This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...
News

    Filter by date
     to 
    Search by Category
    Search by Headline


Mergers & Acquisitions


Disney Closes Marvel Deal

Jan. 5, 2010
By Christian Berthelsenn

Marvel Entertainment stockholders approved The Walt Disney Co.'s $4.3 billion acquisition of the comic book company at a speci...


Criminal


Déjà Vu in San Berdoo

Jan. 5, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

If there's a way to sum up 2009 in San Bernardino County, it was scandal redux. New charges were filed against other top offic...


Administrative/Regulatory


Chunghwa Settles Price-Fixing Claims

Jan. 5, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A Taiwanese electronics maker agreed to pay $20 million to resolve antitrust claims that it conspired to fix prices in the liq...


Obituaries


Francis A. Gately

Jan. 5, 2010
By Cat Ho

1941-2009 ...


Judges and Judiciary


Court's Goal: Do More With Less

Jan. 5, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Kevin A. Enright, who started his two-year stint as presiding judge of the San Diego County Superior Court Jan. 1, is facing a...


Government


Race for State's Next AG Shaping Up

Jan. 5, 2010
By Christian Berthelsenn

California Attorney General Jerry Brown still hasn't formally announced whether he will forego a re-election bid for a run at ...


Labor/Employment


Setting 2010's Employment Legislative Agenda

Jan. 5, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Michael Kalt, Claudette Wilson and Lois Kosch of Wilson Turner Kosmo say the new year brings legislative opportunity to improv...


U.S. Supreme Court


Former Clerks Are Sitting Pretty

Jan. 5, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

At a time when law school graduates are increasingly struggling to get hired or facing lower pay, one elite group is sitting p...


Contracts


Arbitration is changing more rapidly than any other area of law, said California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno. ...


Perspective


Rampant Corruption Calls for Stronger Effort

Jan. 5, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Tom Umberg, Army Colonel and partner at Manatt, says action and supporting efforts to establish the rule of law in Afghanistan...


Law Practice


Law School Grads Try to Claw Out of Debt

Jan. 5, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Until recently, pursuing a legal career was a safe investment that all but insured long-term success. Today, as the price of t...


Entertainment & Sports


The World Trade Organization's recent ruling against China's restrictions on foreign entertainment imports was a victory for H...


Judicial Profile


J. Eric Bradshaw

Jan. 5, 2010
By Greg Katzn

Kern County (Bakersfield) Superior Court Judge ...


Corporate Counsel


Jordan Breslow

Jan. 5, 2010
By Fiona Smith

General Counsel of Silver Spring NetworksRedwood City ...


Law Practice


On the Move

Jan. 4, 2010
By Jlin

Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...


Judicial Profile


Sidney Runyan Thomas

Jan. 4, 2010
By John Roemer

9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Military Law


Veterans Get Specialized Courts

Jan. 1, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Last of five parts. Orange County Judge Wendy Lindley runs one of the few special courts for veterans, striving to ensure vete...


Series


Fallen Comrades

Jan. 1, 2010
By Riley Guerin

This holiday season, we have devoted the final five editions of the Daily Journal to stories about veterans. There are article...


Law Practice


Reed Smith Funds Choir's Trip

Jan. 1, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

An electric wheelchair, a past good deed and the legacy of a Los Angeles lawyer who recently died brought about a happy holida...


Corporate


Insurance Industry Loses Battle

Jan. 1, 2010
By Laura Ernden

The insurance industry lost its battle Wednesday against paying fees to consumer groups participating in the insurance rate-se...


Technology & Science


Inmates Released Due to Lab Results

Jan. 1, 2010
By Pat Broderick

The announcement in October of possibly faulty lab test results connected to some San Diego County cases has so far resulted i...


Technology & Science


ITC Rules Against Tessera

Jan. 1, 2010
By Craig Anderson

San Jose-based Tessera Technologies Inc. lost its battle to prove patent infringement against a host of memory chip manufactur...


Law Practice


Shartsis Friese Sues Over Unpaid Bill

Jan. 1, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Exactly one year after securing a $101 million settlement for the Robertson Foundation, the San Francisco law firm Shartsis Fr...


Constitutional Law


Old Laws, New Apps

Jan. 1, 2010
By Evan George

What do a celebrity rocker, a personal injury lawyer and a life-size hamster toy have in common? A World Wide Web of liability...


Criminal


Killer's Conviction Overturned

Jan. 1, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

A state appellate court has overturned the second-degree murder conviction of a transient charged with killing former State Ba...


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar Fails to Find Leaker

Jan. 1, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

A State Bar investigation has failed to figure out who revealed the confidential rating of appellate justice Chuck Poochigian....


Law Practice


2010 Predictions

Jan. 1, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

24 lawyers make predictions about what 2010 may hold for their practice area. ...


Judges and Judiciary


California Judges 2009

Jan. 1, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

More than 200 attorneys and judges took on new roles during 2009, either joining the ranks of the state's judiciary or leaving...


Government


Obama Loosens Grip on Power

Jan. 1, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

President Obama hasn't made the same sweeping claims to executive power as the Bush administration. But just because he isn't ...


Perspective


Able Minds, Able Hands

Jan. 1, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Lisa Chung of Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton writes about two developmentally disabled employees and how they have b...