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2009
Ninth Circuit
Dismisses Class Action Suit Over IPod Volume
(December
31, 2009)
D.A.
Proposes Legislation to Reinstate Body Armor Ban
(December 31, 2009)
Failure to
Rule on ADA Request Held Fatal to Default Judgment
(December 31, 2009)
Cooley Moves
Toward Run for Attorney General
(December 30, 2009)
Governor
Nominates Bigelow Presiding Justice of Div. Eight
(December 30, 2009)
State Bar
Ends Investigation Into Poochigian Leak; Source
Not Found
(December 30, 2009)
Court
Upholds Chiropractor's Molestation Conviction
(December 30, 2009)
C.A. Grants
New Trial on Brea Restaurateurs' Claims Against
Buyer
(December 30, 2009)
AOC Accepts
Transfer of Final Court Facility
(December 30, 2009)
Services
Saturday for Judge Francis A. Gately, Dead at 68
(December 30, 2009)
S.C. Upholds
Death Sentence for Man Who Represented Himself
(December 29, 2009)
Obama
Appoints California Attorney to Intelligence Panel
(December 29, 2009)
Court Denies
Qualified Immunity to Officer Sued Over Taser Use
(December 29, 2009)
C.A.: Lawsuit
Over Lis Pendens a SLAPP
(December 28, 2009)
Appellate
Court Upholds Sanctions Over Frivolous Appeal
(December 28, 2009)
Court Declines
to Stay Administrative Hearings in ADDA Case
(December 24, 2009)
Justice
Barton C. Gaut to Retire From Fourth District
Court of Appeal in February
(December 24, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Revives Suit Over Medical Group's Internal
Fight
(December 24, 2009)
Governor
Reappoints Attorney Ronnie Caplane to WCAB
(December 24, 2009)
AOC Official
Disputes Claim Local Courts Lack Control of
Finances
(December 23, 2009)
Obama
Nominates California Attorney to Legal Services
Corporation Board
(December 23, 2009)
C.A. Revives
Suit by Man Who Fell While Unattended at Hospital
(December 23, 2009)
UC Hastings
Law School Names Frank H. Wu Chancellor
(December 23, 2009)
Morrison
& Foerster Elevates Scott C. Moore to Partner
(December 23, 2009)
New State
Judges' Group Calls for 'Trial Courts' Bill of
Rights'
(December 22, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Polanski Move to Have Case Dismissed
(December 22, 2009)
S.C.: Wende
Procedures Not Applicable to Juvenile Proceedings
(December 22, 2009
State Bar Moves
Its 2011 Annual Meeting to Long Beach
(December 21, 2009)
AOC Says It
Is Reviewing Three Long Beach Court Building
Proposals
(December 21, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Approves Experimental Use of Cameras in
District Courts
(December 21, 2009)
Nonprofit
Group Offers Free Judicial Profiles Online at
Judgepedia.com
(December 21, 2009)
C.A. Expands
Good-Faith Exception to Exclusionary Rule
(December 18, 2009)
Court Rules
Body Armor Law Unconstitutionally Vague
(December 18, 2009)
C.A.: No
Fourth Amendment Waiver for Minor in Diversionary
Program
(December 18, 2009)
Anonymous
Blogger Is Scathing Critic of AOC
(December 18, 2009)
Court: Leave
Accrued During Marriage Not Community Property
(December 17, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
$25,000 Sanction for Deposition Conduct
(December 17, 2009)
Judicial
Council Endorses Ban on Candidates Seeking Party
Backing
(December 17, 2009)
D.A.'s
Office Considers Charging Karabian With
Misdemeanor
(December 17, 2009)
Century City
Firm Valensi Rose Announces Change in Address
(December 17, 2009)
Appeals Court:
Vioxx Ad Suits Cannot Proceed as Class Action
(December 16, 2009)
C.A. Says
City May Sue Blue Cross Over Rescissions
(December 16, 2009)
Board of
Supervisors Approves Andrea Ordin as County
Counsel
(December 16, 2009)
C.A.: Police
Who Turned Off Lights 'In Pursuit'
(December 16, 2009)
CJA Urges
More Oversight Of AOC Pay Structure
(December 16, 2009)
U.S. High Court
to Consider Right to Privacy for Text Messages
(December 15, 2009)
Board
Approves Funding for New Glendale Courthouse
(December 15, 2009)
Deputy
District Attorney Laurie Trammell Castaneda to Run
for Court
(December 15, 2009)
S.C.
Appoints Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions
(December 15, 2009)
Attorney
Richard Widom Faces Domestic Violence Charges
(December 15, 2009)
U.S. Supreme
Court Declines to Hear Challenge to L.A. Billboard
Ban
(December 15, 2009)
C.A. Orders
Release of Man Who Killed Child While Driving
Drunk
(December 14, 2009)
Court:
Lawyer's Deficient Brief Forfeited Client's Claims
(December 14, 2009)
Appeals
Court Revives Suit Over Juror's Fall at Inglewood
Courthouse
(December 14, 2009)
City
Attorney's Association Names Leader
(December 14, 2009)
Ordin Poised to
Become First Woman County Counsel
(December 11, 2009)
S.C.
Reverses Death Sentence for Jail Inmate's Killing
(December 11, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Overturns Ruling Striking Down Part of
FISA
(December 11, 2009)
City
Attorney's Office May Recuse Self in Karabian Case
(December 11, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Retaliation Award to Fired Administrative Law
Judge
(December 10, 2009)
Court Tosses
Death Sentence in Tarzana Double Murder
(December 10, 2009)
Police
Search for Motive in Shooting Death of Attorney
Jeffrey Tidus
(December 10, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Revives Rights Suit Against Prosecutor in
Biker Murder Case
(December 10, 2009)
Attorney Jeffrey
Tidus Gunned Down Outside His Home
(December 9, 2009)
Superior
Court Judge William Chidsey to Step Down
(December 9, 2009)
District
Attorney's Office Says No Felony Charge for
Karabian
(December 9, 2009)
C.A.
Clarifies Law on Possession of a Switchblade
(December 9, 2009)
President
Names California Attorney to Head Maritime Agency
(December 9, 2009)
High Court
Upholds Death Sentence in Killing of Deputy
Sheriff
(December 8, 2009)
Judge
Friedman to Step Aside to Become Private Jurist
(December 8, 2009)
High Court
to Close Los Angeles Clerk's Office Dec. 31
(December 8, 2009)
Judge Delays
Ruling on Bid to Dismiss Silberman Bribery Charges
(December 7, 2009)
Bench-Bar
Coalition Opposes Tapping SB 1407 Funds
(December 7, 2009)
Court of Appeal
Upholds Fee Award Against Disgruntled
Beneficiaries
(December 7, 2009)
S.C. to Revisit
Whether Use of Scientific Reports Violates
Crawford
(December 4, 2009)
Appeals
Court: Blaze Sparked by Firecracker Not Arson
(December 4, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Revives Fraud Claim Against Anaheim Dentist
(December 4, 2009)
Officer Hearing
Union Grievance Blasts Cooley's Failure to Appear
(December 3, 2009)
Legal
Malpractice Suit Not SLAPP, Appeals Court Rules
(December 3, 2009)
Judicial
Commission Publicly Admonishes San Diego Judge
Coates
(December 3, 2009)
George
Assigns Local Judge to Try BART Shooting Case
(December 3, 2009)
Trutanich Aide
Identifies 'Person of Interest' in Fundraiser
Episode
(December 2, 2009)
Nguyen
Confirmed as Federal Judge in Central District
(December 2, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Rules Filing Foreign Lawsuit Not Protected
Activity
(December 2, 2009)
Supervisors
Order Study Into Reopening Hall of Justice
(December 2, 2009)
City
Attorney Trutanich Expected to Return to Work
Today
(December 2, 2009)
C.A.: Wife's
'Gift' to Husband Still Community Property
(December 2, 2009)
C.A.:
Spendthrift Trust Beneficiary Liable for Breach of
Duty
(December 1, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Upholds Conviction in Ponzi Scheme
Targeting Black Churches
(December 1, 2009)
S.C. Rules
Factual Summary in Opinion Letter Was Privileged
(December 1, 2009)
C.A.: Man Who
Knew Marriage Was Void Entitled to Property Share
(November 30, 2009)
Court
Rejects Fraudulent Transfer Claim for Lack of
Value
(November 30, 2009)
Bad Legal Advice
Requires Setting Aside of Default, Court Rules
(November 25, 2009)
Governor
Sends Ross Klein's Name to JNE Commission
(November 25, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Clarifies Liability for Secondhand Chemical
Exposure
(November 25, 2009)
Governor
Appoints Three Attorneys to Water Boards
(November 25, 2009)
C.A.
Reverses Dismissal of Inmate's Claim for Failure
to Appear
(November 25, 2009)
McCoy Names
New Supervising Judge for Southeast District
(November 25, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Rejects Challenges to Legal Services Funding Rules
(November 24, 2009)
C.A.:
Officer's Death Foreseeable in Murder-for-Hire
Plot
(November 24, 2009)
Senate to
Take Up Nguyen Nomination to Federal Court Next
Week
(November 24, 2009)
Senate
Confirms Openly Gay Attorney as Ambassador
(November 24, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Rejects Free Speech Challenge to Grape Growers Tax
(November 23, 2009)
C.A. Tosses
Suit Over Late Fees on Installment Contracts
(November 23, 2009)
State Bar
Says July Examination Pass Rate Drops to 56.4
Percent
(November 23, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit: Activists Cannot Sue Over Turkey
Slaughter
(November 23, 2009)
Schwarzenegger
Appoints Four Attorneys to State Positions
(November 23, 2009)
McCoy:
Backlogged Court System Could Slow Economic
Recovery
(November 20, 2009)
'No Air to
Clear' on Delgadillo Flier, Trutanich Says
(November 20, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Denies Intervention Request in Proposition 8
Challenge
(November 20, 2009)
C.A. Scores
Standard Jury Instruction on Kidnapping
(November 20, 2009)
Dykema Hires New
Associate at L.A. Office
(November 20, 2009)
Justices Allow
Suit Against Truck Repair Shop Over Fatal 2005
Crash
(November 20, 2009)
Trutanich
Disavows Support of Delgadillo, Implied by Flier
(November 19, 2009)
Judge Orders
Back Pay in Same-Sex Benefits Dispute
(November 19, 2009)
Bar Panel Urges
Suspension of Bay Area Lawyer for Making Threats
(November 19, 2009)
Judge Pounders
to Step Down at End of Term
(November 18, 2009)
Governor
Sends Dunning's Name to JNE Commission
(November 18, 2009)
President
Nominates Local Attorney to Federal Trade
Commission
(November 18, 2009)
Court Tosses
$2.4 Million Verdict Against Ex-Attorney
(November 18, 2009)
C.A.:
Guaranty of Real Estate Loan Is Enforceable by
Attachment
(November 18, 2009)
U.S. High Court
Reinstates Death Sentence in San Joaquin Valley
Case
(November 17, 2009)
Appeals
Court Upholds Exclusion of Job Severance Offer
(November 17, 2009)
Services Set
for Retired First District Justice Herbert W.
