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Real Estate/Development


Landlord Settles Tenant Harassment Case

Apr. 1, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

An embattled San Francisco property rental company faces sanctions and penalties of up to $10 million under a settlement appro...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Hears Drug Labeling Case

Apr. 1, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

In a sequal to a 2009 ruling on preemption with brand-name drug makers, the U.S. Supreme Court weighed Wednesday if federal la...


Criminal


Do Problem-Solving Courts Solve Problems?

Apr. 1, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

For such a popular trend, the problem-solving movement has yielded woefully few serious recidivism studies. By Hadar Aviram of...


California Courts of Appeal


Court Orders Review of Facebook Controversy

Apr. 1, 2011
By Laura Ernden

The state Supreme Court asked a lower court Wednesday to take a closer look at privacy issues surrounding jurors' Facebook pos...


Obituaries


Gerald D. Marcus

Apr. 1, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

1917-2011 ...


Contracts


$3.4 Million Verdict a Win for Abbott

Apr. 1, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal jury found Abbott Laboratories must pay $3.4 million to competitor GlaxoSmithKline after a month-long antitrust and ...


Corporate


Google Reaches Landmark Deal With FTC

Apr. 1, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The Mountain View-based internet company agreed to allow an outside monitor of its privacy protections for the next 20 years. ...


Law Practice


Wilmer Cutler Snatches Up Day from Howrey

Apr. 1, 2011
By David Houstonn

Lloyd R. "Rusty" Day Jr., a veteran intellectual property litigation rainmaker whose clients include biotechnology company Amg...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Movers & Dealmakers

Mar. 31, 2011
By Carla Pinedan

Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, a national firm focusing on complex litigation, appellate and corporate matters, moved its San F...


Intellectual Property


A federal judge on Tuesday said he would bar prosecutors from introducing key evidence against three individuals accused of co...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Chunghwa Settles in Price Fixing Case

Mar. 31, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Indirect purchaser plaintiffs have reached a $10 million settlement with Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. in a civil case alleging ...


Public Interest


Cudahy Fires City Attorney

Mar. 31, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

The city council of Cudahy voted unanimously to fire the city's attorney of 15 years David Olivas and city manager George Pere...


Law Practice


Howrey Group Moves To Baker Hostetler

Mar. 31, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Seventeen former Howrey LLP attorneys, including nine partners, flocked to Baker & Hostetler LLP, the Cleveland-based firm...


Government


Plea Deal Could Void Massive County Settlement

Mar. 31, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Five years ago, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors agreed to pay a developer $102 million to settle a lawsuit in w...


Government


Lead Challenger Emerges in Gascon Bid

Mar. 31, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

A criminal justice wonk has raised $158,000 in his challenge to San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon's bid for electi...


Labor/Employment


Lawyers make observations on oral argument Tuesday in the gender-discrimination case against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ...


Perspective


Perhaps It’s a Matter of Innocence

Mar. 31, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Susan L. Margolis responds to "State Bar Won't Prosecute Lawyer in Dole Case." ...


Criminal


Death Penalty Policy, Strangling California’s Budget

Mar. 31, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

California's death penalty is a strain on the state budget and fails to adequately reduce the crime rate. By Jeffrey A. Lowe. ...


Contracts


A federal court judge dismissed a securities class action lawsuit filed by a group of investors who lost millions of dollars p...


Public Interest


Coachella Settles with Former City Attorney

Mar. 31, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

The city of Coachella agreed to settle a $3.7 million malpractice lawsuit against its former city attorney for $500,000. ...


Labor/Employment


Failure to inform a jury about the mixed-motive defense can deprive employers of their rights. By Morin I. Jacob of Liebert Ca...


Constitutional Law


High Court Reverses 4th Amendment Grant

Mar. 31, 2011
By Robert Iafollan

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday that it should not have granted a case involving whether government identification reco...


Perspective


The urban sprawl that has occurred in many U.S. cities is rooted in poor government planning. By Gideon Kanner of Manatt, Phel...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Quashes Habeas Suit

Mar. 31, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

A man who was wrongly imprisoned for 14 years cannot sue the district attorney for failing to train prosecutors about their le...


Environmental


State Court Decision Halts AB32 Implementation

Mar. 31, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

A state court ruling delivers a major blow to California's long-term plan to combat climate change. By Jon Costantino and Crai...


Labor/Employment


Wal-Mart Class Action Faces Skeptical Justices

Mar. 31, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday about allowing female employees to sue retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. tog...


Government


Court Denies County Suit Over Drug Prices

Mar. 31, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

California health care providers cannot sue drug makers for allegedly denying them discounts they're supposed to receive for t...


Government


Another AOC Head Retiring

Mar. 31, 2011
By Emily Green

The Administrative Office of the Courts, beleaguered of late over criticism of the agency's management and its oversight of a ...


Judges and Judiciary


AOC Review Committee Named

Mar. 31, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye named a broad spectrum of current and retired judges Tuesday to a special committee to exami...


Judicial Profile


Richard G. Cline

Mar. 31, 2011
By Pat Alston

Judge Richard G. Cline has spent the bulk of his bench career in San Diego County in probate court. Nowadays, he also hears cr...