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Constitutional Law


Can schools prevent students from wearing accessories bearing edgy Keep a Breast Foundation slogans? By Sloan Simmons and Aime...


Law Practice


A cure for that bad day at work

Mar. 9, 2012
By Michael Leen

Don't underestimate the power of laughter. By Christina Wang of Law Offices of Keefe Roberts and Associates ...


Litigation


Bratz insurer case is warning for companies

Mar. 9, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

An insurer's settlement with Bratz manfacturer MGA Entertainment Inc. underscores the bitterness of insurance brawls in high-s...


Intellectual Property


Attorneys for Oracle Corp. on Wednesday tried a third time to persuade a federal judge to accept its expert's report on damage...


Securities


A tussle between the association that regulates the securities markets and San Francisco brokerage Charles Schwab & Co. ...


Law Practice


Legal employers are beginning to ramp up their recruiting and hiring efforts with law school students following the recession,...


What used to be an electrifying display of skill has now devolved into a total snooze-fest. By Aaron Bloom of Greenberg Gluske...


Government


City's pension plans rile unions

Mar. 9, 2012
By Ben Adlin

San Jose will move forward with a controversial measure to reform the city's pension structure despite legal threats from labo...


California Supreme Court


A popular corporate tax credit came into the state Supreme Court's crosshairs this week and businesses might not be happy with...


Personal Injury & Torts


Courts have heard Navy-related asbestos tort claims for decades without jurisdiction being questioned. By Michael Gurien of Wa...


Criminal


Economic espionage defendant drops lawyer

Mar. 9, 2012
By Jill Redhage

An Orinda man accused of economic espionage against DuPont is dumping his well known criminal defense lawyer . ...


A memorandum from the state's top elections official has sparked controversy - and now legal action - over the alleged disenfr...


Judges and Judiciary


Central District's vacancy woes increase

Mar. 9, 2012
By Gabe Friedmann

The Central District of California is poised to have more "emergency" judicial vacancies than any other federal court district...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Mar. 8, 2012
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

Jackson DeMarco Tidus Peckenpaugh, JDTP, an Orange County-based firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, insurance, land...


Government


Since attorney Ann Ravel took over the Fair Political Practices Commission in February 2011, she has embarked on a controversi...


A rare criminal price-fixing trial in the Northern District on Tuesday hit its first hiccup since going to the jury for delibe...


Government


The Civil Justice Association of California, a tort-reform and pro-business lobbying group, has agreed to pay $6,000 in fines ...


Perspective


The bankruptcies keep coming - is the sun setting on the solar industry? By R. Todd Johnson of Jones Day ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Complex civil judge in LA heads to JAMS

Mar. 8, 2012
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Carl J. West, the former supervising judge of Los Angeles County Superior Court's complex civil division, has joined private j...


Entertainment & Sports


Lawyers seek 'music therapy’

Mar. 8, 2012
By Connie Lopez

Nonprofit Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic raises money for variety of legal causes. ...


Law Practice


Rutan partners start employment firm

Mar. 8, 2012
By Susan Mcraen

Klatte Budensiek & Young-Agriesti will repersent employers. ...


Government


State sues car washes over unpaid wages

Mar. 8, 2012
By Brian Sumersn

California Labor Commissioner Julie Su filed two lawsuits Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court against three car washe...


Law Practice


Firms apply to open offices in Seoul

Mar. 8, 2012
By Kevin Lee

Ropes & Gray LLP and Paul Hastings LLP announced Tuesday they had filed preliminary applications with the Korean Ministry ...


Litigation


Three law firms that have been battling Orange County for a decade to make jails more accessible to handicapped inmates should...


Criminal


A report questions the role of an independent agency being created to oversee the criminal justice system. ...


A practice group model that incorporates absolute accountability for results is the first step in developing a business plan t...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Private insurance companies must now provide behavioral health treatment to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. By How...


Labor/Employment


State Labor Commissioner Julie Su says her office will seek to push prosecutors to impose criminal liabilities on employers wh...


Perspective


No sector of the U.S. economy is immune from the predatory attention of counterfeiters and infringers. By John C. Baum of Owen...


Letter to the Editor


Article on asbestos case raises non-issue

Mar. 8, 2012
By Michael Leen

A reader responds to "Asbestos case leads to application of political question doctrine." ...