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State Bar & Bar Associations


San Diego Bar president dreams big

Jan. 26, 2016
By Lyle Moran

Heather S. Riley wants more big firm involvement in group ...


Law Practice


Sean Eskovitz, who has been with Munger Tolles since 2005, will lead the new firm's LA office. ...


The chemical giant says the state relied on flawed science after it signals that the herbicide should be listed under Proposit...



A fight ahead on peremptory challenges

Jan. 26, 2016
By L.J. Williamson

Lawyers and judges across the state are divided on a provision in Gov. Jerry Brown's recently released budget that proposes re...


U.S. Supreme Court


A man sued by DC Comics for making drivable replica Batmobiles is taking his case to the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to o...


Litigation


Valley Fever costs the state $12 million

Jan. 26, 2016
By Phil Johnson

A jury verdict awarded $12 million to five construction employees who contracted an incurable disease while working for the st...


Judicial Profile


Thomas A. Rasch

Jan. 26, 2016
By Phil Johnson

Alameda County Commissioner Thomas Rasch wins praise for his demeanor and knowledge.


Mergers & Acquisitions


On The Move

Jan. 25, 2016
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.


Judicial Profile


Michael Bishay

Jan. 24, 2016
By Laurinda Keys

Superior Court Commissioner San Bernardino County (Victorville) ...


Resolution of a long-running case will transform groundwater management in the arid Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles by pu...


Letter to the Editor


We at Disability Rights California are deeply troubled by the ruling that statutory limits on the amount court reporters can c...


Litigation


High court declines to revive conspiracy charges

Jan. 23, 2016
By Amanda Schallert

The state Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a petition to bring back conspiracy charges against San Bernardino county official...


Law Practice


It's a new year, but law firm leaders aren't terribly excited about it. Managing partners responding to a survey indicated tha...


A Bakersfield lawyer on Wednesday was slapped with a three-year sentence of probation and anger management counseling followin...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Thomas Layton alleges he was wrongfully terminated for filing grievances and unfair practice charges against the bar. ...


California Supreme Court


Lenders may not pursue borrowers for the outstanding amount on a mortgage loan after a short sale, the high court ruled Thursd...


Government


Office seeks to divert mentally ill from jail

Jan. 23, 2016
By L.J. Williamson

On the cusp of a historic change in the way the L.A. County's criminal justice system deals with mentally ill offenders, one o...


Justices to consider if university had duty to protect chemistry student Katherine Rosen. ...


Solo and Small Firms


Prime Patents

Jan. 23, 2016
By Steven Crighton

Choosing cases based on merit allows Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP to compete with the big firms. ...


Corporate


SF-based data management company taps first GC

Jan. 23, 2016
By Kibkabe Araya

InsideView Inc., a customer data management and marketing provider, named Nicole K. Campbell as its first general counsel and ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Brett Schreiber, a partner at Thorsnes, Bartolotta, McGuire, has been elected president of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego...


Obituaries


Richards D. "Dick" Barger, 1928 - 2016

Jan. 23, 2016
By Steven Crighton

Richards D. "Dick" Barger, former state insurance commissioner and co-founder of the insurance law firm Barger & Wolen LLP...


Arbitrator Profile


Real Resolutions

Jan. 23, 2016
By Steven Crighton

Mediator Floyd Siegal wants clients to feel that no stone is left unturned ...


With an overflow gallery of litigators looking on, Volkswagen AG lawyers admitted to a frustrated U.S. District Judge Charles ...


Discipline


Jan. 22, 2016
By STEPHEN LARSON

Many of the attorneys recently disciplined by the State Bar have one thing in common: prior incidents of discipline.


When Volkswagen AG's lawyers enter the ceremonial courtroom of the San Francisco federal court Thursday, they'll find some of ...


Letter to the Editor


In his Jan. 15 article, Professor Michael D. Ramsey makes a persuasive argument that American citizens born outside the U.S. t...


Corporate


Lenovo Group Ltd. announced late Tuesday a new general counsel will take over after the former one stepped down. ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Friedland's chief concerns as the Orange County bar's new president are civility, engagement ...


A Jones Day team is advising Atmel and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising Microchip in the biggest semiconductor...