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Web Exclusive - A judge is likely to leave alone Proposition 8's title, "Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry," despi...


Law Practice


Professor Sues State Bar Over Exam Results

Aug. 9, 2008
By Amy Yarbroughn

A controversial law professor made good on a threat Thursday and sued to force the State Bar to release exam results broken do...



The average plaintiffs' attorney would try to avoid an arbitrator who had announced that the attorney's case seemed weak. ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Letters to the Editor

Aug. 8, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

The Filipino Government's Impropriety Is the Real Story



Firm Watch


On the Move

Aug. 8, 2008
By Maya Meinert And Rebecca U. Cho

Davis Wright Tremaine has added an employment lawyer in its San Francisco office.


Los Angeles U.S. District Judge Manuel Real was hit with another rebuff Wednesday, after an appeals court completely reversed ...



Judicial Profile


Family Man

Aug. 8, 2008
By Rebecca Beyer

His open-minded approach works well in keeping juveniles and their parents together, say lawyers who appear before Sacramento ...


Law Practice


Billionaire Will Take Witness Stand

Aug. 8, 2008
By Zack Vaneyckn

The legal team for attorney Terry N. Christensen announced Wednesday its plans to call his longtime client, billionaire develo...



Law Practice


School Bus Firm Settles Prop. 65 Suit

Aug. 8, 2008
By Rebecca Beyer

The nation's largest school bus provider has agreed to pay up to $28 million over seven years to retrofit or replace Californi...


Litigation


Trischa Jo O'Hanlon, 1947-2008

Aug. 8, 2008
By Noah Barronn

A former assistant U.S. attorney who went on to serve as Kaiser Permanente's top Southern California in-house counsel died Mon...



Focus (Forum & Focus)


A Discrimination Paradox?

Aug. 8, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

California's same-sex marriage decision unearths a prickly conflict: anti-discrimination policies implemented discriminatorily...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Deconstructing Indemnity

Aug. 8, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Going forward, a recent state high court ruling will certainly mean more litigation over whether contract language establishes...



Focus (Forum & Focus)


California law schools have pioneered many academic innovations that elite East Coast schools are just now catching on to, wri...


Law Practice


Three Charged in San Diego Courthouse Bombing

Aug. 8, 2008
By Pat Broderick

One of three defendants charged in the May 4 bombing of the federal courthouse in downtown San Diego pleaded not guilty on Wed...



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


The 9th Circuit on Wednesday reinstated the guilty pleas of three Mexican men after prosecutors convinced lower courts to void...


Law Practice


Proposed Rule On Conflicts Stirs Up ABA

Aug. 8, 2008
By Amy Yarbroughn

A proposed change to the ABA's Model Rule of Professional Conduct would allow a law firm to take on a client even if one of it...



Firm Watch


On the Move

Aug. 7, 2008
By Maya Meinert And Rebecca U. Cho

Wildman Harrold adds another partner from Foley & Lardner to its Los Angeles office.


What happens when a mediator is accused of breaking mediation confidentiality, the thing many mediators say is essential to th...



Law Practice


Lawyer Won Major Race, Insurance Cases

Aug. 7, 2008
By Gabe Friedmann

James D. McNamara III, 1972-2008, a rising young partner at San Diego's Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins, has died. ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


The 'Brinker' decision misses many obvious incentives that could overwhelm the financial incentive on an employee to work duri...



Focus (Forum & Focus)


Screen Savers

Aug. 7, 2008
By Hannah Naughtonhn

Law firms are implementing several alternatives to control costs while maintaining quality over the e-discovery process, writ...


Law Practice


IP Pro Left Mark in Notable Patent Cases

Aug. 7, 2008
By Pat Broderick

John Benassi, 1948-2008, loved practicing Brazilian jiu jitsu so much that he even treated his summer associates to a demonstr...



Focus (Forum & Focus)


Aliens in Federal Court

Aug. 7, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Our federal courts should continue to recognize that the Alien Tort Statute has an important role to play in protecting the mo...


Public Interest


Unannounced Section 8 Searches Raise Alarm

Aug. 7, 2008
By Anat Rubinn

“People have a right to expect to be treated in a way consistent with the Constitution, especially when it comes to the privac...



Law Practice


A federal jury Tuesday heard recordings of private investigator Anthony Pellicano tell attorney Terry N. Christensen details f...


Law Practice


ICANN Moves To Rein In Typosquatters

Aug. 7, 2008
By Craig Andersonn

The Internet's governing body, determined to stop cyber-scammers from taking advantage of a loophole, has adopted a plan to ...



Appellate Practice


Bratz Testimony Keys on 'Sculpts'

Aug. 7, 2008
By Jason W. Armstrong

Attorneys in the damages phase of the Bratz doll copyright infringement case questioned witnesses in a fierce back-and-forth b...


Judicial Profile


Serious Work

Aug. 7, 2008
By Peter Matuszakn

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kevin L. Brown embraces the challenge of the Compton courthouse, where the calendar...



Firm Watch


On the Move

Aug. 6, 2008
By Maya Meinert And Rebecca U. Cho

Epstein Becker & Green nabs a long-time Los Angeles entertainment litigator.


Law Practice


Congress has passed a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act that includes a law school payment assistance program for fl...