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Law Practice


Well known probate litigator to join ARC

Jan. 13, 2015
By Kibkabe Arayan

Bruce S. Ross, chair of the firm's national private wealth services dispute resolution team, will join the probate, trusts ...


Law Practice


Legal industry sees slight growth in December

Jan. 13, 2015
By Kibkabe Araya

After zero growth in November, the legal industry added 500 new jobs nationwide in December with over 1.13 million positions, ...


Litigation


Judge's objection prompts sweeter deal

Jan. 13, 2015
By Hadley Robinson

In addition to making headlines, it appears that federal appellate judge Alex Kozinski's objection to a settlement also booste...


A recent 9th Circuit opinion calls into question the ironclad nature of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act as a lin...


Government


But Brown's $3.7 billion budget for the judicial branch didn't fulfill courts' wish list - they'd hoped for an increase of $61...


Firm Watch


On The Move

Jan. 12, 2015
By Melanie Brisbonn

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


Judicial Profile


Douglas F. McCormick

Jan. 12, 2015
By Don Debenedictisn

U.S. Magistrate Douglas McCormick questions policies and procedures, looking for inefficiencies.


Judicial Profile


John C. Cope

Jan. 11, 2015
By Fiona Smithn

Longtime prosecutor and part-time woodworker, John Cope is thriving as a Contra Costa judge.


In labeling cases filed in the Northern District of California, federal judges have yet to approve of an adequate method of de...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Ethical negotiation, successful negotiation

Jan. 10, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Despite an affirmative ethical duty to encourage clients to settle and to not delay resolution, consensual dispute resolution ...


Judges and Judiciary


Motion statistics in an LA County court

Jan. 10, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

Two years ago, the Los Angeles County Superior Court reduced the number of individual calendar civil courts in the downtown Mo...


Perspective


Dos, don'ts for lawyers on social media

Jan. 10, 2015
By Katharine Malonen

Emphasis on the use of social media within the practice of law has increased. But ignorance of the rules, no matter how new or...


Transportation


California's high-speed boon, or boondoggle?

Jan. 10, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

While a recent California Supreme Court decision paved the way for construction of the state's high speed rail and groundbreak...


Judges and Judiciary


Former Chief 9th Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski and his wife have agreed to withdraw an objection to a settlement involving probl...


Solo and Small Firms


Nimble Does It

Jan. 10, 2015
By Jason Pafundin

Sauer & Wagner added just three attorneys over the course of 17 years, even as it litigated matters for big names like Son...


Law Practice


OC firms' marriage comes to an end

Jan. 10, 2015
By Melanie Brisbon

Attorneys Timothy R. Busch and Michael W. Caspino will end their partnership in Busch & Caspino, after less than a year t...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Abraham D. Sofaer

Jan. 10, 2015
By John Roemer

Sofaer, who in 2007 founded the private adjudication service Federal Arbitration Inc., known as FedArb, is known for his exper...


U.S. District Judge James Otero ruled Thursday that construction of an amphitheater at the West L.A. Veterans Affairs Medical ...


California Supreme Court


In a decision favoring laborers who work 24-hour shifts, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that security guards who are r...


City Attorney Dennis Herrera has been sued by his former deputy chief trial counsel, who accuses him of firing her after she d...


Immigration


New laws mean less risk for immigrants

Jan. 10, 2015
By Daina Beth Solomon

Shortened sentences under Proposition 47 and SB 1310 will help reduce deportations ...


Entertainment & Sports


The firm brings on video game litigator Bruce Isaacs and entertainment dealmmaker Bob Wyman from Wyman & Isaacs. ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The proposed opinion, the first in the nation on the topic, concludes blogs by lawyers fall under advertising rules if they ex...


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


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals clarified a key question of when class actions can be removed to federal court, ruling e...


Perspective


The holiday season brings with it much tradition. One tradition being the National Labor Relations Board dropping new law-chan...


Entertainment & Sports


A federal judge is sorting through a discovery dispute in a case on the legality of selling used digital music. ...


Bankruptcy


A financial company that holds $50 million worth of San Bernardino's pension obligation bonds and the bond insurer say the cit...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Jan. 9, 2015
By Karen Natividadn

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...


Echoing frequent criticisms, a state audit released Wednesday faulted California judicial leaders for poor management that le...


Perspective


Expanding equitable remedies in ERISA cases

Jan. 9, 2015
By Ben Armisteadn

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently expanded the available equitable remedies and set forth a road map for claimant...