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California Courts of Appeal


Cantil-Sakauye Ruling to be Reviewed

Oct. 1, 2010
By Laura Ernden

The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to review an appellate court decision written by Chief Justice-nominee Tani Cant...


Corporate


Method GC Heads to RockYou

Oct. 1, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Allyson Willoughby, general counsel of the earth-friendly cleaning supply maker Method Products Inc., is heading to RockYou In...


Zoning, Planning and Use


S.D. Sued Over Historic Building

Oct. 1, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Save Our Heritage Organisation has sued the city of San Diego for allegedly permitting the Salvation Army to demolish an histo...


Corporate


Kroll Taps Weiss in L.A.

Oct. 1, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Global risk consulting firm Kroll Inc. has named former Los Angeles City Councilman Jack Weiss as the managing director of its...


Judges and Judiciary


SF Gets New Assistant Presiding Judge

Oct. 1, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Judge Cynthia Ming-mei Lee has been selected to be San Francisco County Superior Court's new assistant presiding judge. ...


Litigation


ABA Warns of Internet Marketing

Oct. 1, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

The American Bar Association issued a new ethics opinion Wednesday seeking to protect clients and give lawyers pointers to avo...


Government


State Death Penalty Proves Costly

Oct. 1, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

The flurry of litigation around the possible execution of Albert Greenwood Brown Jr. has drawn attention to a common argument ...


Law Practice


Minority Recruiting Takes a Hit

Oct. 1, 2010
By Kari Hamanakan

Law firms' minority recruiting efforts at firms took a hit last year as the recession stalled firms' diversity efforts. ...


Criminal


California's Death Penalty, Timing Is Everything

Oct. 1, 2010
By Alexander Phersonn

Which will expire first: an injunction protecting Albert Brown's life or the drugs for his lethal injection? By Natasha Minske...


Letter to the Editor


James J. Eischen Jr. of Eischen Law Group responds to Dean R. Broyles' "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" column. ...


Corporate


Determining Triggers: Duty to Defend or to Indemnify

Oct. 1, 2010
By Alexander Phersonn

A landmark case on indemnity agreements gives new meaning to the scope of work documents and negotiation history, especially f...


Litigation


The idea that an officer can be held liable for improper motives conflicts with the legal principle that a person cannot be pu...


Personal Injury & Torts


State DOJ Sued Over Harassment

Oct. 1, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

A former legal secretary with the California Department of Justice is suing the agency over explosive claims that it did nothi...


Criminal


Less Crime Hasn't Eased Courts

Oct. 1, 2010
By Brandon Ortiz

Falling crime rates may have made California streets safer, but it's yet to translate into relief for the state's overburdened...


Health Care & Hospital Law


High Court to Hear Drug Pricing Case

Sep. 30, 2010
By Emma Gallegosn

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court's decision that allows government-funded health clinics to make sure...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Movers And Dealmakers

Sep. 30, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

The latest real estate movers and dealmakers.


Large Firms


Orrick Has Its Eye on The Altar Again

Sep. 30, 2010
By Jill Redhage

San Francisco-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is contemplating a merger with Washington, D.C.-based Akin Gump Strauss...


Technology & Science


Court Lifts Stem Cell Injunction

Sep. 30, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

A federal appellate court permanently lifted an injunction halting federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research on T...


Public Interest


Charity Agrees to Disburse Donations

Sep. 30, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

An Orange County charity that collected donations for fire victims and burn centers will pay $100,000 to settle allegations it...


Civil Rights


Billboard Company's Motion Denied

Sep. 30, 2010
By Brandon Ortiz

A federal judge Tuesday denied a motion for preliminary injunction by a billboard company challenging the city of Los Angeles'...


Criminal


Attorney Pleads Guilty In Sex Sting

Sep. 30, 2010
By Brandon Ortiz

A Los Angeles attorney pleaded guilty Tuesday to exchanging sexually explicit messages and arranging a hotel rendezvous with a...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Attempt to Block Airline Merger Denied

Sep. 30, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A San Francisco federal judge late Monday denied an attempt by private plaintiffs to block the proposed merger of United and C...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Wilson Leads IBM-BLADE Deal

Sep. 30, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Santa Clara-based BLADE Network Technologies Inc. called on its counsel at Palo Alto-based Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosat...


Environmental


Target Told to Stop Dumping

Sep. 30, 2010
By Fiona Smith

A judge has issued a preliminary injunction against Target Corp. in a case where 20 county and city district attorneys and the...


Corporate


Ex-GC Still Faces Backdating Suit

Sep. 30, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

The former general counsel of Mercury Interactive Corp. still must face a SEC civil complaint over her alleged role in the com...


Securities


Biotech IPO Starts Small but Looks Up

Sep. 30, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

Amyris Inc.'s initial public offering came in lower than anticipated, but the company's stock rose higher in its first full da...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Minority Lawyers Seek Place at IP Table

Sep. 30, 2010
By Kari Hamanakan

The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms hopes to push corporate counsel to diversify their use of outsi...


U.S. Supreme Court


Justices Want More of Anna Nicole Smith

Sep. 30, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Returning from its three month summer hiatus, the U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it would intervene for a second ti...


Trusts & Estates


The Troubled Bankruptcy of 'Fifth Beatle'

Sep. 30, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Billy Preston always seemed to be grinning behind the piano as he sang his hit songs or performed with the Beatles. No one is ...


Intellectual Property


EFF Enters Fray Over News Copyrights

Sep. 30, 2010
By Craig Andersonn

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched a sweeping counterattack against a company that is filing complaints against c...