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INFRASTRUCTURE

Mar. 2, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

WASHINGTON - The Commerce Department has revised its fourth-quarter estimate for the growth rate of real gross domestic produc...


Insites


BROKERAGE

Mar. 2, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

SACRAMENTO - CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. has listed the 11 office properties in California's disposition portfolio online. T...


Corporate Counsel


Darragh J. Davis

Mar. 2, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

Vice President and General Counsel of PETCO Animal Supplies Inc.San Diego ...


U.S. Supreme Court


California Attorneys Weigh In on Guns

Mar. 2, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Reflecting strong California interest in a major gun rights case before the U.S. Supreme Court, lawyers from the state have be...


Insites


TAXES

Mar. 2, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

PHILADELPHIA - The Internal Revenue Service is preparing for an audit initiative that will focus on companies' underpayment of...


Obituaries


David M. Schacter

Mar. 2, 2010
By Pat Alstonn

1941-2010 ...


Judges and Judiciary


Donation Limits May Recuse Judges

Mar. 2, 2010
By Amy Yarbroughn

The Judicial Council Friday put a limit on how much judges or justices may receive in individual campaign contributions from a...


Law Practice


Health Group Leaves McDonough

Mar. 2, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

A 10-attorney group, largely comprising health care litigation attorneys, is set to leave Sacramento-based McDonough Holland &...


Product Liability


Congressman: Toyota Broke Law

Mar. 2, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

The chairman of Congress' top investigative committee said documents provided by a disgruntled former Toyota lawyer show the a...


Zoning, Planning and Use


With volatile weather patterns placing more slopes at risk, Tom Salinger of Rutan & Tucker says finding the right expert i...


Perspective


Class Actions: It's All About Strategy

Mar. 2, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

A recent ruling impacts the most important decision for class actions - where to file the lawsuit, write Brian Kabateck and Fr...


Criminal


Why Miranda Rights Are Not Endangered

Mar. 2, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Hyman Sisman of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office says the prophylactic rule in Miranda v. Arizona was not mea...


Perspective


Kirk Pasich of Dickstein Shapiro discusses the admission of extrinsic evidence to interpret insurance policies. ...


Government


Republicans Take Aim At Nominee

Mar. 2, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

Republicans launched their opening salvo Friday in the brewing confirmation battle over UC Berkeley Law professor Goodwin Liu'...


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


If Anthem Blue Cross lost in the court of public opinion as it was hammered in questioning by lawmakers in California and Wash...


Law Practice


On the Move

Mar. 1, 2010
By Sara Randazzon

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...


Product Liability


Lawyers Jockey for Location

Feb. 27, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

Six months after Toyota Motor Corp.'s mechanical woes became national news, plaintiffs' attorneys from California to Louisiana...


Judicial Profile


Gilbert Brown

Feb. 27, 2010
By Craig Anderson

Judge Gilbert Brown's experience as both a prosecutor and public defender gives him perspective on the bench.


Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


AG Delves Into Insurers' Records

Feb. 27, 2010
By Evan George

In a widening investigation of health insurance denials and premium hikes, California Attorney General Jerry Brown said he had...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


MTA Seeks Audit of Legal Spending

Feb. 27, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ordered an audit of the agency's legal costs in the last five yea...


Intellectual Property


Youtube User Can Pursue Damages

Feb. 27, 2010
By Craig Anderson

A Pennsylvania woman can pursue damages and attorneys' fees from Universal Music Corp. after the company demanded the removal ...


Criminal


SoCal Killer Gets Convicted

Feb. 27, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

An Orange County jury on Thursday convicted Rodney James Alcala of the first-degree murders of a 12-year-old Huntington Beach ...


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...