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Criminal


Attorney Arrested for $117,000 Theft

Dec. 15, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

A Newport Beach lawyer who hears property tax appeals for Orange County was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing $117,000 fr...


Environmental


Carlsbad Water Plant Beats Challenge

Dec. 15, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Environmentalists received another setback in their quest to halt construction of a long-planned water desalination plant in C...


California Courts of Appeal


State Office Building Sale Blocked

Dec. 15, 2010
By Anna Scott

The 6th District Court of Appeal, on Monday temporarily halted Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's sale of 11 state office properties...


Corporate Counsel


Tom Myers

Dec. 15, 2010
By Emma Gallegosn

General Counsel for AIDS Healthcare Foundation ...


Constitutional Law


S.D.'s Concealed Weapons Policy Upheld

Dec. 15, 2010
By Pat Broderick

A federal judge ruled that the county of San Diego's policy that requires residents to prove "good cause" to carry concealed ...


Law Office Automation


Web Portals Help Firms Grow Clients

Dec. 15, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

Startups don't have a lot of cash to pay lawyers, but they need a lot of advice - legal and otherwise. That's why some law fir...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Cooley Helps Sale of Two Companies

Dec. 15, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Cooley's mergers and acquisitions group represented the sale of two separate companies for a combined value of more than $3 bi...


Corporate


High Court Punts on Gray Market Sales

Dec. 15, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4 in a case Monday that could have clarified whether copyrighted goods made overseas and acquir...


Law Practice


Investigation Details Extravagant Spending

Dec. 15, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Court documents recently made public suggest prominent life sciences attorney Jonathan Dickstein and his wife went to great le...


Law Practice


New SF Bar President Sworn In

Dec. 15, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

When Priya Sanger is sworn in as the new president of the Bar Association of San Francisco today, she will outline a plan to e...


Law Practice


Law Firm Can Keep Superhero Ads

Dec. 15, 2010
By Robert Iafollan

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a ruling allowing a New York firm to advertise its lawyers as superheroes. ...


Law Practice


Manatt Malpractice Case Dismissed

Dec. 15, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a malpractice case brought by retired National Football League players who claimed Manatt,...


Judicial Profile


Richard Sueyoshi

Dec. 15, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Judge Richard Sueyoshi oversees a criminal caseload after years as a business lawyer.


Perspective


The Matrixx Revisited

Dec. 14, 2010
By Alexander Phersonn

On Jan. 10, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear one of the most significant corporate cases on its docket. By Jared L. Kope...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Deal Makers

Dec. 14, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn


Real Estate/Development


The action comes despite mounting charges that the deal would benefit politically connected insiders at the expense of Califor...


Corporate Counsel


Douglas Sheehy

Dec. 14, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary for Codexis Inc. Redwood City ...


Labor/Employment


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Perspective


Employers should be aware of looming changes affecting group health plans and plan administration. By Mona Clee of Fenwick &am...


Tax


Shock and Awe: Obama’s Concession on Estate Taxes

Dec. 14, 2010
By Genevieve Knollen

President Barack Obama's shocking concession on estate tax will likely have little impact in practice. By Bruce Givner and Owe...


Perspective


Going Over The Top at Disneyland

Dec. 14, 2010
By Genevieve Knollen

The stand against sleazy union tactics in "The Happiest Place On Earth." By Mark Ross of Fisher & Phillips. ...


Perspective


The Concorde Crash and Its Effect On Aviation Safety

Dec. 14, 2010
By Genevieve Knollen

Aviation lawyers for both plaintiffs and defendants agree that criminalization of aviation negligence is a bad thing. By Mike ...


Judges and Judiciary


Commission Confirms Appointments

Dec. 14, 2010
By Emily Green

The Commission on Judicial Appointments unanimously confirmed on Friday Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's appointments to the 3rd a...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Takes Rehab Case

Dec. 14, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether a district court can give a defendant a longer prison sentence to pro...


Environmental


Court Denies Emissions Enforcement Stay

Dec. 14, 2010
By Fiona Smith

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. ruled Friday that the federal Environmental Protection Agency can start ...


Environmental


New Rules Threaten Fireworks Displays

Dec. 14, 2010
By Pat Broderick

San Diego is shaping up to be a bellwether for the future of fireworks displays throughout the state in light of strict new r...


Government


States Can Recognize Armenian Genocide

Dec. 14, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

In an unusual move, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed its own ruling to allow the heirs of...


Criminal


Lawsuit Filed in Priest Sexual Abuse

Dec. 14, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a man who said a priest molested him as a child. ...


Construction


The case represents the first time a California engineering firm has been found guilty of breach of fiduciary duty, according ...


Intellectual Property


Quinn Tries to Oust Glaser Weil from Trial

Dec. 14, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

Lawyers for Mattel Inc. are seeking to boot well-known Los Angeles trial attorney Patricia Glaser and her law firm from repres...