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Perspective


When It Comes to Arbitration Agreements, Less Is More

Mar. 15, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Employers should limit the terms of their arbitration agreements or risk losing the right to compel arbitration at all. By Dan...


Litigation


Trial Lawyers Spar Over Asbestos Claims

Mar. 15, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Defense firms complain their plaintiff counterparts are double dipping when it comes to recovery in the still-massive load of ...


Government


Governor Plans Own Judge Choices

Mar. 15, 2011
By Emily Green

Three months into office, Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed dozens of people to various government jobs. But one position has gon...


Real Estate/Development


State Sued to Force Mega Sale

Mar. 15, 2011
By Anna Scott

The private investment consortium California First is suing the state in an attempt to complete its purchase of 24 state-owned...


Criminal


Accused Bomber's Venue Motion Denied

Mar. 15, 2011
By Pat Broderick

On May 23, Donny Love Sr. is scheduled to go to trial for the May 4, 2008 early-morning pipe bombing that strewed shrapnel ove...


Discipline


Discipline

Mar. 14, 2011
By Eb Richardsonn


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


State Will Get $5.2 Million in Settlement

Mar. 14, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

The State Bar late Friday asked the State Bar Court to put Michael T. Pines of Encinitas on involuntary inactive status.


Law Practice


On the Move

Mar. 14, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Arnold & Porter LLP scooped up a patent litigation team of 13 former Howrey LLP lawyers, four of whom join the firm's Los ...


Corporate Counsel


Joni L. Gaudes

Mar. 14, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

General counsel for 1-800-Dentist / Futuredontics, Inc. Los Angeles ...


Judicial Profile


Laura Walton

Mar. 13, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Compton) ...


Solo and Small Firms


Finding Their Own Path

Mar. 12, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

Four years after launching their employment law boutique, husband-and-wife team Linda and Woody Gulledge finally were able to ...


Judicial Profile


Paul D. Fogel

Mar. 12, 2011
By Laura Ernden

Judge Paul D. Fogel's appellate background has made him a meticulous questioner who out-details even the most exacting lawyers.


ADR Provider


Robert E. May

Mar. 12, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Robert E. May believes firmly that everyone deserves their day in court - or better yet, around his mediator's table. May has ...


Community News


More than 300 members of the legal community gathered to celebrate the South Asian Bar Association of Southern California’s ei...


Community News


Starr Portrait to Watch Over Pepperdine

Mar. 12, 2011
By Riley Guerin

By Ben Adlin Daily Journal Staff Writer Pepperdine University School of Law unveiled a commemorative portrait of former...


Community News


The newly named Japanese American Bar Association hosted an Installation and Awards Gala along with the Philippine American Ba...


Community News


The Los Angeles County Bar Association celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Domestic Violence Project March 3 at the Millenn...


Litigation


Mortgage Lender Hit with Class Action

Mar. 12, 2011
By Anna Scott

Homeowners in San Mateo, Potomac, Md. and Jupiter, Fla. filed a national class action lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior...


Entertainment & Sports


Sheen Suit Seeks to Avoid Arbitration

Mar. 12, 2011
By Jean Luc Renault

Actor Charlie Sheen on Thursday sued Warner Bros. Studio Enterprises and a co-creator of the sitcom "Two and a Half Men" for $...


Law Practice


Grand Jury Indicts Disbarred Lawyer

Mar. 12, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Mark Roy Anderson, a disbarred Nevada lawyer, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 counts of wire fraud, securities...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Schroeder Takes Senior Status

Mar. 12, 2011
By John Roemer

Ninth Circuit Judge Mary M. Schroeder announced Thursday that she will assume senior status Jan. 1, 2012. ...


Securities


Verifone Shareholder Suit Dismissed

Mar. 12, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed with prejudice the securities fraud class action pending since 2007 against a group...


Law Practice


Cooley M&A Partner Moves to MoFo

Mar. 12, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Cooley LLP suffered a blow to its mergers and acquisitions practice when longtime partner David A. Lipkin announced he is depa...


Law Practice


McKenna Grows in SoCal

Mar. 12, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

In the past three weeks, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP has boosted its Southern California ranks by double digits. ...


Government


Consumer Database Could Prompt Lawsuits

Mar. 12, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is set to unveil a database that logs product safety complaints that critics say c...


Government


S.D. DA to Run for Mayor

Mar. 12, 2011
By Pat Broderick

San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis Thursday announced her intentions to run for mayor in 2012. ...


Litigation


Priest Files Release Tentatively Ordrered

Mar. 12, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

A neutral tentatively ordered the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Thursday to release thousands of files of psychiatric records of ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


The Shifting Shape of Mediation

Mar. 12, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to conflict resolution can be problematic. By Matthew P. Guasco of Judicate West. ...


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


Court to Rehear Grocery, Labor Dispute

Mar. 12, 2011
By John Roemer

A big win for labor unions last year at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is in jeopardy as the circuit prepares to review...


How to balance a client's concerns about principles with the basic goals of mediation.