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Labor/Employment


Geoffrey Sheldon and James Oldendorph ask whether formal or informal policy will be the 'operational reality' for policing emp...


Securities


Securities fraud class actions filings declined sharply as credit-crisis litigation dried up in 2009 according to a new study ...


Government


Judge Nominees Face GOP Opposition

Jan. 7, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

While U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward M. Chen will likely be renominated to the district court bench in San Francisco, his chance...


Judicial Profile


Anne H. Egerton

Jan. 7, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

After a career in civil law, Anne H. Egerton was appointed to the bench in 2001 to handle criminal matters. Today, she feels r...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Assembly OKs Bar Dues Bill

Jan. 7, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

The California Assembly passed a bill authorizing the State's Bar's collection of dues on Monday, just days after the bar anno...


Community News


Jan. 6, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

Teams from over two dozen law firms faced off to claim the court during the Landau Lawyers League 2009 Fall Basketball Playoff...


Community News


Jan. 6, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

The 2009 Landau softball season closed with three new division champions. The team from Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard &am...


Personal Injury & Torts


Fee Award Upheld in Cell Phone Case

Jan. 6, 2010
By Laura Ernden

A state appellate court Monday granted $2.5 million in attorney fees to class action lawyers who got Sprint to agree to unlock...


U.S. Supreme Court


Immunity Case Settles

Jan. 6, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

There will be no U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a major prosecutorial immunity case after the parties settled, the court clerk a...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Valley Lawyers Lead Pharma Merger

Jan. 6, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Merz Pharma Group, a private German pharmaceutical company, acquired San Mateo-based medical aesthetics company BioForm Medica...


Transportation


Green Groups Sue Port Over Pollution

Jan. 6, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Environmental groups have sued the City of Long Beach and its harbor commission to block a recent settlement between the Port ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Antitrust Probe of Media Deals Urged

Jan. 6, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

Consumer groups pressed Congress and federal authorities Monday to investigate an initiative from media companies that potenti...


Immigration


Detainee Class Stands; Suit Can Proceed

Jan. 6, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

A federal appeals court on Monday let stand its earlier decision to grant class certification to foreign nationals who are sui...


Solo and Small Firms


Sedgwick Lures Seven Land-Use Lawyers

Jan. 6, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Seven of the 10 lawyers at San Francisco real estate and land use boutique Cassidy Shimko Dawson & Kawakami decamped to 35...


Large Firms


Salary Thaw at Latham & Watkins

Jan. 6, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Latham & Watkins e-mailed its associates their 2010 salaries Monday and not only did their numbers go up, but associates r...


Technology & Science


Disciplining Students for E-Communications

Jan. 6, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Sloan Simmons of Lozano Smith uses recent rulings to provide guidance on the issue of student discipline and cyberbullying. ...


Dallas Holmes, Superior Court judge sitting on assignment, applauds suggestions to improve civil proceedings. ...


Government


What Constitutes a Family?

Jan. 6, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

The definition of the modern American family, especially for black families, has reconfigured to the extent where old rules th...


Law Practice


Six Partners Quit Jeffer Mangels

Jan. 6, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

Los Angeles-based Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro received a shock at the year's end when six partners gave notice the day...



Encouraging Alternative Modes of Transit

Jan. 6, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Aaron Cohn and Jennifer Hernandez of Holland & Knight say regulations favoring public transit, pedestrian walkways and bic...


Perspective


New Technology Does More With Less

Jan. 6, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Associate Justice Terence Bruiniers of the 1st District Court of Appeal says comments about the California Case Management Sys...


Law Practice


Sabbatical Lessons

Jan. 6, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Mary-Christine Sungaila of Horvitz & Levy writes about her firm's practice of allotting a six-week break to partners every...


Constitutional Law


Court Considers Free Speech in Airports

Jan. 6, 2010
By Laura Ernden

As airport security fears mounted last week in the wake of a foiled airplane bombing, attorney David M. Liberman knew his task...


Law Practice


Estate Tax Repeal to Boost Business

Jan. 6, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

When the clock struck midnight Thursday, estate planning and wealth management attorneys suddenly faced an unthinkable reality...


Administrative/Regulatory


California could be hit with nearly $30 billion in economic losses over the next four years as a result of cuts to Los Angeles...


Government


Vegas Court Shooting Rattles Nerves

Jan. 6, 2010
By John Roemer

A lone gunman Monday morning entered the Las Vegas federal courthouse, where he shot and killed a veteran court security offic...


Judicial Profile


Sharon Lueras

Jan. 6, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Sharon Lueras has had an interesting career ride: from blackjack dealer to paralegal to lawyer to judge.


Law Practice


Virtual Firms Grab Market Share

Jan. 5, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Since the tech bust of 2000, the number of virtual law firms has proliferated, including Axiom Legal, which has created an alt...


Civil Rights


Cameras For Prop. 8 Trial?

Jan. 5, 2010
By John Roemer

The experiment to allow cameras in 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals trial courts could begin Wednesday in San Francisco at a ...


Litigation


Attorney Settles Wiretapping Suit

Jan. 5, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

In the first settlement of any lawsuit stemming from ex-private investigator Anthony Pellicano's illegal wiretapping, Beverly ...