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Law Practice


Resolving the Billable Hour Dilemma

Jan. 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Attorney Jonathan Petrus says despite arguments against the billable hour, this system remains the prominent method for law fi...


Letter to the Editor


Dan Finn of the Finn Financial Group comments on the use of qualified settlement funds to settle lawsuits during the recession.


Government


Two of the lobbying groups with the most influence over federal legislation impacting the legal landscape unveiled their 2010 ...


Corporate


Naming a Business Is Never Easy in California

Jan. 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Keith Bishop of Allen Matkins says the state's business naming problem is caused by a Rube Goldberg system for filing names wi...


Entertainment & Sports


Marvel Sues to Keep Characters

Jan. 13, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Marvel Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against the heirs of late artist Jack Kirby to block the family's attempts at reclaim...


Judges and Judiciary


LA Superior Closes Courtroom

Jan. 13, 2010
By Cat Ho

Los Angeles Superior Court will close one of its seven complex litigation courtrooms, effective April 12, for budgetary reason...


Judges and Judiciary


DOJ Adds New Judges to Ease Backlog

Jan. 13, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

The U.S. Department of Justice has sworn in five new immigration judges in Southern California. ...


Large Firms


Partner Funds City of Hope

Jan. 13, 2010
By Evan Georgen

Trial attorney and longtime Irell & Manella partner Morgan Chu announced Monday that he and his wife, Helen, are giving $2...


Civil Rights


A Vigil, A Serenade, and a Seat

Jan. 13, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

In the heart of the city's notorious Tenderloin district, where people are more likely to light crack pipes than candles, a fe...


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


Supreme Court Reverses 9th Circuit

Jan. 13, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The U.S. Supreme Court summarily reversed the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday in a habeas corpus case out of Nevada i...


U.S. Supreme Court


Lab Technician Case Revisited

Jan. 13, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Less than a year after ruling that defendants have a right to cross-examine laboratory technicians, the U.S. Supreme Court con...


Government


Budget May Give Courts a Break

Jan. 13, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget proposal to close a $20 billion shortfall for 2010-11 hit many agencies hard, but the stat...


Criminal


Cooley Steps Closer to AG Race

Jan. 13, 2010
By Greg Katzn

District Attorney Steve Cooley announced Monday he has formed an exploratory committee to suss out a run for attorney general,...


Large Firms


Another Partner Exits Sonnenschein

Jan. 13, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Two of the three partners to start Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal's Silicon Valley office in April 2007 have left the firm ...


International


Delving Deeper Into The Amanda Knox Verdict

Jan. 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Stephen Freccero of Morrison & Foerster concludes his article on the Italian justice system and the murder conviction of U...


Insurance


The Insurance World: 2009 in Review

Jan. 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Kirk Pasich of Dickstein Shapiro highlights the top appellate court cases in 2009 for insureds and insurers. ...


Books


The Art of Motion Practice

Jan. 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Hon. Eric E. Younger, with Donald E. Bradley, instruct on how to handle motions in "Younger on California Motions," pub...


Government Contracts


Lawyer Featured in DJ Gets Fired

Jan. 13, 2010
By Greg Katzn

An attorney with the California Parole Advocacy Program who was prominently profiled in an article in the Daily Journal about ...


Obituaries


Jack Corinblit

Jan. 13, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

1923-2010 ...


The implications of and possible responses to the year-long repeal of the federal estate tax. ...


International


China Upgrades Market Investment Tools

Jan. 13, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

U.S. Counsel James Wong of Chinney Capital examines the China Securities Regulatory Commission's long awaited approval of thre...


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


Court Weighs Parolee Rights

Jan. 13, 2010
By John Roemer

Does a California voter initiative trump a federal consent decree over parolee rights? That was the question Monday for a 9th ...


Family


Two gay couples testified Monday, at times in tears about the discrimination they've suffered at the hands of Proposition 8, a...


Environmental


Committee Suggests Auctioning Permits

Jan. 12, 2010
By Fiona Smith

A committee advising state regulators on how to structure climate change policy recommends that the state auction off permits ...


Environmental


LEED Buildings Come With a Cost

Jan. 12, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

The sharp spike in interest in LEED certification for buildings is creating a new set of legal issues for attorneys at the sam...


Corporate Counsel


John Howard

Jan. 12, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Senior Vice President and General Counsel of W.W. Grainger Inc.Lake Forest, Illinois ...


Family


No Guardian for Octomom

Jan. 12, 2010
By Laura Ernden

A state appellate court Friday rejected Los Angeles attorney Gloria Allred's attempt to have a financial guardian appointed fo...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


RealDVD Antitrust Claim Dismissed

Jan. 12, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

RealNetworks Inc. failed to convince a San Francisco judge that Hollywood studios are violating antitrust laws by collectively...


Government


Report: DOJ Corporate Oversight Improved

Jan. 12, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

The Justice Department has improved its oversight of deferred- and non-prosecution agreements, but still lacks a method for me...


Law Practice


Homebuilder Sued Over Toxics

Jan. 12, 2010
By Laura Ernden

An Alameda County builder is suing his father — founder of the homebuilding giant KB Home — over a Vallejo housing project gon...