Walker
(November 17, 2009)
National
Group Honors AOC's William C. Vickrey
(November 17, 2009)
State Bar
Board of Governors Approves 35 Rule Revisions
(November 17, 2009)
Best Best
& Krieger Reappoints Eric Garner Managing
Partner
(November 17, 2009)
Public Works
Board Approves Funds for Santa Clarita Courthouse
(November 17, 2009)
Appeals Court
Sanctions 'Vexatious' Northridge Attorney $10,000
(November 16, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Firing Over 'Accidental' Pop-Up Images
(November 16, 2009)
Legal Group
Honors Arent Fox Partner Robert O'Brien
(November 16, 2009)
Supreme Court
Clarifies 'Provocative Acts' Murder Doctrine
(November 13, 2009)
Lawyer,
Mediator Moreno to Run for Superior Court
(November 13, 2009)
Supreme
Court to Rule on Grocery Workers Retention
Ordinance
(November 13, 2009)
Senate
Confirms Bleich as Ambassador to Australia
(November 13, 2009)
Hill Farrer
Litigator Named Head Of Local Duke Alumni Club
(November 13, 2009)
Scholarship
to Honor Late Senior Ninth Circuit Judge Brunetti
(November 13, 2009)
Governor
Appoints Attorney to Head Emergency Management
Agency
(November 13, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Firing of Law Librarian Over Scathing E-Mail
(November 12, 2009)
State Bar
Task Force Shuts Down More Lawyers' Practices
(November 12, 2009)
Court Allows
Recovery from Third Party for Ex-Trustee's Breach
(November 10, 2009)
Gag Order on
Defense Results in Reversal of Conviction
(November 10, 2009)
C.A. Rules Law
on Jailing of Drug Probationers Unconstitutional
(November 9, 2009)
Court
Revives Victims' Claims Against Wife of Molester
(November 9, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Clarifies Time Limit for Childhood
Molestation Claims
(November 9, 2009)
Court Denies New
Trial in Plot to Kill Judge, Prosecutor, IRS Agent
(November 6, 2009)
Ex-Assistant
U.S. Attorney Emmick Joins Sheppard Mullin
(November 6, 2009)
En Banc
Court to Hear Challenge to S.F. 'Anti-Catholic'
Resolution
(November 6, 2009)
Governor
Appoints Attorney to Dental Hygiene Panel
(November 6, 2009)
Judges Elect
Deputy Public Defender Nancy Pogue Commissioner
(November 6, 2009)
Ex-San Diego
Council Head Joins Coastal Commission
(November 6, 2009)
Latham &
Watkins Elects Two New Partners at L.A. Office
(November 6, 2009)
Court Increases
Fee Awards in Social Security Disability Cases
(November 5, 2009)
Attorney
Argues 'Stolen Valor' Law Is Unconstitutional
(November 5, 2009)
Jury
Convicts Ex-Phone Company Employee in Pellicano
Investigation
(November 5, 2009)
Court Upholds
Ejection From Public Meeting for Nazi Salute
(November 4, 2009)
C.A. Again
Upholds Parole Denial in Toddler's Death
(November 4, 2009)
Court of
Appeal: Police 'Culture' No Justification for
Racist Remarks
(November 4, 2009)
High Court
Upholds Legality of Restricted Stock Ownership
Plan
(November 3, 2009)
Services Set
for Ninth Circuit Senior Judge Brunetti
(November 3, 2009)
Appeals
Court: Prosecutor's PowerPoint Presentation Not
Prejudicial
(November 3, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Conviction in Retaliatory Gang Murder
(November 3, 2009)
ADDA Sues
Cooley, Claims Retaliation for Exercising Rights
(November 2, 2009)
Superior
Court Judge Klein Announces Retirement
(November 2, 2009)
Challenge to
Settlor's Capacity Did Not Violate No-Contest
Clause
(October 30, 2009)
Appeals
Court Tosses Pregnancy Discrimination Award
(October 30, 2009)
Trutanich
Marks First 115 Days in Office, Identifies Next
Priorities
(October 30, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Upholds Obscenity Convictions Based on Spam
(October 29, 2009)
Court
Reverses Rejection of Washing Machine Standards
(October 29, 2009)
S.C. Allows
Injured Motorist to Sue Utility Over Placement of
Pole
(October 29, 2009)
C.A.
Publishes Ruling Rejecting DIRECTV Class Action
(October 29, 2009)
LACBA Taps
Museum Official As Executive Director
(October 29, 2009)
Court Grants En
Banc Review in 'Extraordinary Rendition' Suit
(October 28, 2009)
Appeals
Court Vacates Ruling on Anti-SLAPP Motion
(October 28, 2009)
Court of
Appeal: Vulgar Language in Text Messages Was Not
Obscene
(October 28, 2009)
Lawyers
Plead Not Guilty to Auto Insurance Fraud Charges
(October 28, 2009)
Candidates Say
They Will Spend Liberally on Judicial Contests
(October 27, 2009)
Judge Blasts
Judicial Council's Technology Allocation
(October 27, 2009)
Retired Los
Angeles Superior Court Judge Rodney E. Nelson Dies
at 75
(October 27, 2009)
Services Set
for Retired Judge David W. Perkins
(October 27, 2009)
Judicial Council
Approves $171 Million Allocation for Technology
(October 26, 2009)
C.A.: Boxing
Referee May Sue State for HIV Exposure Risk
(October 26, 2009)
Governor
Reappoints Davis, English as Public Members on
State Bar Board
(October 26, 2009)
Law Library
Invites Attorneys to Check Out Changes
(October 26, 2009)
Supreme Court
Denies Review of Nude Sunbathing Ruling
(October 23, 2009)
Court:
Employer Can Lower Wages for 12-Hour Shifts
(October 23, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Says Statements During Rape Exam Were
Hearsay
(October 23, 2009)
State Bar: More
Resignations Over Loan Modification Schemes
(October 22, 2009)
Panel Urges
Attorney's Suspension Over False Verification
(October 22, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Allows Quantum Meruit Recovery for Client
Referral
(October 22, 2009)
Court: Marijuana
Dispensary Can Reclaim Money Seized by Police
(October 21, 2009)
Judge
Michael Mink Slates Retirement for Next Year
(October 21, 2009)
Court
Upholds Use of Suppressed Evidence to Fire
Caltrans Worker
(October 21, 2009)
C.A.: Fear of
'Immediate' Threat by Man in Texas Was Reasonable
(October 20, 2009)
Court Orders
New Trial in Fatal Interstate 5 Crash
(October 20, 2009)
Southwestern
Law Professor David Kohler Dies at 56
(October 20, 2009)
Court: Patrol
Company Owed No Duty to Children Injured in Fire
(October 19, 2009)
Former UC
Berkeley Law Professor Stephen Barnett Dies
(October 19, 2009)
C.A.:
Ex-Raider Employee's Letter to Commissioner Not
Arbitration Request
(October 19, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Damages for Not Letting Employee Use Restroom
(October 16, 2009)
Senate
Committee Approves Nominees for Federal Courts
(October 16, 2009)
Loyola's
Michael J. Shultz Elected Superior Court
Commissioner
(October 16, 2009)
Retired
Justice Arabian to Receive 'Spirit' Award
(October 16, 2009)
CO
Architects to Design New Southeast L.A. Courthouse
(October 16, 2009)
Court of Appeal
Rejects Millionaires' Challenge to Income Tax
(October 15, 2009)
Services Set
for Retired Superior Court Judge Stanton
(October 15, 2009)
Supreme
Court Leaves Retired Judge's Felony DUI Conviction
Standing
(October 15, 2009)
C.A.:
Failure to Allow Insanity Plea Harmless Error
(October 15, 2009)
Arcadia
Attorney Pleads Not Guilty to Felony Embezzlement
(October 15, 2009)
County's Top
Prosecutor Has Top Dogs
(People, October 15, 2009)
Court Throws Out
Fee Award in Carson Mayoral Recall Effort
(October 14, 2009)
C.A. Limits
Workers' Compensation for New Injuries
(October 14, 2009)
C.A.
Clarifies Speedy Trial Rule Where Co-Defendant
Gets Continuance
(October 14, 2009)
Schwarzenegger
Vetoes State Bar Membership Dues Bill
(October 13, 2009)
C.A. Revives
Muslim's Bias Suit Against Airline
(October 13, 2009)
Court
Upholds Injunction Barring Eviction of Section 8
Tenants
(October 13, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Accused Stalker's Exoneration Request
(October 13, 2009)
Insurance
Commissioner Poizner Appoints New Deputy, Counsel
(October 13, 2009)
Prosecutors,
Beverly Hills Lawyer Slate Campaigns for Judge
(October 9, 2009)
C.A.:
Merchants Can Ask Customers for ZIP Codes
(October 9, 2009)
Obama Picks
Openly Gay California Attorney for Ambassadorship
(October 9, 2009)
C.A. Revives
Claim Arising From Fatal 2006 Accident on 110
Freeway
(October 8, 2009)
Deputy City
Attorney Thomas Griego to Run for Judge
(October 8, 2009)
Court
Overturns Ruling on Sex Offender Registration
Requirement
(October 8, 2009)
CJP
Announces New Hearing Date for Judge McBrien
(October 8, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Protective Order Against Brother Over Fake
Obituary
(October 7, 2009)
Court Tosses
$400,000 Attorney Fee Award as Arbitrary
(October 7, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit to Rule En Banc on Strip Search of Male
Inmate by Female
(October 7, 2009)
High Court
Denies Review of Fine's Disbarment
(October 6, 2009)
U.S. Supreme
Court Declines to Get Involved in Episcopal Church
Property Dispute
(October 6, 2009)
Judge Bob T.
