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Walpin and Kuntz to Chemerinsky: Open your mind

Posted on November 20, 2008
Nearly a month has passed since Dean Erwin Chemerinsky took Judge Dennis Jacobs to task for his "more than usually provocative" words about pro bono work, and if some of us are disappointed that the dean's call to debate the...

Sealed memo momentarily open to public in espionage case

Posted on November 20, 2008
As the first defendants in the nation to plead guilty to economic espionage charges, Ming Zhong and Fei Ye admitted they stole secrets from Silicon Valley companies and sought VC funding from the Chinese government. The fact of their cooperation...

Despite voting against stay of implementation, Cal Supremes will hear Prop 8 challenges

Posted on November 20, 2008
The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide the validity of Proposition 8 and ordered opposing parties to file briefs that will help it decide whether the ballot measure was an improper revision of the state constitution, rather than just...

ADR Services, Inc. adds Hon. Richard O. Frazee, Sr. (Ret.) to Orange County office

Posted on November 19, 2008
ADR Services, Inc.announced that Hon. Richard O. Frazee, Sr. has joined their new Orange County operations. Judge Frazee?s extensive legal career compounds 20 years as a civil litigator, 6 years as Assistant City Attorney, 17 years as a trial judge,....

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Permanent disbarment for second time around, even in egregious cases, being considered

Posted on November 19, 2008
With an eye toward cracking down on bad lawyers, California State Bar officials two years ago recommended that certain offenses, such as fraud and stealing clients' funds, should be grounds for a new, permanent disbarment. But that didn't go over...

e[dis]Harmony or eDiscrimination?

Posted on November 19, 2008
Online dating services are under scrutiny of late for alleged discriminatory practices. The California company eHarmony, Inc., settled today with the New Jersey Attorney General's Office over a claim that the dating service violated the state?s Law Against Discrimination by...

Former Thelen antitrust and bankruptcy heavy hitters join Winston

Posted on November 19, 2008
Antitrust litigator Robert Pringle and bankruptcy partner Richard Lapping are some of the headliners in a group of 19 lawyers that is joining the Chicago-based Winston & Strawn. Large groups of lawyers have found new homes at firms like Nixon...

Christensen to prosecutors: let's not bicker and argue over who tapped who ...

Posted on November 19, 2008
Terry Christensen, the lone lawyer who was convicted this summer in a high-profile wiretapping case, said the federal government's sentencing recommendation of three years in prison and a $500,000 fine is "excessive," especially given the legal community's attention to this...

"Services"

Posted on November 18, 2008
With the economy in a tailspin and a new administration taking hold in a little over two months, all the uncertainty in the air can make one feel that life is a bit more complicated than it probably needs to...

Another look at Prop 8's friends and foes

Posted on November 18, 2008
California Attorney General Jerry Brown urged the state Supreme Court on Monday to offer an immediate and thorough review of three cases challenging Proposition 8 -- a move that cheered the measure's opponents and upset its proponents."The AG obviously recognizes...

"Vexatious litigant" will never break 500, say Supremes

Posted on November 18, 2008
Jarek Molski, who has used a wheelchair since a motorcycle accident two decades ago, has filed more than 400 suits against various businesses for failures to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act, demanding that owners be fined $4,000 for...

Appeals court decision stresses "special duty of care" owed to inmates by prison guards

Posted on November 17, 2008
Breaking new ground in California, a state appeal court ruled Friday that prison guards owe their inmates a special duty of care, potentially exposing prison officials to negligence suits if they fail to protect their charges. The subject of Friday's...

Alternative energy growth seen as a boon in bad economic times

Posted on November 17, 2008
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has plans to move many of its energy lawyers into its existing San Francisco office for the purposes of helping its large utility clients get into some of the renewable energy developments taking place...

Three SoCal lawyers figure prominently on Obama's agency review teams

Posted on November 17, 2008
Last week the Obama-Biden transition announced the names of review team leaders who will be completing "a thorough review of key departments, agencies and commissions of the United States government, as well as the White House, to provide the President-elect,...

Trademark protection by Intel-ligent design?

Posted on November 14, 2008
According to a spokesman, Intel files about five to 10 trademark infringement suits a year to protect a brand often valued at $31 billion. But with 15 lawsuits this year against companies that run the gamut from a telecom service...

