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Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

On March 21, the Los Angeles County Bar Association hosted its 2012 Corporate Counsel Award Dinner at the Millennium Biltmore ...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Alston & Bird LLP and Joint Venture Silicon Valley recently hosted “California’s Green Future” at the Four Seasons Silico...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The UC Irvine School of Law held its 2012 Experian/Jones Day Moot Court Competition finals on March 23. Second-and third-year ...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

The Volunteer Legal Services Program of The Bar Association of San Francisco (VLSP) celebrated its volunteers at its annual A...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By STEPHEN LARSON

The South Asian Bar Association of Southern California Public Interest Foundation hosted its ninth annual banquet on March 22 ...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By STEPHEN LARSON

Even a fire drill couldn’t keep Century City Bar Association incoming president Fay Arfa from honoring the association’s accom...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice honored Judge Lee Smalley Edmon, presiding judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court,...


Community News


Mar. 30, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Robert K. Rasmussen, dean of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, was inducted into the American College...


Corporate


Dodgers buy could be first in auction wave

Mar. 30, 2012
By Robert Pierce

As deal lawyers assess the record-setting sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers, one thing appears clear: An auction like the one th...


Corporate Counsel


Craig E. Gosselin

Mar. 30, 2012
By David Mc Afee

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Human Resources and Secretary Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. Anaheim ...


Intellectual Property


Even if Google Inc. loses the patent phase of its trial for infringing Oracle Corp.'s Java programming language, the company w...


Real Estate/Development


Decision gives big project green light

Mar. 30, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

California's building industry is buzzing about a recent state Supreme Court decision to push forward environmental approval f...


Labor/Employment


Judge allows Hollywood unions' merger vote

Mar. 30, 2012
By Brian Sumersn

The tallying of votes in a merger between two powerful entertainment unions can proceed as scheduled, a federal judge ruled We...


Real Estate/Development


Venable starts West Coast real estate practice

Mar. 30, 2012
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

In an effort to beef up its Los Angeles office, Venable LLP announced the hiring of three real estate partners this week who w...


A staggering punitive damages award in a Sacramento sexual harassement case raises questions about what the future holds. By B...


The U.S. Supreme Court decides that the Clean Water Act does not leave regulated parties with their hands tied. By Roderick E....


U.S. Supreme Court


Even as the U.S. Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether Congress forced states into expanding their Medicaid rolls, the ju...


Education


Stanford Law School dean stepping down

Mar. 30, 2012
By Craig Anderson

Larry Kramer, who led Stanford Law School and pushed for major curriculum changes that combined the study of law and other aca...


Litigation


As for-profit schools face an increasing amount of scrutiny over fraudulent job placement numbers, the institutions are pinnin...


Personal Injury & Torts


Courts are still unable to define the proper role of medical bills in personal injury actions. By Richard L. Kellner and Jacob...


Law Practice


McDermott Will & Emery has bolstered their intellectual property litigation practice by acquiring a four-lawyer team from ...


Government


City appeals judge's decision

Mar. 30, 2012
By Ben Adlin

Costa Mesa will appeal a trial court decision barring the city's charter resolution from June's primary ballot. Officials also...


Technology & Science


Future of court case management uncertain

Mar. 30, 2012
By Emily Green

Court leaders' decision to abandon the Court Case Management System made clear the judiciary does not have the money to deplo...


U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to strike down other pieces of the Obama administration's sprawling health car...


Litigation


Potential Dodgers deal comes with liabilities

Mar. 30, 2012
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

The new owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers will assume the liabilities of current owner Frank McCourt, including the negligence...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Mar. 29, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

A roundup of recent real estate deals and the attorneys involved.


Real Estate/Development


Data centers often boast floor upon floor of computer servers. While these mysterious office buildings sport some of the most ...


Judicial Profile


Gary S. Austin

Mar. 29, 2012
By Jill Redhage

Known for his diligence, Judge Gary S. Austin serves in the system where he began his career.


Perspective


California's death penalty is beyond repair

Mar. 29, 2012
By Sharon Liangn

Efforts to fix California's death penalty are futile. By Andrew Love ...


Civil Rights


Civil liberties advocates on Tuesday released documents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in San Francisco that they be...