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Santa Clara judge permits Medileaf to stay open

Posted on December 16, 2009
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Kevin Murphy ruled yesterday that Gilroy's Medileaf medical marijuana dispensary will remain open. Murphy rejected a preliminary injunction sought by the city that would have shut the dispensary's doors until a trial determined its...

Carney dismisses Broadcom backdating charges, citing 'shameful' prosecutorial conduct

Posted on December 15, 2009
U.S. District Court Judge Cormac Carney dismissed with prejudice the cases against William Ruehle, the former chief financial officer of Broadcom, and Henry Nicholas, one of the company's co-founders. Carney also dismissed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's civil case...

9th Circuit increases CA's responsibility for foster kids' care to 100 percent

Posted on December 15, 2009
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled yesterday that California should pay the full cost of care for thousands of children in group homes, reversing a lower court ruling finding that state payments covering 80 percent...

MOVERS: Kim and Miyamoto join Squire Sanders

Posted on December 14, 2009
Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is adding corporate and litigation support for clients with business interests in East Asia. New partners Joon Yong Kim and David T. Miyamoto join Squire Sanders from Sidley Austin. Kim is based...

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Recession prompts firms to rethink the billable hour

Posted on December 14, 2009
Thanks to the recession, several law firms in Los Angeles are billing flat fees for a defined project, charging less for an unsuccessful outcome or simply reducing rates. For example, downtown L.A. firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP set...

Maywood City Council finds Calderon lied about stepping down

Posted on December 14, 2009
Maywood City Councilman Sergio Calderon, who resigned his seat last month only to ask for it back days later, had initially said he was leaving because of a council dispute over Maywood's police contract with the city of Cudahy. But...

Chais not off the hook

Posted on December 14, 2009
Eric Roth may have given up the Chais, but not the U.S. government. Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation of Beverly Hills money manager Stanley Chais. U.S. prosecutors in New York asked a judge to allow them to intervene...

Supreme Court to hear Ontario texting case

Posted on December 14, 2009
The Supreme Court agreed today to hear an appeal from the police department in Ontario, California, that was successfully sued by Sgt. Jeff Quon and three other officers after their text messages -- some of which were sexually explicit --...

Water pact takes a hit in Sacramento

Posted on December 11, 2009
As reported yesterday, a ruling was announced in the ongoing water rights case: Superior Court Judge Roland Candee in Sacramento tentatively invalidated the 2003 settlement, saying that the state improperly agreed to pick up much of the cost of saving...

Racial profiling case results in a partial win for black barbers in Moreno Valley

Posted on December 11, 2009
A partial settlement was reached in a civil rights lawsuit filed by a group of Moreno Valley barbers. The settlement requires the state Board of Barbering and Cosmetology to write new policies against racial discrimination. The defendants -- which include...

Burbank police get help from former U.S. attorney

Posted on December 11, 2009
Former U.S. Atty. in Los Angeles Debra Wong Yang has been hired, along with director of the Police Assessment Resource Center Merrick Bobb, to assist with litigation and policy issues involving the Burbank Police Department, according to city officials...

Orrick gives hope that Bratz line will not be spoiled

Posted on December 11, 2009
MGA lost their epic battle with Mattel over the Bratz dolls. But this past week the company won a major victory when it convinced the 9th Circuit to put a hold on the doll recall. The appellate court's order also...

MOVERS: Kolhoff among 18 new Reed Smith partners

Posted on December 10, 2009
Reed Smith LLP today announced the election of 18 new partners firmwide, effective January 1. Among them is Los Angeles-based Nicole Herron Kolhoff. Kolhoff is a member of the firm?s Financial Industry Group. She is a corporate finance lawyer who...

Judge Carney dismisses felony charge against Samueli

Posted on December 10, 2009
U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney a year ago had rejected a plea bargain for Samueli because it did not allow for any jail time. But in a seeming about-face, Carney cleared the Broadcom co-founder of a criminal charge of...

Water rights case may get a ruling this week

Posted on December 10, 2009
A judge is expected to rule this week on the legality of the Quantification Settlement of 2003. More than a dozen legal challenges to the agreement are the subject of a trial that began in Sacramento last month and is...

