WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for the 2003-04 term, in which the court will take on Washington state...
Media
Ripple Effect of Jayson Blair Scandal Soaks West Coast Journalists
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - Thursday, the Los Angeles Daily Journal ran three corrections on Page 2 regarding the Washington, D.C...
LOS ANGELES - An emotional Nabil Issa wiped tears of frustration and relief from his eyes Monday after a federal judge reduce...
State Bar & Bar Associations
'Outsider' Wins Presidency of State Bar Board
By Don De Benedictis
SAN FRANCISCO - The distinction between bar junkies and outsiders is a false one, State Bar President James E. Herman likes t...
SAN JOSE - Winning a trade-secrets case can be cold comfort, as a Cupertino software company found out last month. A Santa Cl...
Personal Injury & Torts
Panel Must Reconsider Rollover Award, Again
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Ford Motor Co. another shot at reducing a record $290 million punitive dam...
Media lawyer Scott Zolke joined Los Angeles' Loeb & Loeb as a partner in the entertainment and media group May 5. Zolke wa...
Vernell Crittendon lowers his voice to a whisper as he spots two visitors departing through the gates of San Quentin State Pri...
"What Can Brown Do For You?" is a recent ad slogan for United Parcel Service, recognized by its brown-and-gold symbol. "Leave ...
St. Jude Medical Inc. has invested $15 million in Sunnyvale's Epicor Medical Inc. to acquire a minority stake in the privately...
Column - Business Development - By Karen Kaplowitz - The buzz is all about "teamwork" in rainmaking. It's great to see that la...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Software Giant Has Hand in Online Conferencing Market
By Toni Vranjes
Software giant Microsoft Corp. has purchased PlaceWare Inc. of Mountain View, creating a formidable new competitor in the onli...
The record industry already has taken aim at several targets in its fight against online music piracy. Now it has a new target...
Daniel E. Alberti has joined the trial department of McDermott, Will & Emery in Palo Alto after 22 years at Ropers, Majesk...
Column - Trial Strategy - By Noelle C. Nelson - From the jurors' perspective, lawyers must answer six basic questions of a cas...
The Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles found the perfect venue for honoring outstanding women in the legal profession - ...
A lawsuit filed by the owner of the historic El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood against the operator of the Los Angeles County su...
Although World Savings Bank escaped a fraud claim brought by a homeowner who purchased one of its properties, the legal mess d...
Two years after joining Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Bill Steffin has left the Cleveland-based firm for Los Angeles' Lewis, ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Chip Makers Join Forces to Better Attack High-Definition TV Market
By Toni Vranjes
Chip maker Zoran Corp. of Santa Clara has agreed to buy Oak Technology Inc. for $358 million in cash and stock. Both companies...
Client conflicts didn't kill Murphy, Sheneman, Julian & Rogers' merger with Winston & Strawn earlier this year. But th...
Kevin Debr is hoping that the third time is the charm. The technology lawyer joined Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman Machtinger...
There's more to a title than just the name. Employees in management positions at Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. stores all...
McDonald's projects an image of a corporation committed to the well-being of its 2,400 franchisees nationwide. "They are the h...
Litigation
Party Must Attack Punitives Proof at Trial or Waives Right to Do It Later
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Focus Column - Litigation - By David Martinez - Defense practitioners navigating California's state courts are familiar with t...
Focus Column - Intellectual Property - By Robert R. Sachs - The fickle economy continues to take its toll on both startups and...
LOS ANGELES - Without someone advocating on their behalf, foster children likely will continue leaving the system without a de...
SANTA ANA - A unique trial in which defense counsel requested that a jury determine damages before it assigned liability resul...
SAN DIEGO - District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis announced Friday that Deputy District Attorney Jeff Dusek will lead a new cold-ca...
SANTA ANA - Attorney Melanie Rae Blum and her ex-husband, former attorney Mark Elliot Roseman, pleaded not guilty Friday to fe...