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Government


Senate passes JOBS bill

Mar. 24, 2012
By Robert Pierce

The U.S. Senate passed an amended version of the JOBS Act on Thursday, which would, among other things, ease public offerings ...


California Supreme Court


Less than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court made it harder for consumers to file class actions, the state Supreme Court gran...



Large Firms


The upheaval that has rocked Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP for several weeks appears to have been abated - at least temporarily - by...


Criminal


The 2nd District Court of Appeal has ordered the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and the state Attorney General ...



U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether Congress has the power to make states broaden Medicaid eligibility as a condition...


Community News


Mar. 23, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Associate Justice Richard M. Mosk of the 2nd District Court of Appeal donated his cherished collection of game-day sports prog...



Community News


Mar. 23, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

The Center for Restorative Justice at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles hosted its second annual conference, “Another Way: Imagi...


Community News


Mar. 23, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Members of the bar gathered at The City Club in San Francisco Tuesday for a reception honoring 56 lawyers selected as Californ...



Community News


Mar. 23, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Girardi Keese LLP hosted a fundraiser for the re-election of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judges James D. Otto and Sanjay...


Community News


Mar. 23, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Sylvia Torres-Guillén, general counsel of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, was honored on Wednesday by the L...



Community News


Mar. 23, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Randall R. Rader, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, traveled to Los Angeles and met with local...


Community News


Mar. 23, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

Former mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley visited the Los Angeles branch of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on Monday to discuss the...



Community News


Mar. 23, 2012
By Ryne Hodkowski

No pinches were reported at The Irish American Bar Association’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon and Celebration as all atte...


Perspective


The uncomfortable resurgence of the responsible corporate officer doctrine. By Mike Emmick of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Ha...



Alternative Dispute Resolution


John Zebrowski

Mar. 23, 2012
By Ciaran Mcevoyn

John Zebrowski of ADR Services Inc. dislikes group meetings to begin mediations, comparing them to the fractious political gri...


Entertainment & Sports


Photographers embroiled in legal fights over fair use

Mar. 23, 2012
By Erica E. Phillips

The artist behind the "Hope" poster, an icon from President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign, is now the poster child for a growin...



Corporate Counsel


Linda R. Judge

Mar. 23, 2012
By Paul Jones

Vice President, Intellectual Property LS9 South San Francisco ...


Judicial Profile


Paul L. Abrams

Mar. 23, 2012
By Gabe Friedmann

Paul Abrams, a volunteer soccer referee, doesn't put up with foul play in court. ...



Education


School districts liable for negligent hiring

Mar. 23, 2012
By Sharon Liangn

State Supreme Court decision reaffirms special relationship between students and school district. By Mark Kitabayashi and Andr...


Employee Benefits


Judge approves higher wages in warehouse suit

Mar. 23, 2012
By Brian Sumersn

Workers suing a major logistics company in Mira Loma should receive wages similar to what they were paid before filing their l...



Government


LA Housing Authority overcharged residents, lawsuit says

Mar. 23, 2012
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

Advocates filed a proposed class action Wednesday on behalf of more than 6,000 residents who claim the Housing Authority of th...


Perspective


The iPad 3 offers new advantages, but there's no need to run out to replace your iPad2. By Paul R. Kiesel of Kiesel Boucher &a...



U.S. Supreme Court


A divided U.S. Supreme Court handed down a pair of decisions Wednesday embracing the central role that plea bargaining plays i...


Litigation


Sweetener wars lead to sticky issues

Mar. 23, 2012
By Gabe Friedmann

Attorneys for the Cargill Inc. and Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. argued they should not be liable for a national ad campaign abou...



Criminal


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday appointed Steven G. Kalar to be the next Federal Public Defender in San Fra...


U.S. Supreme Court


A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held Wednesday that an Idaho couple can file suit to fight an Environmental Protection Agency o...



Litigation


CarMax hit with wage-and-hour suit

Mar. 23, 2012
By Saul Sugarman

A proposed wage-and-hour class action has been filed in California against online auto seller Virginia-based CarMax Inc. ...


Government


Advocacy groups are asking a dozen California cities to undo ordinances banning day laborers from soliciting work in public ar...



Health Care & Hospital Law


Animal control: No dogs on the table, please

Mar. 23, 2012
By Sharon Liangn

Are there any limits to where your favorite celebrities (and you) can bring their pets? By Sofia Aguilar of Greenberg Glusker ...


Law Practice


The American Bar Association has said schools don't have to report salary data for graduates as part of the accreditation proc...