Hight Sets November Retirement Date
(October 6, 2009)
CJP Delays
Argument on Sacramento Judge's Fate
(October 6, 2009)
Services Set
for Jack Delavigne, Retired Deputy District
Attorney
(October 6, 2009)
Court: Litter
Prevention Does Not Justify Anti-Leaflet Ordinance
(October 5, 2009)
Family Law
Task Force Backs More Use of Live Testimony
(October 5, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Panels Unanimously Overturn Two Death
Sentences
(October 5, 2009)
Judge Tells
Senate Federal Courts Are 'In Crisis'
(October 5, 2009)
Lawyer Admits
Stealing $2 Million in Class Action Settlement
Funds
(October 2, 2009)
D.A.: Brown
Act Efforts Seek Compliance, Not Punishment
(October 2, 2009)
Supreme
Court Agrees to Review Riverside Speedy Trial
Dismissals
(October 2, 2009)
ABA Honors
Holly Fujie With Service Award
(October 2, 2009)
TroyGould
Attorney Handel to Teach at UCLA Law School
(October 2, 2009)
C.A.:
Officers Not Liable for Leaving Drunken Men in
Parking Lot
(October 2, 2009)
Court Says Irell
Attorneys Can Testify Against Ex-Broadcom CFO
(October 1, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Convictions in S.F. Jewelry Store Robbery
(October 1, 2009)
Court
Largely Rejects Challenge to AQMD Standards for
Paint
(October 1, 2009)
C.A.: Child
Cannot Void Father's Marriage, Bequests to Wife
(September 30, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Appoints Two New Bankruptcy Judges
(September 30, 2009)
California
Bar Foundation Awards $250,000 in Scholarships and
Grants
(September 30, 2009)
Court of Appeal
Throws Out Class Action Against DIRECTV
(September 29, 2009)
C.A.: No
Liability for Failing to Warn About Asbestos
(September 29, 2009)
Court of Appeal:
Resisting Campus Security Officers Not a Crime
(September 28, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Police Officers' Bid for Vote on Pay
(September 28, 2009)
Hermosa
Beach Attorney Elected Commissioner
(September 28, 2009)
U.S.
District Judge Stephen G. Larson to Join Girardi |
Keese
(September 28, 2009)
Child
Welfare Group to Honor Constance Rice
(September 28, 2009)
LACBA
Harnesses Electronic Media to Spread Worldwide
(September 28, 2009)
Judge Dismisses
County From Suit by Man Imprisoned for 24 Years
(September 25, 2009)
Poochigian
Unanimously Confirmed as C.A. Justice
(September 25, 2009)
Court
Revives Taxpayer Action to Block Elephant Exhibit
at L.A. Zoo
(September 25, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Rejects Bid to Revive Samueli Plea Deal
(September 25, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Default in Malpractice Action Against Local
Attorney
(September 24, 2009)
No Marijuana
Dispensary in Claremont, Court Rules
(September 24, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Upholds Sanctions Over Discovery
'Gamesmanship'
(September 24, 2009)
Debra Wong
Yang Confirmed as Police Commissioner
(September 24, 2009)
High Court
Will Not Require Insurer to Provide Infertility
Coverage
(September 24, 2009)
Poochigian Lacks
'Practical Legal Experience' — JNE
(September 23, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Attempt to Recover Court Security Costs
(September 23, 2009)
C.A.: Access
Does Not Make Private Property a 'Public
Accommodation'
(September 23, 2009)
Schwarzenegger
Reappoints Lawrence Simi to CJP
(September 23, 2009)
Commissioner
Jones Placed on Leave After Release Of Grand Jury
Testimony in Bribe Investigation
(September 22, 2009)
C.A.:
Surveillance of Public Officials Protected
Activity
(September 22, 2009)
Best Best
& Krieger Attorney Elected to State Bar
Section Chair
(September 22, 2009)
Court of Appeal
Upholds City's Rejection of Las Lomas Project
(September 21, 2009)
State Bar
Discloses Investigation of Loan Modifications
(September 21, 2009)
Judge Sets
Hearing on Silberman's Dismissal Motion for
December
(September 21, 2009)
Judge: LAPD
Officer's Domestic Partner Can Collect Pension
(September 18,2009)
Privilege
Did Not Require Dismissal of Suit, C.A. Rules
(September 18, 2009)
Katten's
Helen Kim Takes Helm of Women Lawyers Association
(September 18, 2009)
Former
Villaraigosa Advisor Saenz Rejoins MALDEF
(September 18, 2009)
Horan to Help
Lead Group Seeking More Local Court Autonomy
(September 17, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Church's Attempt to Leave Denomination
(September 17, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Conviction in Koreatown Murder of Cab Driver
(September 17, 2009)
Debtor Who Made
Payments Can Still Lose Car—Court
(September 16, 2009)
C.A.:
Consecutive Sentences Violated 'Jessica's Law'
(September 16, 2009)
Man Accused
of Murdering Five Can Represent Self, Court Says
(September 16, 2009)
Latest
Departure From District Bench Shows Need for Pay
Raise — Collins
(September 16, 2009)
CJP Sets
Oral Argument on Judge McBrien's Conduct
(September 16, 2009)
Conference of
Delegates Reveals Plan to Hold Annual Meeting
Separately From State Bar
(September 15, 2009)
Miller Names
Task Force to Probe Poochigian Leak
(September 15, 2009)
Cost-Saving
Move Will Close All State Courts Tomorrow
(September 15, 2009)
Cooley,
Judge, Trutanich Named MetNews 'Persons of the
Year'
(September 15, 2009)
Judge Tosses
Copyright Infringement Suit Against Veoh
(September 15, 2009)
Conference
of Delegates Honors Commissioner St. George
(September 15, 2009)
LACBA Calls
Withdrawal of Mediator Compensation Plan a Victory
(September 15, 2009)
Silberman
Transcripts Remain Sealed, at Least for Now
(September 14, 2009)
Bar
Conference Kicks Off, Little Impact Seen From
Boycott
(September 14, 2009)
Full Text of
Chief Justice George's State of the Judiciary
Address
(September 14, 2009)
C.A. Clarifies
'Government Contractor' Rule, Tosses Verdict
(September 11, 2009)
High Court
Reports Jump in Habeas Petitions in Past Year
(September 11, 2009)
Raines Law
Group Names Three New Partners
(September 11, 2009)
Chief Judge
Names Michelle Carey Head of Probation Office
(September 11, 2009)
C.A. Orders
Hearing on Survivor Issue in Inheritance Dispute
(September 10, 2009)
Court Denies
Asylum for Former Kashmiri Separatist
(September 10, 2009)
S.C. to Decide
if Target Can Be Sued for Collecting Tax on Coffee
'to Go'
(September 10, 2009)
C.A. Clarifies
Deadline for Ordering Hearing Transcripts
(September 10, 2009)
Schwarzenegger
Appoints Two Attorneys to State Agencies
(September 10, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Approves Ban on 'Ave Maria' at Graduation
(September 9, 2009)
Former
Justice Cruz Reynoso to Receive Witkin Medal
(September 9, 2009)
C.A.
Clarifies Time in Which to Prosecute Based on DNA
Results
(September 9, 2009)
Panel
Rejects Sovereign Immunity Defense in Artwork Suit
(September 9, 2009)
Court Rules Man
Detained as Material Witness May Sue Ashcroft
(September 8, 2009)
C.A. Revives
Suit Challenging GOP Committee Election
(September 8, 2009)
State Bar
Announces Recipients of Legal Services, Diversity
Awards
(September 8, 2009)
Judge: Suit
Over Challenge to Records Release a SLAPP
(September 8, 2009)
C.A. Rules Truck
Repair Shop May Be Liable for Fatal 2005 Crash
(September 4, 2009)
Court:
Referral Agency Not Liable for Assault at Day Care
(September 4, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Rules Suit Over Attorney Fee Lien Not SLAPP
(September 4, 2009)
Bar
Association to Honor Mayor's Deputy Legal Counsel
(September 4, 2009)
C.A. Orders New
Hearing for Reprimanded LAPD Officer
(September 3, 2009)
Court
Upholds Conviction of Man in $20 Million Scam
(September 3, 2009)
Best Best
& Krieger's Scott Campbell to Serve as Counsel
for City of Avalon
(September 3, 2009)
Schwarzenegger
Names Three to Los Angeles Superior Court
(September 2, 2009)
Court
Upholds Ex-San Diego Official's Bribery Conviction
(September 2, 2009)
Appeals
Court Rejects Molestation Suit Against Irish
Church Officials
(September 2, 2009)
JNE
Commission Evaluating Bigelow for Presiding
Justice
(September 2, 2009)
Special
Assistant U.S. Attorney Garcia Plans Run for Judge
(September 2, 2009)
CJP
Admonishes Schnider for Failing to Supervise
Commissioner
(September 1, 2009)
City Not
Liable for Alleged Sex Assault by Firemen
(September 1, 2009)
Services Set
for Former Southwestern Board Member
(September 1, 2009)
Retired
Court Commissioner Sherman Juster Dead at 80
(September 1, 2009)
Judges'
Supplemental Benefits Withstand Another Challenge
(August 31, 2009)
Court
Rejects Suit Over Argentine Rights Violations
(August 31, 2009)
Supreme Court
Adopts Malpractice Insurance Disclosure Rule
(August 28, 2009)
C.A: No
Arbitration of Debt Action Against Attorneys
(August 28, 2009)
Income Tax
Refund Suits Triable by Jury, Court of Appeal
Rules
(August 28, 2009)
S.C. Lets SLAPP
Ruling Stand in Suit Against Fox News
(August 28, 2009)
C.A. Tosses
Claim by Attorney Thrown From Horse
(August 27, 2009)
Kenneth
Starr, Erwin Chemerinsky Preview Supreme Court
Term
(August 27, 2009)
Tax Attorney
Malik Moves to TroyGould From Akin Gump
(August 27, 2009)
Justice Fred
Woods' High School Inducts Him Into Hall of Fame
(August 27, 2009)
C.A. Reverses
Disqualification of D.A. in Ex-Officer Prosecution
(August 26, 2009)
DUI Arrests
Held Sufficient Cause to Discipline Doctor
(August 26, 2009)
The Teddy
Bear Attorney: Providing Comfort to Children in
Court System
(August 26, 2009)
Parent Must Pay
to Support Son Who Molested Stepsisters—C.A.
(August 25, 2009)
Court
Revives Asylum Claim Based on Genital Mutilation
(August 25, 2009)
Brown,
Lender CashCall Settle Charges of Predatory
Lending
(August 25, 2009)
S.C.
