will Be Our New Probation Chief?

Dec. 5, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Cyn Yamashiro of Loyola Law School says with a broken juvenile justice system, selection of a new probation chief deserves pub...


Law Practice


Court Approves Asbestos Department

Dec. 5, 2009
By Dhyana Levey

San Francisco Superior Court has finalized approval to create a single asbestos case management department. ...


Native Americans


9th Circuit Halts Gold Mine Project

Dec. 5, 2009
By John Roemer

Western Shoshone tribal members fighting to halt a huge gold mine expansion on a sacred mountain in Nevada got some help Thurs...


Criminal


Court to Clarify Forensic Rules

Dec. 5, 2009
By Greg Katzn

The state Supreme Court is set to clarify whether introducing forensic evidence in criminal cases requires live testimony by t...


Government


U.S. Attorney Candidate Drops Out

Dec. 5, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

The field of possibilities for the next U.S. attorney in San Francisco shrunk by one Thursday after Kathryn H. Ruemmler, a can...


Securities


Behind-the-Scenes 'Knife-Fight' In Broadcom Trial

Dec. 5, 2009
By Christian Berthelsenn

The stock option backdating trial of Broadcom's former chief financial officer nearly slipped off the rails Thursday as an inc...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Dec. 4, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

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


Environmental


Two Decades of Legal Wrangling

Dec. 4, 2009
By Jason W. Armstrong

A San Francisco attorney continues to battle on behalf of two Nevada ranchers, racking up rulings that could have big implicat...


Judicial Profile


Kathleen Diesman

Dec. 4, 2009
By Pat Alston

Former sex crimes prosecutor Kathleen Diesman demands respect and preparation from the lawyers who appear in her Long Beach co...


Judges and Judiciary


Judges Face Panel's Rebuke

Dec. 4, 2009
By Amy Yarbroughn

A San Diego judge was admonished for misusing court resources Wednesday and a Sacramento judge went before the judicial perfor...


Securities


New Costs of Doing Business Abroad

Dec. 4, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Jonathan Drimmer and Christian Jordan of Steptoe & Johnson tackle the issue of insuring against FCPA liability for directo...


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


House Approves SEC Legislation

Dec. 4, 2009
By Pia Sarkarn

The House of Representatives approved legislation to give the Securities and Exchange Commission the authority to issue nation...


Investments


U.S. Mulls Retrying Brocade CEO

Dec. 4, 2009
By Craig Anderson

A federal prosecutor said he would try Gregory Reyes on backdating related charges that were reversed by an appeals court, the...


Labor/Employment


D.A. 'Evades' Union Subpoena

Dec. 4, 2009
By Greg Katzn

A civil service hearing officer blasted L.A. DA Steve Cooley Wednesday for ignoring subpoenas to testify about allegations he ...


Law Practice


Justices May Lock on Land Dispute

Dec. 4, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared Wednesday to be seeking to avoid a broad constitutional ruling in a dispute over ocean-front p...