Links to Metropolitan News-Enterprise news stories, 2008

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)

Ninth Circuit Rules Investigators Wrong to Seize MLB Drug List
(August 27, 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
(Special Section, January 8, 2009)

Court's First Female Assistant Presiding Judge Balances Work, Family, Civic Activities
(Special Section, January 8, 2009)

Attorney Gary S. Greene: Conducts Depositions, Conducts Orchestras
(Special Section, 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)