Clarifies Rule on Attorney Fees in 'Med-Pay'
Dispute
(August 25, 2009)
CJA Slates
Sept. 24 Hearing On Poochigian Nomination
(August 25, 2009)
City, Not
Injured Officer, Held Entitled to Settlement Over
Fight
(August 24, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Tossing Case Against West Covina Ex-Official
(August 24, 2009)
Former West
Hills Attorney Indicted for Accepting Bribe,
Extortion
(August 24, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Strikes Down Law on Armenian Insurance Claims
(August 21, 2009)
Schwarzenegger
Names Poochigian to Court of Appeal
(August 21, 2009)
C.A. Tosses
Injunction Against Solicitation of Former
Employer's Clients
(August 21, 2009)
Sheppard
Mullin Gains Corporate Healthcare Partner
(August 21, 2009)
Court Strikes
Down Law Extending Time to Sue Over Stolen Art
(August 20, 2009)
C.A.:
Disclosure Request Did Not Violate No-Contest
Clause
(August 20, 2009)
Court Upholds
Convictions of Two Septuagenarian Murderesses
(August 19, 2009)
C.A. Revives
Prosecution of Marijuana Dispensary
(August 19, 2009)
City of Hope
Appoints Attorneys to Leadership Posts
(August 19, 2009)
O.C. Man
Sentenced for Impersonating Lawyer—Again
(August 19, 2009)
S.C. Revives
Ex-Model's Suit Over Coffee Label
(August 18, 2009)
Referee to
Make Second Judgeship Bid
(August 18, 2009)
C.A. Orders
New Parole Hearing for Man Convicted in
Murder-for-Hire
(August 18, 2009)
C.A. Revives
Ex-Teacher's Claim He Was Ousted Over Politics
(August 17, 2009)
Court
Reverses Fee Award to School in Hate-Crimes Case
(August 17, 2009)
S.C. Upholds
Death Sentence in Murder of Bay Area Woman
(August 14, 2009)
Pasadena
Attorney to Run for Judge
(August 14, 2009)
Former U.S.
Attorney Debra Wong Yang Named to Police
Commission
(August 14, 2009)
Court
Rejects Sight-Impaired Riders' Suit Against BART
(August 14, 2009)
Court Revives
Suit on Use of DVD Encryption Technology
(August 13, 2009)
High Court to
Hear Coverage Issue in Molestation Suit
(August 13, 2009)
State Bar Moves
Against Three Lawyers Over Loan Modifications
(August 13, 2009)
Greenberg &
Glusker Expands Environmental Practice
(August 13, 2009)
Justice Moreno
Honored by Yale Alumni Association
(August 13, 2009)
Appeals Court
Rejects Timeliness Challenge to Theft Conviction
(August 12, 2009)
U.S.
Attorney O'Brien Confirms Move to Paul Hastings
(August 12, 2009)
Appellate Court
Says 'No Evidence' Octuplets Need Guardian ad
Litem
(August 12, 2009)
Court Rejects
Utility's Liability For Carbon Monoxide Leak
(August 11, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Molestation Conviction of Ex-Radio Host
(August 11, 2009)
Services Set
Thursday for District Judge Takasugi
(August 11, 2009)
Obama Nominates
Dolly Gee to U.S. District Court Bench
(August 10, 2009)
C.A. Rules
Client Cannot Selectively Void Fee Agreement
(August 10, 2009)
Senate
Leader Steinberg Says He Will Sue Schwarzenegger
Over Vetoes
(August 10, 2009)
Court's
Analyst Hana Will Retire After 33 Years
(August 10, 2009)
Supreme Court
Clarifies Voluntariness Standard for Recantations
(August 7, 2009)
C.A. Rules
Man Used DMV to 'Prepare' False Evidence
(August 7, 2009)
Schwarzenegger
Signs Bills Extending Good Samaritan Protections
(August 7, 2009)
Greenberg
Glusker Names Real Estate Practice Head
(August 7, 2009)
Senior U.S.
District Judge Takasugi Dies at 78
(August 6, 2009)
C.A.:
Attorney Denied Due Process in Firm Dissolution
(August 6, 2009)
Court
Upholds Jurisdiction Over San Diego Law Firm in
Plagiarism Case
(August 6, 2009)
Ex-West
Hills Attorney Charged With Accepting Bribe
(August 6, 2009)
Legal Aid
Foundation Names Argueta Executive Director
(August 6, 2009)
C.A. Rules
Access to Retirement Accounts Not 'Material
Change'
(August 5, 2009)
LGLA Calls
for Boycott of State Bar Meeting Venue
(August 5, 2009)
C.A.: Pants
Robbery Did Not Justify Courthouse Ban
(August 5, 2009)
Local
Attorneys Named to ABA Economic Crisis Commission
(August 5, 2009)
Governor
Appoints Encino Attorney Weisman to Acupuncture
Board
(August 5, 2009)
S.C. Rejects
Claim Against Employer for Using Hidden Camera
(August 4, 2009)
C.A.—No
Emotional Distress Damages for Pet's Death
(August 4, 2009)
Report:
Weiss Lost Financial Advantage in City Attorney
Election
(August 4, 2009)
Raines Law
Group Adds Saucedo as Practice Head
(August 4, 2009)
Obama Nominates
Nguyen to U.S. District Court
(August 3, 2009)
Services Set
for Retired Judge William H. Winston Jr.
(August 3, 2009)
Fifth
District Upholds Order Setting Aside Verdict Due
to Misnomer
(August 3, 2009)
Court: Police
Not Liable for Detaining Probationer's Family
(July 31, 2009)
AOC Diverts
$159 Million to Aid in Closing Budget Gap
(July 31, 2009)
S.C. Upholds
Death Sentence in Orange County Carjack Killing
(July 31, 2009)
S.C. Allows Suit
Against A&E by Man in AIDS Documentary
(July 30, 2009)
LACBA Urges
Lawyer Exemption From Anti-Fraud Rule
(July 30, 2009)
Judicial
Council Names Ming Chin 'Jurist of the Year'
(July 30, 2009)
Beverly Hills
Lawyer Charged With Immigration Scheme
(July 29, 2009)
Court
Reverses Sanctions Against Pasadena Attorney
(July 29, 2009)
Assistant
P.D. Winston Peters to Receive ABA Juvenile
Justice Award
(July 29, 2009)
Alameda
Jurist Baranco to Receive 2009 Aranda Award
(July 29, 2009)
Jury Returns
$370 Million Verdict Against Guess Co-Founder
(July 29, 2009)
Court Rules
Quadriplegic Student May Be Seated for Bar Exam
(July 28, 2009)
S.C. Upholds
Death Verdict for Woman in Two Murders
(July 28, 2009)
Matrimonial
Lawyers Will Honor Peter M. Walzer
(July 28, 2009)
Singing —
'The Perfect Antidote' to a Life in Law
(People, July 28, 2009)
Court Revives
Suit Against Reno Police Over Detainee Suicide
(July 27, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Hits Prosecutor's Use of Ethnic
Stereotypes
(July 27, 2009)
Northern
California Judges Revolt Against Court Shutdown
Plan
(July 24, 2009)
S.C.:
Enhancement Allegation Retrial Not Double Jeopardy
(July 24, 2009)
These Lawyers
March to the Beat of Their Own Drums
(People, July 24, 2009)
C.A.: No
Conflict in Representation of Executor as
Beneficiary
(July 23, 2009)
S.C. Orders
Lawyer Disbarred for Misconduct as Juror
(July 23, 2009)
TroyGould Adds
Noted Sports Attorney Don E. N. Gibson as Of
Counsel
(July 23, 2009)
Injured Motorist
May Sue Utility Over Placement of Pole—C.A.
(July 22, 2009)
Court Rejects
Police Officer's Free Speech Claims
(July 22, 2009)
Court Orders New
Trial in Negligence Action Against MTA
(July 21, 2009)
S.C. Upholds
Death Sentence, Rejects Misconduct Claim
(July 21, 2009)
Court:
Witness's Limitations Did Not Cause Sixth
Amendment Violation
(July 21, 2009)
McCoy: Judges
Donating Wages to 'Buy Back' Furlough Days
(July 20, 2009)
Nude
Beachgoers Lose Challenge to State's New Policy
(July 20, 2009)
Former SEC
Chairman Cox Joins Bingham McCutchen's O.C. Office
(July 20, 2009)
Ex-Burbank
Detective Sues Over Bias, Rights Violations
(July 20, 2009)
Schwarzenegger
Appoints Eight to Los Angeles Superior Court
(July 17, 2009)
C.A.:
Insurer Need Not Provide Infertility Coverage
(July 17, 2009)
High Court
Upholds Instruction on Governor's Commutation
Power
(July 17, 2009)
CJP Censures
Ex-Commissioner Dobbs, Bars Her From Assignments
(July 16, 2009)
S.C. Allows
Suit Over Student's Affair With Teacher
(July 16, 2009)
No Big
Problems as Court Employee Furloughs Begin, McCoy
Says
(July 16, 2009)
Wapner: From
Jurist to TV Star to the Man on the Root Beer
Bottle
(July 16, 2009)
Court Rules
Warrantless Search of Hotel Room Unconstitutional
(July 15, 2009)
Superior
Court Services Limited as Furloughs Begin
(July 15, 2009)
Judge Rules
County Employee Pension Records Subject to
Disclosure
(July 15, 2009)
Officers Lack
First Amendment Right to Complain About
Supervisors
(July 14, 2009)
Felony
Dismissal Did Not Bar Misdemeanor Prosecution—S.C.
(July 14, 2009)
Court: Wal-Mart
Not Liable for Its Suppliers' Labor Violations
(July 13, 2009)
No Refund
for Money Paid Out in Sting, Court Rules
(July 13, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Upholds Waiver of Counsel in Radio Jamming
Case
(July 13, 2009)
George
Reappoints Antonovich to Foster Care Panel
(July 13, 2009)
Judge Silberman,
Consultants Indicted for Bribery
(July 10, 2009)
Patrick
Kelly Elected to State Bar Board of Governors
(July 10, 2009)
S.C.:
Suspected Drunk Drivers Can Challenge Breathalyzer
Tests
(July 10, 2009)
Rocking
Judges and Lawyers Live the 'Extremes'
(People, July 10, 2009)
A Night With
Road Kill
(People, July 10, 2009)
Panel Says State
May Require Dispensing 'Plan B' Contraceptive
(July 9, 2009)
S.C. to
Decide if City Must Negotiate Firefighter Layoffs
(July 9, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Orders New Trial in Murder of NFL Star's Daughter
(July 8, 2009)
Court
Revives Ex-Athlete's Claim Against Davis Police
(July 8, 2009)
S.C. Upholds
Death Sentence for Man Who Killed Ex-Girlfriend
(July 7, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Honors Local Attorney for ADR Work
(July 7, 2009)
Judge
Charged With DUI Following 'Minor Sideswipe'—LAPD
(July 7, 2009)
Pepperdine's
Kmiec Named Ambassador to Malta
(July 6, 2009)
John E.
