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Technology & Science


A Virtual Can of Worms

Aug. 18, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Cyber worms can infect a law firm's network and allow their creators access and even control of the networked computers, write...


Entertainment & Sports


Subtracting Confusion from Ad Deals

Aug. 18, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

New provisions for endorsement deals will reduce the number of disputes over pension and health contributions on these special...


Corporate Counsel


For Visa's GC, $20 Billion IPO Was the Start

Aug. 18, 2009
By Jill Redhage

The first time Joshua Floum was involved in taking a company public was last year, when he led San Francisco-based Visa Inc. t...


U.S. Supreme Court


This fall, not one but two U.S. Supreme Court cases will rest on a 28-word paragraph that members of Congress added at the las...


Entertainment & Sports


The heirs to one of Superman's co-creators successfully recaptured the rights to works previously assumed to belong to DC Comi...


Solo and Small Firms


Four years into the practice, Brown, White & Newhouse has grown to 12 lawyers. It handles commercial civil litigation and...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Reforms Lacking Teeth

Aug. 18, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

The verdict is out on whether the Obama administration is bringing a real cure to immigration woes or just applying band-aids ...


Perspective


The Keys to BigLaw Tenants

Aug. 18, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Property owners leasing to BigLaw firm tenants better step up supervision of the risk parameters of their lease deals, writes ...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Riding the Tech Waves

Aug. 18, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

What will inevitable technological advances mean for the practice of law, asks Vance Woodward. ...


Law Practice


Comprehending Culture

Aug. 18, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Before you attempt to implement any marketing plan, you must understand the intricacies of the law firm itself, writes Jennife...


Judges and Judiciary


San Joaquin Courts Get Budget Relief

Aug. 18, 2009
By Amy Yarbroughn

The economic downturn won't sting quite so badly for San Joaquin County Superior Court. The Judicial Council voted unanimously...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Estate Secrets

Aug. 18, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

With a new ruling by the 4th District of Court of Appeal, drafting certain estate planning documents has become more complicat...


In yet another lesson about the perils of going to trial, a federal jury has decided that Los Angeles County must pay more tha...


California Supreme Court


It's been nine years since Miguel Martinez and four others picked strawberries for a central California grower who went belly ...


Law Practice


Hard Drive Deal Offers Signals of Tech Rebound

Aug. 18, 2009
By Amanda Becker

Attorneys in the California offices of Reed Smith and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati were behind Santa Ana-based hard dr...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Aug. 17, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

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


Law Practice


On the Move

Aug. 17, 2009
By Jill Redhage

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...


Law Practice


Law Firms Toughen Up on Fee Collections

Aug. 17, 2009
By Maya Meinert And Rebecca U. Cho

A recent spate of breach-of-contract lawsuits filed by law firms against former clients illustrates what some legal observers ...


Law Practice


Cesar Brandon Urena drowned during swim class at La Quinta High School in La Quinta in 2007, when he was 14. His parents have ...


Law Practice


A coalition of judges from throughout the state has been discussing, largely through emails, forming a new group aimed at forc...


Healthcare/Hospital Law


Confronting Overcrowding

Aug. 15, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

The three-judge panel overseeing California prisons litigation made a difficult decision at a difficult time, writes Hadar Avi...


Perspective


Taking Management Personally

Aug. 15, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

A recent 9th Circuit decision is a reminder to managers that they may not be entirely immune to claims for unpaid wages, write...


Health Care & Hospital Law


The California Supreme Court has refused to hear a high-profile case that trial lawyers rallied behind, hoping to overturn sta...


Arbitrator Profile


A Life in Balance

Aug. 15, 2009
By Susan Mcraen

Judith M. Ryan loved practicing law, and she loved being a judge. But she found the ideal work/life balance when she became a ...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Deliberates - and Deliberates Some More

Aug. 15, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

When U.S. District Judge George H. Wu issues a decision, you can be assured he has thought about it for a while - sometimes, a...


Real Estate/Development


Routine real estate and land use deals have become more complicated as bankruptcy filings increase. ...


Criminal


Convicted Priest Is Held By Federal Prosecutors

Aug. 15, 2009
By Sandra Hernandezn

A former priest convicted of sexually abusing children is being held in federal custody as a material witness in connection wi...


Letter to the Editor


Letters to the Editor

Aug. 14, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Readers weigh in on the validity of claims defending the MICRA cap.


Law Practice


Caltrans Legal Strategy: Fight, Delay, Pay More

Aug. 14, 2009
By Don Debenedictisn

Attorneys Steven A. Nichols, left, and Rob Marcereau, of Rutan & Tucker in Costa Mesa, have won a string of legal victorie...


Judicial Profile


No Small Decisions

Aug. 14, 2009
By Fiona Smith

Commissioner William Hochman treats the cases that come before him in small-claims court with respect, issuing opinions that e...