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U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted review in a case pitting the trucking industry against the Port of Los Angeles over t...


Obituaries


Ralph Clifford Walker, 1938-2012

Jan. 15, 2013
By Emily Green

When Walker joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in 1965 he was its 26th lawyer. Over the next 40 years, he would hel...



Litigation


Plaintiffs alleging that numerous companies conspired to fix the prices of flat panel displays have settled their claims in se...


Law Practice


A recent survey from the Lawyers Club of San Diego shows a slight increase in the amount of both female and non-white attorney...



Corporate


Crescent Capital Group LP sold a minority ownership interest to Allied World Financial Services Inc., and will manage $500 mil...


Intellectual Property


A San Jose magistrate judge ordered a permanent injunction on A10 Networks Inc. products that infringe Brocade Communications ...



Government


LA still fretting over court funds

Jan. 15, 2013
By Blake Edwardsn

Aside from taking away $200 million of money previously set aside for new construction, Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget, re...


Discipline


Closing arguments were submitted Friday in the State Bar corruption trial against Del Norte County District Attorney Jon M. Al...



Bankruptcy


Lawsuit against Howrey partners rejected

Jan. 15, 2013
By Kevin Lee

A bankruptcy judge rejected an attempted lawsuit against 302 former Howrey LLP partners during a Friday hearing in the estate'...


Judicial Profile


Ann I. Jones

Jan. 15, 2013
By Henry Meier

Ann I. Jones is LA's first superior court judge to hold a dedicated budget-planning post.



Judges and Judiciary


Budget proposal bad news for new projects

Jan. 15, 2013
By Paul Jones

Council will consider delaying four courthouse construction projects at Jan. 17 meeting, others likely to be frozen for year o...


Perspective


Our state Supreme Court polices the boundaries between federal law, the common law of other jurisdictions, and our state's own...



Firm Watch


On The Move

Jan. 14, 2013
By Ameera Buttn

Bingham McCutchen promotes two attorneys to partner


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Jan. 14, 2013
By Seena Nikravan

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



Judicial Profile


Daniel B. McNerney

Jan. 14, 2013
By Don Debenedictisn

Lawyers say the judge is bright and well-informed, even if his personality 'isn't the sparkliest.'


Judicial Profile


Robert L. Tamietti

Jan. 14, 2013
By Hadley Robinson

Judge Robert Tamietti sat on the Nevada City bench for 7 years before returning to Truckee.



Labor/Employment


Some employers who win the fight to arbitrate might be jumping out of the proverbial frying pan and into the deep-fat fryer: c...


Insurance


Courts muddle scope of disparagement coverage

Jan. 12, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Can mere conduct that reflects poorly on a claimant trigger "disparagement" coverage? Until recently, the law seemed cl...



Although tax advisers are supposed to assume that every return is examined, there is no law against trying to make the return ...


Perspective


Creative environmental legislation for 2013

Jan. 12, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Last year, the LA Department of Water and Power announced that it would purchase power from two Nevada locations. But why go o...



The 9th Circuit handed Warner Bros. a huge victory in the fight over whether the studio or the two comic strip writers who inv...


Litigation


A federal judge blocked implementation of a voter-approved California law regarding sexual offender reporting requirements, sa...



Silicon Valley companies advocating for tighter domestic industry requirements at the International Trade Commission were deal...


Corporate


Paul Hastings helps with Canadian purchase

Jan. 12, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

Paul Hastings LLP announced Thursday it represented Fremont-based Procera Networks Inc. in its recent purchase of British Colu...



Law Practice


Longtime vets advocate retires from MoFo

Jan. 12, 2013
By Kevin Lee

Longtime Morrison & Foerster LLP litigator Gordon P. Erspamer, a renowned advocate for military veterans' rights, has reti...


Law Practice


Intellectual property litigator William S. Coats cited the firm's work with clients in the entertainment industry as a primary...



Solo and Small Firms


Redlands firm is in a class of its own

Jan. 12, 2013
By Katie Lucia

Tucked away in the second-floor corner of a Redlands office building, McCuneWright LLP attorneys quietly work on some of the n...


Litigation


Litigation is expected to create the highest number of job opportunities in 2013, according to a report released Thursday by R...



The conference is being sponsored by Virginia-based George Mason University, which will pay all food and lodging costs for 120...


A gang member-turned-lawyer who fell back in with criminal associates was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for help...