USC lands interdisciplinary scholar to head new Ph.D. program

Posted on December 10, 2009
USC has recruited Mathew D. McCubbins to join the faculty in January as a Provost Professor. He will share appointments at the USC Marshall School of Business, the USC Gould School of Law and USC College. He has been a...

Vinocor spoils Coppola's 'Encyclopedia,' says lawsuit

Posted on December 10, 2009
Film director and winemaker Francis Ford Coppola hired Vinocor USA Inc. in 2007 to make custom bottles at $8.76 a case and oversized screw caps at $43.25 per 1,000 for his wine company, Francis Ford Coppola Presents LLC. According to...

Samueli takes the stand in Broadcom case

Posted on December 09, 2009
Henry Samueli's two days of testimony in the Broadcom case revealed that he said he was never told the company's process for granting stock options to employees was improper or illegal. He also admitted to not telling the truth when...

Single-injection execution success in Ohio not as easily transferable to California

Posted on December 09, 2009
California has put the death penalty on hold as it reviews its three-drug procedure, hoping to address claims that it inflicts "cruel and unusual punishment." The first drug is supposed to render the prisoner unconscious, the second induces paralysis and...

Circumstances of L.A. attorney's shooting a mystery

Posted on December 09, 2009
Jeffrey A. Tidus, a prominent Los Angeles attorney and former State Bar Board of Governors member, was found found fatally shot in the driveway of his Rolling Hills Estates home at 8:33 PM Monday night. He was transported to Torrance...

Grand jury testimony alleges special perks for councilman in San Jacinto corruption trial

Posted on December 09, 2009
According to grand jury transcripts released yesterday, builder Randy Wastal delivered testimony about how developer Stephen Holgate sold San Jacinto Councilman Jim Ayres and his wife Nancy a home in the Enclave community for thousands less than it was worth...

Edward Sanders, Reed Smith attorney and senior advisor to President Carter, dies at 87

Posted on December 09, 2009
Edward Sanders, a Reed Smith attorney whose contributions included serving as senior advisor to President Jimmy Carter, passed away at home Monday morning at 87 years of age. Sanders served as Senior Advisor to President Carter and the Secretary of...

Schwarzenegger's prison-population reduction plan approved by inmates' lawyers

Posted on December 08, 2009
The Schwarzenegger administration's plan for reducing the prison population calls for a reduction of 33 adult prisons to 137.5 percent of design capacity within two years. This plan has met with approval from lawyers for California's sick inmates, but they...

Controversial energy rate hike gets thumbs-up from Cal PUC admin judge

Posted on December 08, 2009
In a proposed decision, Judge Thomas Pulsifier supports a recommendation by San Diego Gas & Electric Co. to raise rates by 5 percent for people who use the least electricity and lower them between 4 percent and 5 percent for...

War memorial site suit rejected

Posted on December 08, 2009
The lawsuit filed by the City Project objecting to construction on the site of El Pueblo de Los Angeles has been rejected by a Superior Court Judge. The judge ruled that construction was far enough long that continuing would do...

Attorneys donate time to legal self-help groups, even as funding dwindles

Posted on December 08, 2009
The Riverside County Superior Court in February created a management position for a staff attorney to oversee its self-help program for family law, small claims, probate and eviction cases. The court program does not offer legal representation but can show...

MOVERS: McDermott's new partners for 2010

Posted on December 07, 2009
McDermott Will & Emery has announced partner promotions for 2010. They include: Corporate Andrew T. Turney (Los Angeles) focuses in the areas of corporate securities and capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions and finance, as well as assisting clients with...

Unsealed court transcript may vindicate Monteilh's undercover claims

Posted on December 07, 2009
Earlier this year Craig Monteilh claimed he was recruited by the FBI to work undercover as part of an antiterrorist effort in Orange County. Citing bureau policy, the FBI declined comment. But according to an unsealed court transcript, state prosecutors...

Lawsuit challenges building of war memorial

Posted on December 04, 2009
A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by advocacy group The City Project argues that the Eugene A. Obregon Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial would alter parts of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles site that have important historical...

Nonprosecution agreement ensures Dull testimony in Broadcom case

Posted on December 04, 2009
David Dull, the former general counsel of Broadcom Corp., is expected to reach a nonprosecution agreement with the government following prosecutorial misconduct claims. U.S. District Court Judge Cormac Carney of the Central District of California in Santa Ana granted immunity...

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