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Judges and Judiciary


Judges Association Picks New President

Jun. 17, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

The California Judges Association on Monday selected San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Keith Davis as its newest president. ...


Perspective


Demystifying the Nondisclosure Agreement

Jun. 17, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Richard Neff of Neff Law Firm lists the necessary components for a nondisclosure agreement that will provide full protection. ...


Constitutional Law


Call to Repeal The Seventeenth Amendment

Jun. 17, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Donald Kochan of Chapman University School of Law School writes about attempts to repeal the 17th Amendment, which changed the...


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


Convict May Prove Inadequate Defense

Jun. 17, 2010
By John Roemer

A Los Angeles man serving a life term for murder and attempted murder will get a chance to prove his trial lawyer bungled his ...


Litigation


Church Slow to Respond

Jun. 17, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

Cardinal Roger Mahony dragged his feet in reporting to police or other church parishes that a priest admitted to molesting boy...


Criminal


Lawyers for Dennis Cyrus Jr., convicted of murder last year in the Northern District's first capital case since 1948, said Tue...


Judicial Profile


Jacqueline M. Arroyo

Jun. 17, 2010
By Fiona Smith

After years as a prosecutor, Judge Jacqueline Arroyo has found that managing a courtroom requires her to keep an even keel.


Government


Attorney Says Election Was 'Rigged'

Jun. 17, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

An attorney who unsuccessfully challenged San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Ramos in last week's election is req...


Judicial Profile


Walter P. Schwarm

Jun. 17, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

After 20 years in the Orange County D.A.'s office, Walter Schwarm is adjusting to his new role as a Superior Court judge.


Community News


Jun. 16, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

When he reached the top of Mount Jefferson in Oregon, Friedrich Seitz of Murchison & Cumming planted an American, Murchiso...


Community News


Jun. 16, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

By Lisa Kestenbaum Daily Journal Staff Writer When Art Spaulding commemorated his 50th birthday with a nine-day, off-trail e...


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


Court Reinstates Felony Charges

Jun. 16, 2010
By Laura Ernden

A federal appeals court reinstated felony charges Monday against prominent Los Angeles trial lawyer Pierce O'Donnell, who is a...


Government


Peruvian Prosecutors Get Training

Jun. 16, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Thirty Peruvian prosecutors are scheduled to arrive in San Diego to attend California Western School of Law's Trial Skills Aca...


Entertainment & Sports


Screenwriters Oppose Fees

Jun. 16, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Lawyers for screenwriters who won a settlement with the Writers Guild of America West over unpaid foreign levies filed an oppo...


Public Interest


Pro Bono Not Limited To Litigation

Jun. 16, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

When lawyers think of pro bono, they usually think of litigation or maybe helping out in adoption or political asylum cases. L...


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


9th Circuit Hears Nigerians' Claims

Jun. 16, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Nigerian activists who accuse Chevron Corp. of human rights abuses argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that th...


Product Liability


Enterprise Faces a $15 Million Verdict

Jun. 16, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Five years after sisters Raechel and Jacqueline Houck's rental car caught fire, then veered head-on into a tractor-trailer, an...


Trusts & Estates


Lawyers Fret Future of Estate Tax

Jun. 16, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

As the clock ticks down on the 111th Congress and with the repeal of the estate tax set to expire - bringing with it dramatica...


Obituaries


Jeffrey M. Rawitz

Jun. 16, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

1963-2010 ...


Trusts & Estates


The Rising Tide Of Will and Trust Contests

Jun. 16, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Jeffrey Galvin and Laura Brown of Downey Brand say trust and estate disputes involving mental capacity issues are increasing a...


Perspective


War on Fraud in The Defense Industry

Jun. 16, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

President Barack Obama's war on fraud in the defense industry is gaining momentum, and this won't be slowing down any time soo...


Books


How Do People Truly Perceive You?

Jun. 16, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

In his new book, Mark Goulston explores the concept of dissonance and how this impacts your connection with others. ...


California Supreme Court


The California Supreme Court has carved yet another exception for judicial review of an arbitration award, write John Taylor J...


Government


Trial To Mark End or Beginning?

Jun. 16, 2010
By Laura Ernden

As Chief Judge Vaughn Walker wraps up an unusual and historic trial about same-sex marriage Wednesday, some legal minds are as...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court to Mull Prison Healthcare Suit

Jun. 16, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Wading into the hotly contested fight over California prison overcrowding, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday said it would take up...


Large Firms


Chinese Firms Establishing U.S. Offices

Jun. 15, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Chinese law firms with Silicon Valley outposts are trying to serve as a bridge for U.S. companies who want to do business or p...


Corporate Counsel


John Frederick (Rick) Runkel Jr.

Jun. 15, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of AffymetrixSanta Clara ...


Entertainment & Sports


Icahn, Lionsgate Battles Continues

Jun. 15, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Investor Carl Icahn admonished the Lionsgate Entertainment board of directors on Friday for approving a poison pill if Icahn o...


Criminal


Shake-up at SF DA's Office

Jun. 15, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

A top prosecutor who was alerted last year to problems at a crime lab is retiring, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harr...


Criminal


28 Indicted in 'Project Deliverance'

Jun. 15, 2010
By Pat Broderick

As part of a nationwide operation called "Project Deliverance," 28 individuals were charged with drug trafficking, money laund...