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Law Practice


Dreier Firm Swindled Fees, Lawyers Claim

Mar. 9, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Lawyers Mark J. Geragos and Brian S. Kabateck are refusing to pay more than $55,000 in legal fees to a law firm once associate...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar May Post Alerts on Accused Attorneys

Mar. 9, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

The State Bar may soon post big, bold notices on its website warning the public against lawyers charged with stealing large am...


Litigation


Deloitte Sued Over Bungled Tech Projects

Mar. 9, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

The company hired to build a statewide case management system for the California courts is facing three lawsuits that call int...


Judicial Profile


Kathleen M. Jacobs

Mar. 9, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

Commissioner Kathleen M. Jacobs makes her court comfortable for parties - no legalese, just the facts.


Corporate Counsel


Seth Jacobs

Mar. 9, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Senior Vice President & General Counsel for Blue Shield of California San Francisco ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Mergers & Acquisitions

Mar. 8, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Sunnyvale-based Accuray Inc., which sells radiation-based surgical equipment, will buy radiation-therapy company TomoTherapy I...


Law Practice


Project management is all the rage in law firms. But will attorneys really let someone else manage their major matters? ...


Corporate Counsel


Francisco Silva

Mar. 8, 2011
By Emma Gallegosn

General Counsel for California Medical Association San Francisco ...


Entertainment & Sports


Warner Bros. Hires Lawyers in Sheen Feud

Mar. 8, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Upping the stakes in an already high-pitched battle with actor Charlie Sheen, Warner Bros. Television reportedly has hired leg...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Harassment Suit Dismissed Against S.B. DA

Mar. 8, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

A trial judge threw out a sexual harassment lawsuit against San Bernardino District Attorney Michael Ramos. ...


Litigation


Fees Awarded for Misconduct in Patent Case

Mar. 8, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

O2 Micro International Ltd. must pay $339,000 in costs and as much as $13.5 million in attorney's fees for litigation miscondu...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Coastal Development Boundaries Tossed

Mar. 8, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

In a case legal experts said could help define coastal boundaries for people looking to develop beachfront property, a state a...


Government


State-of-Judiciary Speech On Hold

Mar. 8, 2011
By Emily Green

Cantil-Sakauye's decision to delay the speech came amid some legislators' call for greater oversight of the branch. But Cantil...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Nurse Bill May Boost Malpractice Cases

Mar. 8, 2011
By Emma Gallegosn

A union-backed proposal to enforce nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in California hospitals could aid plaintiff's attorneys in...


Judges and Judiciary


Pioneering Lesbian Judge Retires

Mar. 8, 2011
By John Roemer

San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Mary C. Morgan, a judicial policy innovator who advanced gay rights as the first ope...


Lawsuits challenging ZIP code transactions stand to gain nothing. By Jeffrey A. Cohen and Alexander Yoffe of Cohen & Richa...


Judges and Judiciary


Judges Tap L.A. Prosecutors to Join Bench

Mar. 8, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Two senior prosecutors from the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney's office will likely join the federal bench as magistrate judges lat...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Device Maker Sued for Malfunction

Mar. 8, 2011
By Mandy Jacksonn

A woman who decided against a mastectomy to treat her cancer is suing a medical device company and an Orange County hospital b...


Law Practice


Agency Charges Blind Bar Exam Takers

Mar. 8, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

Following two federal court cases filed in California of behalf of blind law school graduates, the agency that administers th...


The Obama administration's decision not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act is indicative of an expansive view of executive ...


Litigation


ZIP Codes Suits Keep Piling Up

Mar. 8, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

Nearly two dozen more lawsuits have been filed against retailers over the practice of asking for ZIP code information during c...


Law Practice


Legal Industry Lost Jobs in February

Mar. 8, 2011
By Ben Adlinn

The legal services industry lost 2,900 jobs in February, adding a bleak slice to what was otherwise good news for the U.S. job...


Law Practice


If I Am Winning, Why Do I Have Fewer Chips?

Mar. 8, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Do you feel like your captial investment in your law firm is holding you hostage? By Edwin B. Reeser. ...


Law Practice


Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. McGahan departed from Goodwin Procter LLP's Los Angeles office to accept a position a...


Perspective


How Many More Have to Die?

Mar. 8, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

A seemingly innocent act may in fact be just as deadly as driving under the influence of alcohol. By Jonathan Michaels of Mich...


Litigation


Phil Spector Suit Over Legal Fees Settles

Mar. 8, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

The long-running fee dispute between convicted murderer Phil Spector and his ex-lawyer Robert L. Shapiro has settled. With it ...


Litigation


Metrolink Victims Make Case for Cash

Mar. 8, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Beginning this month, victims of the deadly 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink crash will formally ask a judge to give them a slice of ...


Criminal


Helping Nonprofit Earned Karatz No Prison

Mar. 8, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Former KB Home CEO Bruce Karatz dodged a prison sentence on three felony fraud convictions after he pledged to help save a str...


Judicial Profile


Kimberlee Lagotta

Mar. 8, 2011
By Pat Broderick

An early childhood tragedy engendered the empathy Judge Kimberlee Lagotta draws on in the courtroom.


Law Practice


Lawyers Exempted From Red Flags Rule

Mar. 8, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

Lawyers and law firms do not fall under a Federal Trade Commission regulation designed to stymie identity theft known as the r...