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Litigation


Start your case off badly and chances are, you won't recover. Develop a game plan to keep your case on track towards a satisfa...


Media


Libel Case Reaches Trial

Aug. 28, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

San Bernardino County jurors are set to begin hearing testimony Monday in a fiercely litigated, long-standing libel case pitti...


Criminal


Ex-MoFo Partner Faces Fraud Charges

Aug. 28, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

A former Morrison & Foerster partner and his wife are facing more than 30 felony charges for what prosecutors allege was a...


Perspective


Always the bridesmaid to tip-pooling class actions, forced patronage claims may now have their own special day, by Eric Steine...


Administrative/Regulatory


L.A. Complex Court Marks Anniversary

Aug. 28, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Central Civil West marked its 10th anniversary Thursday, having grown from a pilot program to the largest complex civil courth...


Here's how to maximize the effectiveness of your witness interview so that your client's best interests are met, by Benjamin J...


Technology & Science


Industry Regroups After Injunction

Aug. 28, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

Biotechnology scientists and their legal advisors remain in a state of shock as they try to sort through the aftermath of this...


Environmental


Now that the U.S. Department of Agriculture must reassess its decision to permit widespread planting of genetically modified s...


Real Estate/Development


Construction Firm Agrees to Fines

Aug. 27, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

A major Northern California construction company agreed Wednesday to pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit with Attorney G...


Labor/Employment


Minimum Wage Bills Await Signature

Aug. 27, 2010
By Cat Ho

The California senate has passed two bills that would increase penalties for employers who violate minimum wage laws. ...


Criminal


Film Producer Charged in Movie Ponzi

Aug. 27, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

The California Attorney General's office announced on Wednesday that it had charged a film producer with 89 felony counts for ...


Intellectual Property


Don Johnson's $23 Million Award Stands

Aug. 27, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

A profit-participation dispute between actor Don Johnson and the company that produced the television show "Nash Bridges" won'...


Civil Rights


LAUSD Disavows Program

Aug. 27, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

The Los Angeles Unified School District has agreed not to reinstate a disbanded program that assigned teachers to schools base...


Environmental


Fiscal Expert to Head Court

Aug. 27, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

After conducting a nationwide search, San Francisco County Superior Court selected a new court executive officer from its own ...


Construction


State Ends Dispute Over Plastic Pipe

Aug. 27, 2010
By Richie Duchonn

The California Building Standards Commission officially ended a decades long dispute over the public health and safety risks o...


Litigation


The Importance of Complex Courts

Aug. 27, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

When budgets are tight, complex courts have proved to successfully advance the cause of judicial economy, by Brian S. Kabateck...


Labor/Employment


Attorney Feuds With Predecessor

Aug. 27, 2010
By Pat Broderick

San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith is again butting heads with his predecessor Mike Aguirre over a ballot measure designed ...


The witness interview is a powerful informal discovery tool that can procure valuable information at a low cost, by Benjamin J...


Law Practice


Those Incredible Rotten Eggs

Aug. 27, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

What's keeping senators and congressmen busy during this pre-election season? By Sebastian Gibson. ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Dewey, K&L Gates Advise Deal

Aug. 27, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Hong Kong e-commerce company Alibaba.com announced its acquisition of Chico, Calif.-based Auctiva Thursday, making it one of t...


Litigation


Wal-Mart Appeals Class Cert

Aug. 27, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is seeking a second opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court in a massive employment class action in which it ...


Judges and Judiciary


Placer County Judge in the Hot Seat

Aug. 27, 2010
By John Roemer

A defiant Placer County Superior Court Judge Joseph W. O'Flaherty defended himself Wednesday against willful misconduct charge...


Judges and Judiciary


Three Confirmed to Courts of Appeal

Aug. 27, 2010
By Laura Ernden

The Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed three Court of Appeal nominees Wednesday. ...


Transportation


Metrolink Crash Victims Settle For Damages Cap

Aug. 27, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Nearly two years after 24 passengers died in the worst commuter-train collision in California history, Metrolink and a related...


Judicial Profile


Margaret M. Morrow

Aug. 27, 2010
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

U.S. District Judge Margaret M. Morrow is trying to reignite a stalled plan to build a new courthouse in Los Angeles.


Judges and Judiciary


Chief Justice Nominee Wins Approval

Aug. 27, 2010
By Laura Ernden

The Commission on Judicial Appointments unanimously confirmed Tani Cantil-Sakauye on Wednesday to be the first Filipina-Americ...


Judges and Judiciary


Joseph Desmond

Aug. 27, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

1929-2010 ...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Movers And Dealmakers

Aug. 26, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear relocated its San Diego office to the Del Mar Heights region to move closer to many of its hea...


Labor/Employment


Keywords Bring In Clients

Aug. 26, 2010
By Cat Ho

Search for "got overtime" on Google and the first result at the top of the list is a website run by Irvine lawyer Michael Trac...


Administrative/Regulatory


Federal Stem Cell Funding Halted

Aug. 26, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

The National Institutes of Health announced it will issue no new grants for human embryonic stem cell research following a cou...