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Forum (Forum & Focus)


Finding Middle Ground

Jul. 25, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

As the state high court recognized in 'Munson v. Del Taco,' disability-rights plaintiffs and businesses want to peacefully co-...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


It's All About Reaching Neighborly Solutions

Jul. 25, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Community mediation is a non-zero-sum, value-based, rights-seeking, joint session transformative dispute resolution process, w...


Arbitrator Profile


Mr. Cool

Jul. 25, 2009
By Evan George

Chris R. Conway draws on skills he developed dousing hot tempers on the Superior Court to coax settlements as a neutral at Jud...


Securities


In a novel legal maneuver, the SEC is using Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to claw back money from a company chief exec...


Real Estate/Development


Sell a Loan Modification, Snag a Shiny New Rolex

Jul. 25, 2009
By Jason W. Armstrong

A federal court-appointed temporary receiver described an Anaheim loan modification company being sued for fraud as being like...


Government


Six months into his presidency, Barack Obama has drawn on no less than a dozen prominent California attorneys to fill the rank...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Ruling Shapes Local Control

Jul. 25, 2009
By Lawrence Hurleyn

A little-noticed U.S. Supreme Court decision made last month is already transforming the debate over how much control courts h...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Double Duty

Jul. 24, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

The U.S. Supreme Court has found an attorney does not adequately represent the class where he also separately represents indiv...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Jul. 24, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

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


California Supreme Court


Some attorneys are demanding that they receive royalties from companies that sell access to the briefs they write. Attorney Ed...


Law Practice


A plaintiffs lawyer charged Wednesday that Hyundai Motor Co. arranged with the Orange County district attorney's office to res...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Prepare to Disengage

Jul. 24, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

In their book "The Rules of Disengagement," Marjorie Cohn and Kathleen Gilberd draw important parallels between GI war resista...


Law Practice


Lawyers Stay Busy With Unpaid Efforts

Jul. 24, 2009
By David Houston

The Los Angeles County Bar Association plans to launch a program in September called Legal Public Service Corps, to help thir...


State Bar & Bar Associations


A San Francisco attorney was disbarred Wednesday for switching his vote in a civil jury trial so he could get back to his busy...


Government


Big Cuts to S.F. Indigent Defense Fund

Jul. 24, 2009
By Dhyana Levey

This city's long-awaited $6.6 billion budget, which was approved Tuesday night, included an unwelcome surprise for the San Fra...


Perspective


A clash between the WTO and innovative climate initiatives may be inevitable, write Jesse Swanhuyser and Cara Horowitz. ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


In many situations, a qualified settlement fund can make the settlement process smoother and more efficient, writes Robert W. ...


Criminal


When Joseph P. Russoniello became U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California in January 2008, most people wrote him...


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


Federal judges got an earful of grousing about rudeness from the bench Wednesday when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as...


Government


CIA, Other Agencies Sued Over Secrecy

Jul. 24, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

Despite proclamations of more transparency and responsiveness in requests for information, the Obama administration continues ...


Perspective


ACES's Wild Changes

Jul. 24, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

ACES guts the Clean Air Act by exempting greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources from pollution control requirements,...


Judicial Profile


Books to Bench

Jul. 24, 2009
By Sandra Hernandezn

Superior Court Judge Ray Santana said a strict uncle kept him busy studying and off the streets of East L.A.; Lawyers say the ...


Entertainment & Sports


Blogger Sentenced for Posts Of Guns N' Roses Songs

Jul. 23, 2009
By Jean Luc Renault

A blogger who posted nine then-unreleased songs from the long-awaited Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" to his Web site ...


U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson held a trial outside the public view in Los Angeles Tuesday, ordering the courtroom clea...


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


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' annual judicial conference opened Monday with a curious, provocative on-stage dialogue ...


Personal Injury & Torts


Action Satisfaction

Jul. 23, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Understanding the meaning of 'cause of action' is vital to understanding what can be asserted in a complaint and what can be a...


Perspective


Obama's nominee to head the patent office, David J. Kappos, will face an array of challenges, write Mark E. Ungerman, Jonathan...


Health Care & Hospital Law


A Painful Lesson

Jul. 23, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Despite legal reforms, physicians report a continuing fear of scrutiny if they prescribe certain kinds of medication, writes B...


Government


Bankruptcy for Strapped Cities, Counties?

Jul. 23, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

A combination of reduced tax revenues, high unemployment, a struggling state government and increasing pension costs are squee...


Perspective


IP in Distress

Jul. 23, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

An increasing number of businesses today are seeking protection through bankruptcy filings, and their IP assets are at stake, ...