McDermott Assumes Post as U.S. Central District
Magistrate Judge
(July 6, 2009)
Panel Admonishes
Kozinski Over Website, Calls Judge 'Careless'
(July 3, 2009)
Trustee's
Alleged Vulgar Comments Held Not Actionable
(July 3, 2009)
S.C. Upholds
Death Sentence in Mass Killing at Silicon Valley
Firm
(July 3, 2009)
Chaney, Johnson
Confirmed as Newest Court of Appeal Justices
(July 2, 2009)
Trutanich
Sworn In, Vows to 'Do The People's Work'
(July 2, 2009)
Court: No
Liability for MySpace for Sexual Assaults of Minor
Users
(July 2, 2009)
C.A.: Burning
Man Festival Promoter Owed No Duty to Burned Man
(July 1, 2009)
Court
Upholds Conviction Over False Photo Evidence
(July 1, 2009)
Gov.
Schwarzenegger Signs Electronic Discovery Bill
(July 1, 2009)
C.A.: Distance
Between Courthouses Good Cause for Trial Delay
(June 30, 2009)
Court: Party
Committee Has Right to Oust Member
(June 30, 2009)
C.A.: Debt
Collection Abuses Not Shielded by Litigation
Privilege
(June 29, 2009)
Appeals
Court Upholds Ruling on Same-Sex Parenting
(June 29, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Rejects Claim of Bias in Selection of DCFS
Official
(June 29, 2009)
Court Plans
Master Calendar for Limited Jurisdiction Cases
(June 29, 2009)
C.A.: Insurer
Not Liable for Legal Fees in False Imprisonment
Case
(June 26, 2009)
Court: No
Tort Liability for Web Filter Program Distributor
(June 26, 2009)
Judge Mary
House to Become Assistant Supervising Judge
(June 26, 2009)
En Banc Court
Strikes Down Seattle Street Performer Regulations
(June 25, 2009)
S.C. to Hear
Delayed-Discovery Claim in Molestation Case
(June 25, 2009)
Former
Assistant City Attorney Kenneth W. Downey Dies at
78
(June 25, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Revocation of Lawyer's Broker License for Code
Violations
(June 24, 2009)
Court Rules
Forcible Taking of DNA Unconstitutional
(June 24, 2009)
Santa Monica
Alleges False Advertising by Former Attorney
(June 24, 2009)
David T.
Bristow Takes Office as Magistrate Judge
(June 24, 2009)
Ventura
Superior Court Seeks Commissioner Applicants
(June 24, 2009)
Murder Was
'Natural and Probable' Consequence of Gang
Fight—SC
(June 23, 2009)
Court:
County Has No Duty to Warn of Contaminated Water
(June 23, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Upholds Retired Judge's Conviction on
Felony DUI Charge
(June 23, 2009)
Court Clarifies
Effect of Voluntary Declaration of Paternity
(June 22, 2009)
C.A.
Reverses $1 Million Award Against Landlord
(June 22, 2009)
Duran,
Klausner Reappointed to Civil Rights Advisory
Committee
(June 22, 2009)
S.C. Upholds
Death Sentence in Murders of Japanese Students
(June 19, 2009)
Class
Members Are Represented Parties, Court Rules
(June 19, 2009)
Services
Today for Retired Superior Court Judge Teran
(June 19, 2009)
Life After
the Law: Gil Garcetti Shifts His Focus to
Photography
(June 19, 2009)
Court Upholds
Denial of Benefits to Posthumously-Conceived Child
(June 18, 2009)
S.C.
Declines to Hear Challenge to Prison Bond Act
(June 18, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Upholds Validity of LAPD Immigration
Directive
(June 18, 2009)
C.A. Clarifies
Rule on Waiver of Mandatory Fee Arbitration
(June 17, 2009)
Court Rules
26-Year Prosecution Delay Unconstitutional
(June 17, 2009)
Court Employees
Stage Protest at AOC Burbank Office
(June 17, 2009)
Supreme Court
Upholds Death Sentence in Riverside Stabbings
(June 16, 2009)
Incoming
City Attorney Announces Transition Team
(June 16, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Upholds Injunction Requiring Election
Materials Access
(June 16, 2009)
Amendment to
Arbitration Rules Not Retroactive, Court Holds
(June 15, 2009)
C.A.: Sending
Diabetic to CYA Not Violation of ADA
(June 15, 2009)
S.C. Declines to
Hear School Diversity Plan Challenge
(June 15, 2009)
Governor Names
Chaney, Johnson to C.A.
(June 12, 2009)
Supreme
Court Clarifies Rule on Disability Bias Claims
(June 12, 2009)
O.C. Man
Arrested Again for Impersonating Attorney
(June 12, 2009)
Securities Firm
Held Not Liable for Ponzi Scheme Run by Agent
(June 11, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Strict Scrutiny Standard in Custody Disputes
(June 11, 2009)
Attorney and
PERB Chair Tiffany Rystrom Dies of Cancer at 66
(June 11, 2009)
Brown
Settles Dispute With CVS Drug Store Chain
(June 11, 2009)
C.A. Tosses
Hospital Officials' False Accounting Convictions
(June 10, 2009)
CJA Elects
Superior Court Judge Vicencia as President
(June 10, 2009)
Venable Adds
Tax and Estate Planning Attorneys to Los Angeles
Office
(June 10, 2009)
C.A.: Denial of
Terminating Sanctions Was Abuse of Discretion
(June 9, 2009)
Bankruptcy
Filings Continue to Rise, Officials Say
(June 9, 2009)
Jailed
Former Attorney Steven Krell Pleads Guilty to Tax
Crime
(June 9, 2009)
C.A. Tosses
Molestation Suit Against San Bernardino Schools
(June 8, 2009)
Panel
Revives Internet Domain Name Antitrust Suit
(June 8, 2009)
Ex-Mayer
Brown Litigator Kramer Joins Sheppard Mullin
(June 8, 2009)
Court Denies En
Banc Review of JPL Background Checks Ruling
(June 5, 2009)
Chief
Justice Names Judge Wesley to Judicial Council
(June 5, 2009)
Court Tosses
Suit Based on Passage of 'Anti-Catholic'
Resolution
(June 4, 2009)
C.A. Limits
Liability of Foster Home Insurance Fund
(June 4, 2009)
Superior Court
Executive Committee Backs Voluntary Pay Cut
(June 3, 2009)
Court Tosses
Claims by Children Born to Surrogate
(June 3, 2009)
Third
District Court of Appeal Upholds State Ban on
Assault Weapons
(June 3, 2009)
Dykema and
Venable Each Attract New Partner
(June 3, 2009)
Supreme Court
Upholds Death Sentence for Killer of Polly Klaas
(June 2, 2009)
School
Official Ruled Not Liable For Student's Suicide
(June 2, 2009)
McCoy Asks Bench
Officers to Take 4.7 Percent Voluntary Pay Cut
(June 1, 2009)
Trutanich
Names Livesay Chief Deputy City Attorney
(June 1, 2009)
Services Set
for Retired Attorney George G. Woolway
(June 1, 2009)
State High Court
Rejects Suit in Fatal Shooting by Pomona Police
(May 29, 2009)
Labor Unions
Stage Protest of Proposed Court Furloughs
(May 29, 2009)
LACBA
Declines to Host Exhibit During State Bar Annual
Meeting
(May 29, 2009)
D.A.'s
Office Awards Scholarships to High School Students
(May 29, 2009)
Marriage Battle
Moves to U.S. Court as Injunction Hearing Set
(May 28, 2009)
Judge,
Groups Back Bill Providing Civil Case Interpreters
(May 28, 2009)
C.A. Revives
Suit Over Injuries to Boy Hit by Car After Leaving
School Bus
(May 28, 2009)
Pasadena Law
Firm Attracts New Senior Associate
(May 28, 2009)
Law Firm
Awards Scholarships to 27 High School Students
(May 28, 2009)
Proposition 8
Constitutional but Not Retroactive, Court Rules
(May 27, 2009)
Court
Rejects Claim Police Officer Was Forced to Retire
(May 27, 2009)
Schwarzenegger
Names Four to Orange, Shasta, Tulare Superior
Courts
(May 27, 2009)
C.A.:
Stipulation Cannot Substitute for Summary Judgment
Motion
(May 26, 2009)
Court
Remands $875,000 Fee Award in Voting Machine Case
(May 26, 2009)
Chief
Justice Asks Retired Judges to Work Some Days
Without Pay
(May 26, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Suit by Lawyer Over Referrals to Ex-Partner
(May 22, 2009)
Court:
Treble Damages Available for Seniors on UCL Claim
(May 22, 2009)
Judge
Torres' Bias Permeated Trial, Lawyers Tell
Appellate Panel
(May 22, 2009)
Court:
Accusation of Prosecutorial Misconduct was
Sanctionable
(May 21, 2009)
Trutanich
Pledges Reform and Integrity as City Attorney
(May 21, 2009)
S.C.
Declines to Reinstate $30 Million Award Against
Seyfarth Shaw
(May 21, 2009)
JAMS
Explains Formation of International ADR Venture
(May 21, 2009)
Superior Court
Will Close Once a Month Due to Budget Crisis
(May 20, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Clarifies Rules on Court-Ordered Lineups
(May 20, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Claim That Height Increase Will Remove Coastal
View
(May 20, 2009)
State Bar
Reports Lowest February Pass Rate in Seven Years
(May 19, 2009)
S.C. Revives
Cigarette Advertising Class Action
(May 19, 2009)
Reports:
Candidates Spent Over $6 Million in City Attorney
Contest
(May 19, 2009)
Court
Upholds Strip Search of Male Inmate by Female
(May 19, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Stays Appeal Over Use of City Land for Scout Camp
(May 18, 2009)
C.A.
Reverses Allocation of Costs Between Surety Bonds
(May 18, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Panel Tosses Conviction in Stolen Medical
Parts Scam
(May 18, 2009)
Libel Suit
Against Fox News Over Migrant Report Held SLAPP
(May 15, 2009)
C.A.:
Lawyer's Untimely Administrative Filing
Inexcusable
(May 15, 2009)
Carlos Moreno
Said to Be on U.S. High Court Short List
(May 14, 2009)
High Court
Denies Review in Antelope Valley Slaying
(May 14, 2009)
Zine Joins
Attorneys' Call for Investigation of Weiss'
Campaign Fundraising
(May 14, 2009)
California
Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Hammer Attack on
Attorney
(May 14, 2009)
C.A. Denies
Medi-Cal Claim, Cites Lawyers' Lack of Diligence
(May 13, 2009)
Court
Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Body Armor Law
(May 13, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Suit Against Target for Collecting Tax on Coffee
'to Go'
(May 13, 2009)
Gunmaker Not
Liable to Victims of 1999 Jewish Center Shooting
(May 12, 2009)
Court Denies
En Banc Rehearing in Death Penalty Case
(May 12, 2009)
Complaint
Filed Over Trutanich Campaign Signs
(May 12, 2009)
Court Upholds
Use of Fake Polygraph Test to Obtain Confession
(May 11, 2009)
Report:
Trutanich Maintains Financial Edge Over Rival
(May 11, 2009)
Court: No Tort
Liability Over Failure to Remove Online Material
(May 8, 2009)
Commissioner
Jack Gold Sets June 26 Retirement Date
(May 8, 2009)
Suspended
West Hollywood Attorney Pleads No Contest to
Felonies
(May 8, 2009)
Court
Commission Extends Deadline for Report Comments
(May 8, 2009)
For Jazz-Loving
Lawyers and Judges, the 'Swing' Is the Thing
(May 8, 2009)
Court: Approval
of Warrant Made Police Reliance Reasonable
(May 7, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
High-Interest Factoring Transactions
(May 7, 2009)
Marina Subject
to Americans With Disabilities Act, Court Rules
(May 6, 2009)
C.A.:
Symptoms, Failure to Stop Did Not Support
Conviction
(May 6, 2009)
Los Angeles
County Bar Association Launches Online Career
Support Forum
(May 6, 2009)
Former
MALDEF Attorney Joins Ridley-Thomas' Staff
(May 6, 2009)
Governor
Names Manatt Phelps Partner to UC Board of Regents
(May 6, 2009)
Chang v.
