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Judicial Profile


Scott Daniels

Feb. 4, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Solano County (Fairfield) Superior Court Judge ...


Large Firms


Jones Day Adds Three Partners

Feb. 4, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Continuing its steady expansion in California, Jones Day Tuesday announced the addition of three new partners in Silicon Valle...


Community News


Feb. 3, 2010
By Connie Lopezn

San Diego County’s district attorney and sheriffs’ department are teaming up to combat the sale of designer drugs, including a...


Top Verdicts


Top Defense Verdicts

Feb. 3, 2010
By David Houstonn

Top defense verdicts


Top Verdicts


Top Defense Verdicts

Feb. 3, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

The Daily Journal highlights our picks for the top ten defense verdicts in the state.


Litigation


Judge Says He Will Toss Lending Bias Suit

Feb. 3, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

A federal judge in Santa Ana Monday tentatively threw out legal claims against a major national bank for unfairly targeting bl...


Series


Helping Haiti

Feb. 3, 2010
By Riley Guerin

Find out what lawyers are doing to help Haiti quake victims. ...


Law Practice


Muni BKs in the Spotlight

Feb. 3, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

The global economic crisis has led an increasing number of U.S. municipalities to consider extreme penny-saving measures, incl...


Law Practice


50 MoFo Staff Take Early Retirement Offer

Feb. 3, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Morrison & Foerster cut back on the retirement benefits it gives its long-term staff members and offered employees the cha...


Criminal


Mortgage Fraud Trial Wraps Up

Feb. 3, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

The first trial stemming from a mortgage fraud task force created in 2008 by Northern District U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Russoni...


Perspective


What's the Impact of Citizens United?

Feb. 3, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Jeremiah Ho of Whittier Law School examines the Supreme Court's analysis in Citizens United v. FEC and considers the ef...


Perspective


The Spirit of Competition

Feb. 3, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

M.C. Sungaila of Horvitz & Levy learns about the spirit of competition in her rowing class. ...


Bankruptcy


Court: Bar Fines Can't Be Discharged

Feb. 3, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

Filing for bankruptcy may get rid of your car loan, but you'll still be on the hook for costs imposed by the State Bar for dis...


California Supreme Court


High Court OKs Appellate Shortcut

Feb. 3, 2010
By Laura Ernden

A divided California Supreme Court on Monday stood behind a controversial procedural shortcut being used by some state appella...


Government


Court: CHP Can Be Liable for Gruesome Pics

Feb. 3, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

Plaintiffs want to hold the highway patrol and two dispatchers liable for gruesome auto-accident photos of a teenager's decapi...


Constitutional Law


Viewing Citizens United At 30,000 Feet

Feb. 3, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Glenn Smith of California Western School of Law says Citizens United v. FEC is an example of recurring issues facing constitut...


Law Practice


Attorney Networking: Making It Personal

Feb. 3, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Legal career specialist Todd Drucker says effective networking requires lessening the distinctions between work and play, labo...


Perspective


Separating Tax Myths From Reality

Feb. 3, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

David Howard of Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel explains the truth behind three common tax myths that just won't die. ...


Immigration


Stricter Immigration Laws Strain Courts

Feb. 3, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

Ramped up immigration enforcement has led to growing dockets and strained resources in the nation's immigration and federal co...


Government


Obama Seeks Increase in DOJ Budget

Feb. 3, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

The 5.4 percent proposed increase for fiscal 2011 includes enough money to add more than 200 new lawyers mainly devoted to pro...


Sex offender parolees on Monday lost their bid to get out of restrictions in Jessica's Law that forbid them from living within...


Judicial Profile


Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman

Feb. 3, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman brings an innate sense of fairness to her role as an appellate judge.


Law Practice


Blind Woman Wins Fight To Pursue Her Dream

Feb. 2, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal judge on Friday indicated he would grant a blind UCLA School of Law graduate's request to take the California bar ex...


Corporate Counsel


David Friedman

Feb. 2, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Summit EntertainmentSanta Monica ...


Entertainment & Sports


Jury Finds Vivendi Liable

Feb. 2, 2010
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

A jury in Manhattan federal court Friday found that French conglomerate Vivendi SA, which owns both the world's largest music ...


Entertainment & Sports


MGM Gets Delay on Debt Payment

Feb. 2, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Debt-burdened movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced Friday that its lenders would extend by two months a forbearance peri...


Government


Chapman Law Dean to Run for State A.G.

Feb. 2, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

John C. Eastman said Friday he is stepping down as dean of the Chapman University School of Law to run for state attorney gene...


U.S. Supreme Court


Trial Lawyer Turns to High Court

Feb. 2, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Los Angeles trial lawyer Pierce O'Donnell is still hoping that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will affirm a lower court...


Discipline


Milbank Sued for Negligence

Feb. 2, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

Two investment firms are suing Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy for professional negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and b...


Government


Attorney Jeffrey Lowe says the filibuster rule has led many to believe that the Senate can no longer function as an effective ...