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Arbitrator Profile


Lawrence Irving

Feb. 27, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Former U.S. District Judge Lawrence Irving loved - loved - the variety of cases and the security of being on the San Diego ben...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Santa Clara Bar to Add to Judge Panel

Feb. 27, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Criticized by minority bar associations who said its judicial vetting committee wasn't diverse enough, the Santa Clara County ...


Environmental


Pollution Dispute Heads to Court

Feb. 27, 2010
By Fiona Smith

The trucking industry and the Port of Los Angeles are headed to trial after a Los Angeles federal judge on Thursday refused to...


Judges and Judiciary


U.S. Attorney Nominee Gets Praise

Feb. 27, 2010
By Pat Broderick

Career prosecutor Laura E. Duffy has extensive background in drug, money cases. ...


Intellectual Property


Senate Pushes Patent Reform

Feb. 27, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman announced Thursday a "tentative agreement in principle" to move forward in the long-ru...


Litigation


Kenneth Klein of California Western School of Law says action taken by the Supreme Court to curb frivolous litigation is the r...


Colonel Tom Umberg of the U.S. Army says soldiers have more pressing things on their minds than the sexual orientation of othe...


Perspective


The Art of Apologizing

Feb. 27, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

For an apology to be meaningful, it must be given right and the victim has to be in a position to willingly accept the gesture...


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


9th Circuit Dukes It Out Over Dicta

Feb. 27, 2010
By John Roemer

Two prominent Ninth Circuit judges sparred over the limits of appellate decision making and revived a decades long argument th...


The county public defender's office and sheriff's department are investigating why a bailiff handcuffed a defense attorney who...


Community News


Feb. 26, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

The John M. Langston Bar Association held its annual officer installation and awards gala Saturday in downtown Los Angeles. Ge...


Community News


Feb. 26, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

The Japanese American Bar Association held its annual officer installation and awards dinner on Friday night in downtown Los A...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Feb. 26, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

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


Letter to the Editor



Insites


MERGER

Feb. 26, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

NEW YORK - Trepp, a provider of analytic information for the commercial mortgage-backed securities market, announced its acqui...


Insites


CONSTRUCTION

Feb. 26, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

NEW YORK - The costs of nonresidential building construction fell 0.5 percent from fourth-quarter 2009 to first-quarter 2010 a...


Intellectual Property


Wilson Sonsini Scores Big Win for Crocs

Feb. 26, 2010
By Craig Anderson

In a sweeping triumph for Crocs Inc. the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Wednesday found that defendants did ...


Judicial Profile


Betty A. Richli

Feb. 26, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

Appeal Court Justice Betty Richli's upbringing in rural Pennsylvania fed her intellectual curiosity and led her to the law.


Law Practice


Obama Taps Duffy for U.S. Attorney

Feb. 26, 2010
By Robertiafolla

Laura E. Duffy, chief deputy of general crimes for the Southern District U.S. attorney's office, was nominated for the top pos...


Law Practice


Yelp! Accused of Extorting Businesses

Feb. 26, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Yelp!, the popular Web site that posts customers' reviews of restaurants, nightclubs and other businesses, was hit with a fede...


Criminal


Head of Mental Hospital Arrested

Feb. 26, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

The head of a state mental institution that treats convicted sex offenders was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of child molest...


Obituaries


Myrl L. Scott

Feb. 26, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

1928-2010 ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Judge Reinstates Autism Treatments

Feb. 26, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

A state-run mental health center must reinstate popular autism treatments for nearly 200 children despite crippling budget cut...


Technology & Science


Italian Court Convicts Google Execs

Feb. 26, 2010
By Craig Anderson

Three current and former Google Inc. executives, including chief legal officer David Drummond, were convicted in an Italian co...


Judges and Judiciary


San Diego Judges Race Gets Crowded

Feb. 26, 2010
By Pat Broderick

An unprecedented number of San Diego County judges are being challenged in the upcoming June 8 primary, prompting some observe...


California Courts of Appeal


A state appellate panel Wednesday affirmed the dismissal of an unusual lawsuit filed by a disbarred attorney who wants the San...


Judges and Judiciary


Riverside Judge Runs Against D.A.

Feb. 26, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

A judge long critical of the way District Attorney Rod Pacheco runs his office said Wednesday he will challenge the top prosec...


Immigration


Senators Debut Business Visa Plan

Feb. 26, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

A new bill introduced Wednesday seeks to make it easier for some foreign entrepreneurs to obtain visas in exchange for creatin...


Government


Antitrust Exemption Struck Down

Feb. 26, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

On the eve of a highly anticipated and politically charged health care summit, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly app...


Eric Kingsley and Elana Levine of Kingsley & Kingsley say proposed bill attempts to make class certification more difficul...