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Immigration


Arizona Immigration Law Passes Muster

May 28, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

In a ruling that boosts state laws policing immigration, a divided U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Arizona law that punishes busi...


Community News


May 27, 2011
By Zack Smith

The Korean Prosecutors Association held its first-ever gathering of Korean and Korean-American prosecutors to share their know...


Community News


May 27, 2011
By Zack Smith

More than 80 Howard Rice attorneys, staff and other volunteers gathered at the Youth Guidance Center on April 30 for the firm'...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


The Devil Is in the Details

May 27, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

A draft settlement agreement is the GPS of mediation, reaching a verbal agreement without this is a risk that should never be ...


International


A Closer Look at the 2010 UK Bribery Act

May 27, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

The 2010 U.K. Bribery Act pushes the limits in the global anti-corruption effort. By Mike Emmick and Bethany Hengsbach of Shep...


Judicial Profile


William Y. Wood

May 27, 2011
By Pat Alston

Commissioner Bill Wood credits his time in the foreign service for expanding his horizon as a local prosecutor.


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


Acquittal for Pharmaceutical GC a Relief

May 27, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Attorneys breathed a collective sigh of relief when former GlaxoSmithKline lawyer Lauren Stevens was acquitted of six charges,...


Perspective


What Warrants a Warrant

May 27, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

The U.S. Supreme Court provides police with more discretion to enter residences without a warrant. By Louis J. Shapiro ...


Perspective


The need for innovative lending options raises consumer protection issues that the government has yet to resolve. By Will Boll...


Perspective


Is there a right to reasonably resist unlawful entry by the police? By Michael C. McMahon ...


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


San Francisco Sues Health Insurers

May 27, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Blue Cross of California Inc. and Health Net of California Inc. owe millions of dollars in late and unpaid emergency medical b...


Law Practice


Crowell Poaches Epstein Health Care Team

May 27, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Crowell & Moring nabbed a health care litigation team from Epstein Becker & Green, led by William A. Helvestine. ...


Appellate Practice


Panel Raises Bar for Inequitable Conduct

May 27, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

A divided federal appeals court decided Wednesday to make it more difficult for defendants to prove inequitable conduct in pat...


Labor/Employment


Morgan Stanley Labor Case Dismissed

May 27, 2011
By Cat Ho

A federal judge sided with Morgan Stanley this week in two separate lawsuits targeting the company's policy of requiring its e...


Obituaries


John Davies

May 27, 2011
By Pat Broderick

1934-2011 ...


Criminal


Lance Armstrong Adds a Defense Lawyer

May 27, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Facing renewed scrutiny into doping allegations, Lance Armstrong has tapped pre-eminent law firm Keker & Van Nest to lead ...


Law Practice


Legal Recruiter Wins Fee Dispute

May 27, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Legal recruiters across the country are quietly celebrating last week's $1.9 million award to a legal recruiter over a fee dis...


Litigation


Judges Seek to Consolidate Asbestos Cases

May 27, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Seeking to clear a backlog of litigation, a movement is afoot to coordinate asbestos lawsuits pending in Los Angeles, Orange a...


Securities


SEC Approves Whistle-blower Rules

May 27, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Over the objections of big business, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved Wednesday a controversial program to rewa...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

May 26, 2011
By Carla Pinedan

Barry Kurtz APC moved its operations from one end of the San Fernando Valley to the other.


Criminal


Names Added to Criminal Wall of Fame

May 26, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz


Corporate


Google Invests in Wind Farm

May 26, 2011
By Robert Pierce

Google Inc. and Citigroup Inc. plan to invest a combined $110 million into a wind farm in southern California where the Mojave...


Judicial Profile


Commissioner Kenneth G. Pritchard

May 26, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Commissioner Kenneth Pritchard combines a keen intellect and a folksy demeanor to preside over all manner of cases in the tiny...


Intellectual Property


What Does It Take to Sue a Patentee These Days?

May 26, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

Patent holders now face a major jurisdictional hurdle in declaratory judgment cases. By Robert Harkins and Jennifer Ming of Se...


Law Practice


New York-based litigation firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP has been slowly, quietly building a presence in Southern Cali...


Litigation


Justices Consider Personal Injury Damages

May 26, 2011
By Laura Ernden

The state Supreme Court struggled Tuesday with how to calculate medical damages in personal injury cases in light of complex h...


Litigation


Email Receipts Not Covered By FACTA

May 26, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Heading off consumer privacy lawsuits, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected an attempt to extend liabilit...


Criminal


City Attorney Pleads to Reckless Driving

May 26, 2011
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

Jimmy L. Gutierrez, city attorney for Rialto and Chino, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving after b...


Law Practice


Bullivant Houser Shrinks Its Footprint

May 26, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Just three years ago, midsize Portland firm Bullivant Houser Bailey PC was reaching critical mass in California. Today, that e...


Two recent appellate decisions clarify the issue of jurisdiction over competing claims of misrepresentation and insurance bad ...