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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...


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


In an unusual conclusion to an oral argument session over military veterans' pleas for help with suicide and other issues, Chi...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Towering Losses

Aug. 14, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Before there were victims of Sept. 11, shop owners in the area were victims of eminent domain to make way for the Twin Towers'...


Law Practice


Gay Marriage Foes Seek to Dodge Cost Order

Aug. 14, 2009
By Laura Ernden

A conservative nonprofit that lost last year's same-sex marriage case at the California Supreme Court was back in court Wednes...


Government


New Law Makes Public Records Suits Less Costly

Aug. 14, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law legislation last week that limits when public entities can recover attorney fee...


Law Practice


Wilson Sonsini Firm Veteran Becomes CEO

Aug. 14, 2009
By David Houstonn

Steven Bochner seems to have gone through his entire 28-year career at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati without making ene...


Criminal


A federal court jury has convicted two and acquitted one in a high end mortgage fraud scheme. ...


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


Using a novel legal argument, Philip Morris USA said the city of San Francisco violated the tobacco giant's free speech rights...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has scribbled outside the legal lines with his blue pencil, according to a lawsuit filed late Wedne...


Law Practice


Efforts to address mortgage modification fraud continued Wednesday with State Bar resignations and Attorney General initiative...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


A Lawyer's Little Black's Book

Aug. 14, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

All lawyers should develop a healthy respect for Bryan Garner and "Black's Law Dictionary," writes Jacquelyn Gentry. ...


International


The IRS's Long Reach

Aug. 14, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

A prime candidate for increased enforcement is tax collection on income of globally mobile employees, writes Sinead Kelly. ...


Environmental


The Wal-Mart Lesson

Aug. 14, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

A ruling against a Wal-Mart environmental impact report was unprecedented, but shouldn't have come as a surprise, writes Jeffr...


Intellectual Property


Rulings Put DVD Copying On the Ropes

Aug. 14, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

In a quick one-two punch a San Francisco federal judge and a state appellate panel may have dealt a deathblow to the DVD copyi...


Entertainment & Sports


In a First, Talent Agency Licenses With SEC

Aug. 14, 2009
By Jean Luc Renault

The head of the film finance department at Creative Artists Agency has received a license from the Securities and Exchange Com...


Environmental


Taking the Lead

Aug. 13, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Denis Binder examines the current state of litigation involving lead paint.


California Courts of Appeal


Saving Time and Money - Only in Riverside

Aug. 13, 2009
By Laura Ernden

4th District Court of Appeals' branch issues tentative rulings, but other courts won't follow suit. ...


Judicial Profile


Good Listener

Aug. 13, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

Bankruptcy Judge Edward Jellen wants those who appear before him to feel heard as he dispenses justice with efficiency and com...


In-House Counsel


The Big 50

Aug. 13, 2009
By Riley Guerin

A Roundup of General Counsels for California's Largest Companies ...


In-House Counsel


Sketches from the Studio

Aug. 13, 2009
By Sarah Garveyn

Over the past year, as part of our Corporate Counsel Q&A series, Daily Journal reporters have sat down with more than 60 l...


In-House Counsel


Merger Maestro

Aug. 13, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

James Strother, General Counsel, Wells Fargo & Co. ...