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Law Practice


Chinese Investors Eye U.S. Trophies

Nov. 9, 2009
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

A Hong Kong investment group snapped up the W Hotel in San Francisco at a 30 percent discount from the height of the market.


Law Practice


Legal Job Loss Sees Worst Month

Nov. 9, 2009
By Jlin

October marked the worst month yet since the recession began for unemployment in the legal sector, with 5,800 jobs lost, accor...


Perspective


Class Action Defendants Given Preemptive Power

Nov. 9, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Nick Pujji, Ana Tagvoryan and Joshua Briones of DLA Piper examine Vinole v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. and class certification.


Technology & Science


Internet Companies Win With Case Dismissal

Nov. 9, 2009
By Jill Redhage

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati lawyers helped an Arizona-based client win the dismissal of a lawsuit in Illinois, a succ...


Environmental


Shell Settles Environmental Charges

Nov. 9, 2009
By Fiona Smith

Shell Oil Co. will pay $19.5 million for hundreds of environmental violations at gas stations across the state in a settlement...


Government


ACLU: Ending Executions Saves Cash

Nov. 9, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

The ACLU says the Attorney General's office could avoid sending an unprecedented number of cases out to private attorneys if t...


Perspective


A Day Late, $1 Million Short

Nov. 9, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Gregg Garfinkel of Nemecek & Cole says interstate shippers who do not adhere to the claims filing requirement can lose val...


Government


Legal Aid to Get Help

Nov. 9, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

The Senate passed a spending bill last week easing restrictions on what nonprofit legal service providers can do if they take ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Prosecutor Under Scrutiny

Nov. 9, 2009
By Greg Katzn

A San Diego County deputy district attorney is accused of mishandling exculpatory evidence in a rape case, according to defens...


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


A judge's request for a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals review of an important ruling on a federal probe into baseball playe...


Law Practice


On the Move

Nov. 9, 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...


Books


Protect Your Legacy, Avoid Estate Fights

Nov. 9, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Attorney duo Andrew W. and Danielle B. Mayoras provide tips on estate planning by dissecting high-profile celebrity disputes.


Perspective


End Games

Nov. 6, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Attorney and author Michael Paul Thomas tells the cautionary tale of discovery 'gamesmanship' in Clement v. Alegre.


Product Liability


For Toyota Accuser, Obsession With Integrity

Nov. 6, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

Integrity - or Dimitrios P. Biller's conception of it - is central to the deterioration of his once-stellar law career. It is ...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Nov. 6, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

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


Litigation


Flying J Wins Suit Over Land Deal

Nov. 6, 2009
By Don Debenedictisn

A Bakersfield jury awarded truck-stop operator Flying J Inc. $632,000 for a piece of the Mojave desert once appraised at $14,8...


Entertainment & Sports


Band Sues Over Likeness in Game

Nov. 6, 2009
By Jean Luc Renault

No Doubt claims publisher Activision Blizzard is improperly using the band members' likenesses in a video game.


Large Firms


Fewer New Partners at Latham

Nov. 6, 2009
By Jlin

The firm announced Thursday the promotions of 23 associates to partner and 13 more to counsel. They include 10 California asso...


Transportation


Truckers Claim 'Wage Theft'

Nov. 6, 2009
By Fiona Smith

The trucking industry temporarily beat back a Port of Los Angeles requirement to hire drivers as employees but one company is ...


Personal Injury & Torts


Lead Plaintiff Can Choose Counsel

Nov. 6, 2009
By John Roemer

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday rebuked a federal trial judge who took it upon himself to reject the plainti...


Perspective


Lessons From a Corsican Mouse on Practicing Law

Nov. 6, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Business lawyer Edwin Reeser tells of his encounter with a mouse and how this became invaluable advice to future clients.


Large Firms


Ex-Prosecutor Joins Sheppard

Nov. 6, 2009
By Jlin

Michael W. Emmick, a former assistant United States attorney in Los Angeles, has joined Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton ...


Perspective


Mark Kemple of Jones Day addresses Arias v. Superior Court (Angelo Diary) and how employers can cover their bases.


Product Liability


Toyota Seeks to Transfer Cases to L.A.

Nov. 6, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

Attorneys representing Toyota asked a federal judge in Texas to transfer 17 rollover suits that plaintiffs' counsel say involv...


Technology & Science


What Can Be Patented?

Nov. 6, 2009
By Craig Anderson

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider Monday what is patentable subject matter in a case that has many intellectual property ex...


Perspective


Legal Marketing When Funds Are Tight

Nov. 6, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Joseph Beachboard of Ogletree Deakins and Allan Colman of The Closers Group advise on maximizing marketing mileage.


Criminal


Deputies Can Stand By Witnesses

Nov. 6, 2009
By Laura Ernden

A common courtroom practice of having a deputy stand next to a defendant on the witness stand won the endorsement of the state...


Securities


When Verifone Inc. announced an accounting restatement in 2007, the resulting stock sell-off wiped out $1.8 billion in shareho...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Nancy Warren

Nov. 6, 2009
By Evan George

Former bank lawyer Nancy Warren loves helping advocates sell a settlement.


Education


Passion: That Secret Ingredient

Nov. 6, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Kathleen McKee of Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost shows how being an attorney has combined her passion for education and the env...