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Corporate


A group of pharmacies that sued to prevent Pfizer's $68 billion acquisition of Wyeth suffered two quick knock-out punches when...


Personal Injury & Torts


In one fell reversing swoop, a state appellate panel managed to criticize simultaneously a mainstay of civil procedure - the s...


In marked contrast to the rest of the country, a majority of California companies expect their litigation caseload to decline ...


Bankruptcy


O'Melveny & Myers Settles in SONICblue Bankruptcy Case ...


Perspective


Elda Yazmin Ellis of E.Y.E. Legal Language Solutions simplifies the updated ethics code required for California court interpre...


Government


President Barack Obama's first four California judicial nominees cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, although one...


Perspective


Checking Off on Class Certification

Oct. 17, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

John A. Sturgeon of White & Case examines the evidentiary standards for class certification. ...


Judges and Judiciary


The Problem With Certified Transcripts

Oct. 17, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Appellate law specialist Sarvenaz Bahar explains why it's time to set guidelines for use of certified reporter's transcripts o...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Persistence Pays

Oct. 17, 2009
By Susan Mcraen

William A. Polkinghorn Jr.'s sheer doggedness serves him well in helping persuade clients to settle cases. ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Litigators Under Fire Before 9th Circuit

Oct. 17, 2009
By John Roemer

Prominent Los Angeles litigator Walter J. Lack seemed to dig himself a deeper hole Thursday before a 9th U.S. Circuit Court o...


Personal Injury & Torts


Metrolink has agreed to pay $30 million to settle 90 percent of lawsuits arising from the 2005 Glendale crash, victims' attorn...


Entertainment & Sports


Cameraman Awarded $4 Million

Oct. 16, 2009
By Cat Ho

The cinematographer suffered two broken legs when he was struck by an 800-pound model airplane while shooting a 20th Century F...


Bankruptcy


O'Melveny Partner Under Fire in Sonicblue Case

Oct. 16, 2009
By Craig Anderson

Bankruptcy lawyer Suzzanne Uhland on Tuesday defended her conduct while representing the estate of technology company Sonicblu...


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


Court Won't Discipline Bybee

Oct. 16, 2009
By John Roemer

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says Jay S. Bybee's role in the Bush administration's "torture memos" occurred before he...


Perspective


A New Take on Rent Control Ordinances

Oct. 16, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Robert Coldren and Mark Alpert of Hart, King & Coldren consider the impact of Guggenheim v. City of Goleta on Penn Central...


Bankruptcy


O'Melveny & Myers Settles in SONICblue Bankruptcy Case ...


Government


Insurer Antitrust Battle Heats Up

Oct. 16, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

Democrats have opened up another front against the health insurance industry by seeking to eliminate longstanding exemptions f...


Judges and Judiciary


Fighting Apartheid From the Bench

Oct. 16, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Justice Albie Sachs of the first Constitution Court of South Africa shares his experience as his 15-year term comes to an end....


U.S. Supreme Court


U.S. Justices Mull Enhanced Legal Fees

Oct. 16, 2009
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Public interest lawyers want the high court to allow enhanced attorneys' fees when clients receive especially high-quality leg...


Perspective


Adding Some Bite to the Bark

Oct. 16, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

K. Eric ("Rick") Friess and Bradford Kuhn of Nossaman says Guggenheim v. City of Goleta gives regulatory takings litigation so...


Law Practice


Mogul Wants to Ice Jones Day Suit

Oct. 16, 2009
By Rebecca U. Cho

Supermarket titan George Torres says a trial on the law firm's claim he hasn't paid his legal bills would jeopardize a re-tria...


Perspective


Employers by the Bay

Oct. 16, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

D. Gregory Valenza of Shaw Valenza explains the additional local employment ordinances that apply to businesses in San Francis...


Government


Proposition 8 Suit Allowed to Advance

Oct. 16, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

A San Francisco federal judge on Wednesday refused to toss a lawsuit challenging California's marriage laws. ...


Judges and Judiciary


U.S. Waits While Wu Deliberates

Oct. 16, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

Federal Judge George H. Wu's notorious delays are again eliciting exasperation from prosecutors, who have waited four months f...


Litigation


Angered by furloughs forced on the state's medical board, a group of 35,000 doctors sued California officials Wednesday, claim...


Judicial Profile


Someone To Count On

Oct. 16, 2009
By Pat Alston

Lawyers who appear before Judge Kathleen Blanchard and those who worked with her when she was a county prosecutor agree she go...


Personal Injury & Torts


Weighing Caps for Train Wreck Suits

Oct. 15, 2009
By Cat Ho

U.S. lawmakers are in early talks to potentially lift the $200 million federal damages cap for train crashes, in response to l...


Government


Some lawyers say state Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet is too pro employer. Bradstreet says the perilous economy requires...


Law Practice


Irell Wins Bid for Ebay in Patent Case

Oct. 15, 2009
By Rebecca U. Cho

A U.S. appeal court ruling that eBay and its subsidiary Skype did not infringe on two patents was a big win for Irell & Ma...


Solo and Small Firms


The ABA's Hot Event in L.A.

Oct. 15, 2009
By Susan Mcraen

With all the new firms opening, the ABA's General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division conference this week is expected to d...