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Law Practice


Rutan partners start employment firm

Mar. 8, 2012
By Susan Mcraen

Klatte Budensiek & Young-Agriesti will repersent employers. ...


Government


State sues car washes over unpaid wages

Mar. 8, 2012
By Brian Sumersn

California Labor Commissioner Julie Su filed two lawsuits Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court against three car washe...


Law Practice


Firms apply to open offices in Seoul

Mar. 8, 2012
By Kevin Lee

Ropes & Gray LLP and Paul Hastings LLP announced Tuesday they had filed preliminary applications with the Korean Ministry ...


Litigation


Three law firms that have been battling Orange County for a decade to make jails more accessible to handicapped inmates should...


Criminal


A report questions the role of an independent agency being created to oversee the criminal justice system. ...


A practice group model that incorporates absolute accountability for results is the first step in developing a business plan t...


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


Private insurance companies must now provide behavioral health treatment to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. By How...


Labor/Employment


State Labor Commissioner Julie Su says her office will seek to push prosecutors to impose criminal liabilities on employers wh...


Perspective


No sector of the U.S. economy is immune from the predatory attention of counterfeiters and infringers. By John C. Baum of Owen...


Letter to the Editor


Article on asbestos case raises non-issue

Mar. 8, 2012
By Michael Leen

A reader responds to "Asbestos case leads to application of political question doctrine." ...


Intellectual Property


A growing number of major law firms are signing up to represent patent licensing companies in infringement lawsuits, sparking ...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court hinted at a possible compromise Tuesday in a battle over who owes attorney fees in meal and rest break...


Judicial Profile


Richard C. Tallman

Mar. 8, 2012
By John Roemer

9th Circuit Judge Richard Tallman joined the bench with the benefit of a political maneuver. ...


Law Practice


Real estate powerhouse emerges

Mar. 7, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

Today's marriage of the two law firms is expected to put the combined forces on track to be even more competitive with other r...


Letter to the Editor


Readers respond to "SF passes ordinance to explore civil Gideon services." ...


Media


New statute provides a valuable tool for protecting online identities. By Yakub Hazzard and Dan Stone of Robins, Kaplan, Mille...


A poorly worded guaranty can make a world of difference when liability is at issue. By Anita Sabine and Suzzanne Uhland of O'M...


One of the founding partners of Sidley Austin LLP's Palo Alto office has decided to take up a new challenge at Sheppard, Mulli...


Law Practice


Carroll Burdick firm expands global reach

Mar. 7, 2012
By Susan Mcraen

A merger, official Monday, adds 10 lawyers to the 70-lawyer San Francisco-based firm, and offices in Munich and Singapore. ...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court Monday made it easier for death penalty defense lawyers to get reimbursed for handling post-conviction...


Litigation


UCI third-year law student Brian Hardingham told many of his professors and externship supervisors that he'd turn his focus to...


Perspective


Practitioners should be cautious about advising clients to 'clean up' their social media pages. By Caroline H. Mankey of Cypre...


Law Practice


Dewey dealmaker is departing firm

Mar. 7, 2012
By Robert Pierce

Managing partner of its Bay Area offices, Eric Reifschneider joins a former client ...


San Francisco's district attorney and public defender on Monday announced a joint investigation into the San Francisco Police...


Environmental


The health assessment for a dry cleaning solvent is updated for the first time since 1988. By Warren A. Koshofer of Michelman ...


Perspective


Taxpayer funds should not be used to place bets on startup companies, especially in emerging industries. By Jonathan Michaels ...


Large Firms


Moving day for Greenberg, first in Bay Area and now LA

Mar. 7, 2012
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

As part of an effort to bolster its California presence, the law firm of Greenberg Traurig LLP is relocating and expanding its...


U.S. Supreme Court


High court to rehear major human rights case

Mar. 7, 2012
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court took the rare step Monday of ordering reargument in a major human rights case for sometime next term, e...


U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court partially agreed with a liberal panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a habeas corpus case on M...


U.S. Supreme Court


Supreme Court denials

Mar. 7, 2012
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court turned down Oakland's bid to collect on a $470,000 verdict that a state court levied against an adverti...