Lederman Limits Estate Planning Malpractice
Liability
(The Legal Community, May 6,
2009)
C.A. Allows
Recovery of Attorney Fees Against Amicus Curiae
(May 5, 2009)
S.C. Denies
Habeas Relief Over Juror's Alleged Ties to Victim
(May 5, 2009)
Howard Miller
Poised to Become State Bar President
(May 4, 2009)
C.A. Rules
Out No-Parole Sentence for Teenage Kidnapper
(May 4, 2009)
State Not
Immune From Bias Claims by Governor's Aides—Ninth
Circuit
(May 4, 2009)
Deputy
District Attorney Jay Lipman Dead at 68
(May 4, 2009)
Anonymous
Charge of Terrorism Not Protected by Anti-SLAPP
Law—C.A.
(May 4, 2009)
Court Rules
Detainee Can Be Held Liable For Hospital Treatment
(May 4, 2009)
S.C. Upholds
Denial of Mid-Trial Request to Appoint Counsel
(May 1, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Ex-Sheriff's Bid to Have County Pay Legal Fees
(May 1, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
$1 Million Award Over Royalties on DNA Technology
(May 1, 2009)
Woman Who Told
Dog to Attack 'Personally' Inflicted Injury—C.A.
(April 30, 2009)
Superior
Court Judge Fredricks Reveals Retirement Plans
(April 30, 2009)
Downtown
Streets to Close For May Day Marches
(April 30, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Revives Lawsuit Over 'Extraordinary Rendition'
(April 29, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Alcohol Sales at Nude Club Near Little Tokyo
(April 29, 2009)
Court
Upholds Disgorgement Sanctions, Suspension of
Brentwood Attorney
(April 29, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Allows Officer to Sue County for Retaliation
(April 28, 2009)
Baca
Withdraws Endorsement of City Attorney Candidate
(April 28, 2009)
Court Sides
Against Pentecostal Hierarchy in Local Church
Property Dispute
(April 28, 2009)
CJP Sets
Argument on Charges Against Sacramento Jurist
(April 28, 2009)
City
Attorney Delays Settling Cases, Cites Budget
Constraints
(April 28, 2009)
Judicial
Council to Honor Superior Court, Appellate Court
Programs
(April 28, 2009)
'Extortive'
Complaint to State Bar Not Protected Activity—C.A.
(April 27, 2009)
Court: Radio
Talk Show Host's Statements Not Actionable
(April 27, 2009)
Services Set
for Retired Municipal Court Commissioner Pope
(April 27, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Affirms Approval of BAR/BRI Settlement Agreement
(April 24, 2009)
S.C. Upholds
Death Sentence in L.A. Home Invasion Killing
(April 24, 2009)
Specific
Target Not Necessary for Attempted Murder
Conviction—S.C.
(April 24, 2009)
Edward D.
Kleinbard Joins USC Law School Faculty
(April 24, 2009)
LACBA
Trustees Vote to Support Juvenile Sentencing
Reform
(April 24, 2009)
Court Reverses
Arbitration Award in Bell Gardens Bicycle Club
Case
(April 23, 2009)
Superior
Court Commissioner John T. Rafferty to Retire
(April 23, 2009)
S.C. to
Decide Whether Ex-Oracle Workers Can Sue for
Overtime
(April 23, 2009)
After 50
Successful Years, Greenberg Glusker Team Plans for
More
(April 23, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Revives Constitutional Challenge to School Tuition
Law
(April 22, 2009)
Court: Brother
of Slain Man Cannot Attach Iran Award
(April 22, 2009)
U.S. District
Judge Florence-Marie Cooper to Retire Next Year
(April 22, 2009)
L.A. City
Attorney Candidates Snipe Over Environment
(April 22, 2009)
Judge Vincent
Okamoto: American Veterans Must Remain United
(April 22, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Upholds County's Right to Ban Guns From
Fairgrounds
(April 21, 2009)
S.C. Rejects
Charge of Illegal Campaign Activity by City
(April 21, 2009)
Local
Attorneys Work Assembly Line to Kick Off Food
Drive
(April 21, 2009)
LACBA
Committee Nominates Steinbrecher as
President-Elect
(April 21, 2009)
Former DLA
Piper Partner Westhoff Moves to Sheppard Mullin
(April 21, 2009)
LACBA
Criminal Justice Section to Honor Van de Kamp,
Perry May 7
(April 21, 2009)
George Joins
Arts and Sciences Academy
(April 21, 2009)
Court:
Arbitration Not 'Protected Activity' Under
Anti-SLAPP Law
(April 20, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Local Rent Control Ordinance on New Units
(April 20, 2009)
C.A. Revives
Anti-SLAPP Motion in Suit by Lawyer Accused of
Communist Ties
(April 20, 2009)
Governor
Names Baca, Three Attorneys to State Posts
(April 20, 2009)
DLA Piper
Expands Century City Office's International Tax
Practice
(April 20, 2009)
C.A. Revives
Claim Against Blue Cross in Mintz Case
(April 17, 2009)
State Bar
Assumes Jurisdiction Over L.A. Document
Preparation Service
(April 17, 2009)
Man
Threatened for Refusing to Join Gang Held Not
Eligible for Asylum
(April 17, 2009)
Riverside's
'Jogging Judge' Sheldon Agrees to Resignation,
Censure
(April 16, 2009)
Justices Let
Stand Ruling Limiting Felons' Voting Rights
(April 16, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Rejects Daily Journal Suit Against MNC,
County
(April 16, 2009)
Barristers
Seeking Volunteers for Law Day Counseling
(April 16, 2009)
Board of
Governors Candidates Split on Moving Convention
(April 15, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Gang Member's Conviction in Van Nuys Shooting
(April 15, 2009)
Lawyers and
Judges Trace Their Musical Beginnings
(April 15, 2009)
Court Revives
Benefit Claims by Locked-Out Grocery Workers
(April 14, 2009)
C.A.
Protects Police Surveillance Location From
Disclosure
(April 14, 2009)
Court Rules
Transgender Birth Certificate Restriction
Unconstitutional
(April 13, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Delayed-Discovery Claim in Molestation Case
(April 13, 2009)
Report: City
Attorney Candidate Trutanich's War Chest Exceeds
Opponent's
(April 13, 2009)
C.A.: Treating
Psychiatrist Not Liable for Double Murder by
Patient
(April 10, 2009)
Superior
Court Judge Charles Stoll Dead at 78
(April 10, 2009)
S.C.:
Pattern of Conduct Admissible in Felony Murder
Based on Rape
(April 10, 2009)
MALDEF
Appoints Henry Solano Interim Director
(April 10, 2009)
Court Tosses
Order Requiring Widow to Pay Husband's Medical
Bills
(April 10, 2009)
Panel Would Ban
Judicial Candidates from Seeking Partisan Support
(April 9, 2009)
Court:
Police Officer Cannot Access Complaint Materials
(April 9, 2009)
California
Supreme Court Fetes Completion of Oral History
Project
(April 9, 2009)
Former State
Bar Employee Charged With Embezzlement
(April 9, 2009)
Court of Appeal
Reinstates Suit Over Relationship With Teacher
(April 8, 2009)
Los Angeles
Trial Attorney Eliot Disner Dead at 62
(April 8, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Orders New Trial in Suit by Disabled LAPD
Officer
(April 8, 2009)
Chief
Justice's Remarks on Justice Kennard's 20 Years on
Court
(April 8, 2009)
Michelman
& Robinson Opens Office in New York City
(April 8, 2009)
State Supreme
Court Rejects Suit Against UCI for Losing Cadaver
(April 7, 2009)
Superior
Court Judge John P. Farrell Announces Retirement
(April 7, 2009)
S.C. Limits
Authority of Hearing Officers in Medical Review
Process
(April 7, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Privacy Claim Based on Republication of Web
Posting
(April 6, 2009)
Court:
Employers Not Liable for Ex-Employees' Torts
(April 6, 2009)
Laura Chick
Named to Audit Post, Says She Will Keep State Bar
Board Seat
(April 6, 2009)
Retired
Superior Court Judge James Simpson Dead at 72
(April 6, 2009)
Federal
Court in Nevada Sanctions California Firm,
Attorneys
(April 6, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Holographic Will Leaving Estate to Gay Group
(April 3, 2009)
Three Vie
for District Seven Seat on State Bar Board
(April 3, 2009)
S.C.
Declines to Hear Suit Over Lease of City Land for
Scout Camp
(April 3, 2009)
Court
Reinstates Felony Charges Over Fatal Boating
Accident
(April 3, 2009)
Court Limits
Right to Deny Asylum Based on Classified Evidence
(April 2, 2009)
CJP Reports
Disposing of Almost 900 Cases Last Year
(April 2, 2009)
Music and Law—an
Unexpected Harmony
(April 2, 2009)
Court Rejects
Challenge to Disclosure of Juvenile Court Record
(April 1, 2009)
Claims Based
on Bank's Alleged Software Glitch Amenable to
Class Treatment—C.A.
(April 1, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Affirms Convictions for Gang-Related
Murders at Party
(April 1, 2009)
Parents Cannot
Be Jailed Over Reunification Plan Violations—S.C.
