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Judicial Profile


Early Riser

Sep. 10, 2007
By Jason Songn

Alan B. Honeycutt was named to the Los Angeles bench at age 36 - just 15 years after he graduated from college. ...


Judicial Profile


High Standards

Sep. 9, 2007
By Dennis Pfaffn

A clerkship for Anthony M. Kennedy instilled strong values and an aspiration for the bench in San Jose Judge Vincent Chiarel...


Judicial Profile


Family Oriented

Sep. 8, 2007
By Donna Dominon

His objective approach has enabled South Lake Tahoe Commissioner Wm. Neil Shepherd, who practiced family law for 14 years, to ...


Andrew Giacomini, top partner at Hanson Bridgett in San Francisco, said his firm competes for "the best lawyers we can get," b...


Law Practice


Army Man Flourished as a Lawyer

Sep. 8, 2007
By Maya Meinert

LOS ANGELES - Frank R. Gasdia, a longtime interstate commerce law attorney, has died at his home in Downey. He was 88. ...


Verdicts


LOS ANGELES - In one of the first cases settled since the Los Angeles branch of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissi...


Government


WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush has nominated a lawyer who spent a controversial year as interim U.S. attorney in San Fr...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Merger Madness

Sep. 8, 2007
By Troy Senikn

Focus Column - By Irina Shestakova - Before getting involved in a multinational corporate consolidation, you'll need this road...


Law Practice


Judge Admonished for Rude Behavior

Sep. 8, 2007
By Amy Yarbroughn

SAN FRANCISCO - A Kern County judge with a long history of discipline - once for saying a prosecutor practiced law "like a man...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Forum Column - By Antonia L. Sequeira - Small inventors beware - the net result of new patent rules may be a lack of protectio...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Affirmed Incentive

Sep. 8, 2007
By Troy Senikn

Employment Column - By Diane Kimberlin - Could you be breaking the law by tying your employees' pay to company profits? ...


Arbitrator Profile


For Century City Mediator, It's All About Timing

Sep. 8, 2007
By Peter Matuszakn

LOS ANGELES - Sometimes timing is everything. In 1999, it was time for Eugene Moscovitch to move on with his career. His hea...


Corporate


Judge OKs Overtime Class Action

Sep. 8, 2007
By Jim Adamekn

SANTA ANA - A federal judge in Orange County has given a boost to a national overtime lawsuit on behalf of 8,000 salespeople f...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Diversity's Virtues

Sep. 8, 2007
By Troy Senikn

Forum Column - By Joshua Briones and David Grenardo - A lack of diversity in a law firm used to only be a token of political i...


Law Practice


Jurist Revered for Warmth, Insight

Sep. 8, 2007
By Susan Mcraen

The death of Paul Boland, a longtime judge on the state trial and appellate courts and a pioneer in legal education and streng...


Law Practice


Two Derivative Backdating Cases at Crossroads

Sep. 8, 2007
By David Houstonn

SAN JOSE - Lawsuits against company officers accused of backdating stock-option grants have moved slowly in the year and a hal...


Government


SACRAMENTO - Democratic lawmakers, who say they are still unhappy that the governor is not putting enough women and minorities...


RIVERSIDE - Saying the government is trying to "evade" an injunction requiring the removal of a controversial metal cross in t...


Litigation


Court Interpreters Strike in L.A.

Sep. 7, 2007
By Amy Yarbroughn

Hundreds of court interpreters in Los Angeles and two smaller counties went on strike Wednesday after months of trying to nego...


Law Practice


LOS ANGELES - For Los Angeles plaintiffs' attorneys headed to Vegas this weekend, the lucky number is 25. ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


The Gabby Justice

Sep. 7, 2007
By Troy Senikn

Forum Column - By Lynn Duryee - Do you know a judge who fits one of the six styles of listening? ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Unnecessary Roughness

Sep. 7, 2007
By Troy Senikn

Focus Column - By Anthony Label and Cynthia McGuinn - The assumption that liability for negligence in athletic injuries usual...


Healthcare/Hospital Law


Nossaman Adds Health Care Lawyers

Sep. 7, 2007
By David Houstonn

SACRAMENTO - Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott announced Wednesday that its Sacramento office has snatched a five-lawyer h...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Forum Column - By Richard M. Coleman - The "Musings of a Discovery Referee" series continues with a look at some of the common...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Law Firms Try to Erase Old Claims

Sep. 7, 2007
By Laura Ernden

SAN FRANCISCO - In an age when attorneys switch law firms as often as they trade in cars, how long a firm is on the hook for a...


Corporate


NetApp Claims Sun Infringed Patents

Sep. 7, 2007
By David Houstonn

SAN FRANCISCO - Data storage company Network Appliance sued Sun Microsystems Wednesday, claiming Sun infringed its patented te...


Government


Prosecutor Forced Into Retirement

Sep. 7, 2007
By Martin Bergn

LOS ANGELES - The slow-moving federal corruption investigation of a Los Angeles-area Republican congressman is about to hit an...


Government


WASHINGTON - A potential obstacle to a bill that would ban the Justice Department from forcing corporate counsel to waive atto...


Government


Officials, Experts Push Governor's Water Fixes

Sep. 6, 2007
By Dennis Pfaffn

SACRAMENTO - State officials and water experts Wednesday predicted big impacts from a federal judge's ruling that could cut pu...


Law Practice


SAN FRANCISCO - The Merck Vioxx litigation in Los Angeles has gotten a lot of attention in the last year. But L.A. doesn't hav...