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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. ...


Large Firms


MoFo Shrinks First Year Pay

Oct. 21, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

The San Francisco-based Morrison & Foerster is the latest firm to trim starting salaries from $160,000 to $145,000. ...


Letter to the Editor


Darren McKinney of the American Tort Reform Association says the Chatsworth Metrolink crash should not be used to bankrupt emp...


Media


'Hope' Artist's Lawyers to Quit

Oct. 21, 2009
By Craig Anderson

Shepard Fairey's admission he lied about the photo used to craft an iconic image of President Obama is an embarrassment for tw...


Obituaries


Leading Critic of Supreme Court Dies

Oct. 21, 2009
By Laura Ernden

Stephen R. Barnett 1935 - 2009 ...


Personal Injury & Torts


Crash Victim Awarded $21 Million

Oct. 21, 2009
By Cat Ho

A San Bernardino County jury awarded a Fullerton man $21 million for injuries he sustained in a freeway crash with a cleaning ...


Environmental


$105 Million Verdict Against Exxon

Oct. 21, 2009
By Fiona Smith

Two California attorneys successfully argued that the oil giant was responsible for contaminating the New York City groundwate...


Law Practice


Cost Cutting Is In-House Priority

Oct. 21, 2009
By Jill Redhage

The No. 1 concern among general counsels today is controlling how much they spend on outside counsel, according to a new repor...


Criminal


The Justice Department on Monday formalized its policy shift away from prosecuting medical marijuana in California and a judge...


Corporate Counsel


Un-Caped Crusader

Oct. 20, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

General Counsel Kerian Bunch of Esurance Inc. - San Francisco ...