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Litigation


Dish Network Turns Back $1 Billion Piracy Suit

May 17, 2008
By Craig Andersonn

Attorneys representing a division of News Corp. won a major victory in a piracy and corporate espionage case Thursday when a S...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


No More Teachers, No More Books

May 17, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Even though we may not want to immediately dismantle the nation's law schools in favor of computer-programmed instruction, we ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


When Worlds Collide

May 17, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

When work life collides with home life, an employer must be prepared to give its employees the opportunity to strike a balance...


Arbitrator Profile


For Retired Judge, the Transition Goes Smoothly

May 17, 2008
By Craig Andersonn

William Martin's transition from Superior Court judge to mediator, arbitrator and discovery referee is going remarkably smooth...


Verdicts


A federal jury in Fresno has returned a defense verdict in a personal injury suit seeking up to $67 million from General Motor...


Healthcare/Hospital Law


State regulators announced Thursday that they have reached a sweeping deal with Kaiser Permanente that would return medical co...


Corporate Counsel


Tim Ernst, vice president and associate general counsel for Del Monte Foods Co., talks about food safety, the value of boutiqu...


Judges and Judiciary


Once an 'Oddity,' Now an Honoree

May 17, 2008
By Pat Broderick

Patricia Yim Cowett, a pioneering woman attorney and former San Diego judge, will receive two awards this month. ...


Law Practice


Judgeships Bill Advances in Senate

May 17, 2008
By Lawrence Hurleyn

A Senate panel approved legislation Thursday that would grant California and other states additional federal judgeships, but t...


Education


UC Installs First Latino Dean at Davis Law

May 17, 2008
By Linda Rapattoni

Web Exclusive - Kevin Johnson was confirmed Thursday as the new dean of UC Davis School of Law, the first Latino to head a UC ...


California Supreme Court


Celebrating - With a Wary Eye on the Future

May 17, 2008
By Rebecca Beyer

Same-sex marriage supporters celebrated outside the California Supreme Court on Thursday, but in between cheers, gay rights ad...


Criminal


Pellicano Convicted of Racketeering

May 17, 2008
By Zack Vaneyckn

A federal jury convicted Anthony Pellicano and all four co-defendants Thursday on a host of crimes related to the private eye'...


Firm Watch


On the Move

May 16, 2008
By Maya Meinert And Rebecca U. Cho

Kevin S. Feldman has joined the Law Offices of Brett A. Bjornson, a Pacific Palisades-based firm specializing in estate-planni...


Product Liability


FDA Pre-emption Under Scrutiny

May 16, 2008
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The Bush administration's expanded use of federal pre-emption when it comes to oversight of drugs and medical devices is now c...


Law Practice


A religious order of Catholic priests will spend almost $20 million to settle alleged and admitted cases of sexual abuse by me...


Litigation


U.S. Law Would Curtail Credit Card Class Actions

May 16, 2008
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Congress is taking belated action to put an end to an avalanche of class action lawsuits against retailers that include credit...


Securities


Activision to Pay $25 Million For Backdating

May 16, 2008
By Gabe Friedmann

In a potent reminder that stock options backdating created messy problems for many law firms, Activision announced a $25 milli...


Judges and Judiciary


BASF Rates Candidates in June Judicial Election

May 16, 2008
By Amy Yarbroughn

The Bar Association of San Francisco's evaluations of Superior Court candidates have one attorney crying foul. ...


Law Practice


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's revised state budget proposal Wednesday handed the courts a mixed bag with the same cuts he propo...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Reviving Medicare

May 16, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

A new law strengthens the government's ability to make sure Medicare does not pay for care that was compensated in a liability...


Environmental


Species Protected, but With Misgivings

May 16, 2008
By Fiona Smith

The Bush administration on Wednesday reluctantly listed the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, making ...


Litigation


Minnesota Dean to Head La Verne Law School

May 16, 2008
By Jason W. Armstrong

Allen K. Easley, a former dean of one of Minnesota's four law schools and a legal scholar who has extensive experience in the ...


Judges and Judiciary


Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge David Mintz, 1959-2008, died Monday after a battle with lung cancer. He was 49. ...


Criminal


Feds Indict, Search for Ex-Gemstar CEO

May 16, 2008
By Zack Vaneyckn

A federal grand jury indicted the former CEO of Gemstar-TV Guide for obstruction of justice Tuesday, marking the second time H...


Firm Watch


Dreier Plans Expansion Into Sports Consulting

May 16, 2008
By Devan Mcclainen

The firm that represented New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte in Major League Baseball's steroid scandal is branching out t...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Work in Hollywood is slowing even without action by the Screen Actors Guild - and, as it turns out, the union may have no stom...


Securities


SEC Charges Broadcom Executives

May 16, 2008
By Gabe Friedmann

Federal regulators filed civil fraud charges Wednesday against two current and two former top executives of one of the largest...


Criminal


Pellicano, Co-Defendants Found Guilty

May 16, 2008
By Zack Vaneyckn

A federal jury convicted Anthony Pellicano and all four co-defendants Thursday on a host of crimes related to the private eye'...


California Supreme Court


The California Supreme Court ruled 4-3 today that it's unconstitutional for the state to exclude gays from marriage. ...


Appellate Practice


"Spam King" Sanford Wallace and his partner owe Santa Monica-based MySpace Inc. a record $230 million in damages after a feder...