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Focus (Forum & Focus)


Taking the Bad With the Good

Nov. 12, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

The old adage “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” applies not only to everyday life, but is reflected in a time-honored ...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Reading the Fine Prints

Nov. 12, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Although the science seems simple, the reality is that people's lives are as dependant on the accuracy and dilligent work of f...


Law Practice


Retired NFL Players Score $28.1 Million

Nov. 12, 2008
By Rebecca Beyer

A class of retired NFL players has won $28.1 million from its union after a jury returned a verdict awarding compensatory and ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Big Dreams? Try a Smaller Firm

Nov. 12, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

It is no secret that the economy has hit a big speed bump and some of the biggest law firms have taken some of the biggest hit...


Law Practice


While environmentalists have not always been the biggest fans of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, they are vigorously ...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Alec Baldwin’s book, “A Promise to Ourselves,” is anything but flattering to all of those who work within the family law commu...


Law Practice


Golf Company Tries to Swing $100 Million

Nov. 12, 2008
By Pat Broderick

Callaway Golf Co. - flush with victory in a hotly contested patent infringement case against rival Acushnet Co. - will be aski...


Law Practice


Former Prosecutor Admonished for Missteps

Nov. 12, 2008
By Alan Mittelstaedtn

A retired Sacramento prosecutor accused of withholding evidence that could have helped exonerate a woman who spent 16 years in...


Law Practice


Many of the lawyers who worked on the last same-sex marriage case, along with several fresh faces, have jumped into the legal ...


Criminal


Prosecutor Blasts Suggested Probation for Christensen

Nov. 12, 2008
By Alan Mittelstaedtn

A federal prosecutor lambasted a probation officer's recommendation that convicted attorney Terry N. Christensen receive proba...


Litigation


A federal judge said he is struggling with Mattel's request to strip rival toymaker MGA Entertainment of rights to its success...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Nov. 12, 2008
By Jonathan Vaniann

Jones Day's Irvine office lands a partner from Latham & Watkins.


Law Practice


Justices Look to California for Lab Report Rule

Nov. 11, 2008
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Members of the U.S. Supreme Court hinted Monday they may look to California law to resolve a dispute over the right of defenda...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Prop. 8's Other Victims

Nov. 11, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Although Prop. 8 is clearly a setback for the state Supreme Court, the damage done to the court’s authority will not be perman...


Law Practice


Morgan Lewis Nabs Lawyers From Thelen

Nov. 11, 2008
By Alexia Garamfalvin

As individuals and groups continue to slough off of the dissolving firm, the lion's share of Thelen's utilities transactional ...


Law Practice


MySpace Judge May Not Allow Suicide Evidence

Nov. 11, 2008
By Amanda Becker

The nation’s first cyber-bullying MySpace case took an unexpected turn Monday when a federal judge said it is unlikely that he...


Law Practice


Supreme Court Won't Hear Victim Impact Statement Cases

Nov. 11, 2008
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Over the objections of three justices, the U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from California concerning the...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


With Autumn Comes A Change in Leave

Nov. 11, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

The strengthened Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, with the support of the Obama administration, will likely expa...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


More often than not, the jury system really does work; and the lawyers who understand why it works will inevitably do better t...


Law Practice


A federal judge on Monday signed off on a $2.5 million settlement to be paid by a Los Angeles law firm accused of mishandling ...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Nov. 11, 2008
By Jonathan Vaniann

Foley & Lardner has taken on three more former Heller Ehrman attorneys.


Litigation


Terry O'Reilly, left, and Michael S. Danko have built a career winning aircraft-related liability suits. "I'm not one to blow ...


Law Practice


Starter Fund

Nov. 11, 2008
By Amelia Hansenn

Lawyers interested in launching legal nonprofits aren't likely to snare big bucks from big foundations - which want to see a p...


Law Practice


Stan Levy helped establish three of Los Angeles's biggest nonprofit legal organizations. Now he heads up the pro bono activiti...


Law Practice


Legal Nonprofits Aren't for the Faint of Heart

Nov. 11, 2008
By Amelia Hansenn

Betty Nordwind has a terse maxim ready for attorneys thinking about starting their own legal organizations. "Not every good id...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Wheels of Fortune

Nov. 11, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

American car manufacturers have at long last improved the quality of their products, but given the worsening state of the econ...


Judges and Judiciary


Antidote for Arrogance

Nov. 11, 2008
By Alan Mittelstaedtn

A straight-talking Rhodes scholar, William McCurine Jr. is known for his compassion. ...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Nov. 10, 2008
By Jim Adamekn

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


Criminal


Play Draws on Lawyer's Case Files

Nov. 10, 2008
By Greg Katzn

Federal public defender John L. Littrell never aspired to see his name in lights.


Focus (Forum & Focus)


A Case of Mistaken Indemnity

Nov. 10, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

The state Supreme Court's 'Crawford' ruling does not establish an immediate duty to provide a defense regardless of the langua...