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U.S. Supreme Court


In a high-profile campaign finance case over an anti-Hillary Clinton movie, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared Wednesday to be in...


Bankruptcy


Personal injury law firm Masry & Vititoe, pushed into bankruptcy after a slew of litigation over the estate of founder Edw...


Environmental


Amphibious and Ambiguous

Sep. 11, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

A decision to designate critical habitat for the California tiger salamander follows several years of proceedings concerning t...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Lawyers Lose

Sep. 11, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

The rule requiring the disclosure of malpractice insurance will inevitably be used against attorneys, write Michael Bradley an...


Obituaries


Lawyer Excelled At Handling Difficult Issues

Sep. 11, 2009
By Susan Mcraen

Suzanne Janis DeRosa 1947-2009 ...


Environmental


Conservation Plan for Delta Can Proceed

Sep. 10, 2009
By Fiona Smith

As the legislature struggles to reach a deal on fixing the state's ailing water delivery system around the Sacramento-San Joaq...


U.S. Supreme Court


Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. escorted newly appointed Justice Sonia Sotomayor down the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Co...


Judicial Profile


Ticker Shock

Sep. 10, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Before recent heart surgery, John Garibaldi kept current on appellate rulings. While he recuperates, he's more attuned to what...


Law Practice


Protest Planned For State Bar Convention

Sep. 10, 2009
By Pat Broderick

Attorneys from across the state are expected to join a rally Saturday protesting the State Bar's decision to hold its 82nd ann...


Marketing


Popping Pills

Sep. 10, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Congress has provided two special incentives for pharmaceutical companies to innovate: patent term extension and FDA marketing...


Criminal


Prominent Silicon Valley financier "Boots" Del Biaggio III made a tearful apology Tuesday before being sentenced to eight year...


Administrative/Regulatory


Customers who sued a group of banks for antitrust violations related to ATM fees failed to show that they are effectively proh...


Administrative/Regulatory


Money-saving state court closures start next Wednesday, Sept. 16, and will continue once a month until June 2010, the Judicial...


Entertainment & Sports


The heirs of J.R.R. Tolkien have settled with New Line Cinema after suing the company for $150 million in unpaid profits from ...


California Courts of Appeal


Spilling Over

Sep. 10, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

The mere fact a damage claim has its genesis in a construction project does not automatically mean the 10-year absolute limita...


Intellectual Property


Our Path to Misunderstanding Copyright

Sep. 10, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

In "Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars," William Patry argues that the copyright wars throughout history can be traced back t...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


U.S. District Judge Denny Chin's Manhattan court was flooded with last-minute objections, along with support, of the Google Bo...


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


Court: Heir to Nazi-Stolen Art Can Sue Spain

Sep. 10, 2009
By John Roemer

The heir to an important French impressionist painting stolen by the Nazis in Munich in 1939 and currently on display in Madri...


Administrative/Regulatory


Furloughs May Cost State Millions

Sep. 10, 2009
By Dhyana Levey And Matthew Pordum

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to furlough state employees is clogging courtroom dockets and catching the ire of state ...


Criminal


Police Services on Chopping Block

Sep. 10, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Our leaders' choice to eviscerate the criminal justice complex to save cash is shortsighted and dangerous, writes Steve Lurie....


Judicial Profile


Justice M. Kathleen Butz

Sep. 10, 2009
By Laura Ernden

Kathleen Butz began her legal career doing civil litigation and transactional work in the Sierra Foothills. Since taking the a...


Law Practice


Civil Justice at Its Best

Sep. 10, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Two L.A. lawyers exemplify the very best of the profession, writes John Nockleby. ...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Sep. 9, 2009
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...


Law Practice


A judge has disqualified lawyers defending First American Title Insurance in four class action lawsuits, siding with plaintiff...


Perspective


Letters to the Editor

Sep. 9, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Readers weigh in on victim restitution and the attorney general race.


U.S. Supreme Court


Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. escorted newly appointed Justice Sonia Sotomayor down the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Co...


Real Estate/Development


Homebuilders Sued Over Lax Lending Rules

Sep. 9, 2009
By Jason W. Armstrong

Thousands of homeowners nationwide are expected to join a string of federal class action lawsuits accusing eight major homebui...


Environmental


A cutting-edge solar power startup has snagged a highly-anticipated $535 million loan guarantee from the federal government --...


Judges and Judiciary


Members of Congress have returned to Capitol Hill, where health care reform and several must-pass authorization and appropriat...


Immigration


Status Seeking

Sep. 9, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Beginning today, federal contractors must use the E-Verify program to check the legal status of new hires, writes Allen Erenba...