New of counsel at Luce Forward

Posted on November 14, 2008
Last week Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps announced the addition of business attorney William Tolin Gay to its Orange County office. Gay will join the firm as Of Counsel, practicing in Luce Forward?s business/corporate group. Gay, who was most recently...

Christensen seeks home confinement

Posted on November 14, 2008
Terry Christensen, the lawyer who was convicted this summer for hiring a private investigator to wiretap his opponent in a high profile child support case, claiming he had an "aberrational, isolated exercise of bad judgment," is seeking a probationary sentence...

Promotions announced at McDermott Will & Emery

Posted on November 14, 2008
Yesterday McDermott Will & Emery announced partner promotions, including the following SoCal attorneys: George Colindres (San Diego) focuses on venture capital and other private equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate formation and maintenance, corporate governance, convertible note and other debt...

Threatened species of snake among reasons for halting Lake Arrowhead development

Posted on November 13, 2008
The California Fourth District Court of Appeals recently upheld a San Bernardino Superior Court 2005 ruling that the county disregarded part of its general plan when it approved a development on Lake Arrowhead without first requiring the completion of an...

And then there were 44: Burbank joins SoCal cities in suit against LA County

Posted on November 13, 2008
Burbank is the latest Southern California city to join a $4.3 million suit against Los Angeles County. The suit alleges that the county is charging to collect and administer property taxes in excess of state-regulated allowances. The county insists the...

Former American Apparel employee alleges refusal to play Bloom to Charney's Bialystock led to firing

Posted on November 13, 2008
American Apparel is bending under the weight of yet another lawsuit, this time brought by a former accountant alleging wrongful termination in 2006 for refusing to pad the company's balance sheet. Roberto Hernandez claims he was urged to do so...

Akin Gump 15 partnership promotions include two LA attorneys

Posted on November 13, 2008
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced yesterday the promotion of 15 of the firm's lawyers to partnership, including two Los Angeles-based lawyers, David Antheil and Kevin D. Rising. David Antheil, a member of the firm?s corporate practice, advises...

Uncertain ripple effect for Hawaii from recent USSC Navy decision

Posted on November 13, 2008
A Hawaii case restricting sonar use in Navy training exercises may be affected by the recent Supreme Court ruling in Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which lifted similar restrictions for anti-submarine training off the coast of southern California...

Attorney Lisa Wick joins trust & estate litigation firm Sacks Glazier Franklin & Lodise LLP

Posted on November 12, 2008
Sacks Glazier Franklin & Lodise LLP announces the addition of attorney G. Lisa Wick. Ms. Wick?s practice includes all aspects of trust, estate, and conservatorship litigation. Prior to joining Sacks Glazier Franklin & Lodise, Ms. Wick was a civil and...

National security trumps conservation in first decision of Supreme Court term

Posted on November 12, 2008
The Supreme Court today lifted a ruling requiring the U.S. Navy to stop using sonar when within 1.25 miles of marine mammals and to reduce sonar power by 75 percent under specific surface ducting conditions, clearing the way for unimpeded...

Rights organizations demand DHS transparency on "stipulated removal"

Posted on November 12, 2008
Today a coalition of immigrants' rights organizations asked a federal judge to compel the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to disclose information about a program under which it removes non-citizens from the United States without hearings before immigration judges...

Battle lines etched deeper in Prop 8 aftermath

Posted on November 12, 2008
Dozens of lawyers filed friend of the court briefs on Monday in support of a petition before the California Supreme Court seeking to overturn Proposition 8. The petition was filed on behalf of six same-sex couples by Shannon Minter, legal...

Mattel wants to tear MGA's dollhouse down

Posted on November 11, 2008
This summer saw a federal jury in Riverside award $100 million to Mattel, instead of the asked-for $2 billion, for damages relating to the intellectual property dispute over the Bratz doll line. This couldn't have been terribly satisfying for Mattel,...

Dissolving Heller sheds office space, joins Winston in China

Posted on November 11, 2008
Chicago-based McDermott, Will & Emery announced yesterday that they had signed a new 10-year lease on what was formerly the Menlo Park offices of Heller Ehrman. Heller had also announced Monday that they had negotiated a settlement with WSJ Properties...

If it walks like a scout, talks like a scout ... trademark enforcement says call it something else

Posted on November 11, 2008
In 2002, after his daughter was asked to stop attending Cub Scout meetings with her twin brother, Gregory Wrenn founded his own organization for her and named it Youthscouts. Intended to be a viable alternative to the Boy Scouts of...

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