(March 31, 2009)
Court
Revives Claim Long Beach Police Fabricated
Evidence
(March 31, 2009)
Supreme
Court Clarifies Rule on 'Merger' of Assault and
Homicide
(March 31, 2009)
Discovery
Sanctions May Be Appealed as Collateral Order,
C.A. Rules
(March 30, 2009)
Court Throws
Out Settlement as Not in Good Faith
(March 30, 2009)
Schwarzenegger
Appoints Attorneys to State Boards
(March 30, 2009)
Board of
Supervisors Set to Name Kalunian Acting County
Counsel
(March 27, 2009)
LACBA
Selects Justice Zelon for Shattuck-Price Award
(March 27, 2009)
Schwarzenegger
Names 23 New Judges, Including Two in Los Angeles
(March 27, 2009)
Court:
Aliens Who Smuggle Family Lack 'Moral Character'
(March 27, 2009)
Order Dividing
Pension Benefits Cannot Be Changed Postmortem
(March 26, 2009)
Retired C.A.
Justice James H. Hastings Dead at 91
(March 26, 2009)
Court
Upholds Fee Award to Prevailing Defendant in
Harassment Suit
(March 26, 2009)
S.C. to
Decide if Pitchess Applies to Preliminary Hearing
(March 26, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Constitutional Challenge to Prison Bond Act
(March 25, 2009)
Court Rules
Plane-Crash Suit May Be Tried in China
(March 25, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Upholds Conviction on Evidence From
Unrelated Wiretap
(March 25, 2009)
C.A. Rules
Partial Stays Toll Limitations Period for Trial
Dates
(March 24, 2009)
Court:
Prosecution for Humanitarian Aid Was Persecution
(March 24, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Free Speech Challenge to College Internet Policy
(March 23, 2009)
Court
Reverses Slander Damages Against Sylmar Car Museum
(March 23, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Rejects Shareholders' Suit Over Fraud at
Peregrine Systems
(March 23, 2009)
Judge Alice Hill
to Leave Court for Obama Administration Post
(March 20, 2009)
Services Set for
Judge Crowder, Last of the 'Hat Squad'
(March 20, 2009)
S.C. Upholds
Utility's Immunity Claim in Suit by Injured Kite
Flyer
(March 20, 2009)
Dreier Corporate
Securities Lawyer Joins TroyGould
(March 20, 2009)
Court Vacates
Attorney Fee Award for Depriving Payor Access to
Justice
(March 20, 2009)
Court Clarifies
Intent Element of U.S. Murder-for-Hire Law
(March 19, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Orphans' Suit Over TV Home Makeover
(March 19, 2009)
Supreme
Court Agrees to Review Ruling on 'Stacking'
Insurance Policies
(March 19, 2009)
Court of Appeal
Upholds Berkeley Public School Assignment Plan
(March 18, 2009)
Local
Bankruptcies Up 96 Percent as Filings Soar
Nationwide
(March 18, 2009)
Jury Finds
Arcadia Man Sane in 2006 Hammer Attack on Attorney
(March 18, 2009)
Beckloff
Tapped as Supervising Judge of Probate Department
(March 18, 2009)
Governor
Reappoints Corona Attorney Minesinger to Fair
Board
(March 18, 2009)
Court
Upholds Infringement Claim, Injunction on Domain
Name
(March 18, 2009)
Court Limits
Liability of Testators' Attorneys to Non-Clients
(March 17, 2009)
'Anarchist' Runs
for Board of Governors Again
(March 17, 2009)
Services
Scheduled Thursday for August Moretti, IALA
Chaplain
(March 17, 2009)
Election
Lawyer Betty Ann Downing Opens Long Beach Practice
(March 17, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Upholds FTC Shutdown of Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
(March 16, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Conviction for Murder in Case With No Body
(March 16, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Rejects Challenge to Jurisdiction by Head
of TrimSpa
(March 16, 2009)
C.A.
Publishes Decision on Parole Denial Over Toddler's
Death
(March 16, 2009)
Conflict-of-Interest
Suit Against Law Firm Not SLAPP—C.A.
(March 13, 2009)
Breakfast
Club Unanimously Endorses Patrick M. Kelly
(March 13, 2009)
Court Limits
Sanctions for False Accusations in Custody
Proceedings
(March 13, 2009)
S.C. Will
Not Hear Challenge to LAUSD Integration Programs
(March 13, 2009)
Governor
Appoints Ex-Legislator to Workplace Safety Appeals
Board
(March 13, 2009)
Court
Upholds Nonsuit in Malpractice Case Against San
Diego Attorney
(March 13, 2009)
Court Says
Police Justified in Warrantless Arrest After
Standoff
(March 12, 2009)
Superior
Court Renews Agreement With Mexican Consulate
(March 12, 2009)
Superior
Court Opens Self-Help Legal Center in Pasadena
Courthouse
(March 12, 2009)
Schwarzenegger
Appoints Attorneys to State Agencies
(March 12, 2009)
Thomas
Whitelaw & Tyler Recruits Kirkland & Ellis
Partner
(March 12, 2009)
C.A.:
Prosecutors Cannot Appeal Suppression Ruling in
Dismissed Case
(March 12, 2009)
Supreme
Court Denies Association's Bid to Depublish Bank
Fraud Ruling
(March 12, 2009)
Court Allows
Fraud Conviction for Lying to Obtain Green Card
(March 11, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Issues Ruling on Separation of Powers
(March 11, 2009)
Text of
Chief Justice Ronald M. George's State of the
Judiciary Address
(March 11, 2009)
Attorneys
Group Relocates Meeting From Manchester Grand
Hyatt
(March 11, 2009)
Court
Rejects Attempt to Enforce Promise Written in
Blood
(March 11, 2009)
S.C. Revives
Part of State's Suit Over Stringfellow Cleanup
Costs
(March 10, 2009)
Rubin Being
Vetted for Presiding Justice
(March 10, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Throws Out Convictions of Disgraced
Lobbyist McFall
(March 10, 2009)
Panel Urges
Lawyer's Disbarment for Misconduct as Juror
(March 9, 2009)
New Judges
Spent Liberally to Win Posts, Records Show
(March 9, 2009)
Services
Scheduled for James P. Zarifes, Ex-Municipal Court
Judge
(March 9, 2009)
Taylor, St.
George Elected Superior Court Commissioners
(March 9, 2009)
Court Revives
Suit by Tenant Locked Out After Losing Job
(March 6, 2009)
C.A.: Court
Cannot Order Return of Dog as Restitution
(March 6, 2009)
Court
Rejects Attempt to Name 'Doe' Defendants in Sex
Abuse Suit
(March 6, 2009)
Federal Pro
Se Clinic Opens at U.S. District Courthouse
(March 6, 2009)
Court Sentences
Disbarred Attorney Fine to Jail for Contempt
(March 5, 2009)
Panel
Upholds Alien's Removal Over Drunk Driving
(March 5, 2009)
Services Set
for Wardell G. Moss, Retired Municipal Court Judge
(March 5, 2009)
Assembly
Bill Proposes Right to Counsel in Civil Cases
(March 5, 2009)
Ex-Long
Beach Attorney Arraigned on Embezzlement Charges
(March 5, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Allows Molestation Suit Against Vatican to Proceed
(March 4, 2009)
Services Set
for Attorney James Flournoy
(March 4, 2009)
Former
Morrison & Foerster Partner McIntosh Joins
Allen Matkins
(March 4, 2009)
C.A. Revives
Malpractice Suit Against Woodland Hills Firm
(March 4, 2009)
Little
Change in Judge Applicant Demographic Data, JNE
Report Shows
(March 4, 2009)
S.C. Revives
Privacy Challenge to Stadium Security Patdowns
(March 3, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Rules Bartenders Can Join Tip Pools
(March 3, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Revives Bid for Higher Fee Awards in
Harbor Cases
(March 3, 2009)
Court Rejects
Claim that Settlement Offer Was Ethics Violation
(March 2, 2009)
Judge McCoy
Tells Breakfast Club Reallocation Needed
(March 2, 2009)
Statistics
Show Increased Diversity on Bench
(March 2, 2009)
Supreme Court
Rejects Limitation on Whistleblower Actions
(February 27, 2009)
Statistics Show
Judicial Applications Down Among Minorities
(February 27, 2009)
Trutanich,
Amerian, Weiss, Berger, Weiss Competing in March 3
Contest
(February 27, 2009)
Court of Appeal
Strikes Defamation Complaint Against NBC
(February 26, 2009)
Superior
Court Proposes Amendments to ADR Rules
(February 26, 2009)
Court Rules
Undertaking Bond Violated Equal Protection Rights
(February 25, 2009)
C.A.:
Officer Not Liable for Injury From Stray Bullet
(February 25, 2009)
Richards,
Watson & Gershon Elects New Shareholders from
Los Angeles Office
(February 25, 2009)
C.A.: Father's
Medical Marijuana Use Poses Threat to Children
(February 24, 2009)
Court
Upholds Discovery Sanctions Against Michael
Jackson
(February 24, 2009)
Conference of
Delegates Changes Venue for September Meeting
(February 23, 2009)
Court Throws
Out $30 Million Legal Malpractice Award
(February 23, 2009)
Brown Opines
He Can Compel Reports on Abortion Clinic Crimes
(February 23, 2009)
S.C. Says
Admission of 3-Year-Old's Hearsay Statement Was
Harmless
(February 20, 2009)
Court Allows
Suit Over Serial Killer Memorabilia Comments
(February 20, 2009)
Court Upholds
Parole Denial for Woman Who Murdered Toddler
(February 19, 2009)
Superior
Court Commissioner 'Trip' Webster to Retire
(February 19, 2009)
C.A.: No
Arbitration for Teacher's Union Activity
Retaliation Claim
(February 19, 2009)
Lawmakers Pass
Bill to Keep Local Benefits for Trial Judges
(February 18, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Allows Attorney Fees for Oregon Lawyer Not
Admitted to District Court
(February 18, 2009)
Court
Overturns Default Judgment Favoring Beverly Hills
Lawyer
(February 18, 2009)
State Bar
Says Board Member Tenenbaum Will Drop Suit
(February 18, 2009)
AALS Says It
Did Not Breach Contract Due to Hyatt Boycott
(February 18, 2009)
C.A. Clarifies
Requirements for Exercise of Eminent Domain
(February 17, 2009)
Malicious
Prosecution Suit Allowed Against Long Beach Firm
(February 17, 2009)
Court Allows Qui
Tam Action Against Sheppard Mullin to Proceed
(February 17, 2009)
Former Wells
Fargo Senior Counsel Joins Sheppard Mullin
(February 17, 2009)
Court Upholds
Conviction in Killing of Estranged Wife's Fiancee
(February 13, 2009)
State Bar
Takes Over Ex-Judicial Candidate's Law Offices
(February 13, 2009)
John M.
