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Judges and Judiciary


Judge Erred in Disqualification

Jul. 29, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A Court of Appeal said a Los Angeles trial judge wrongly granted a non-client's motion to disqualify an opposing attorney for ...


Judges and Judiciary


Justice, Plaintiffs' Lawyer Honored

Jul. 29, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Chief Justice Ronald M. George and Kelly M. Dermody of Leiff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein in San Francisco received acco...


Obituaries


Jamalyn Ollinger

Jul. 29, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

1959-2010 ...


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


Circuit Asks DOJ to Stop Deportation

Jul. 29, 2010
By John Roemer

Deporting from standard practice, Judge Stephen R. Reinhardt said he couldn't stop deportation of a Vietnamese war hero but sa...


Large Firms


Sheppard Lures L&E Trio From Seyfarth

Jul. 29, 2010
By Anna Scott

Three Seyfarth Shaw partners in Los Angeles have joined the labor and employment group at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hamp...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Latham, Gibson Advise on Disney Deal

Jul. 29, 2010
By Jill Redhage

The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it would buy online gaming company Playdom Inc. for $563.2 million, with Gibson, Dunn & C...


Environmental


Chadbourne Advises on Wind Project

Jul. 29, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Terra-Gen Power broke ground Tuesday on a energy project north of Los Angeles that could eventually be the largest generator o...


Technology & Science


Nvidia to Fight Rambus ITC Win

Jul. 29, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

Nvidia Corp. plans to challenge a recent loss in a patent infringement case against chip designer Rambus Inc., even as it pays...


Perspective


Plan of Attack: Intellectual Property Piracy

Jul. 29, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Will a new strategic focus on intellectual property theft fight the $200 billion lost per year by U.S. companies? By Jason de ...


Perspective


Green Building To Begin in the Golden State

Jul. 29, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Skeptics and advocates for environmental preservation will all live in "green buildings" next year when the state's Green Buil...


Perspective


With a much larger population, it's no surprise that China has surpassed U.S. energy consumption. What's shocking is the speed...


Perspective


John McCain: 'We Already Won That One'

Jul. 29, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Declaring the Iraq war as "mission accomplished" is a huge mistake, by Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law. ...


Perspective


Second Acts in Law

Jul. 29, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

When was the last time you felt joy working as an attorney? By Helen Palmer of Watermark Interpreting. ...


Law Practice


Recruiters Battle Over MSK Expansion

Jul. 29, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

A fight between two recruiters over fees from Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp's move into New York office in 2008 may get its ...


U.S. Supreme Court


The bill was Congress' response to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that lifted restrictions on corporate and union independent...


Judicial Profile


Thang Barrett

Jul. 29, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

California's first Vietnamese-American judge is a stickler for doing things by the book as he insists on respect for the legal...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate

Jul. 28, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

Few things in real estate survived the recession unscathed beyond the basic industry fundamentals of putting together bricks a...


State Bar & Bar Associations


New Bar President: Efficient, Organized

Jul. 28, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

William N. Hebert of San Francisco's Calvo & Clark will become the new president of the State Bar in September. ...


Large Firms


Kaye Scholer Lures Dewey IP Trio

Jul. 28, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

Barbara Caulfield, former managing partner of Dewey & LeBouef's Silicon Valley office, and colleagues Michael Malecek and ...


Law Practice


Local Lawyers Advised 2Wire Merger

Jul. 28, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

California attorneys helped orchestrate the acquisition, announced Monday, of San Jose-based 2Wire Inc. by the U.K's Pace PLC ...


Intellectual Property


Filmmakers, iPhone Users Get More Freedom

Jul. 28, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

Documentary filmmakers and iPhone application users were among the winners of the U.S. Librarian of Congress' new rules allowi...


Government Contracts


Charity Seeks Millions from Estate

Jul. 28, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

The estate of late Ameriquest Mortgage founder Roland Arnall is battling a charity over whether he pledged $18 million to fund...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Rejected for Public Defender

Jul. 28, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Peter P. Espinoza, who threw his hat in to become the next public defender, is ineligi...


California Courts of Appeal


Presiding Appellate Judge to Retire

Jul. 28, 2010
By John Roemer

Presiding Justice Arthur G. Scotland, who has been at the helm of Sacramento's 3rd District Court of Appeal since 1998, will r...


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


Chipotle Counters Violate ADA

Jul. 28, 2010
By Emma Gallegosn

Chipotle restaurants' tall counters deny customers in wheelchairs the full "Chipotle experience," violating the Americans with...


Counsel for the Collins family in Collins v. Plant Insulation Co. ...


Law Practice


Don't Let Your Bubble Cross My Bubble

Jul. 28, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Ever heard of an "assault by bubble?" Well, a protestor at the G20 Summit was threatened with arrest for this very act, by Don...


Community News


Immigration Mediation

Jul. 28, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

Days before Arizona's tough new immigration law is set to take effect, two of the state's legislators, Democratic Rep. Kyrsten...


Perspective


There is no reason to delay in confirmation of well-qualified, noncontroversial judicial nominees, by Carl Tobias of Universit...


Labor/Employment


An Arrow In the Employer's Quiver

Jul. 28, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Ten reasons why every employer should have an employee handbook, by Michele Goldsmith of Bergman & Dacey Inc. ...