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U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Rules on Pension Suit

May 18, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Federal judges have the authority to reform pension plans in response to improperly noticed changes to those plans, the U.S. S...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Eli Lilly Faces Drug Marketing Suit

May 18, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed a sealed lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Co. on Monday claiming the company engaged in anti-co...



Litigation


Justices Ease Search Law

May 18, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that police did not violate the Constitution when they busted into an apartment without a ...


Government


Court Declines to Hear Torture Flight Suit

May 18, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to revive the lawsuit claiming a Boeing Co. subsidiary aided a Bush administration program tha...



Government


Budget Revision Boosts Court Funding

May 18, 2011
By Emily Greenn

Gov. Jerry Brown allocated an additional $41.8 million to the courts Monday as part of his May revise budget plan, in a nod to...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Limits Whistle-blower Suits

May 18, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Whistle-blowers can't bring lawsuits against government contractors for fraudulent billing that are based on records obtained ...



Litigation


Plaintiffs' Bar Ponders Fewer Class Actions

May 18, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

The class-action specialists of the plaintiffs' bar are not only disheartened by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision certain ...


Product Liability


Toyota Buybacks Latest Discovery Dispute

May 18, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Plaintiffs' lawyers suing Toyota over unintentional acceleration are seeking information about repurchased vehicles that they ...



The New Lawyer Q&A


Performance Test B

May 17, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Performance Test A

May 17, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn



The New Lawyer Q&A


Question Six

May 17, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Question Five

May 17, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn



The New Lawyer Q&A


Question Four

May 17, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Question Two

May 17, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn



The New Lawyer Q&A


Question One

May 17, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Supplement


May 17, 2011
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP



Government


Renner Holds State's Legal Reins

May 17, 2011
By Emily Green

Jonathan Renner is the governor's top legal advisor, advising him on everything from clemency requests to judicial appointment...


Corporate Counsel


Patricia Sinclair

May 17, 2011
By Anna Scott

Co-president and general counsel for Playa Vista Los Angeles ...



Judicial Profile


John R. Brownlee

May 17, 2011
By Pat Alston

Judge John R. Brownlee makes jurors and litigants feel comfortable, but at the end of the day, he gets business done.


Perspective


Political candidates are wrong to ignore copyright laws. By Steven B. Fabrizio and Jennifer V. Yeh of Jenner & Block ...



Insurance


Why insurance litigation is unique. By R. Randal Crispen of Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP ...


Judges and Judiciary


Where’s the Fairness?

May 17, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

AB 1208 will give unprecedented power to the state's largest court. By former Presiding Judge Frederick Horn, and Presiding Ju...



Intellectual Property


Rambus Takes Blow from Federal Circuit

May 17, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Sunnyvale-based chip designer Rambus Inc. deliberately destroyed evidence in a decis...


Discipline


TV Tax Lawyer Under Investigation

May 17, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

The State Bar has disclosed that it has been investigating Roni Lynn Deutch, the TV tax lawyer famous for late-night commercia...



Judges and Judiciary


Push On To Release Prop 8 Videos

May 17, 2011
By Laura Ernden

Proposition 8 opponents are using recent attacks on former federal judge Vaughn R. Walker to support making the trial videotap...


Criminal


Lawyer Convicted of Fraud

May 17, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

A federal jury Friday convicted Irvine attorney Gerald L. Wolfe of using falsified mortgage documents to buy 30 houses in four...



Labor/Employment


Firing Sex Offenders Gets Dicey

May 17, 2011
By Cat Ho

Years after the Megan's Law website first made the list of registered sex offenders public, employers are grappling with how t...


Criminal


New Kern D.A. Takes Tough Approach

May 14, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

Law-and-order Kern County, located in the heart of California's "Bible Belt," has a new district attorney, Lisa S. Green. But ...



Judicial Profile


Patti C. Ratekin

May 14, 2011
By Pat Alston

Superior Court Commissioner


Perspective


Sexting and Mediation Confidentiality

May 14, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Information about a confidential mediation involving sexting by students is leaked to the media. Will there be consequences? B...