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Corporate


In-House Salaries in SoCal Rise Slightly

Jun. 27, 2011
By Saul Sugarman

A survey by the Association of Corporate Counsel shows that average salaries for Southern California in-house attorneys have g...


Law Practice


On the Move

Jun. 27, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

The San Diego-based firm known as Chapin Fitzgerald Sullivan LLP changed its name to Chapin Fitzgerald Sullivan & Bottini ...


Discipline


Discipline

Jun. 27, 2011
By David Mcafeen

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney by na...


Judicial Profile


V. Raymond Swope

Jun. 27, 2011
By Laura Ernden

Judge Has Often Found Himself the First or Only Black in His Position, but Says His Forefathers Paved the Way


ADR Provider


John F. Herlihy

Jun. 25, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

John F. Herlihy, a longtime Santa Clara County Superior Court judge who retired at the end of 2009 and now works as a mediator...


Administrative/Regulatory


Pfizer Inc. will conduct the first-ever "virtual" clinical trial using mobile devices and the Internet rather than in-person d...


Books


The Debate Over Cameras in the Courtroom Continues

Jun. 25, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Should there be cameral access to federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court? By Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of La...


Labor/Employment


How reversal of class certification in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes will affect class treatment of employee claims. By...


Insurance


Insurance agents need not expect the worst when subject to a customer complaint. By Mark B. Robinson of Michelman & Robins...


Solo and Small Firms


Equal Rights Advocates

Jun. 25, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

Equal Rights Advocates sprang from a clinical program that a trio of female law school students at UC Berkeley School of Law ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court Rules on Crack Sentencing

Jun. 25, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Federal judges can reduce prison time for inmates who pleaded guilty to crack cocaine charges prior to the closed disparity be...


Law Practice


A disbarred attorney can proceed with his suit to collect unpaid fees from well-known plaintiffs' lawyer Thomas V. Girardi, th...


Litigation


Millennium Holdings LLC paid $8.7 million to 10 California counties and cities to be dismissed from a lawsuit over the marketi...


Obituaries


Lisa M. Johnstone, 1978-2011

Jun. 25, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Lisa M. Johnstone, a corporate associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, died unexpectedly this week. She was...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court Allows Access to Prescription Data

Jun. 25, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

In a ruling with deep significance in the Information Age, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Thursday a state law protecting ...


Law Practice


Firm Looking For Disaster Finds L.A.

Jun. 25, 2011
By Casey Sullivan

William F. "Chip" Merlin Jr. decided to expand his firm's presence to the West Coast and set up shop in Los Angeles. ...


California Supreme Court


Court Reverses Personal Injury Verdict

Jun. 25, 2011
By Laura Ernden

The state Supreme Court reversed a $22.5 million verdict for a Ventura County accident victim Thursday, saying jurors shouldn'...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court Rules on Anna Nicole Smith Case

Jun. 25, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday against the estate of deceased Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith in the marathon court ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Court Rules on Testimony Question

Jun. 25, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Laboratory technicians that conduct tests used in criminal prosecutions must appear at trial, a divided U.S. Supreme Court dec...


Labor/Employment


Court Upholds Win on Worker’s Injury Claim

Jun. 25, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

A divided U.S. Supreme Court upheld a railroad worker's victory against his employer, which he sued for negligence after suffe...


Litigation


Judge Spurs on Stalled Genocide Settlement

Jun. 25, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

A federal judge ordered lawyers involved in a class action settlement related to the Armenian genocide to submit a plan to dis...


Judges and Judiciary


Veteran Los Angeles Judge to Retire

Jun. 25, 2011
By Pat Alston

After nearly 29 years on the bench, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge John P. Shook has decided to hang up his robes. Sh...


Perspective


Student Free Speech v. Cyber Misconduct

Jun. 25, 2011
By Sharon Liangn

Student free speech trumps school district's ability to discipline for cyber misconduct. By Gretchen M Shipley of Fagen Friedm...


Securities


Two former senior officers of computer giant Gateway Inc. took a legal hit Thursday as a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals pan...


Government


House Passes Patent Reform Bill

Jun. 25, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thuyrsday that would revamp the nation's patent laws for the first time in dec...


U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court set a different standard for generic drug manufacturers on Thursday than it did for brand-name pharmace...


Community News


Jun. 24, 2011
By STEPHEN LARSON

The law firm Holland & Knight received an award from the greater Los Angeles chapter of the American Red Cross last week ...


Community News


Jun. 24, 2011
By STEPHEN LARSON

Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino hosted an open house Thursday in its new headquarters building in downtown San Bernardino...


Real Estate/Development


Empty Stores Present Legal Quandaries

Jun. 24, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

A recent spate of bankruptcies of major big box retail stores has proven challenging for real estate lawyers trying to fashion...


Perspective


Reclassification of formaldehyde and styrene have the potential to substantially impact toxic tort litigation. By Robert Kum a...