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Law Practice


Orrick's New Associate Pay Scale

Dec. 8, 2009
By Jill Redhage

San Francisco-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe made public its pay scale after abandoning its lockstep advancement for...


Government


Sheriffs Seek Lock on Court Security

Dec. 8, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

About a month after the Administrative Office of the Courts said it was considering taking court security away from sheriffs, ...


Technology & Science


Court Rules Against Patent Trolls

Dec. 8, 2009
By Craig Anderson

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that patent holding companies cannot avoid being sued by corporations even if they craft ...


International


Will US and China Cooperate in Copenhagen?

Dec. 8, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

U.S. Counsel James Wong of Chinney Capital asks whether the new U.S.-China concordance on climate change will breakthrough in ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Post-Kelo Reforms: Far From 'Phony'

Dec. 8, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

David Skinner of Meyers Nave comments on legislative action taken after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Kelo v. City o...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Justice Richard M. Mosk reviews the 5th edition of Redfern and Hunter on International Arbitration, published by Oxford...


Corporate Counsel


Marcea Bland Lloyd

Dec. 8, 2009
By Pat Broderick

Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.— San Diego ...


Letter to the Editor


Attorney Richard Chrystie says operation costs would be cut if there were no jury trials for minor offenses and no requirement...


Judges and Judiciary


Defense Argues Offer Was Not Illegal

Dec. 8, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

Defense attorneys are arguing that a high-profile judicial bribery case should be thrown out because prosecutors failed to pro...


Government


Sacrificing for Security

Dec. 8, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

James Rule of UC Berkeley's Center for the Study of Law and Society examines the blurring of boundaries protecting our privacy...


Securities


Prosecutor Accused of Threatening Witness

Dec. 8, 2009
By Don Debenedictisn

An attorney for a key witness in the Broadcom stock option-backdating trial testified before a jury Friday that a federal pros...


Law Practice


Pace of Legal Job Losses Slows

Dec. 8, 2009
By J Lin

The legal services industry lost 2,900 jobs in November, according to preliminary data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor ...


Judicial Profile


Kevin R. Culhane

Dec. 8, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

Kevin Culhane has learned from life's lessons, starting from the loss of his sister at a young age to the loss of a law partne...


Labor/Employment


Starbucks Class Action May Proceed

Dec. 7, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

A federal judge has ruled that a $5 million putative class action lawsuit alleging Starbucks Corp. failed to pay overtime and ...


Law Practice


On the Move

Dec. 7, 2009
By Jlin

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...


Civil Rights


DNA Sample Case Reaches Judge

Dec. 7, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal judge on Friday heard arguments and debated with attorneys about whether the taking of someone's DNA upon a felony a...


State Bar & Bar Associations


New Bar President Looks to Future

Dec. 5, 2009
By Pat Broderick

As the new president of the San Diego County Bar Association, Patrick Hosey wants to help prepare lawyers, both young and old,...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Pfizer Wins Complaint Dismissal

Dec. 5, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

A San Francisco federal judge again has rejected plaintiffs' arguments that New York-based Pfizer's $68 billion acquisition of...


Perspective


Recession's Effect on Settlement and Fees

Dec. 5, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

David Higgins of Higgins Settlement Law questions whether structured settlements and fees make sense during a recession ...


Civil Rights


San Diego Sued Over Razing Camp

Dec. 5, 2009
By Pat Broderick

The ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties and the Dreher Law Firm have sued the city for allegedly destroying the possession...


Perspective


Arbitration Rules Reconstructed

Dec. 5, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Daniel McMillan of Jones Day explains the new American Arbitration Association rules governing the construction industry. ...


Perspective


The Real Cost of Insurance Premiums

Dec. 5, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Scott Sumner of Hinton, Alfert & Sumner says liability insurers have too long ignored the collateral source rule. ...


Large Firms


Gibson Dunn Advises Vivendi Sale

Dec. 5, 2009
By Jean Luc Renault

The firm's Los Angeles offices advised Vivendi on the $5.8 billion sale of its stake in NBC Universal to General Electric, a p...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


FTC May Overhaul Merger Guidelines

Dec. 5, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

Two-dozen luminaries from the antitrust community grappled Thursday with how to make the federal government's guidelines for m...


Perspective


Who Will Be Our New Probation Chief?

Dec. 5, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Cyn Yamashiro of Loyola Law School says with a broken juvenile justice system, selection of a new probation chief deserves pub...


Law Practice


Court Approves Asbestos Department

Dec. 5, 2009
By Dhyana Levey

San Francisco Superior Court has finalized approval to create a single asbestos case management department. ...


Native Americans


9th Circuit Halts Gold Mine Project

Dec. 5, 2009
By John Roemer

Western Shoshone tribal members fighting to halt a huge gold mine expansion on a sacred mountain in Nevada got some help Thurs...


Criminal


Court to Clarify Forensic Rules

Dec. 5, 2009
By Greg Katzn

The state Supreme Court is set to clarify whether introducing forensic evidence in criminal cases requires live testimony by t...


Government


U.S. Attorney Candidate Drops Out

Dec. 5, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

The field of possibilities for the next U.S. attorney in San Francisco shrunk by one Thursday after Kathryn H. Ruemmler, a can...


Securities


Behind-the-Scenes 'Knife-Fight' In Broadcom Trial

Dec. 5, 2009
By Christian Berthelsenn

The stock option backdating trial of Broadcom's former chief financial officer nearly slipped off the rails Thursday as an inc...