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Perspective


A Concerted Effort

Apr. 22, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Practitioners who handle live entertainment performances have to be well-versed in everything from environmental ordinances to...


Education


La Verne's Law School Nears Accreditation

Apr. 22, 2009
By Jason W. Armstrong

The Ontario school is edging closer to being the only ABA accredited institution in the Inland Empire, campus officials said. ...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


In fighting proposed budget cuts, San Francisco's public defender has taken a stand that is compelled by his ethical responsib...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Putting Workplace Exams to the Test

Apr. 22, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

The Supreme Court will determine if racial discrimination was at work in an employment test, writes Cyntha O'Neill. ...


California Supreme Court


Life Insurers Win Big On Consumer Suits

Apr. 22, 2009
By Laura Ernden

The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that the consumer law designed to protect against deceitful marketing in the sale of serv...


Government


West, Breuer, Varney Confirmed for Justice

Apr. 22, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

The Senate confirmed Morrison & Foerster's Tony West as assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's civil divi...


U.S. Supreme Court


U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Marcos, Gilead

Apr. 22, 2009
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday not to intervene for a second time in a long-running class action case against the estat...


Government


Public agencies can use taxpayer money to inform voters about the effects of ballot measures, but must be very careful about i...


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


9th Circuit Says Gun Shows Can Be Prohibited

Apr. 22, 2009
By John Roemer

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held in a landmark decision that local governments can ban gun shows on public property ...


Judicial Profile


Wave Rider

Apr. 22, 2009
By Pat Broderick

The surfing, bilingual Magistrate Judge Peter C. Lewis found his path following a Japanese odyssey. ...


Judicial Profile


Advocating Alternatives

Apr. 22, 2009
By Sandra Hernandezn

Several years ago, Judge Bert Glennon heeded a juror's suggestion and referred a case to mediation. Since then, he's become a ...


Corporate Counsel


Brian E. Cabrera was raised in a high-tech household by a nuclear engineer father. That's helped him navigate the world of non...


Labor/Employment


McDonald's Workers Sue for Back Pay

Apr. 21, 2009
By Dhyana Levey

Hundreds of Monterey County McDonald's employees have brought a class action against the company's franchises for allegedly fo...


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


Torture Memo Renews Bybee Scrutiny

Apr. 21, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

Newly released Office of Legal Counsel memos authorizing brutal interrogation methods have renewed calls for a criminal or imp...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


A Stark Contrast

Apr. 21, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Focus - The Department of Health and Human Services has indicated it will depart from "gotcha" enforcement of the Stark Law, w...


Improper service of lawsuits in Mexico could delay U.S.-Mexico litigation and void past default judgments against Mexican resi...


Perspective


The Missing Link

Apr. 21, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

The purpose of social professional networking sites, such as LinkedIn, is to build relationships, writes Sharon Berman. ...


Would-be associates at the top firms should think long and hard about what they're getting themselves into, cautions Edwin Ree...


Healthcare/Hospital Law


When Superior Court Judge David Mintz was denied the only surgery that doctors said could save his life, he sued to receive tr...


Government


Campaign Raises Conflict Questions

Apr. 21, 2009
By Greg Katzn

Councilman Jack Weiss says his opponent Carmen "Nuch" Trutanich could be tainted by his private practice representing potentia...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Requiring the obligor to pay more than the parent can afford often creates other consequences that negatively affect the child...


Law Practice


Political law, a niche practice in California, is holding steady as other practice areas recede in response to the bad economy...


Criminal


Lies Put Forensic Cases in Jeopardy

Apr. 21, 2009
By Jason W. Armstrong

Thousands of criminal convictions are called to question in San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego Counties. ...


Environmental


The so-called "endangerment finding" promises to transform the federal government's role in addressing climate change, giving ...


Litigation


Costco Settles Case Involving 'Hot Gas' Claims

Apr. 21, 2009
By Cortney Fieldingn

In the wake of multiple federal lawsuits, Costco, the world's largest warehouse membership chain, has agreed to eliminate its ...


Discipline


Disciplinary Actions

Apr. 20, 2009
By Sara Randazzon

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


Large Firms


Lawyer Likes Fit at Sheppard Mullin

Apr. 20, 2009
By Amanda Becker

Real estate attorney Pamela Westhoff has left DLA Piper for Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, where she will continue h...


Judicial Profile


Winding Road

Apr. 20, 2009
By Pat Alston

Superior Court Judge Joan M. Lewis was set on a path to medicine and thought she might argue free speech one day. She ended up...


Law Practice


UC Irvine's fledgling law school accepts an inaugural class that it says should place it in the company of the nation's most e...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Saving Your Mulligans

Apr. 18, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Should you find yourself in the rough due to a deficient notice of appeal, California Rule of Court 8.100(a)(2) may get you ba...