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Government


Dondi Van Horn is trying to hold someone accountable for the death of her newborn son, who died of an infection because Van Ho...


Product Liability


Lawyers From California Dominate Toyota Cases

May 18, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

The alliance led by San Francisco's Elizabeth J. Cabraser and Newport Beach's Mark P. Robinson Jr. was the big winner in the r...


Community News


May 17, 2010
By MANNING & KASS ELLROD RAMIREZ TRETER LLP

The Daily Journal honored California's leading women litigators at a reception Wednesday night in Beverly Hills. The newspaper...


Law Practice


On the Move

May 17, 2010
By Anna Scott

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


Judicial Profile


Nora M. Manella

May 17, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Nora Manella, a high-profile veteran of Los Angeles' legal community, pulls no punches in discussing her path to the state app...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Power Struggle Roils Cancer Center

May 15, 2010
By Evan George

Beneath the prestige and life-saving treatments, a no-holds barred power struggle has rattled City of Hope - and the feud coul...


Judicial Profile


Derek G. Johnson

May 15, 2010
By Pat Alston

Newport Beach Judge Derek G. Johnson's background as high school and college athlete informs his judicial style.


Personal Injury & Torts


Asbestos Judge Suspends Proposal

May 15, 2010
By Dhayna Levey

Both asbestos plaintiffs' and defense lawyers Thursday argued against a San Francisco Superior Court judge's proposal to requi...


Labor/Employment


LAUSD Must Stop Teacher Layoffs

May 15, 2010
By Cat Ho

Los Angeles Unified School District must stop teacher layoffs at three middle schools serving mostly low-income students, a Lo...


Entertainment & Sports


MGM Gets Credit Relief

May 15, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Debt-burdened movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced Thursday that its creditors have agreed to extend a forbearance perio...


California Courts of Appeal


Prosecutors to Retry Man for Murder

May 15, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

Six months after an appellate court overturned his second-degree murder conviction, Riverside prosecutors said Wednesday they ...


Intellectual Property


Apple Patent Case Stays in Texas

May 15, 2010
By Craig Anderson

A federal appeals court has ruled that Apple Inc. and several other companies must defend an infringement lawsuit in the plain...


Product Liability


Home Genetic Tests May Need FDA Approval

May 15, 2010
By Mandy Jacksonn

Ever wonder how likely you are to get cancer? Or perhaps you are worried about passing on heart disease to your children? Thi...


Entertainment & Sports


Power Rangers Deal Used Greenberg Glusker

May 15, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Two lawyers who played key roles in Haim Saban's purchase of the "Power Rangers" franchise back from the Walt Disney Co. weren...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Michelle Reinglass

May 15, 2010
By Cat Ho

When Michelle Reinglass' name comes up, one word stands out in the minds of lawyers who've used her mediation services: chamel...


Intellectual Property


Bratz Doll Tug of War Continues

May 15, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

The fierce intellectual property tug-of-war over the Bratz dolls is heating up once again, with doll manufacturer, MGA Enterta...


Government


Budget to Signal Court Closures' Fate

May 15, 2010
By Greg Kanen

California courts officials today will learn the answer to the $393 million question over the budget when Gov. Arnold Schwarze...


Litigation


Court Bars Widow's Wrongful Death Suit

May 15, 2010
By Laura Ernden

A widow can't sue Philip Morris for the wrongful death of her cigarette-smoking husband because she had abandoned a similar la...


Product Liability


Attorneys Vie for Pieces Of Toyota Pie

May 15, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Plaintiffs' and defense lawyers tried to convince a federal judge Thursday to increase the number of lawyers that will steer t...


Jay McCauley of the American Arbitration Association and PMA examines the issues that arise when a party alleges that the arbi...


Military Law


Last Man Standing

May 15, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Speaking against his corrupt Kandak commander, Sgt. Maj. Usman later died in an ambush. As part of the investigative team, Tom...


Litigation


The End of Consumer Class Action Arbitrations

May 15, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

The Supreme Court has effectively shut the door on consumer class actions before arbitration associations, write Richard Kelln...


Government


Kagan and Obama: Playing It Safe

May 15, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

Kagan's dogged refusal to commit to anything is reminiscent of another successful Harvard graduate: Obama himself, writes Davi...


Books


A Story of and for Those in the Service

May 15, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

"The Furax Connection" by Stephen Kanne conveys an important message: that those in the service are a close-knit family...


Government


GOP Uses Liu Hearing To Bash Kagan

May 15, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

Meeting in the shadow of a looming Supreme Court confirmation battle, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination o...


Environmental


The attorney who initiated the massive environmental lawsuit pending against Chevron Corp. in Ecuador has succeeded in having ...


Product Liability


Toyota Lawyers Must Wait Another Day

May 14, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Plaintiffs lawyers, who flew in from around the country to discuss the pending mass tort against Toyota, will have to wait unt...


International


Macau Man Indicted for Conspiracy

May 14, 2010
By Pat Broderick

A federal jury has convicted a Macau, China, resident of conspiring to obtain sensitive U.S. military technology. ...


Technology & Science


Firms Advise on SAP-Sybase Deal

May 14, 2010
By Alexia Garamfalvin

California-based partners with Jones Day represented German software company SAP AG in a $5.8 billion acquisition of database ...


Litigation


ADA Attorney Fees Under Review

May 14, 2010
By Liz Enochsn

The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to review a case that will determine when defendants who stave off Americans Wit...