Lessons From the Pillsbury Fiasco: Less Publicity, More Prozac
By Garry Abrams
Column by Garry Abrams - The saga of Frode Jensen, the former Pillsbury Winthrop partner who tried to jump ship to Latham &...
9th Circuit Reinstates Critical Doctor's Suit
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco doctor's 1998 protest of physician layoffs at San Francisco's Laguna Honda Hospital may have ...
Sheriff's Laxity is Old News, Civil Rights Bar Says
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - Reports that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has failed to investigate more than 800 claims of deput...
Registration Alone Is Insufficient to Defeat Summary Judgment
By Columnist
Focus Column - Intellectual Property - By Christopher T. Micheletti - In Tie Tech Inc. v. Kinedyne Corp., 296 F.3d 778 ...
Juror Turnoffs
Column by Noelle C. Nelson - Good cases often are lost by lawyers who unwittingly alienate jurors. Jurors expect attorneys to ...
Another Leader Departs Brobeck
By Liz Valsamis
While his departure may not be on par with those of James Elacqua and Tower Snow, Kevin DeBr's decision to leave Brobeck, Phle...
Noted Entertainment Lawyer Harvey L. Silbert Dies at 91
By Staff Writer
Harvey L. Silbert, a noted businessman, entertainment lawyer and philanthropist, died at his home in Century City on Sept. 28....
Catellus, the Chameleon
By Contributing Writer
BY JIM EMERSON Special to the CREJ Like a chameleon, Catellus Development Corp. changes its build-out strategy to match the ec...
Perfumery Gets Whiff of Ex-Couple's Wrath
By Christina Landers
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman have reunited but not for the reason their fans wish they would. No, they're not back together ag...
Litigator Sues Former Firm, Claiming Cheating on Fees
By Eron Yehuda
Southern California attorney Michael A. J. Nangano enjoys litigation - perhaps too much. Nangano, 42, sued the law office that...
Baker & McKenzie Taps Litigator In San Diego Quarters as Partner
By Staff Writer
Katherine A. Bacal is the newest litigation partner in the San Diego office of Baker & McKenzie. The Chicago-based firm an...
The Offering
By Contributing Writer
Column by By David A. Gerber - Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 permits a defendant to serve an offer of judgment. Unless th...
Orrick Herrington Adds Partner, Expanding Its London Legation
By Staff Writer
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe continues the steady growth of its 19-attorney London office with the addition of partner J...
Preston Gates Adds Litigators To Its Washington, D.C. Branch
By Staff Writer
Preston Gates & Ellis has added a pair of litigators to the firm's Washington, D.C., office, Preston Gates Ellis & Rou...
Pet Sounds
By Contributing Writer
Column by By Linda H. Wyner - The media frenzy over dog attacks and animal rights raised in the Diane Whipple dog-mauling case...
Love Will Take Executive Officer Post in San Diego Superior Court
By Claude Walbert
Stephen V. Love, former chief deputy director of the California's Administrative Office of the Courts, will become executive o...
Westmont College Gets $22.5 Million
By Toni Vranjes
Westmont College has obtained $22.5 million in tax-exempt financing, which will help spruce up its Santa Barbara campus. ...
Retailers Settle With Saipan Garment Workers for $20 Million
By Joan Osterwalder
Garment workers on a tropical Western Pacific island may feel more like they live in paradise after dozens of major U.S. retai...
IP Litigator Joins Brown Raysman
By Liz Valsamis
When 10-attorney Gabriel & Herman closed its doors last month, name partner Allan Gabriel went looking for a new home. And...
Orange County Trial Lawyers Will Honor Top Gun Winners on Friday
By Stefanie Knapp
The Orange County Trial Lawyers Association will hand out its Top Gun awards Friday at a dinner and silent auction at the Sutt...
Superior Court Judges Play Musical Chairs on Benches
By Leslie Simmons
Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge James Bascue recently ordered the following assignments and reassignments: As of Se...
World of Trouble
By Christina Landers
Passengers aboard a Boeing 747 en route to Europe vanish into thin air. Cars, suddenly lacking drivers, careen out of control....
Lemon-Picking Job Turned Sour, Workers' Suit Claims
By Joan Osterwalder
Ten Mexican lemon pickers claim their experience with a Santa Paula farm labor contractor turned sour. In a lawsuit, the citru...
University of West Los Angeles Provides Pair of Minilaw Classes
By Stefanie Knapp
Those of you wishing to learn a little bit about the laws surrounding special needs children or bankruptcy should check out th...
Homestore Faces Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Shareholders
By Joan Osterwalder
Homestore Inc.'s legal troubles are mounting. Three former Homestore executives have agreed to plead guilty to criminal charge...
Brobeck Guides Software Developer to $12 Million
By Toni Vranjes
Mountain View software developer Green Border Technologies Inc. has secured $12 million in second-round venture financing. ...
Figueroa Plaza Sells for $91.5 Million
By Ron Mc Nees
Insignia/ESG Capital Advisors Group represented W/9 Fig Realty, a venture of Goldman Sachs and Insignia's Co-Investment Group ...
Practitioners Get Chance to Learn About New Civil Jury Instructions
By Stefanie Knapp
The Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel will offer a prog...
A Year-Round Destination
By Andrea Rosas
BY ANDREA ROSAS CREJ Staff Writer Once considered a far-off desert haven for golfers and retired folks, the city of Palm Spri...
Meyers Nave Strengthens Its Public Entities Group
By Erik Cummins
One of Northern California's premier public agency practices, Meyers Nave, has added more firepower to its public entities gro...