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Real Estate/Development


Real Estate

Oct. 27, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

Real Estate


Criminal


Release of Priest Files May Pressure Others

Oct. 27, 2010
By Pat Broderick

The liaison counsel for scores of victims of pedophile priests in California hopes that the recent release of thousands of pag...



Corporate Counsel


Craig Gatarz

Oct. 27, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Executive Vice President and General Counsel for RealD Inc. Beverly Hills ...


Judicial Profile


James Collins

Oct. 27, 2010
By Laura Ernden

San Francisco County Superior Court Judge James Collins translated his goodwill as a defense attorney into good deals for his ...



Criminal


AG Asked to Back Off on Pot Plan

Oct. 27, 2010
By Brandon Ortizn

The ACLU asks U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to back off on plans to enforce federal marijuana laws in California if Propos...


Judges and Judiciary


Howrey Partner To Be Named Judge

Oct. 27, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Howrey Palo Alto partner and intellectual property litigator Paul S. Grewal is on deck to become San Jose's newest magistrate ...



Personal Injury & Torts


NCAA Sued Over Athletic Scholarships

Oct. 27, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A former Rice University football player has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA claiming the organization and its mem...


Personal Injury & Torts


Blind Travelers Sue United

Oct. 27, 2010
By Laura Ernden

Blind travelers are suing United Airlines, claiming they are being discriminated against because they can't use computerized c...



Obituaries


Janice M. McIntyre

Oct. 27, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

1948-2010 ...


Large Firms


Wilson Sonsini Opens Hong Kong Office

Oct. 27, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Palo Alto-based Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Monday it has opened its second international office, this time...



Criminal


Program Aims to Curb Mortgage Fraud

Oct. 27, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

The San Francisco District Attorney's Office has teamed up with a civil rights group to help homeowners avoid falling prey to ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Major Medi-Cal Change Debated

Oct. 27, 2010
By Emma Gallegosn

The state's Medi-Cal program to provides low-cost health care to poor, elderly and disabled patients could see significant cha...



Government


Candidate Complains About Ad

Oct. 27, 2010
By Emily Green

Attorney General candidate Kamala Harris filed a complaint with the California Fair Political Practices Commission asking it t...


Criminal


Setting the Curve on Proposition 19

Oct. 27, 2010
By Karen Natividadn

Law professors join in support of legalizing marijuana, showing that this is a matter of common sense and shared wisdom. By Lo...



Perspective


No Crystal Ball for Predicting Water Supplies

Oct. 27, 2010
By Alexander Phersonn

The 1st District Court of Appeal issues a significant decision addressing urban water management plans. By Alfred E. Smith of ...


Environmental


Fee Initiative May Derail AB 32

Oct. 27, 2010
By Fiona Smith

As money has poured into the election fight over Proposition 23, which would effectively kill the state's climate change law, ...



Judges and Judiciary


Trial courts facing criminal case backlogs don't have to sideline civil and family court matters to deal with the problem, the...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Deal Makers

Oct. 26, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

The latest deals and transactions by California attorneys.



Technology & Science


Drug, Device Executives Targeted

Oct. 26, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

Hundreds of millions of dollars in fines haven't stopped drug and medical device companies from illegally marketing their prod...


Tax


Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Oct. 26, 2010
By Pat Broderick

San Diego attorney Craig Shaber pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to one count of tax evasion for the 2000 tax year. ...



Intellectual Property


Prosecutors Drop Espionage Case

Oct. 26, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

Federal prosecutors are giving up on the final count of what had been a high-profile economic espionage trial against two men ...


Government


Catholics' Suit Against SF Ends

Oct. 26, 2010
By Laura Ernden

An en banc panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals brought an end Friday to a lawsuit against San Francisco officials w...



Real Estate/Development


'Robo-Signing' Could Spawn Class Suits

Oct. 26, 2010
By Anna Scott

Plaintiffs' lawyers filed what could be the state's first class action based on alleged "robo-signing" of home-loan documents,...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Latham Sells Cancer Company

Oct. 26, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Latham & Watkins represented Aliso Viejo-based Clarient Inc., a molecular diagnostics company, in its $580 million sale to...



Judges and Judiciary


Ulmer Raises More Money Than Rival

Oct. 26, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

With the election fast approaching, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer has been making a strong bid to keep his ...


Government


Cooley Leads in Fundraising

Oct. 26, 2010
By Emily Green

With less than two weeks to go before the election, Steve Cooley has widened his fundraising lead over Kamala Harris in the ca...



Health Care & Hospital Law


Governor Sued Over Education Cuts

Oct. 26, 2010
By Emma Gallegosn

Health advocates are taking Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to task for slashing general fund dollars for special education student...


Environmental


Judge to Decide Beet Remedy

Oct. 26, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal judge said Friday that he will hold an evidentiary hearing to determine what to do about genetically modified sugar ...



Intellectual Property


Intel Wins Minor Victory

Oct. 26, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

Intel Corp. scored a minor victory last week in its ongoing legal battle with Canadian patent holding company Wi-Lan Inc., whi...


Criminal


Race Issue Used to Back Pot Measure

Oct. 26, 2010
By Brandon Ortiz

Two groups released a report last week showing disparities in marijuana arrest rates between blacks and whites, calling on min...