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


Labor/Employment


Alioto's daughter appeals to state Supreme Court

Jan. 23, 2013
By Laura Hautalan

Attorneys for Julie Veronese, the daughter-in-law of prominent San Francisco lawyer Angela Alioto Veronese, requested review f...


Corporate


Communication between startup founders has played a big role in how they approach investors, and they're relying on lawyers to...



Lawyers for Santa Clara chipmaker Intel Corp. may have successfully staved off a patent infringement suit from the University ...


California Supreme Court


State high court weakens integration provisions

Jan. 23, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

In Riverisland, the state Supreme Court dealt a serious blow to the enforceability of integrated written contracts. By ...



Immigration


The state Supreme Court probably will schedule oral argument for May or June on whether an illegal immigrant can be admitted t...


Litigation


The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association won a victory against the California Legislature in an opinion released Friday by the ...



Lawyers for the plaintiffs said the ruling may be the first win for dozens of local governments challenging decisions by the D...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A Walnut Creek-based attorney alleges that his former law firm employer and its name partner engaged in a reckless pattern of ...



Newhall Land and Farming Co., the developer behind one of the largest proposed housing projects in the state, has lost a bid t...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Jan. 22, 2013
By Ameera Buttn

Financial firm brings former Irell partner in-house



Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Jan. 22, 2013
By Seena Nikravan

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dealmakers

Jan. 22, 2013
By David Ruiz

A roundup of recent mergers and acquisitions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.



Judicial Profile


Thomas E. Kuhnle

Jan. 22, 2013
By Fiona Smith

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Thomas Kuhnle is known for being detail-oriented.


Judicial Profile


Angela M. Bradstreet

Jan. 21, 2013
By Saul Sugarman

Judge Angela M. Bradstreet doesn't shy away from her status as gay, a Democrat and English.



Jonathan D. Derby is launching Counsel to Secure Justice in New Delhi to offer pro bono legal assistance to victims of violent...


Perspective


Successful negotiations normally depend on what I call PCP: preparation, credibility and patience. By Howard Hay ...



Perspective


Perhaps the most surprising thing about Barry C. Feld's new study of what goes on during juvenile interrogations by police is ...


Bankruptcy


You've heard of the 100-year flood and the 20-year cicada cycle. The bankruptcy world is now experiencing the most recent onse...



Books


Three years later, the judge's words as he acquitted William Ruehle have taken center stage in the title of Ruehle's account o...


Litigation


San Bernardino County has backed off an earlier attempt to sue the city of San Bernardino after leaders reached an agreement o...



Community News


On Jan. 11, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. hosted the Central District's first South Asian diversity event in the courtroom o...


Criminal


Report examines state's criminal justice system

Jan. 19, 2013
By Hamed Aleazizn

Key statistics, such as the fact California's crime rate decreased by 56 percent from 1991 to 2011, make up most of the Legisl...



Law Practice


Zelle McDonough expands to California

Jan. 19, 2013
By Ryne Hodkowski

Boston-based Zelle McDonough & Cohen LLP opened a downtown Los Angeles office, the firm's third overall. The firm tapped f...


Community News


Law students learn from alumni attorneys

Jan. 19, 2013
By Caitlin Johnson

A hundred attorneys joined in the inaugural program, "Orientation II: The Legal Profession and Your Place in It" at Loyola Law...



Community News


Hon. David S. Wesley, presiding judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, delivered the annual “State of the Court” addr...


Labor/Employment


A Wisconsin trial court judge decided Tuesday to let an Indonesian union intervene in a lawsuit brought against adidas AG by t...



Corporate


Gibson Dunn helps with K-Swiss sale

Jan. 19, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

Westlake Village-based athletic footwear giant K-Swiss Inc. announced Thursday it's being acquired by Korean clothing conglome...


Education


UC Berkeley School of Law has launched a new research center to study the legal and economic impact of reproductive laws on wo...



Alternative Dispute Resolution


Patricia Tweedy

Jan. 19, 2013
By Emily Green

A Sacramento native, Tweedy is a one-woman shop - a prominent defense litigator turned mediator, a small business-owner, and ...


A federal judge on Thursday mulled whether to certify a class of workers in an antitrust lawsuit against some of the Bay Area...