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Faced with the task of deciding whether to dismiss dozens of lawsuits accusing telecommunication carriers of spying on million...


Judicial Profile


A Quick Learner

Dec. 4, 2008
By Amy Yarbroughn

Right after taking the bench, Stacy Boulware Eurie efficiently handled a complicated, three-defendant murder trial. ...


California Neutrals


Top Neutrals 2008

Dec. 4, 2008
By Riley Guerin

The Daily Journal highlights its picks for the state's 40 top neutrals for 2008. ...


Healthcare/Hospital Law


David Piercy, above, can’t afford epilepsy drugs but is considered too wealthy for county assistance under Fresno’s strict rul...


Law Practice


The corporate and transactional firm Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth has cut the number of attorneys and staff employed in...


Law Practice


Wilson Sonsini: Settling Scores On Backdating

Dec. 4, 2008
By Alan Mittelstaedtn

Over the summer, U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte raised a couple of pesky questions about a saga that Wilson Sonsini Goodrich...


Litigation


San Diego County has won summary judgment in a suit filed by the families of a business executive and three other people kille...


California Neutrals


Bringing Mediation to the Masses

Dec. 4, 2008
By Susan Mcraen

The Daily Journal spotlights five programs throughout the state for their efforts in providing their communities low-cost ways...


Litigation


Bertram L.J. Potter, 1917-2008

Dec. 4, 2008
By Sara Randazzon

Lawyer fought for disability benefits. ...


U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to conclude that the government can take into account economic costs when consi...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


The Obama administration will likely reinvigorate antitrust enforcement, and might start with taking a closer look at pharmace...


Criminal


The federal corruption trial of Mike Carona will continue without the former Orange County sheriff's mistress nearby as a co-d...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Virtual Insanity

Dec. 4, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Disputes arising from online virtual worlds could make their way to real world courts, writes Robert D. Brain. - Forum Column ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Passing the Lawyering Test

Dec. 4, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Lawyers suing on behalf of learning disabled bar exam takers should focus on two specific sections of the Americans With Disab...


Judges and Judiciary


Thomas C. Yager, 1918-2008

Dec. 4, 2008
By Cortney Fieldingn

Retired judge formed own religion. ...


California Neutrals


Proposed New Rules Spur Debate

Dec. 4, 2008
By Greg Katzn

The Judicial Council and others are considering proposals that would require mediators to meet and pass professional eligibili...


U.S. Supreme Court


Supreme Court Reverses 9th Circuit Ruling

Dec. 4, 2008
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow Tuesday to a convicted murderer from California when it vacated a 9th U.S. Circuit Court o...


Military Law


Lawyer Will Head Obama Military Office

Dec. 4, 2008
By Robert Iafolla

President-elect Barack Obama announced Tuesday the selection of former California lawyer and legislator Louis E. Caldera, a Se...


Law Practice


Polanski Wants Rape Case Dismissed for Misconduct

Dec. 4, 2008
By Alan Mittelstaedtn

Citing "extraordinary new evidence" of judicial and prosecutorial misconduct, attorneys for film director Roman Polanski on Tu...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Dec. 3, 2008
By Jonathan Vaniann

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch adds three attorneys in San Diego.


Environmental


A lawsuit seeking to shut down the large pumps that remove water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta has opened a whol...


Law Practice


Legality of Bush Wiretapping Returns to Court

Dec. 3, 2008
By Rebecca Beyer

“In the area of electronic surveillance, it’s essential to have accountability on the part of the people we trust with our com...


As a farm worker, Rosendo Peña was incarcerated for picketing in protest of working conditions. Thirty-five years later he's a...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Hacking Away at The 4th Amendment

Dec. 3, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Although the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the issue of hacker-obtained evidence, the line of Fourth Amendment cases...


Intellectual Property


Tessera Technologies Loses Patents Case

Dec. 3, 2008
By Craig Andersonn

The San Jose-based technology company, which develops small packages for silicon chips used in everything from cellular phones...


Law Practice


In one of this term's major employment cases, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided Monday over whether unions can require m...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


The 9th Circuit's Doublespeak

Dec. 3, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

The 9th Circuit has created a confusing patchwork of decisions involving free speech and intellectual property, writes Mark S....


Law Practice


High Court Allows California Pot Ruling to Stand

Dec. 3, 2008
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday declined to intervene in a dispute over whether police are required to return pot seized from me...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


New York should take a cue from California regarding Ultimate Fighting Championship events, writes Kristin Johnson. - Forum Co...


Law Practice


Appeals Court Upholds Qualcomm Misconduct Order

Dec. 3, 2008
By Craig Andersonn

The Federal Circuit agreed with a San Diego judge's ruling that Qualcomm Inc. committed misconduct by failing to disclose the ...