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Judicial Profile


Daniel B. Goldstein

Jan. 11, 2010
By Pat Broderick

San Diego County Superior Court Judge Daniel B. Goldstein has reinvented himself three times: paramedic, prosecutor and now, j...


Entertainment & Sports


Lawsuit Seeks Royalties From Songs on Cellphones

Jan. 9, 2010
By Jean Luc Renault

Called a friend's phone lately and heard "Brown Sugar" instead of a ringing sound while waiting for an answer? That could be a...


Securities


Guilty Plea from Ex-Homestore Chief

Jan. 9, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Former Homestore chief executive Stuart Wolff agreed Thursday to plead guilty to securities fraud in connection with a revenue...


Law Practice


Pay Cuts At Pillsbury

Jan. 9, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

San Francisco-based Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman announced Thursday it dropped first-year associate salaries to $145,000 fr...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


One Case At a Time

Jan. 9, 2010
By Susan Mcraen

Raymond F. Zvetina traded the hectic pace of an independent calendar judge for the more reflective life as a JAMS neutral. ...


Securities


Broadcom Prosecutors to Appeal

Jan. 9, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Federal prosecutors rolled out a series of motions late Thursday disclosing plans to appeal all but one of the dismissals of c...


Litigation


Will Lawsuits Trump Planned Budget Cuts?

Jan. 9, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Those with an eye on the budget said they expect Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal today to include cuts to social safety-...


Government


Chen To Be Renominated by Obama

Jan. 9, 2010
By Robert Iafollan

The Obama administration plans to renominate U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward M. Chen to be a district court judge in San Francisc...


Securities


IPO Showing Likely to Beget IPOs

Jan. 9, 2010
By Craig Anderson

The strong performance of initial public offerings in 2009 is expected to encourage more private companies to take the plunge ...


California Supreme Court


Court Considers Arbitration Reversal

Jan. 9, 2010
By Laura Ernden

The California Supreme Court seemed inclined to help a 67-year-old janitor Thursday whose claim of age discrimination was wron...


U.S. Supreme Court


Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley will likely find out next week whether the U.S. Supreme Court will hear his ...


Civil Rights


Anti-Paparazzi Law Sports Bigger Bite

Jan. 9, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Michael Weinsten and Miles Feldman of Liner Grode examine California's recent attempt to fight the 'stalkerazzi' and curb aggr...


Intellectual Property


Public Empowered to Claim False Marking

Jan. 9, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Attorney Howard Hoffenberg discusses a recent federal decision enabling members of the public to seek large monetary awards fo...


Books


Now Featuring CALCRIM Jury Instructions

Jan. 9, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Professor Laurie Levenson and Judge Alex Ricciardulli join forces to provide the only resource that compares CALCRIM to CALJIC...


Law Practice


Group Seeks Delay in Law Student Offers

Jan. 9, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

The current law school recruiting model is broken and needs fixing, according to a report released Thursday by the National As...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Nearly 3 million low-income adults in California lost key medical benefits, including optometry and psychological services, wh...


Community News


Jan. 8, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera Thursday was sworn into office for his third term at a public ceremony in City Hall...


Law Practice


The last three years have brought whirlwind change for Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal. The tremors have been felt firmwide,...


Government


9th Circuit Rebuffs AG

Jan. 8, 2010
By Evan George

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to take back, or soften, an unusually gruff order it made in December accus...


Criminal


Polanski May Be Sentenced in Absentia

Jan. 8, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Roman Polanski's lawyers will get a hearing on whether the director should be sentenced in absentia for sex crimes under a sta...


Environmental


Fewer Dollars, More Deals for Cleantech

Jan. 8, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Total venture investment in clean technology was down and overall deal making was steeply up in 2009, according to figures rel...


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


Judge Must Reconsider Class Action

Jan. 8, 2010
By John Roemer

U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez of Los Angeles was wrong to deny class certification to labor union workers seeking to...


California Supreme Court


An End to Free Speech in Airports?

Jan. 8, 2010
By Laura Ernden

The California Supreme Court didn't seem eager Wednesday to stand in the way of post-9/11 security by extending broad free spe...


Securities


Brocade Official to Serve Prison Time

Jan. 8, 2010
By Craig Anderson

A former human resources official at Brocade Communications Systems Inc. will be the first Silicon Valley executive to serve a...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Lawyer Admits Role As Go-Between

Jan. 8, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

A reformed gang member-turned-criminal defense attorney, whom prosecutors accused of working as a middleman for a clique of a ...


Perspective


Headquartering in China

Jan. 8, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

James Wong, U.S. Counsel for Chinney Capital, lays out the steps for and benefits of setting up regional headquarters in China...


Education


Giving Kids a Fair Day in Court

Jan. 8, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Julie Waterstone of Southwestern Law School explains why the 'Civil Gideon' statute should be extended to education and school...


Letter to the Editor


Jennifer Keller of Keller Rackauckas says former prosecutors bring just as much bias into judicial office as ex-public defende...


Securities


Fraud Schemes Abounded In State in 2009

Jan. 8, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Federal regulators in California encountered a virtual hurricane of investment fraud schemes in 2009. They ripped more than $4...


Perspective


Support Payments, It's a Question of Time

Jan. 8, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Family law attorneys Mitchell Jacobs and Jami Fosgate examine In re Marriage of Kacik and the issue of spousal and chil...