This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...
News

    Filter by date
     to 
    Search by Category
    Search by Headline


Litigation


Sugar vs. corn industry battle begins

Nov. 6, 2015
By Gautham Thomas

A jury trial between high fructose corn syrup producers and the sugar industry began Wednesday. ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Nov. 5, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved


Litigation


$44M utility settlement faces new objectors

Nov. 5, 2015
By America Hernandez

A previously praised agreement began to crack under pressure from new entrants and objectors Tuesday at the third preliminary ...


Personal injury attorney Todd Macaluso was sentenced to five months in federal prison Monday for engaging in a scheme to defra...


Litigation


A federal judge released a decision Monday overturning a magistrate judge's ruling in a lawsuit against Riverside County over ...


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


The long-running litigation over the rights to Superman continued Tuesday, as the parties entered the 9th U.S. Circuit Court o...


Immigration


An Iranian-American immigration judge is no longer banned by the U.S. Department of Justice from hearing matters involving Ira...


Judicial Profile


Jacqueline H. Lewis

Nov. 5, 2015
By Matthew Blake

Recently-elected LA Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Lewis oversees new parole revocation hearings.


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court debated Tuesday whether a defendant facing a felony charge is required to attend all court hearings re...


Judicial Profile


Brenda J. Penny

Nov. 4, 2015
By Laurinda Keys

Commissioner Brenda Penny relies on experience and insight to provide closure in L.A. probate court


Litigation


Bittersweet sugar v. corn syrup battle begins

Nov. 4, 2015
By Gautham Thomas

There’s little sweetness to be found in the industry battle between the corn syrup and sugar industries: After nearly 4½ years...


Corporate Counsel


Richard R. Pickard

Nov. 4, 2015
By Riley Guerin

Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Secretary Plantronics Inc. Santa Cruz ...


Law Practice


Barg Coffin has now lost four partners in the past three months and 11 attorneys in the last year, leaving it with 10 lawyers ...


Media


N.W.A.'s former manager sues over portrayal in film

Nov. 4, 2015
By America Hernandez

Gerald E. Heller, co-founder of Comptown Records Inc., sued NBCUniversal and more than a hundred others for using his name and...


Labor/Employment


Copping to a lack of preparation, Judge Hess pushed back any rulings until next week in Iskanian. ...


Labor/Employment


A group of unhappy freight truck drivers who filed wage claims against their contractor with the state must arbitrate them, th...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Nov. 3, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.


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


The 9th Circuit Tuesday will hear oral arguments in the long-standing fight over the rights to the fictional hero. ...


Corporate


Partners wary of nontraditional competiton

Nov. 3, 2015
By Steven Crighton

Firm business lost during the recession from in-house counsel in many areas still remains missing. ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The State Bar's Board of Trustees has 10 Northern California attorneys to choose from to fill an opening. ...


State transportation officials are ignoring Indian tribes' rights to protect their heritage amid construcion of a $300 million...


California Courts of Appeal


A defendant who pointed a laser at an aircraft operated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department cannot block a criminal...


A victim of the infamous 1976 Chowchilla school bus kidnapping discovered information that may now help one of her kidnappers ...


Judicial Profile


Paul P. Burdick

Nov. 3, 2015
By Kevin Lee

Santa Cruz Superior Court Judge Paul Burdick is known for keeping his cool in the midst of sensational cases.


Judicial Profile


Judge Mark McCannon

Nov. 3, 2015
By Fiona Smith

Alameda County Judge Mark McCannon has a knack for handling heavy criminal calendars.


Firm Watch


On the Move

Nov. 2, 2015
By Steven Crighton

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


Judicial Profile


Sharon L. Kalemkiarian

Nov. 1, 2015
By America Hernandez

San Diego juvenile dependency Judge Sharon Kalemkiarian balances a protective nature with a sense of understanding.


A proposed mall in the beach town of Carlsbad, popular with city council, is seeing its fast-track approval hit legal and poli...


Firm Profile


Winning Ticket

Oct. 31, 2015
By Banks Albachn

Most attorneys might not seek out singular expertise in the semantics of sweepstakes and contest law, but it's a skill that Ts...



Born Mediator

Oct. 31, 2015
By L.J. Williamson

Neutral Joel Grossman has worked all sides of the entertainment world's spectrum — from A-list celebrities to exotic dancers e...