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Judges and Judiciary


SF seeks to diversify civil grand jury pool

Apr. 5, 2012
By Saul Sugarman

San Francisco County Superior Court is urging minorities in the city to volunteer for civil grand jury service. ...


Large Firms


The co-chairman of Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP's private equity practice in Los Angeles is heading to DLA Piper LLP as a ...


Questions remain about when an insurance carrier must settle a claim. By Peter S. Selvin of Raines Feldman LLP ...


Corporate


Concerns already circulating about JOBS act

Apr. 5, 2012
By Robert Pierce

President Barack Obama hasn't signed the JOBS Act into law but some are already predicting it will have to be retooled, especi...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


LA court commissioner admonished over conduct

Apr. 5, 2012
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

The Commission on Judicial Performance has admonished a commissioner for insulting lawyers and litigants and commenting in cou...


Support state Senate Bill 1080 to improve financial literacy in California. By Blair Schlecter of the California Council on Ec...


Law Practice


Former Northern District U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Russoniello on Tuesday took on his first case since departing that office in ...


A federal judge must decide which of two federal statutes should apply to Charles Schwab & Co.'s efforts to ban class acti...


Large Firms


A lawyer who played a key role in establishing Greenberg Traurig LLP in Silicon Valley has switched firms to Foley & Lard...


Criminal


Prison realignment: fix the funding formula

Apr. 5, 2012
By Michael Leen

A flaw in the realignment funding formula is preventing California from fixing its prison problem. By Allen Hopper of the ACLU...


Government


n the wake of a series of medical marijuana raids by federal law enforcement, lawmakers in five states are calling on the fede...


Constitutional Law


We the Corporations?

Apr. 5, 2012
By Michael Leen

An artificial entity cannot learn some ultimate truth about itself by spending money to promote or oppose political candidates...


Criminal


As more offenders are shifted to local control under California's realignment process, county recidivism statistics could be c...


Intellectual Property


Facebook fires back at Yahoo in patent battle

Apr. 5, 2012
By Craig Andersonn

Facebook Inc. fired back against Yahoo Inc.'s patent infringement complaint with one of its own Tuesday, even while signaling ...


Government


With third-party spending flooding the presidential primaries nationwide, the state's campaign finance watchdog agency wants t...


Law Practice


Cochran honored in death

Apr. 5, 2012
By Connie Lopez

The late Johnnie Cochran's law firm still recognizes the date of his death and keeps his office the way it was when he last le...


Defamation on the Internet starts at home. By Sarah Condor ...


Entertainment & Sports


Patty Glaser again represents TV show host

Apr. 4, 2012
By Erica E. Phillips

News show host Keith Olbermann, who was fired last week from Current TV, says he's taking his beef to court. With no arbitrati...


Litigation


A federal judge granted class certification Monday to plaintiffs in a labor dispute against Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. ...


Should the FBI get away with destroying a priceless car simply because it was being detained for evidence? By Jonathan Michael...


U.S. Supreme Court


Supreme Court upholds strip searches

Apr. 4, 2012
By Robert Iafolla

Authorities can conduct invasive strip searches on anybody joining the general inmate population of a jail even if they were a...


Government


Controller to probe Stockton finances

Apr. 4, 2012
By Ben Adlin

State Controller John Chiang has launched an investigation into the financial practices and reporting of Stockton, a city teet...


Litigation


A federal judge gave a class of homeowners the green light to pursue claims against Countrywide Home Loans Inc. and other mort...


Law Practice


Law firm mergers continue to rebound

Apr. 4, 2012
By Kevin Lee

Law firm mergers continued at a steady pace through the first quarter of 2012, a sign that mergers are back on the rise follow...


Securities


Although flawed, the JOBS Act represents a step in the right direction. By Stephen Graham of Fenwick & West LLP ...


Litigation


Oracle, Google headed for trial

Apr. 4, 2012
By Craig Anderson

Oracle Corp. and Google Inc. have reached an "irreconcilable impasse" in negotiations to settle a copyright and patent case, a...


Law Practice


Environmental boutique expands in SF

Apr. 4, 2012
By Fiona Smith

Seattle-based environmental boutique Marten Law PLLC, which is making a major push to expand throughout the West, announced M...


Litigation


Class action against EA can proceed

Apr. 4, 2012
By Jill Redhage

A federal judge has denied a motion by Electronic Arts Inc. to dismiss a class action filed by retired National Football Leagu...


Government


AG special assistant leaves post

Apr. 4, 2012
By Ben Adlin

Suzy Loftus, formerly a special assistant attorney general, has left the state Department of Justice for a leadership role at ...


Government


Counties chosen for facilities test run

Apr. 4, 2012
By Emily Green

Four trial courts will assume responsibility for courthouse maintenance, as part of a two-year pilot project to decentralize s...