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Entertainment & Sports


Heirs of Peanuts Christmas composer sue for royalties

Dec. 28, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Heirs of Vince Guaraldi, the jazz pianist and composer known for scoring cartoonist Charles Schulz's "A Charlie Brown Christma...


Criminal


Former attorney sentenced in investment fraud

Dec. 28, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Orange County lawyer to 70 months in prison for cheating clients and others out...


Judges and Judiciary


Governor nominates 14 people for judgeships

Dec. 28, 2011
By Laura Ernden

After nearly a year with just a single judicial appointment - Goodwin Liu to the state Supreme Court - Gov. Jerry Brown announ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


President Barack Obama's controversial health care reform law could be snuffed out at the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, a n...


Judges and Judiciary


Court manager jumpstarts retirement

Dec. 27, 2011
By Pat Alston

Chuck Robuck, who has spent 23 years with Sacramento County Superior Court, is leaving at the end of the month in hopes of sav...


Litigation


With lengthy trial delays on the horizon, the mandatory dismissal statute may be making a comeback. By Robert Wright of Horvit...


Judges and Judiciary


Budget cuts: the continuing impact in state courts

Dec. 27, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

As 2012 begins, one certainty is that the battle over court budget cuts will continue. By Gregory D. Call of Crowell & Mor...


Law Practice


Changing legal landscape

Dec. 27, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

When the economy tanked three years ago, many observers said it changed the legal landscape forever. Corporate clients looking...


Intellectual Property


The House Judiciary Committee mistakenly named 22 law firms on a roster of organizations supporting contentious online piracy ...


Litigation


Seven companies that manufacture display panels used in computers, cell phones and television screens have agreed to pay $539 ...


Litigation


Hidden Hills lawyer faces criminal charges, suit by SEC

Dec. 27, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

A Hidden Hills lawyer accused by Attorney General Kamala Harris of defrauding homeowners seeking mortgage help was indicted in...


Mergers & Acquisitions


SunPower to acquire French solar company

Dec. 27, 2011
By Paul Jones

Silicon Valley solar manufacturing company SunPower Corp has agreed to sell additional stock to its majority holder, French en...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Dec. 27, 2011
By Connie Lopezn

Nossaman LLP added Douglas W. Schwartz as partner in Los Angeles. He focuses on tax and business transaction matters. Schwartz...


Discipline


State Bar near zero on discipline backlog

Dec. 27, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

The State Bar has eliminated the backlog of discipline cases under investigation out of its Los Angeles office, bar President ...


Corporate


Jury hits tribe with $30.4 million verdict

Dec. 27, 2011
By Henry Meier

The Red Hawk Casino will be paying out a $30.4 million jackpot, but this one isn't from the slot machines or black jack tables.


Intellectual Property


Apple, Google battle it out in smartphone wars

Dec. 27, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Apple, Google and Microsoft are locked in a high stakes battle for supremacy in the so-called smartphone wars.


Government


Trial courts anticipate tougher times in 2012

Dec. 27, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

For a number of the state's trial courts faced with unprecedented budget cuts, the year was marked by layoffs, long lines and ...


Judges and Judiciary


Courts close during week between holidays

Dec. 27, 2011
By Laura Ernden

Some people searching for justice between Christmas and New Year's might find locked courthouse doors instead .


Intellectual Property


A look back at the year in intellectual property.


Real Estate/Development


Appraisers targeted in bid to recoup real estate losses

Dec. 27, 2011
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

In the wake of the housing market crash and the rash of mortgage loan defaults that ensued, lenders and borrowers looking to m...


Government


Taking shots at the judiciary's power

Dec. 27, 2011
By Evan Georgen

Democratic Assembly Majority Leader Charles Calderon, whom no one would accuse of pulling punches, made a splash this year wit...


Community News


Dec. 23, 2011
By David Mcafeen

The Orange County Bar Foundation recently awarded Jonathan Espinoza, a senior at Segerstrom High School, the Outstanding Part...


Corporate


In-house bonuses on the rise

Dec. 23, 2011
By Saul Sugarmann

Even with a recession, bonuses for in-house lawyers have risen steadily since 2008, a departure from the larger legal industry...


Letter to the Editor


The jurors, not the judges, render verdicts

Dec. 23, 2011
By Sharon Liangn

Readers respond to "Award for LA judge spurs ethics debate" and Using Tort Reform as an excuse: Why health care cann...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


One forecast for 2012: Courts will suffer, private mediators will gain. By Matthew P. Guasco of Judicate West


Environmental


Enviro groups sue over dust pollution

Dec. 23, 2011
By Fiona Smith

Several environmental groups frustrated by the high levels of dust pollution in the San Joaquin Valley sued the federal Enviro...


Judges and Judiciary


San Bernardino getting new presiding judge

Dec. 23, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

Ronald M. Christianson, a 17-year veteran of the San Bernardino County Superior Court bench, will take over as its presiding j...


Community News


San Diego County offers gift cards for guns

Dec. 23, 2011
By David Mcafeen

San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis today kicked off an annual “guns-for-gift cards” exchange event in south...


Energy Law


Clean tech revolution continues in 2011

Dec. 23, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Technical breakthroughs, regulatory developments and M&A activity dominated the clean tech industry. By James C. Chapman o...


Community News


DLA Piper receives HERO award

Dec. 23, 2011
By David Mcafeen

At an event at DLA Piper’s downtown San Diego office, Thomson Reuters honored DLA Piper with its first-ever HERO Award and don...