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Health Care & Hospital Law


New Health Care Model Launched

May 19, 2010
By Evan George

In an apparent sign of deals to come under health reform, California's largest for-profit health insurer and most powerful phy...


Product Liability


More Jostling In Toyota Suits

May 19, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

If you thought plaintiffs lawyers were done jockeying for position in lawsuits against Toyota, think again.


Government


Hundreds of court employees in San Francisco and Los Angeles Superior Courts may keep their jobs thanks to a budget deal reach...


Books


Lost in An Unfamiliar World

May 19, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Mary Hanlon Stone's new book, "invisible girl," explores the life of a poor Boston teen who is abandoned by her abusive mother...


Family


Foster Care Suffers Under Budget Cuts

May 19, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

Court Appointed Special Advocate program, which matches volunteers to abused and neglected children in dependency court, was o...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Jump Start

May 19, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Four Pepperdine University law students are headed into the job market with a powerful addition to their resumes; they won the...


The New Lawyer Supplement


A Little Help From Friends

May 19, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Twelve aspiring public interest lawyers get scholarships from the California Bar Foundation. ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Feeling Wheeling

May 19, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

Orrick is luring law firm graduates to the tiny West Virginia hamlet of Wheeling, W.Va., with a promise of stimulating work an...


The New Lawyer Supplement


LL.M 2.0

May 19, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Law schools and Kaplan think they have found a winning solution: Online LL.Ms that bring cash to the institution and offer fle...


Criminal


Attorney Receives 30-Month Sentence

May 19, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Donald Yates, who practiced law in San Diego, has been sentenced in federal court to serve 30 months in prison and three years...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Pump Up Your Skills

May 19, 2010
By Aris Davoudiann

A recruiter explains how to find the hidden job market. ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


True Story

May 19, 2010
By Aris Davoudiann

A graduate reflects on his three years at UC Berkeley School of Law. ...


The New Lawyer Q&A


PERFORMANCE TEST 1

May 19, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


QUESTION 5

May 19, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


QUESTION 4

May 19, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


QUESTION 3

May 18, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn


Community News


May 18, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

Bet Tzdek has teamed up with Los Angeles County Superior Court to set aside a special session in probate court to help low-inc...


The New Lawyer Supplement


The New Lawyer

May 18, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

Orrick is stocking a West Virginia hamlet with staff attorneys and giving them substantive work to do. But can the lure of a b...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

May 18, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

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


The Justice Department continues its streak of huge recoveries against the pharmaceutical industry.


Law Practice


Malpractice Suit Resurrected

May 18, 2010
By Laura Ernden

The 2nd District Court of Appeal resurrected a legal malpractice suit Monday against a Long Beach attorney and her firm in con...


Intellectual Property


Microsoft, VirnetX Settle for $200M

May 18, 2010
By Pia Sarkarn

Microsoft Corp. agreed Monday to pay Scotts-Valley based VirnetX Holding Co. $200 million to settle lawsuits over the Redmond,...


Judges and Judiciary


Elena Kagan: A Troubling Record

May 18, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law says history does not support the notion that Solicitor General Elena Kagan, f...


Rick Rayl and Bradford Kuhn of Nossaman examine a recent case where the government essentially got a "free pass" for taking pr...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Two Firms to Merge

May 18, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Two workers' compensation defense boutique firms from both ends of the state are joining forces. The San Diego-based Heggenes...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar Exam Pass Rate Inches Up

May 18, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

About one in three people who took the State Bar exam in February passed it - 37.1 percent - a slight increase from last year.


Law Practice


Plaintiffs' attorneys advertising for potential clients don't need to worry about being sued for defamation by the businesses ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Experience Comes With Age

May 18, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Chapman University law students get some real-world legal experience — and personal satisfaction — helping Orange County's eld...


Securities


P.R. Executive Sued Over Firm Sale

May 18, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Two former employees of crisis management firm Sitrick and Company Inc. are suing their former boss, Michael Sitrick, and his ...


Perspective


Coming to Terms With Slavery Is Not a Game

May 18, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Ariela Gross of the University of Southern California discusses the question of reparations for slavery.