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Litigation


Medical groups sue surgeon for nonpayment

Nov. 2, 2011
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

A pair of Inland Empire medical groups sued the prominent local surgeon who manages them, accusing him and his business partne...


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar considers contributing to CCMS

Nov. 2, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

If the State Bar joins a billionaire philanthropist to aid the state courts' controversial case-management system, it could ta...


Intellectual Property


Keker & Van Nest LLP won a defense verdict for Twitter Inc. against a Virginia attorney whose holding company sued the mic...


Government


Politicians who say their war chests were depleted by an indicted campaign treasurer should, in some cases, be permitted to ta...


Litigation


Heller estate sues Greenberg Traurig

Nov. 2, 2011
By Jill Redhage

The Heller Ehrman LLP estate has sued its former counsel at Greenberg Traurig LLP for malpractice. ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court considers effective assistance of counsel

Nov. 2, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

A divided U.S. Supreme Court weighed Monday the right of criminal defendants to effective assistance of counsel during plea ba...


Law Practice


Seyfarth opens new immigration center

Nov. 2, 2011
By Kevin Lee

With the Obama administration turning a keen eye on illegal immigrants, Seyfarth Shaw LLP has launched an Immigration Complian...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court on Monday gave prosecutors wide latitude to elicit testimony from criminal gang experts. ...


Government


The U.S. Sentencing Commission issued a report Monday calling on Congress to reassess the current mandatory minimum penalties ...


Criminal


US agrees to return seized files

Nov. 2, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Federal prosecutors abruptly agreed to return material they seized from a developer under investigation in an alleged San Bern...


California Supreme Court


Court expands attorney fee statute

Nov. 2, 2011
By Laura Ernden

The state Supreme Court on Monday made it easier for litigants to win attorney fees when they fight court battles in the publ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Gary M. Paul of Waters, Krause & Paul LLP leads the American Association for Justice, the plaintiffs' bar's national lobby...


Intellectual Property


Court of Appeal upholds drug patent settlement

Nov. 2, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

California's 4th District Court of Appeal ruled Monday that patent settlement agreements related to the antibiotic Cipro do no...


Litigation


Defense lawyer calls cases a classic attempt by plaintiffs to go after what they perceive as 'a deep pocket' ...


U.S. Supreme Court


U.S. Supreme Court reversals

Nov. 2, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

A roundup of cases reversed by the Supreme Court ...


Law Practice


In its recent Los Angeles hiring spree, Snell & Wilmer LLP, a 400-lawyer Phoenix-based full service firm, has joined with ...


Law Practice


Orrick Chairman Ralph Baxter prepares to retire

Nov. 2, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

After 21 years at the helm of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, firm Chairman and CEO Ralph Baxter is preparing to step d...


U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California rule banning a type of arbitration agreement in employment contracts on Monday...


Judicial Profile


Edward M. Chen

Nov. 2, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Despite accusations to the contrary, Edward M. Chen is known for weighing all sides of an issue.


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Nov. 1, 2011
By Robert Pierce

A roundup of M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.


Judicial Profile


Denise McLaughlin-Bennett

Nov. 1, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Antelope Valley) ...


Insurance


The duty to defend raises interesting issues in the context of environmental remediation statutes. By Jordan Stanzler and Deb ...


What good is it to apply law without caring about whether the result is a just one? By Dan Lawton of Lawton Law Firm ...


Perspective


Learn about the elements of DUI offenses, and possible sentences and plea bargains. By David Marsh of the Los Angeles County p...


Judges and Judiciary


Lee C. Witham

Nov. 1, 2011
By Pat Alston

Superior Court Commissioner San Diego County (San Diego) ...


Bankruptcy


Heller estate wants bankruptcy judge on case

Nov. 1, 2011
By Jill Redhage

The bankrupt Heller Ehrman LLP estate has filed a motion opposing claims that its litigation with several law firms employing ...


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


New Lawsuits Likely Over Health Cuts

Nov. 1, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Health care associations and others suing to end California's past Medi-Cal budget cuts have no means to appeal the Centers fo...


Real Estate/Development


Landlords who got home loans facing foreclosures

Nov. 1, 2011
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

A number of recent forced foreclosures on borrowers who are current on their mortgages but rent their homes out for cash has t...


Litigation


Video streamer settles lawsuit

Nov. 1, 2011
By Erica Phillips

Video streaming service Zediva, a Silicon Valley startup that streamed unlicensed DVD content to subscribers, will pay $1.8 mi...


Law Practice


Visa bill could mean legal work

Nov. 1, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

A bill proposed this month by a pair of U.S. senators seeking to breathe new life into the sagging housing market by granting ...