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Litigation


A Milberg Plaintiff Waits for His Check

Mar. 6, 2008
By Gabe Friedmann

LOS ANGELES - Even though a judge said the deal resembled an illegal kickback scheme and the money is long gone, Roger Lindmar...


California Supreme Court


Court Hears Same-Sex Marriage Case

Mar. 6, 2008
By Laura Ernden

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court asked probing questions Tuesday about every aspect of the same-sex marriage debat...


Judicial Profile


Marathon Man

Mar. 6, 2008
By Peter Matuszakn

When not competing in running events, Melvin D. Sandvig goes the distance as a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge. ...


Top Northern California


Top Northern California Law Firms

Mar. 5, 2008
By STEPHEN LARSON

A look at Northern California's largest law firms, leading litigation and corporate shops and the booming practices in corpora...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Mar. 5, 2008
By Jill Redhagen

Web Exclusive - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's la...


Top Northern California


From the Editor

Mar. 5, 2008
By Alexia Garamfalvin

Plus ça change. There wasn't a tremendous amount of movement in the Daily Journal's annual rankings of northern California fir...


Civil Rights


A Great Love Story Goes to High Court

Mar. 5, 2008
By Rebecca Beyer

Together for 15 years, Diane Sabin, left, and Jewelle Gomez are plaintiffs in the same-sex marriage case before the state Sup...


Judicial Profile


Beating the Odds

Mar. 5, 2008
By Amy Yarbroughn

Diane Price not only became the second woman on the Napa bench but also is presiding judge of the criminal division, despite h...


Firm Watch


Four McDermott, Will & Emery corporate finance attorneys, including Eric R. Reimer, chair of the firm's corporate finance ...


Immigration


UCLA Law School Adds Immigration Scholar

Mar. 5, 2008
By Sandra Hernandezn

LOS ANGELES - The UCLA School of Law has hired Hiroshi Motomura for the faculty, making him the first full-time tenured immigr...


Criminal


SANTA ANA - Six Californians are among the 18 lawyers, scholars and advocates to receive fellowship grants from George Soros' ...


Environmental


SAN FRANCISCO - With a string of losses under its belt, the Navy's last hope in its battle with environmentalists over sonar u...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


From Benchwarmers to Captains

Mar. 5, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Forum Column - By Linda Tarr-Whelan - The United States needs to follow the lead of other countries and elevate more women to ...


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


Newspaper Ordered to Pay $5.2 Million

Mar. 5, 2008
By Zack Vaneyckn

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge awarded workers at a Chinese-language newspaper $5.2 million, the latest step in a four-year bat...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Backing Out

Mar. 5, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Focus Column - By Ken Ikari and Lilly Kim - The subprime mortgage meltdown has posed problems for mergers and acquisitions alr...


California Supreme Court


Justice Ming W. Chin led the majority in ruling 4-3 that individual supervisors or managers cannot be held personally liable f...


California Supreme Court


California's highest court will hear arguments today in one of its most politically and socially divisive cases of a generatio...


Verdicts


Geragos Wins $18 Million Judgment

Mar. 5, 2008
By Ryan Olivern

LOS ANGELES - Former Michael Jackson attorney Mark Geragos has won an $18 million judgment against a private jet company and i...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Forum Column - By John A. Hall - A new book, "The International Judge," will be considered the benchmark study of the world be...


Healthcare/Hospital Law


SAN FRANCISCO - When American troops started fighting in Iraq five years ago, the government predicted 2,900 of them would com...


Firm Watch


Top Deals

Mar. 4, 2008
By Devan Mcclainen

Top Deals - Find out who's involved in the biggest deals. Read our monthly roundup to learn which lawyers and law firms made ...


Firm Watch


On the Move

Mar. 4, 2008
By Jill Redhagen

Web Exclusive - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law...


Judicial Profile


U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker has earned a reputation as a conservative jurist with a strong libertarian streak. ...


Government


LOS ANGELES - Tension ran high all morning Friday, Councilman Bill Rosendahl said, despite the City Council meeting's casual a...


Technology & Science


RIVERSIDE — Whether it’s a personal injury lawsuit, in which plaintiffs say that certain chemicals made them sick, or a murder...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Forum Column - Robert A. Steinberg - As habitual decision makers, former judges don’t always make the best mediators. ...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Out of Control

Mar. 4, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Forum Column - By Michael Moynagh - Proposition 98 will benefit a few wealthy landlords at the expense of millions of Californ...


Firm Watch


Reed Smith's Corporate Office Gains a Partner

Mar. 4, 2008
By Jonathan Vaniann

Industry Watch - By Jonathan Vanian - Reed Smith's Northern California corporate & securities group practice sees a new ad...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Trading Spaces

Mar. 4, 2008
By Sara Libbyn

Focus Column - By Parker Schweich and Mandana Massoumi - The time is ripe for companies to develop 10b5-1 trading plan policie...


Judges and Judiciary


SAN FRANCISCO - Just weeks after a federal judge shut down Wikileaks.org, raising the ire of numerous free speech advocates, t...