Langston Bar Association Elects Youngest President
Ever
(February 13, 2009)
Lawmaker
Introduces 'BUI' License Suspension Bill
(February 13, 2009)
Suspended
Attorney Faces Unauthorized Practice Charges
(February 13, 2009)
CJP
Announces New Hearing Date for Sacramento Judge
McBrien
(February 13, 2009)
Supreme Court
Orders Disbarment of Attorney Richard I. Fine
(February 12, 2009)
State Bar
Board of Governors Race Draws Two Candidates
(February 12, 2009)
Conference
of Delegates Survey Results Show Opposition to
Meeting Site
(February 12, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Revives Claim for Sale of Stolen Jeans
(February 12, 2009)
Sheppard
Mullin Elevates L.A., Century City Attorneys to
Partner
(February 12, 2009)
Memorial
Service Set for Judge Huss, Wife This Saturday
(February 12, 2009)
Conference of
Delegates Seeks Input on State Bar Meeting Site
(February 11, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Convictions in 'Freeway Squat' Insurance Fraud
(February 11, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Revives Writer's Defamation Suit Against
Bloggers
(February 11, 2009)
Dog Bred by
Judge Mitchell Advances at Westminster
(February 11, 2009)
Foley &
Lardner Gains New Partner in Los Angeles
(February 11, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit: Man Not 'Indian' Enough for
Assault-by-Indian Conviction
(February 11, 2009)
S.C. Upholds
Lawyer's Firing for Refusing to Answer Questions
Justices Say Deputy Public Defender Not Entitled
to Formal Immunity During Internal Investigation
(February 10, 2009)
Panel
Affirms Ex-Lawyer's Life Sentence for Torturing
Wife
(February 10, 2009)
High Court
Rejects Due Process Challenge Over Attorney's Dual
Role Rules Counsel Can Advise Agencies and
Prosecute Matters Before Them if Unrelated
(February 10, 2009)
Bay Area LGBT
Lawyers Threaten to Picket State Bar Meeting
(February 9, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Schools' Reimbursement Claim for Police
(February 9, 2009)
Los Angeles
Superior Court Judge Robert P. O'Neill to Retire
in April
(February 9, 2009)
No
Jurisdiction Over Mexican Diocese, Court Rules
(February 9, 2009)
Court
Reinstates Suit Over Alleged Rent Control
Violations
(February 9, 2009)
C.A.: Homeland
Security Act Does Not Shield County Land Data
(February 6, 2009)
State Bar
Shuts Down Attorney's Westminster Office
(February 6, 2009)
S.C. Upholds
Second Death Sentence in Killing of West Covina
Officer
(February 6, 2009)
Foley &
Mansfield Names Four New Los Angeles Partners
(February 6, 2009)
Court: Coroner
Reports Exempt Under Public Records Act
(February 5, 2009)
Superior
Court Judge Aviva K. Bobb Says She Will Retire
(February 5, 2009)
C.A. Rejects
Insanity Claim, Upholds Conviction in Antelope
Valley Slaying
(February 5, 2009)
CJP
Continues Hearing on Sacramento Jurist
(February 5, 2009)
Court:
Taxable Income Exclusion Inapplicable to Future
Gains
(February 5, 2009)
Court
Sentences Granada Hills Attorney in Child
Pornography Case
(February 5, 2009)
Proposal to
Allow Supplemental Judicial Benefits Program
Stalls
(February 4, 2009)
Judges
Question Whether Death Penalty Appeal Is Premature
(February 4, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Clarifies Scope of Instruction on Inference
of Guilt
(February 4, 2009)
S.C. Gives
Limited Retroactive Effect to Sentencing Ruling
(February 3, 2009)
Honorees,
Attendees Praised at 'Person of the Year' Dinner
(February 3, 2009)
Riverside
Judge Tells CJP He Has 'Conformed Hours' to
Expectations
(February 3, 2009)
E-Mail Notice
Did Not Trigger Time to Appeal, C.A. Rules
(February 2, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Upholds Judgment for Assaulted Worker
(February 2, 2009)
Distributing
Flyers at Public School Not Free Speech, Court
Rules
(February 2, 2009)
LGLA Asks State
Bar to Renegotiate Contract for Annual Meeting
(January 30, 2009)
Juror
Misconduct Did Not Taint Death Sentence, S.C.
Rules
(January 30, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Rules Deferred Salary 'Income' for Support
Purposes
(January 30, 2009)
Court Affirms
Dismissal for Disabled Lawyer's Failure to Appear
(January 29, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Upholds Waiver of Inheritance Rights
(January 29, 2009)
California
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear CSU Whistleblower
Lawsuit
(January 29, 2009)
Court: State
Lawyer Lacks Constitutional Right to Outside
Practice
(January 28, 2009)
Superior
Court Judge Munoz to Retire
(January 28, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Denies En Banc Review in Text Message
Privacy Case
(January 28, 2009)
Lesbian and
Gay Lawyers Assn. To Host Awards Dinner
(January 28, 2009)
Lawyers May
Enforce Arbitration Agreements Over Fees—S.C.
(January 27, 2009)
Top Court
Tosses False Imprisonment Suit Against Van de Kamp
(January 27, 2009)
LACBA
Delegation Issues Letter Objecting to Convention
Location
(January 27, 2009)
Court
Rejects Suit Over School's Expulsion of Alleged
Lesbians
(January 27, 2009)
C.A. Revives
Portion of Lawsuit Over Tip Pooling in Casinos
(January 26, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit: Agency Not Liable Over Use of Dog in Ads
Panel Rejects Taco Bell's Claim Regarding
Chihuahua
(January 26, 2009)
Court
Revives Lawsuit Over Balance Transfer Interest
Rate Offer
(January 26, 2009)
Court: Good
Faith Excused Defective Summons Publication
(January 26, 2009)
Three
Sheppard Mullin Litigators Establish Own Practice
(January 26, 2009)
Schwarzenegger
Appoints Seven New Judges to Superior Court
(January 23, 2009)
S.C.: State
May Charge Juvenile With Immigration Offense
(January 23, 2009)
Superior
Court Commissioner Gretchen Taylor to Retire in
March
(January 23, 2009)
C.A.:
Counties Need Not Pay for Foster Child's Car
Insurance
(January 23, 2009)
Court Grants
Parole to Man Who Murdered Girlfriend's Ex-Lover
(January 22, 2009)
C.A. Upholds
Award Against Grocery Chain for Harassment
(January 22, 2009)
Court: Long
Beach Firm Disqualified Due to Conflict of
Interest
(January 22, 2009)
Governor
Names Ex-Lawmakers To State Positions
(January 22, 2009)
Court Rejects
Challenge to Small Business Opportunity Plan Law
(January 21, 2009)
Court
Dismisses Suit Over Television Appearance as SLAPP
(January 21, 2009)
California
Bar Foundation Awards Grants to Five Local
Programs
(January 21, 2009)
Rights Group
Disputes Hotel's Claim of Support for Gay Event
(January 20, 2009)
Court
Rejects Asylum Claim Based on 'Friendship' With
Gypsies
(January 20, 2009)
Agency May
Make Loan to Company Headed by Member's Son—A.G.
(January 20, 2009)
Services Set
for Retired Superior Court Judge Forneret
(January 20, 2009)
Beverly Hills
Bar Association Objects to Site of State Bar
Meeting
(January 16, 2009)
No Fees for
Self-Represented Lawyer Under CCP 128.7—S.C.
(January 16, 2009)
Riverside's
'Jogging Judge' Sheldon in Trouble With CJP Again
(January 16, 2009)
Court
Vacates Forgery Convictions in Ponzi Scheme
(January 16, 2009)
Mayer Brown
Partner Moves to Dykema's Los Angeles Office
(January 16, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Rules Retaliation Claim Against Cooley Can Proceed
(January 15, 2009)
Court Allows
Constructive Knowledge to Prove Hit-and-Run
(January 15, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Upholds Upper Term Sentence in Killing of
Lover
(January 15, 2009)
Attorneys
Protest Location of 2009 State Bar Annual Meeting
(January 14, 2009)
Court Sides
With Voters in Challenge by City of Vernon
(January 14, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Orders Board to Reconsider Parole for Hired
Killer
(January 14, 2009)
Ninth
Circuit Judges Remain Collegial, Kozinski Says
(January 14, 2009)
Court of Appeal
Revives Secondhand Smoke Nuisance Claim
(January 13, 2009)
C.A. Allows Suit
Challenging Hybrid Fuel Economy Claims
(January 13, 2009)
Ex-Lynwood Mayor
Target of 'Vendetta,' Lawyer Tells Ninth Circuit
(January 13, 2009)
Former Attorney
to Be Arraigned on Embezzlement Charges
(January 13, 2009)
Panel Approves
Revised Plan for Sale of 'Unabomber' Items
(January 12, 2009)
Child
Pornography Convictions Over Cached Files Upheld
(January 12, 2009)
Supreme Court
Says HMO Members Not Subject to 'Balance Billing'
(January 9, 2009)
Court
Dismisses Challenge to Legal Services Funding
Rules
( January 9, 2009)
Court of
Appeal Says Judge Imposed 'Impossible Conditions'
on Litigants
( January 9, 2009)
Superior
Court Commissioner Harold Vites to Retire
( January 9, 2009)
Dykema
Gossett Elects Local Attorney Member
( January 9, 2009)
Superior Court
Presiding Judge Combines Broad Perspective and
Easygoing Demeanor
(Person of the Year, January
8, 2009)
Court's First
Female Assistant Presiding Judge Balances Work,
Family, Civic Activities
(Person of the Year, January
8, 2009)
Attorney Gary S.
Greene: Conducts Depositions, Conducts Orchestras
(January 8, 2009)
Court Affirms
Attorney's Convictions for Preying on Minors
(January 8, 2009)
C.A. Limits
'Absolute Right' to Inspect Corporate Documents
(January 8, 2009)
Pitchess
Inapplicable to Preliminary Hearings, Court of
Appeal Rules
(January 8, 2009)
Irell &
Manella Elects New Partner
(January 8, 2009)
Court: Los
Angeles' Billboard Advertising Ban Constitutional
(January 7, 2009)
C.A. Orders
Parole for Man Who Murdered Wife in Dispute
(January 7, 2009)
Retired
Commissioner Stephen Leventhal Dies at 69
(January 7, 2009)
Court Rules
Against Local Parish in Schism With Episcopal
Church
(January 6, 2009)
S.C. Rejects
Claim That Fee Arrangement Impacted Defense
(January 6, 1009)
Three
Ex-Prosecutors Among Five Leaving Mayer Brown for
Sheppard Mullin
(January 6, 2009)
Judge Allows
'Safe Harbor' Defense in Copyright Infringement
Suit
(January 5, 2009)
Court Imposes
Opposition's Costs on Negligent Attorney
(January 5, 2009)
Ninth Circuit
Denies En Banc Rehearing in Suit Over Boy Scout
Camp
(January 5, 2009)
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