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Judges and Judiciary


George Defends Court System

Feb. 25, 2010
By Evelyn Larrubian

In an uncharacteristically pointed speech to the Legislature Tuesday afternoon, California Chief Justice Ronald M. George appe...


Insites


MULTIFAMILY

Feb. 25, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

IRVINE - The Bascom Group LLC reported a fourth-quarter 11.8 percent increase of its net operating income compared with the sa...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Google Faces Antitrust Inquiry

Feb. 25, 2010
By Craig Anderson

Google Inc. confirmed Tuesday afternoon it is facing a first-of-its-kind antitrust inquiry into its search and search advertis...


Law Practice


Blind Law School Grad Can Take Bar

Feb. 25, 2010
By John Roemer

A blind UCLA School of Law graduate can proceed to take the bar exam using special software for the visually impaired, the 9th...


Law Practice


Quinn Opens Office in Germany

Feb. 25, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

Los Angeles-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges opened an office in Mannheim, Germany, the firm's third outside t...


Litigation


Misconduct Leads to Retrial

Feb. 25, 2010
By Cat Ho

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered a retrial in a case that previously reached a $65 million jury verdict, siding ...


Intellectual Property


Social Media Creates New Challenges

Feb. 25, 2010
By Pat Broderick

The Internet has presented another minefield for trademark attorneys to navigate: social networking sites. ...


Securities


KB Home Mimics Broadcom

Feb. 25, 2010
By Gabe Friedmann

Attorneys for the former chief executive of KB Home encountered a skeptical judge on Tuesday as they claimed federal prosecuto...


Environmental


Environmental Guide Raises Concern

Feb. 25, 2010
By Fiona Smith

Lawyers raise concerns over the Obama administration's move to update a long-standing environmental law by laying out how agen...


U.S. Supreme Court


High Court Mulls Terrorism Law

Feb. 25, 2010
By Lawrence Hurleyn

U.S. Supreme Court justices Tuesday grappled with whether a Los Angeles group's assistance to foreign terrorist groups falls f...


Perspective


Justice Must Be Funded in Good Times - and Bad

Feb. 25, 2010
By David Houstonn

In his 15th annual State of the Judiciary speech to the Legislature, Chief Justice Ronald M. George said the courts are not a ...


Insurance


Ruling Offers Insurance Companies Way Out

Feb. 25, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

General counsel John McGill says the 4th District has provided insurance companies with instructions for avoiding their obliga...


Litigation


Practitioner James Moneer explains why use of expert declarations in SLAPP fee motions can boost your chances of securing the ...


Books


No Closure in Case of Murdered Newlyweds

Feb. 25, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Michale Callahan, a former Illinois State police officer, writes about the unsolved murders of Dyke and Karen Rhoads, and why ...


Criminal


Momentum Grows for Parole Reform

Feb. 25, 2010
By Greg Katzn

The California Newspaper Publishers Association and the American Civil Liberties Union may be joining efforts by a state lawma...


U.S. Supreme Court


In a unanimous decision, the U.S. justices made it easier for companies to remove lawsuits to federal court, which are often p...


Community News


Feb. 24, 2010
By STEPHEN LARSON

The team from Bryan Cave faced off with the Free Agents team Thursday at the Landau Lawyers League Winter 2010 Volleyball Tour...


Insites


EDUCATION

Feb. 24, 2010
By Carla Pinedan

HERNDON, Va. - NAIOP launched The Center for Education to help commercial real estate professionals stay current on industry f...


Energy Law


BrightSource Wins Loan Guarantee

Feb. 24, 2010
By Fiona Smith

BrightSource Energy, Inc. landed a $1.37 billion loan guarantee from the Department of Energy Monday, the largest award so far...


Large Firms


Profits, Revenue Dipped at Munger Tolles

Feb. 24, 2010
By Rebecca U. Cho

In the latest evidence of the recession's pressure on the legal sector, Munger, Tolles & Olson on Monday reported 4.5 perc...


Obituaries


Jacqueline B. Kessel

Feb. 24, 2010
By Laura Ernden

1947-2010 ...


Obituaries


Albert Halluin

Feb. 24, 2010
By Craig Anderson

1939-2010 ...


Judges and Judiciary


Defense Lawyer Challenges O.C. Judge

Feb. 24, 2010
By Don Debenedictisn

The lone Orange County Superior Court judge being challenged for re-election in June faces a lawyer who is best known for devi...


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


Pilot With HIV Can Sue Agency

Feb. 24, 2010
By John Roemer

A San Francisco man who failed to disclose his HIV status when he obtained a pilot's license but acknowledged his disease to g...


Government


Senator Calls for Bybee Resignation

Feb. 24, 2010
By Robert Iafolla

Democratic lawmakers may call a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge and a California law professor to Capitol Hill to test...


Juvenile


Judge Eugene Hyman of the San Jose County Superior Court says lack of training for participants in the delinquency and depende...


Perspective


Table for Two At the Tea Party?

Feb. 24, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

K.J. Greene of Thomas Jefferson School of Law asks whether he is a suitable candidate for admittance into the Tea Party moveme...


Appellate Practice


Death Penalty Appeals Riddled With Delay

Feb. 24, 2010
By Sharon Liangn

Practitioner Andrew Love says limitations on federal review have done nothing to cure the delay in adjudicating death penalty ...


Government


U.S. Judge 'Inclined' to Enjoin Cooley

Feb. 24, 2010
By Greg Katzn

A new prosecutors' union won a skirmish against District Attorney Steve Cooley on Monday when a federal judge signaled that he...


Criminal


Attorneys Open Brocade Retrial

Feb. 24, 2010
By Rebecca Beyer

A prosecutor and defense attorney each painted an entirely different picture of former Brocade chief executive Gregory L. Reye...