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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Court Throws Out Headscarf Suit

May 5, 2010
By John Roemer

A devout Muslim woman forced to remove her headscarf in public while in custody at the Orange County Superior Court cannot sue...


Entertainment & Sports


Screen Writers Set to Get $30 Million

May 5, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A five-year legal battle over tens of millions of dollars owed to film and television writers took one step closer to a resolu...


Community News


May 4, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke at the annual gala dinner of the Southern California chapter of the Associati...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Thomas Emerges As Serious Contender

May 4, 2010
By John Roemer

Circuit Judge Sidney Runyan Thomas of Montana, whom President Barack Obama interviewed at the White House last week as a poten...


Corporate Counsel


Glenn A. Weinman

May 4, 2010
By Anna Scott

Senior vice president, General counsel and secretary for American Apparel Los Angeles ...


Criminal


Lawyer To Register as Sex Offender

May 4, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Attorney is convicted of possessing child pornography. ...


Obituaries


Leslie Light

May 4, 2010
By Pat Alston

1930-2010 ...


Government


Court Security Bill Gains Steam

May 4, 2010
By Greg Kanen

A request by state law enforcement officials to establish a new account for the state's trial courts that would be used exclus...


Labor/Employment


Injured Worker Wins Judgment

May 4, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

Though he didn't work for the company, a private contractor recently won a nearly $4 million verdict against Union Pacific Rai...


Judges and Judiciary


Top Immigration Lawyer Suspended

May 4, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

A well-known Los Angeles immigration attorney has been barred from practicing law for one year after immigrants filed complain...


Personal Injury & Torts


The Case Against 'Tort Reform'

May 4, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Allen Wilkinson and Reza Torkzadeh say tort reform affects the most seriously injured victims, those most in need of and deser...


Even if you have a good handle on employee characterization issues, there's always more to learn. 10 tips that you should know...


Corporate


Lawyer Finds Much Has Changed

May 4, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

After 10 years, D. Stephen Antion returned to private practice to help Katten Muchin Rosenman grow its corporate business in L...


Bankruptcy


Federal v. State Claims in Bankruptcy

May 4, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

While bankruptcy is a stark reality for some, many troubled companies have the option to execute a general assignment for the ...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Campaign Finance Law Undercut

May 4, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Citing January's blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Friday ...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


State Loses Appeal

May 4, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

While the state tries to appeal a prison population reduction order to the U.S. Supreme Court, it lost a separate but related ...


Tax


Districts May Collect Billions

May 4, 2010
By Cat Ho

A case that could bring billions of dollars to school districts across the state is heading back to Los Angeles Superior Court...


Litigation


Requests to Lead Toyota Suits Surge

May 4, 2010
By Christian Berthelsenn

As Friday's deadline approached for positions on the steering committee guiding the consolidated litigation stemming from Toyo...


Large Firms


The trustee of a bankrupt real estate development company has accused O'Melveny & Myers and one of its top partners of hel...


Community News


May 3, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

At the end of its annual Law Week, the San Diego County Bar Association honored attorneys, judges, students and local organiza...


Law Practice


On the Move

May 3, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Find who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings at the state's law firms, legal organizations and...


Judicial Profile


Mark E. Johnson

May 3, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

Former defense attorney Mark E. Johnson disarms with his fair and folksy demeanor as a busy Riverside County Superior Court J...


Intellectual Property


Patent Prosecutors Need Tech Savvy

May 1, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

With near-record demand for patent-related services, patent prosecutors may be in demand but movement between firms is limited...


Technology & Science


Leggo My Gizmodo

May 1, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

An iPhone prototype found in a Silicon Valley bar is providing work for a growing number of Bay Area attorneys. ...


Environmental


L.A. County Guilty of Polluting

May 1, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Los Angeles County illegally discharged pollutants into waters in and around Surfrider Beach, a federal district court judge r...


Litigation


Google AdWords Wins Again

May 1, 2010
By Craig Anderson

Another legal battle over whether Google's AdWords advertising program infringes trademarks has come out in the Mountain View-...


Intellectual Property


Oracle Loses Patent Case

May 1, 2010
By Craig Anderson

Patent holding company Parallel Networks LLC scored a victory against Silicon Valley technology giant Oracle Corp. in a federa...


Solo and Small Firms


How a 1-Man Band Became a Quartet

May 1, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

Less than two years after launching his own litigation boutique focusing on arbitration and regulatory enforcement law, Brando...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Orrick in Merger Talks in London

May 1, 2010
By Jill Redhage

San Francisco-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is discussing a merger with the elite London-based "silver circle" law ...


Law Practice


Dechert Scolded For Document Dump

May 1, 2010
By Laura Ernden

An appellate court justice scolded attorneys at Dechert Thursday for filing a massive 8,000-page appendix to their civil appea...