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Contracts


Ruling Goes Against Auto Dealers

Jul. 21, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Some San Diego Ford owners could see their damages awards multiply after a state appellate court's decision that car sales con...


Entertainment & Sports


Film Financier Blocks Disclosures

Jul. 21, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Film financier David Bergstein and construction magnate Ronald Tutor have blocked access to crucial financial information rela...


Litigation


Wildfire Suits Targeting Utilities

Jul. 21, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Lawyers around the state are either preparing for trial or trying to mediate cases related to wildfires dating back to 2006. ...


Perspective


Impaired or Not Impaired?

Jul. 21, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Until there is a more definitive test for whether drivers are impaired while under the influence of medical marijuana, these t...


Perspective


While the U.S. Navy enjoys immunity from suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act, this does not operate as a shield for injurie...


Books


Thurgood Marshall's Return To Center Stage

Jul. 21, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Now playing at the Geffen Playhouse, "Thurgood" brings Chief Justice Thurgood Marshall back to life. Alan Friedenthal o...


Perspective


The Best Choice for New Chief Justice

Jul. 21, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Jonathan Shapiro of USC Gould School of Law recommends Terry Friedman to carry on the best of Chief Justice Ronald George's le...


Labor/Employment


Businesses Can Ban Picketing

Jul. 21, 2010
By Laura Ernden

Businesses have the power to stop unions from picketing on their property, a state appellate court ruled Monday in a first-of-...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Merger talks between Townsend and Townsend and Crew and Atlanta-based Kilpatrick Stockton are off due to potential conflicts b...


Judicial Profile


Richard M. King

Jul. 21, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Judge Richard King may have been a mediocre student in school, but his hard work and determination allowed him to succeed.



Corporate Counsel


Edward L. Kaufman

Jul. 20, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary for THQ Inc.Agoura Hills ...


Environmental


Water Board Seeks Bay Clean Up

Jul. 20, 2010
By Pat Broderick

The San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board is moving ahead with a long-delayed plan to clean up contaminated sediments...


Product Liability


Artificial Turf Cos. Reach Settlement

Jul. 20, 2010
By Fiona Smith

The state attorney general's office announced it has reached settlements with two artificial turf companies to drastically cut...


Litigation


Toyota Liability Could Increase

Jul. 20, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Toyota Motor Corp. could face a new wave of cases seeking damages for alleged sudden unintended acceleration that had previous...


Litigation


State Workers Keep Pay

Jul. 20, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

More than 200,000 state workers will get to keep the full wages they've been paid, a Superior Court Judge ordered Friday. ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dewey Leads SANYO Spin-off

Jul. 20, 2010
By Jill Redhage

A Dewey & LeBoeuf mergers and acquisitions team in East Palo Alto served as U.S. legal counsel to SANYO Electric as it spu...


Criminal


Drunk Driver Must Stand Trial in OC

Jul. 20, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

The alleged drunken driver accused of killing a young Angels pitcher in an April 2009 car crash will go to trial in Orange Cou...


Entertainment & Sports


3-D Firm's IPO Debut Hits the Market

Jul. 20, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Shares of 3-D technology company RealD's initial public offering jumped 22 percent above its offer price during its first day ...


Corporate


Munger Tolles Advising on Playboy Deal

Jul. 20, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Munger Tolles & Olson, a firm known for its buttoned-down culture, is representing renowned bachelor Hugh Hefner in a bid ...


Environmental


Challenge To Emission Scheme Rejected

Jul. 20, 2010
By Fiona Smith

An attempt by environmentalists to block regional air regulators from issuing air pollution permits has been rebuffed by a Los...


Military Law


Veteran Tells Court 'Don't Ask' Hurts

Jul. 20, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

A former Navy major testified Friday that he was "completely devastated" when his commanding officer stripped him of his dutie...


California Supreme Court


Governor Could Get Two Picks

Jul. 20, 2010
By Laura Ernden

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger could give himself two California Supreme Court appointments before he leaves office this year, but...


Perspective


Redefining the Family and Medical Leave Act

Jul. 20, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

The Department of Labor has altered the definition of “son or daughter” under the Family and Medical Leave Act to better refle...


Law Practice


Open Source Lawyering Grows

Jul. 20, 2010
By Jill Redhage

The idea of "open-sourcing" legal documents is gaining renewed interest among startup company lawyers pursuing the elusive goa...


Constitutional Law, Books


Stephen Rohde of the ACLU of Southern California reviews the history behind the "Great Writ" and why its remedies should exten...


Perspective


Defending a Class Action Trial

Jul. 20, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Class trials are hardly discussed in practice guides because they are so rare, but James Donato of Shearman & Stearling ra...


Making punitive damages non-tax deductible for defendants would raise immediate revenue for Washington but its long-term impli...


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


Court Must Hear Convict's Claims

Jul. 20, 2010
By John Roemer

A Los Angeles Deputy DA may have failed to disclose to the defense in a murder trial that law enforcement officials paid cash ...


Law Practice


Litigious clients beware - if you sue your law firm for malpractice and lose, you are more likely to pay for it later. Firms a...