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Perspective


Mediation works, but will it play in Macedonia?

Nov. 19, 2011
By Sharon Liangn

Macedonia wrestles with whether or not to adopt compulsory mediation. By Michael R. Diliberto of ADR Services Inc. ...


Perspective


Penn State outrages: the Good Samaritan’s dilemma

Nov. 19, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Going by way of the French - should we impose a Good Samaritan law that criminalizes a person's failure to come to the rescue?...


U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court built in some loopholes for President George W. Bush in 2004 even as it limited his wartime powers , As...


Law Practice


A longtime attorney for Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP recently became the first general counsel of Burbank-based Legendary En...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Newspaper changes hands

Nov. 19, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Deal teams from Cooley LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP announced Thursday that the San Diego Union-Tribune, the city's leadin...


Solo and Small Firms


Business litigation boutique to split up

Nov. 19, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

Spilllane Weingarten LLP will divide as one partner forms solo practice. ...


Litigation


A federal judge said he is inclined to certify a putative class action of immigrant detainees who sued the federal government ...


Books


A bottom-up take on lawyering

Nov. 19, 2011
By Sharon Liangn

One lawyer makes it his mission to provide legal services to those on the margins of society. By Alfredo Mirandé ...


Litigation


Plaintiffs who brought a car rollover lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. saw their high-stakes gamble pay off to the tune of $73 m...


Government


Congress is on the verge of slashing spending on legal services for the poor even as it devotes a swell of new federal dollars...


Corporate


Value Index shuts down after only two years

Nov. 19, 2011
By Saul Sugarmann

The Value Index, a controversial Yelp-like review service for attorneys which the Association of Corporate Counsel debuted in ...


Investments


Yelp files to go public

Nov. 19, 2011
By Robert Pierce

San Francisco-based Yelp Inc. filed for a highly-anticipated $100 million IPO on Thursday, advised by a team of San Francisco-...


Judges and Judiciary


Northern District hires new magistrate

Nov. 19, 2011
By Jill Redhage

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District announced Thursday it has selected a new magistrate judge. ...


Litigation


Plaintiff wins website trade dress verdict

Nov. 19, 2011
By Connie Lopez

Litigation boutique Browne George Ross LLP scored a win in what may be the first website trade dress infringement case ever to...


Litigation


Woman awarded $67.5 million in sex abuse case

Nov. 19, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A jury awarded $67.5 million in damages Thursday to a woman who alleged that a male nursing assistant at a San Fernando Valley...


Solo and Small Firms


Colantuono Be Nimble

Nov. 19, 2011
By Ben Adlin

With dual offices in Los Angeles and Penn Valley, Colantuono & Levin PC is banking on small-firm flexibility and collabora...


Government


Fledgling union got big boost from lobbyist

Nov. 19, 2011
By Brian Sumersn

An influential labor lobbyist and partner in a small Sacramento law firm who donated more than $1 million last year to a fledg...


Civil Rights


Judge takes US to task over hiding records

Nov. 19, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

A federal judge in Santa Ana sanctioned U.S. Department of Justice lawyers for lying to the court about deliberately withholdi...


California Supreme Court


A unanimous state Supreme Court held Thursday that the backers of Proposition 8 have the right to defend the same-sex marriage...


Community News


Nov. 18, 2011
By David Mcafeen

Approximately 500 attorneys, professors and students gathered at the London West Hollywood on Nov. 3 for Loyola Law School, Lo...


Community News


Nov. 18, 2011
By David Mcafeen

On Wednesday, top in-house counsel for The Clorox Company, Gap Inc., Allstate Insurance Co. and other companies attended a sig...


Community News


Nov. 18, 2011
By David Mcafeen

On Nov. 3, Magistrate Judge Nathanel M. Cousins was inducted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Californi...


Community News


Nov. 18, 2011
By David Mcafeen

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund hosted its 2011 Los Angeles Awards Gala on Monday at the Westin Bonave...


Community News


Nov. 18, 2011
By David Mcafeen

More than 700 attorneys attended the Consumer Attorneys of California’s 50th annual convention in San Francisco Nov. 10 throug...


Community News


Nov. 18, 2011
By David Mcafeen

On Nov. 10, nearly 200 supporters of the Los Angeles County Bar Foundation came together on an evening of Vegas-style gaming t...


Criminal


Judges spar over early releases

Nov. 18, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

Fresno judges seek to block sheriff's early release of county prisoners ...


Corporate Counsel


Michael A. Newman

Nov. 18, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Senior VP, interim CFO, general counsel and chief administrative officer for Websense Inc. San Diego ...


Labor/Employment


The UPS case illustrates the importance of employers to engage in individualized discussions with employees. By Dulcinea Grant...


The SEC and Justice Department have no subpoena power abroad, making it tricky to access documents and witnesses. By Winston Y...


California Supreme Court


Liu on the lookout for clerks

Nov. 18, 2011
By Laura Ernden

State Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu's move to hire at least two clerks marks a potential shift at the court, which for the...