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Law Practice


Former Lawyer Is Accused of Defrauding Homeowners

Jul. 7, 2009
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

Former lawyer Mitchell Roth and a foreclosure consultant he worked with, Paul Noe Jr. — both based in Sherman Oaks — are accus...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Jul. 7, 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


A Santa Clara County judge withheld crucial evidence in a 1983 death penalty case she prosecuted as a lawyer - evidence that c...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Under current law, chemicals do not have to be proven safe to get on or stay on the market, writes Jennifer Rogers.


Immigration


A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an immigration judge's refusal to extend an immigrant's cas...


Law Practice


Central District Gets New Magistrate Judge

Jul. 7, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

John E. McDermott, the former chair of Howrey's commercial trial practice group, replaced Magistrate Judge Jennifer T. Lum.


Perspective


A split between circuit courts is developing over an exception to the Communications Decency Act, writes David D. Johnson.


Law Practice


Bingham Will Marry East Coast Boutique

Jul. 7, 2009
By Amanda Becker

The addition of McKee Nelson is the latest in a string of mergers and acquisitions that have helped Bingham McCutchen move fro...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Dread of the Class

Jul. 7, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

An appellate court recently clarified school districts' liability under the mandatory Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, w...


Letter to the Editor


Letters to the Editor

Jul. 7, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Readers weigh in on judicial impartiality and the Clean Water Act.


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Hit the Brakes on GM's Deal

Jul. 7, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

The government shouldn't absolve GM of responsibility for its defective products in its bankruptcy deal, writes Christine D. S...


Judges and Judiciary


A showdown is brewing between an appellate justice and a defense lawyer who both serve on a statewide committee that oversees ...


Government


Judge OKs Bankruptcy Plan for GM

Jul. 7, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

A bankruptcy judge approved a plan late Sunday that will allow General Motors Corp. to drop its liability on vehicle-related i...


Perspective


Performance Anxiety

Jul. 7, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

If ASCAP is correct that a public performance occurs whenever a ringtone is downloaded, it stands to collect tens of millions ...


The California Supreme Court held Thursday that juvenile felony priors can count as strikes, overturning a lower court to the ...


U.S. Supreme Court


The perception that the U.S. Supreme Court is split into two factions, with Justice Anthony M Kennedy straddling the divide, o...


Labor/Employment


Reeling in Retaliation

Jul. 6, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Melanie M. Poturica and Lauren C. Liebes explain whether a casual dating relationship or friendship create enough of an associ...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Just the Ticket?

Jul. 6, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

For public officials who receive free event tickets and for people who provide them, the world has become more complex, writes...


Law Practice


Valuation and Financing Issues Don't Stop Deal

Jul. 6, 2009
By David Houstonn

Skadden Arps helped close a deal involving the purchase of a company that provides natural gas and oil pipeline servicing.


Native Americans


Those eager to comment on the legality of settlements in the West Bank should check out what American law has to say on the su...


Law Practice


Biotech Firms Merge to 'Survive'

Jul. 6, 2009
By Pat Broderick

In a trend that is heating up due to turbulent market conditions, San-Francisco-based Cell Genesys announced a $38 million mer...


Labor/Employment


Legal Job Losses Reach Record High in June

Jul. 6, 2009
By Amanda Becker

Job losses in the legal profession hit a record in June, climbing more than fivefold from May.


Law Practice


On the Move

Jul. 6, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

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


The most successful lawyers are the ones who excel at the most important skill of all: client development, Patrick D. Kelly wr...


Family


Prop. 8 Order Evokes Civil Rights Era

Jul. 6, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

Judge Vaughn Walker's order in the Prop. 8 case carries shades of the legal reasoning of the civil-rights era, some analysts say.


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


Kozinski Reprimanded for Web site

Jul. 6, 2009
By Laura Ernden

Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was sternly reprimanded for keeping a publicly accessible w...


Managing Partner


Steady Hand

Jul. 6, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

Keith Wetmore, the unflappable chair of Morrison & Foerster, says he believes the structure of his law firm after the econ...


Environmental


A federal judge has refused to block a California rule that took effect Wednesday designed to reduce pollution from huge conta...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Getting Reductions Right

Jul. 2, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

U.S. employers should be aware of the employment nuances when seeking releases in connection with layoffs, write Jenni Field, ...


Perspective


Muddying the Clean Water Act

Jul. 2, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

The Clean Water Act was rooted in the concept of navigability - deleting that linkage may have far-reaching consequences, writ...