This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...
News

    Filter by date
     to 
    Search by Category
    Search by Headline


Many of Warren Paboojian's colleagues warned him against taking on the case of Stacy Johnson-Klein, a women's basketball coach...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


The Obama administration brings new hope for sensible immigration reform, writes Ali Noorani. - Forum Column ...


Law Practice


Supplement Claims Target Of Class Action

Nov. 18, 2008
By Alan Mittelstaedtn

A federal judge in Santa Ana has certified a national class action against a Florida company that is the official nutritional ...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


False Alarms

Nov. 18, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

The False Claims Act permits a private person to bring a lawsuit on behalf of the United States against those who have falsely...


Law Practice


Prosecutor's Ruse Won't Be Heard by Jury

Nov. 18, 2008
By Alan Mittelstaedtn

Attorneys for former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona will not be allowed to tell jurors in the ongoing trial about a prosecu...


Law Practice


Despite a growing shortage of school nurses, state law prohibits teachers, librarians or other non-medical personnel from taki...


Law Practice


Prisons Must Protect Inmates, Panel Says

Nov. 18, 2008
By Fiona Smith

An appeals court ruled Friday that state prison officials failed in their duty to protect a transgender inmate from being sexu...


Judicial Profile


He Wrote the Book

Nov. 18, 2008
By Amanda Becker

Judge Barry Russell's Evidence Manual is on every bankruptcy lawyer's desk. ...


Criminal


Lawyer-Parolee Mentoring Program Falls Victim to State Budget Cuts

Nov. 17, 2008
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

Former State Bar President James O. Heiting, left, with Alfredo Tafoya, who has thrived under Heiting’s mentoring through the ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Cutting Class

Nov. 17, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Appearances are deceiving when it comes to Proposition 64 — a seemingly straightforward ballot initiative whose colorful histo...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Nov. 17, 2008
By Jonathan Vaniann

Two litigators have teamed up to open boutique Spillane Weingarten in Los Angeles, targeting mid-market business clients.


Judicial Profile


A Commanding Presence

Nov. 17, 2008
By Pat Alston

Judge Leo Valentine Jr.'s dignified manner and deep, melodious voice lend an air of authority to the bench. ...


Healthcare/Hospital Law


L.A. County's Department of Mental Health has quietly begun refusing to take emergency calls involving the mentally ill when n...


Verdicts


Cutting to the Chase

Nov. 14, 2008
By Craig Andersonn

Former Judge Michael Ballachey doesn't mince words, and he doesn't dawdle.


Employment (Focus & Forum)


Giving Workers a Leg Up

Nov. 14, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Since Democrats took control of Congress in 2006, both the House and the Senate have pressured Occupational Safety and Health ...


Law Practice


Assemblyman Seeks Insurance Post

Nov. 14, 2008
By Amy Yarbroughn

With two years until he's termed out of office, state Assemblyman Dave Jones has his eye on a new prize: state insurance commi...


Law Practice


Orrick Lays Off 40 Lawyers, 35 Staffers

Nov. 14, 2008
By Jill Redhage

The layoffs come as two other San Francisco-origin firms are dissolving. Orrick's layoffs are in the corporate, real estate an...


Law Practice


Former colleagues and clerks of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Senior Judge Warren J. Ferguson remembered him Wednesday as ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Class Action Settlement Tossed Out

Nov. 14, 2008
By Greg Katzn

The other shoe dropped last week when a state appellate panel published an opinion that nixed a mediated class action settleme...


Transactions


Top Deals

Nov. 14, 2008
By Jonathan Vaniann

A team of attorneys from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman advised Hong Kong-based Asia Alternatives in securing $950 million of...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Nov. 14, 2008
By Jonathan Vaniann

A former Townsend and Towsend and Crew patent litigator will rejoin the firm as a partner.


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Transformation Validation

Nov. 14, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

The Federal Circuit's recent 'Bilski' decision engages the issue of invention and transformation, writes Michael M. Rosen. - F...


Law Practice


San Mateo County Targets Lehman Executives

Nov. 14, 2008
By David Houstonn

In what appears to be a first-of-its kind lawsuit, San Mateo County sued Lehman Brothers officials and its auditor Thursday to...


Law Practice


San Francisco DA Is Running for AG

Nov. 13, 2008
By Laura Ernden

Kamala Harris, right, smiles at Coni Binaley, left, campaign services coordinator, as she files papers Wednesday to run for Ca...


Law Practice


Thelen's Construction Group Lands at Howrey

Nov. 13, 2008
By Jill Redhage

Two large teams of Thelen attorneys are off to their new firms, with Howrey scoring 40 attorneys from Thelen's prominent const...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Why do we assume that lawyers dislike law so much that if any one of the majority of us could just get a score big enough, we ...


Law Practice


A blogger who rides the Metrolink train to work and moderates an online forum to vent criticism of the rail service may face j...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Damage Control

Nov. 13, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

We should encourage President Obama to send the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to the Senate f...


Law Practice


San Francisco commercial landlords are suffering the effects of the financial crisis. With banks going belly up, financing's b...


Law Practice


Judge Approves Pellicano's Request for Sentencing Delay

Nov. 13, 2008
By Alan Mittelstaedtn

In an 11th hour decision, jailed ex-private investigator Anthony Pellicano pulled the plug on his Wednesday sentencing hearing...