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Real Estate/Development


Tenants Sue Over Low-Income Units

Oct. 23, 2009
By Jason W. Armstrong

Group accuses the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of allowing owners of a Los Angeles building to skirt low-i...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Judge Tosses Cable Antitrust Suit

Oct. 23, 2009
By Sandra Hernandezn

In a blow to consumer advocates who wanted to knock down their cable bills, a federal judge has thrown out an antitrust lawsui...


Personal Injury & Torts


Judge Won't Recognize Dole Award

Oct. 22, 2009
By Cat Ho

A federal judge ruled Tuesday a $97 million Nicaraguan judgment against Dole Food Co. and other fruit and chemical companies w...


U.S. Supreme Court


U.S. Justices Wade Back Into Gitmo

Oct. 22, 2009
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to lose patience Tuesday with President Obama's efforts to find countries willing to take form...


Environmental


Big Rigs, Port Reach Emissions Deal

Oct. 22, 2009
By Fiona Smith

The Port of Long Beach has reached a settlement with the American Trucking Association, agreeing to drop a requirement of its ...


Judicial Profile


Dan C. Grimmer

Oct. 22, 2009
By Amy Yarbroughn

Alameda County (Fremont) Superior Court


Rainmakers


Rainmakers

Oct. 22, 2009
By Riley Guerin

Our annual roundup of lawyers who bring in the business to their law firms. ...


Rainmakers


Brave New World of Alternative Fees

Oct. 22, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

In the face of increasing pressure from general counsel, law firms are taking concrete action to make the cost of their more w...


Criminal


Illegal Seizure Upends Pot Case

Oct. 22, 2009
By John Roemer

A day after the U.S. government eased up on medical marijuana users, a case involving $186,000 seized from a cannabis clinic w...


Intellectual Property


What Battles Await the First IP Czar?

Oct. 22, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

David McGriff of Strook & Strook & Lavan says piracy may be the thorniest dilemma facing the new IP Enforcement Coordi...


Books


How to Handle That Urge to Get Remarried

Oct. 22, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Ben H. Berkley's new book explains why second-time brides and grooms should think twice before walking down the aisle again. ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court Shields Initiative's Backers

Oct. 22, 2009
By Lawrence Hurleyn

U.S. justices intervened Tuesday to prevent publication of the names of people opposed to a same-sex partnership law in Washin...


Perspective


Daniel McMillan and Jeffrey Kirzner of Jones Day write on the expanded reach of California's False Claims Act. ...


Perspective


Summary Judgment Reconsidered

Oct. 22, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Kurt Schlichter of Schlichter & Shonack looks at Nazir v. United Airlines, Inc.'s take on the summary judgment motion proc...


Labor/Employment


Judge Rejects Class for Cashier Seats

Oct. 22, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

The ruling in favor 99¢ Only Stores is a first among a crop of lawsuits filed against virtually every major retailer across th...


Perspective


Unveiling Pay-to-Play Arrangements

Oct. 22, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Keith Bishop of Allen Matkins comments on emergency statute AB 1584, which sets new disclosure requirements on placement agent...


Government Contracts


Fortune 500 Gets Small Business Cash

Oct. 22, 2009
By John Roemer

The U.S. Small Business Administration diverted billions of dollars to large corporations, according to an advocacy group that...


Obituaries


Advisor to Nation's Corporate Bankers

Oct. 22, 2009
By Rebecca U. Cho

William L. Cathey 1948 - 2009 ...


Government


State Street Bank and Trust ripped off California's two largest public pension funds to the tune of $56 million by fraudulentl...


Judicial Profile


Geanene M. Yriarte

Oct. 22, 2009
By Pat Alston

A supermarket bag girl who worked her way up to management switched tracks to become a no-nonsense judge after a career in the...


Law Practice


Brave New World of Alternative Fees

Oct. 21, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

In the face of increasing pressure from general counsel, law firms are taking concrete action to make the cost of their more w...


Rainmakers


Rainmakers

Oct. 21, 2009
By Don Debenedictisn

10 of California's Leading rainmakers talk about how they managed to thrive in 2009.


Judicial Profile


David G. Sills

Oct. 21, 2009
By Don Debenedictisn

4th District Court of Appeal (Santa Ana) Presiding Justice ...


Series


Disabled and Denied

Oct. 21, 2009
By Riley Guerin

A series of articles written by Daily Journal staff writer Evan George exposes the lopsided world of disability benefits, wher...


Labor/Employment, Insurance, Health Care & Hospital Law


Doctors Paid To Aid In Disability Denials

Oct. 21, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

Second in a two-part series. Millions of Americans seeking to buy a safety net for their middle class lifestyles enroll in gro...


Administrative/Regulatory


Ex-McKesson Exec Is Dealt Setback

Oct. 21, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

Prosecutors set to retry a long-running securities fraud case did not intentionally withhold potentially exculpatory evidence,...


Perspective


When Is the Right Time to Mediate?

Oct. 21, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Independent mediator Jeff Kichaven identifies when mediation is worth the time, money and inconvenience. ...


Perspective


Business lawyer Edwin B. Reeser tackles the dilemma of large firms facing financial problems and the past decade's basic consu...


Civil Rights


Judge Halts Cuts to Seniors, Disabled

Oct. 21, 2009
By Evan George

U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken said the state's method for determining which in-home health services to cut was likely to ...


Insurance


Philip Thompson of Nelsen, Thompson, Pegue & Thornton expands on when insurers must pay independent defense costs. ...