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Law Practice


Questions for Broadcom Judge

Oct. 15, 2008
By Gabe Friedmann

Web Exclusive - Lawyers for defendants in the Broadcom stock-option backdating case joined in a motion that aggressively probe...


Law Practice


Ruling May Let Patent Suits Out of Texas

Oct. 15, 2008
By Craig Andersonn

For years, patent attorneys representing defendants complained about being forced to try infringement cases in the Eastern Dis...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Mediator and attorney Len Levy remembers being glued to public access television in 2006, as the Los Angeles City Council, fla...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Oct. 14, 2008
By Devan Mcclainen

Winston & Strawn adds a labor and employment litigator in Los Angeles.


Real Estate/Development


Open government advocates won a victory last week when a judge ruled that the city's practice of using internal city codes to ...


Law Practice


Judicial Council Grapples With Lean Budget

Oct. 14, 2008
By Amy Yarbroughn

The prevailing theme Friday as officials laid out a plan for trial court funding was, it could have been much worse. ...


Law Practice


Doctors, State Spar Over Medical Billing Ban

Oct. 14, 2008
By Evan George

A new regulation will impose fines on ER doctors who send patients the bill instead of sorting it out with health plans. But m...


Law Practice


San Francisco's firm-in-dissolution, Heller Ehrman, laid off a large number of its employees Friday, a source at the firm with...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Error Message

Oct. 14, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Equitable estoppel is a powerful doctrine that prevents a party from escaping responsibility for losses incurred through condu...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Making Waves For the Jury Pool

Oct. 14, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Just as nature abhors (and will fill) a vacuum, jurors hate blank spots in a case and will spontaneously fill them — often in ...


Law Practice


A U.S. judge has given preliminary approval to a backdating lawsuit against former McAfee Inc. officers and directors that exc...


Law Practice


James L. Seal, 1945-2008

Oct. 14, 2008
By Peter Matuszakn

Legal malpractice expert co-founded Los Angeles law firm ...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Prop 8 would amend the California Constitution to codify the kind of societal human rights violation that we've been fighting ...


Litigation


A federal judge Friday refused to give homeowners allegedly cheated by failed IndyMac Bank more time or assistance to file cla...


Law Practice


San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre Friday filed suit against Washington Mutual, Inc., over its lending practices. ...


Law Practice


State-sanctioned Rescission Deals Attacked

Oct. 14, 2008
By Evan George

Web Exclusive - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and class action lawyers filed a unique motion against Blue Cross, seeking to h...


Last year, a federal judge tossed out a $74.7 million patent infringement verdict in favor of Fremont-based Asyst Technologies...


Law Practice


Court Nixes Extra Pay for L.A. Judges

Oct. 14, 2008
By Laura Ernden

A state appellate court ruled Friday that Los Angeles County is not allowed to give its judges extra compensation on top of th...


Law Practice


Former San Francisco County Supervisor Edmund Jew pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges of mail fraud, bribery and extortio...


Law Practice


Disciplinary Actions

Oct. 13, 2008
By Jim Adamekn

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


Firm Watch


On the Move

Oct. 13, 2008
By Devan Mcclainen

Four more former Heller Ehrman attorneys have joined the San Francisco office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton as pa...


Corporate Counsel


Keeping Some Litigation at Home

Oct. 11, 2008
By Jonathan Vaniann

"I think if this proves successful, that we could be taking more of our California litigation in-house," Robert A. Gordon, gen...


Pounding away at a 26.2-mile marathon in Carlsbad two years ago, San Diego lawyer Laura Roppé's next challenge suddenly became...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Case Closed on Open Sources?

Oct. 11, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

For the first time, the Federal Circuit has addressed the rights of open source creators — those who dedicate their copyrighte...


Employment (Focus & Forum)


Unlucky VII for Workers?

Oct. 11, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

The Supreme Court will soon decide whether employees are protected from being fired or demoted under the Civil Rights Act if t...


Intellectual Property


Justices Resurrect T-Shirt Trademark Claim

Oct. 11, 2008
By Laura Ernden

An appellate court in San Diego shed light Thursday on exactly what it takes for companies that suffer collateral damage in tr...


Law Practice


Heller Plan For Dissolution Leaked Online

Oct. 11, 2008
By Jill Redhage

Additional details about San Francisco-based Heller Ehrman's finances came to light Thursday when legal blog abovethelaw.com o...


There was nothing shrimp-like about the $4.5 million catch of the day for a San Pedro seafood distributor. ...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


A Healthy Debate

Oct. 11, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

John McCain's health care plan is only appealing to people who are young and healthy - those who need insurance least. ...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Oct. 10, 2008
By Jonathan Vaniann

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has scooped up 27 partners and one senior counsel from Heller Ehrman, the firm announced Th...