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Labor/Employment


Vernon settles with former official

Aug. 6, 2011
By Ben Adlin

The city of Vernon has paid former official Donal O’Callaghan $500,000 to settle a contract dispute. ...


Securities


Jury awards $5.2 million to burned investor

Aug. 6, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

A jury awarded $5.2 million to a Colorado businessman who lost millions when his investment was used in a scheme to manipulate...


Perspective


Copyright law's role in regulating our contemporary lives has made acts of infringement more possible. By John Tehranian of So...


Solo and Small Firms


Lafayette & Kumagai

Aug. 6, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

Lafayette & Kumagai LLP, a 12-lawyer litigation boutique, is known for defending employment and business cases, and has a ...


A three-year study of 40 delinquent Latino and African American boys reveals a vicious cycle of punishment and incarceration. ...


Judicial Profile


William J. Lafferty

Aug. 6, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Judge Lafferty delves into cases deeply and broadly, much as he does in life.


Environmental


The eternal question: paper or plastic?

Aug. 6, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Ruling on Manhattan Beach's plastic bag ban may offer more confusion than resolution. By Mike Durkee and Tom Tunny of Allen Ma...


Solo and Small Firms


Laura V. Farber, hiring partner of Hahn & Hahn, took over this week as chairwoman of the American Bar Association's Gener...


Judges and Judiciary


Trott's 9th Circuit seat languishes

Aug. 6, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals seat formerly occupied by Judge Stephen S. Trott has been left empty for more than six years,...


Books


The trials and triumphs of Clara Foltz, one of the first women lawyers in the U.S. By Barbara Allen Babcock of Stanford Law Sc...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Lawyers from Cooley LLP inked another deal for longtime client Web.com Group Inc. on Wednesday. ...


Government


CFTC approves whistle-blower program

Aug. 6, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved Thursday a program to reward whistle-blowers who deliver information leading...


Litigation


Some judges see arbitration exceptions

Aug. 6, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Months after the Concepcion decision, federal judges in California are reaching various conclusions - some of which suggest th...


Criminal, Constitutional Law, California Courts of Appeal


A California law that requires police to collect a DNA sample from anyone arrested for a felony is unconstitutional, a state a...


Community News


Aug. 5, 2011
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

On July 30, legal professionals gathered at the offices of the Los Angeles County Bar Association to take part in Parole Heari...


Community News


Aug. 5, 2011
By STEPHEN LARSON

The Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic, along with its newly introduced 100-member chorus, Legal Voices, performed “Concert Extr...


Criminal


For the first time in memory, an anti-capital punishment bill may have a chance of passing. It's bolstered by new revelations ...


Entertainment & Sports


9th Circuit affirms Perfect 10 ruling

Aug. 5, 2011
By Erica Phillips

Perfect 10 Inc., a publication that creates and distributes photographs of nude models, was denied a preliminary injunction ag...


State Supreme Court limits liability for employers whose employees are involved in auto accidents on the job. By Frances E. Ro...


Construction


Law relaxing land approvals may be muted

Aug. 5, 2011
By Anna Scott

A state bill signed into law last month that aims to help real estate developers ride out the still limping economy solves par...


Judicial Profile


Kenneth L. Shapero

Aug. 5, 2011
By Craig Anderson

Judge Shapero's familiarity with the lawyers he works with makes for a comfortable environment.


Media


Trying to stay off a reality TV show?

Aug. 5, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

Legal troubles may steal the spotlight away from Lifetime's new reality TV show. By Julia Haye of Greenberg Glusker Fields Cla...


Entertainment & Sports


Entertainment partners in L.A. form new firm

Aug. 5, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Two former partners at Century City-based Gipson Hoffman & Pancione have broken off to form their own media and entertainm...


Judges and Judiciary


Feinstein seeking replacement for Fogel

Aug. 5, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Senator Dianne Feinstein is actively soliciting applications for a Northern District federal judgeship opening up this fall. ...


Change in the law aligns the U.S. with the rest of the world's patent systems, but at what cost? By Michael Shuster and Nicola...


New law hopes to maximize revenues and minimize tax avoidance mechanisms. By Sanford I. Miller of Law Offices of Sanford I. Mi...


Government


A lawsuit pending against the city of Chula Vista hinges on whether municipalities can shield themselves from class claims by ...


Government


Copyright owners line up behind anti-piracy bill

Aug. 5, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Copyright owners are pushing a bill in Congress that would make it easier to remove infringing websites from the Internet, a m...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Aug. 4, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

Nossaman LLP moved down the street from its previous downtown Los Angeles office to accommodate firm growth and new state-of-t...


Intellectual Property


IP suit against China to proceed in US

Aug. 4, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

A family-owned software developer got a boost in its intellectual property case against the People's Republic of China and mul...