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Perspective


Power, No Longer a Zero Sum Game

Nov. 21, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

James Wong of Chinney Capital recaps President Obama's first visit to China and examines its international significance. ...


Personal Injury & Torts


A federal judge in New Orleans has ruled that the levee failure that caused devastating flood damage to parts of New Orleans a...


Government


New DOJ Powers on Horizon

Nov. 21, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

The Justice Department's new powers to obtain information from government fraud suspects and share it with other agencies and ...


Large Firms


Heller Creditors Won't Sue

Nov. 21, 2009
By Jill Redhage

Although Heller Ehrman's retirement plan is likely free of a $13.8 million lawsuit threatened by the law firm's creditors, som...


Criminal


Split Verdict in McKesson Case

Nov. 21, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

Former McKesson Corp. attorney Jay M. Lapine beat back charges of securities fraud Thursday when a jury acquitted him of all c...


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


Kozinski Orders Gay Spousal Benefits

Nov. 21, 2009
By John Roemer

In a blistering order Thursday, the chief judge of the 9th Circuit tried to reconcile the rights of married gay U.S. governmen...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Push to Reform Work Benefit Law

Nov. 21, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

Critics say insured employees who are denied benefits should be able to sue and seek punitive damages. ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


San Jose resident Maggie Vondras has never been to Indiana. But when an insurer tried to cancel her benefits, that state swoop...


Litigation


Attorney Sues for Defamation

Nov. 21, 2009
By Laura Ernden

A lawyer who was removed from a Wal-Mart class action case three years ago has asked a three-judge panel to reinstate her defa...


Immigration


An Immigrant Haven, at a Crossroads

Nov. 20, 2009
By Sandra Hernandezn

San Francisco County Supervisor David Campos authored an ordinance reducing efforts to refer juvenile suspects to immigration ...


Judicial Profile


Valerie Baker Fairbank

Nov. 20, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

U.S. District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank has won plaudits on the bench for her extraordinary preparation and attention to de...


Criminal


Former Ukrainian Official Sentenced

Nov. 20, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

Saying the U.S. will not become a "safe haven" for people who earn their money illegally, a federal judge sentenced former Ukr...


Product Liability


No More Bratz, Federal Judge Says

Nov. 20, 2009
By Jason W. Armstrong

MGA Entertainment Inc. must comply with a court order to strip its famous Bratz dolls off store shelves in January, a federal ...


Criminal


Call for Indigent Defense Reform

Nov. 20, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

In his speech, Attorney General Eric Holder emphasizes the need to improve the quality of representation to the poor and power...


Law Practice


From the Classroom to the Courtroom

Nov. 20, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Howard Fulfrost of Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost, a former Brooklyn public high school teacher, writes about why he became an ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Judge Shrinks Medi-Cal Cuts

Nov. 20, 2009
By Evan George

In another erosion of the state's budget cuts, a U.S. judge on Wednesday reversed a 10 percent, $16 million cut in Medi-Cal re...


Entertainment & Sports


Facebook Sued for Alleged Scams

Nov. 20, 2009
By Jean Luc Renault

A woman who claims a game company on Facebook used her personal information to charge for unwanted services filed a class acti...


Law Practice


Get Paid: Managing Collection Practices

Nov. 20, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Dan Knise and Eileen Garczynski of Ames & Gough explain why, in good or bad economic times, some law firms get paid more q...


Banking


Sorting Out Lien Priority

Nov. 20, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Mark Blackman of Alpert, Barr & Grant says a recent appellate decision has finally addressed the issue of inconsistent lie...


Environmental


Chevron Sues Its Accuser In Ecuador Case

Nov. 20, 2009
By Fiona Smith

In the midst of fending off a closely watched lawsuit involving environmental contamination in Ecuador, Chevron has sued the a...


Government


A federal appeals court has ordered the public defender's office in Los Angeles County to make a cash payment to a gay lawyer ...


Government


Judges Appeal to Fill Depleted Bench

Nov. 19, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

Chief U.S. District Judge Audrey B. Collins and U.S. District Judge Andrew J. Guilford spoke with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena...


Judicial Profile


William C. Gentry

Nov. 19, 2009
By Pat Broderick

An epiphany on the battlefield in Iraq led William C. Gentry Jr. to move from a prosecutor's chair to the bench.


Obituaries


Judge Remembered for Temper, Integrity

Nov. 19, 2009
By Don Debenedictisn

Donald E. Smallwood 1928—2009 ...


Environmental


Environmental Impact Statement, It Matters

Nov. 19, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Brandon Saxon of Gordon & Rees says preparing an environmental impact statement is more than an exercise in compliance. ...


Litigation


Home of the Asbestos Litigation 'Gold Rush'?

Nov. 19, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Mark Behrens and Phil Goldberg of Shook Hardy & Bacon believe that California is setting the stage for a surge of abusive ...


Energy Law


Homeowners Lose Solar Panel Battle

Nov. 19, 2009
By Jason W. Armstrong

In a rare look at the 1978 California Solar Rights Act, a Los Angeles jury has ruled a homeowners association was right to ord...


Securities


Broadcom Investor Details Losses

Nov. 19, 2009
By Christian Berthelsenn

A witness told a jury Tuesday that he lost tens of thousands of dollars on Broadcom stock in the naive belief the company's st...


Personal Injury & Torts


Asbestos Oversight Gains Support

Nov. 19, 2009
By Dhyana Levey

A San Francisco proposal to establish a single department for asbestos case management looks likely to get the green light aft...


Technology & Science


Dewey Advises Chipmaker Buy

Nov. 19, 2009
By Craig Anderson

Dewey & LeBoeuf attorneys guided Santa Clara chipmaker Applied Materials purchase of Montana-based equipment manufacturer ...