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Criminal


Sheriff Monitor Leaked Informant I.D.

Apr. 30, 2010
By Sandra Hernandezn

A civil rights attorney said the Los Angeles Sheriff Department's Office of Independent Review outed her to deputies as the so...


Perspective


On the Shoulders of Giants

Apr. 30, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Tim Tosta of Luce Forward acknowledges that, in one way or another, all the greats stood on the shoulders of someone or someth...


Books


Robin Barnes examines the role and nature of privacy in Western democracies and discusses some of the legal battles celebritie...


Perspective


Arizona Legalizes Racial Profiling

Apr. 30, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law says Arizona's immigration law unconstitutionally criminalizes "walking while ...


Government


State Settles For $400 Million

Apr. 30, 2010
By Fiona Smith

San Diego-based Sempra Energy will pay $400 million to settle claims stemming from the energy crisis earlier this decade in an...


U.S. Supreme Court


The justices said a trial judge should get a second chance to decide whether a First Amendment violation was cured when Congre...


Perspective


Legally Sound but Technologically Wrong

Apr. 29, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

While judges can reach correct decisions on the value of digital evidence, they are at the mercy of "experts" when it comes to...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Mulls Monsanto Case

Apr. 29, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

In its only environmental case of the term, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday reviewed a San Francisco judge's decision to impose ...


Real Estate/Development


Banks Go to Great Lengths to Limit Liability

Apr. 29, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

From extending loans to hiring receivers, lenders seek to avoid taking ownership of failed development projects with future r...


Real Estate/Development


Most people know there is a big difference between licensed and unlicensed contractors. ...


Real Estate/Development


Land Rover

Apr. 29, 2010
By Riley Guerin

In our first-ever section devoted to the real estate practice, we track an uptick an transaction work. There are also articles...


Real Estate/Development


Judge will decide whether a $1.7 billion payment is due to the state prior to the May 10 deadline. ...


Energy Law


Reed Smith Aids Wind Turbine Sale

Apr. 29, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Reed Smith attorneys represented Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems in one of the largest sales of wind turb...


Mergers & Acquisitions


SF's Anchor Brewing Co. Sold

Apr. 29, 2010
By Jill Redhage

Shartsis Friese corporate partner Derek Wilson led a team of lawyers that represented Maytag Corp. heir Fritz Maytag in his sa...


Government


San Bernardino County Buckles

Apr. 29, 2010
By Jason W. Armstrong

After being threatened with a lawsuit by state Attorney General Jerry Brown Jr.'s office, San Bernardino County's Board of Sup...


Perspective


Confessions of a Non-Publication Troglodyte

Apr. 29, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

With judges debating over unpublished appellate opinions, Gideon Kanner of Loyola Law School explains why it's deja vu all ove...


Military Law


'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Challenged

Apr. 29, 2010
By Jason Armstrongn

This week, the judge in a closely watched lawsuit seeking to overturn a law barring people who are openly gay from serving in ...


Corporate


McKesson Exec Gets Jail Time

Apr. 29, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

After more than a decade cooperating with federal prosecutors in their securities fraud case against former executives of McKe...


U.S. Supreme Court


Merck Investors Win at High Court

Apr. 29, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

In a win for the plaintiffs' bar, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for shareholders Tuesday in a major class action securities fra...


Perspective


The Beauty of a Cash Balance Buy-Out Tool

Apr. 29, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Steve Butler of Pension Dynamics says there is a unique retirement plan variation that can grease the skids of an exit strateg...


Judges and Judiciary


Placer County Judge Under Fire

Apr. 29, 2010
By Greg Kanen

A Northern California judge accused of abusing his position by ordering a man to stay away from credit union employees he'd un...


Perspective


The Right Track: Publication as The Exception

Apr. 29, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

In the long run, broader rules on publication and permissive citation to unpublished cases will not make us happier, writes Ki...


Government


$1.1 Billion ADA Settlement Approved

Apr. 29, 2010
By Dhyana Levey

A federal judge on Tuesday approved a $1.1 billion settlement between disability rights groups and the California Department o...


Perspective


With Los Angeles facing tough times, new and renovated courthouses are important, but preserving access to justice comes first...


Real Estate/Development


Investor interest helps restart the CMBS market as regulators advance financial reforms. ...


Real Estate/Development


Lenders Pick Up the Pace of Workouts

Apr. 29, 2010
By Keeley Webstern

More banks work with borrowers to attempt to resolve the $135 billion in distressed real estate. ...


Real Estate/Development


Transactional Attorneys See Market Improvement

Apr. 29, 2010
By Kari Hamanakan

A total of $2.7 billion of California deals closed in first-quarter 2010, a 60 percent increase from a year ago. ...


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


DOJ Move Could Shrink Medical Costs

Apr. 29, 2010
By Evan George

The Department of Justice has decided not to challenge a proposal by business interests to compile, share, and make public the...


Litigation


A Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge has ordered a formal contempt hearing to determine whether the Metropolitan Transpor...


Judicial Profile


Paula J. Coleman

Apr. 29, 2010
By Pat Alston

Nothing Fazes Her