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Government


City Attorney Hopefuls Talk Shop

Feb. 3, 2009
By Greg Katzn

Three Los Angeles city attorney candidates squared off for their first forum leading up to the March 3 election. ...


Transactions


Merger a 'Home Run' for K&L Gates

Feb. 3, 2009
By Pat Broderick

The partnerships of K&L Gates and Chicago-based Bell, Boyd & Lloyd have approved a merger that will give K&L Gates...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Congress should work to remove the two-year wait many people have to suffer through in order to qualify for Medicare benefits,...


Criminal


Time Rule Looms Over Clergy Probe

Feb. 3, 2009
By Susan Mcraen

Prosecutors investigating whether Cardinal Roger M. Mahony and other leaders of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


American law schools and law firms simply can't continue with the same recruiting and development model of the past decade, wr...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Tightening the Purse Strings

Feb. 3, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

A new reform effort by the House seeks to rein in the spending that went unchecked after the first round of TARP funds, write ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Cultivating the Four C's

Feb. 3, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Proactive firms recognize the opportunity of a slow economy to begin motivating their associates to market themselves and the ...


Law Practice


Fish & Richardson Confirms Attorney Layoffs

Feb. 3, 2009
By Amanda Becker

The job outlook for law firm associates got even more grim on Friday when intellectual property powerhouse Fish & Richards...


Criminal


Blunt, Smooth Lawyers Were Potent Team

Feb. 3, 2009
By Jim Adamekn

The bombastic Jeffrey M. Rawitz and the smooth Brian A. Sun created a winning defense team for former Orange County Sheriff Mi...


Judicial Profile


Drug Warrior

Feb. 3, 2009
By Pat Broderick

As a federal prosecutor, Gonzalo Curiel went after narcotics lords. Now, as a family law judge, he deals with the effects of t...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Feb. 2, 2009
By Jim Adamekn

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


Law Practice


A '70s Girl Group Seeks Second Act - In Court

Jan. 31, 2009
By Cortney Fieldingn

A suit The Jackson Sisters, an all-girls '70s band from Compton, filed against Universal Music Group over royalties represents...


Judicial Profile


On The Swing Shift

Jan. 31, 2009
By Dhyana Levey

Judge Thomas Maddock started out with a hard-core criminal case but now handles a wide range of civil matters. ...


Litigation


A former deputy district attorney kicked off testimony Thursday in his lawsuit against Tony Rackauckas by saying the Orange Co...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Obama's pledge to keep things transparent is admirable, but there is such a thing as an unsafe level of candor, write Joel Coh...


In what is believed to be the first successful defense in a seat belt consumer liability suit, a major Japanese restraint manu...


Verdicts


Script Change

Jan. 31, 2009
By Rebecca U. Cho

Former Tinsel Town legal combatant Ronald E. Guttman has a new role - peacemaker. ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


"Trade Secrets: Law and Practice" explores the ins and outs of trade secret litigation across the nation. - Book Excerpt ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Ditching Class

Jan. 31, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

A recent ruling proves that one named plaintiff can jeapordize an entire class by settling his or her individual claims, write...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Warding Off Death Penalties

Jan. 31, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Utilizing a living trust rather than a will could save your family stress and money, Jeffrey L. Condon explains in his book "T...


Employment (Focus & Forum)


Helping on the Homefront

Jan. 31, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Updates to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act might confuse state employers who already adhere to the California Family ...


California Supreme Court


Justices Restrict Fine-Print Lawsuits

Jan. 31, 2009
By Laura Ernden

Consumers can't pre-emptively sue businesses to remove offensive fine print in service contracts, the California Supreme Court...


Intellectual Property


Judge Weighs Fate of Rambus Trial

Jan. 31, 2009
By Laura Ernden

U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte faces a critical decision today as he grapples with summary judgment motions from several mem...


Government


Judge Denies Shield for Prop. 8 Donors

Jan. 31, 2009
By Alexia Garamfalvin

A federal judge in Sacramento Thursday shot down an attempt to prevent the state from disclosing the names of people who donat...


California Courts of Appeal


Court: Paralyzed Man Can Sue Rental Manager

Jan. 30, 2009
By John Roemer

How much evidence of potential danger to tenants do apartment managers need before they must take safety precautions? In the c...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Split Decisions

Jan. 30, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

The family law community should band together and brainstorm ways to retain more compassionate and skillful juducial officers,...


Corporate


Top Deals

Jan. 30, 2009
By Jonathan Vaniann

Fenwick, Morgan Lewis Cinch $775 Million Legal Software Deal Bay Area attorneys scored on Cambridge, England-based enterpris...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Jan. 30, 2009
By Jonathan Vaniann

Arnold & Porter has rounded up a new partner in San Francisco to lead its West Coast environmental regulatory practice.


Law Practice


After previous attempts to reform the state parole system were stymied, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is seeking to force through...


Citing the "interest of justice," federal prosecutors moved late Wednesday to dismiss all charges against the wife and the for...