2007 
 

C.A.: Lack of Notice to Insurer of Suit Not Always Fatal to Coverage
(December 31, 2007)

L.A. Superior Court Judge Dzintra Janavs to Retire
(December 31, 2007)

Services and Viewing to Be Held This Week for Judge Haig Kehiayan
(December 31, 2007)

C.A. Revives City’s Mandate for Higher Wages for Hotel Workers
(December 28, 2007)

Court Affirms Dismissal of Deputies’ Suit Against Sheriff
(December 28, 2007)

C.A. Upholds Judgment in Suit Over San Bernardino Bribe Scheme
(December 28, 2007)

Appeals Court Backs Insureds’ Attack on ‘Postclaims Underwriting’
(December 27, 2007)

Retired Superior Court Judge Kehiayan Dead at 80
(December 27, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Overturns Tax Protester’s Conviction, Orders New Trial
(December 27, 2007)

Court: Constitution Guarantees Right to Urge Store Boycott at Mall
(December 26, 2007)

S.C. Applies Single Publication Rule, Rejects Libel Suit
(December 26, 2007)

C.A. Rejects Traffic Stop Because Officer Ignored Temporary License Tag
(December 26, 2007)

C.A. Rules Peace Officer No Expert on ‘Medical’ Marijuana
(December 24, 2007)

Conflict-of-Interest Defendant Ordered to Repay Entire Salary
(December 24, 2007)

Senate Confirms Nathan Hochman as Assistant Attorney General
(December 24, 2007)

S.C. Rejects Extended Reunification Efforts for Dependent Infants
(December 21, 2007)

Brown Rejects City Limits on Residential Treatment Programs
(December 21, 2007)

LAPPL Challenges New LAPD Financial Disclosure Requirements
(December 21, 2007)

James Hussey Appointed to State Bar Board of Governors
(December 21, 2007)

C.A.: Rules on Sealing Documents Do Not Apply to ‘Raw’ Discovery
(December 20, 2007)

Court: Suit Against LAPD Over May Day Rally May Proceed
(December 20, 2007)

C.A. Throws Out Los Angeles Superior Court Standing Order
(December 19, 2007)

U.S. Senate Votes to Add 29th Judgeship to Ninth Circuit
(December 19, 2007)

C.A. Reinstates Malicious Prosecution Claim Against Law Firm
(December 18, 2007)

ADDA’s Ipsen Offers Initiative to Prevent Defense Bar From Contributing to Prosecutors’ Campaigns
(December 18, 2007)

Ex-O.J. Simpson Prosecutor Christopher Darden Seeking Judgeship
(December 18, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Tosses Blanket Ban on Alcohol Use by Probationers
(December 17, 2007)

Court of Appeal Upholds Conviction in Carjack Killing
(December 17, 2007)

S.C. Upholds Lawyer’s Ouster for Reading Privileged Document
(December 14, 2007)

Panel Votes to Allow Comment on Insurance Disclosure Rule
(December 14, 2007)

Practice Management Concerns Raised at Disciplinary Process Hearing
(December 14, 2007)

C.A.: Firm Erred in Firing Worker Who Opposed ‘Payment Packing’
(December 13, 2007)

Court: Waiver of Right to Counsel Was Not Conditional
(December 13, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Upholds Default Judgment in Securities Fraud Case
(December 12, 2007)

Court Upholds Traffic Stop For Hanging Air Freshener
(December 12, 2007)

Court of Appeal Revives Malpractice Suit Against Los Angeles Firm
(December 11, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Panel Strikes Down Part of Anti-Terror Law
(December 11, 2007)

Sheppard Mullin Partner and Litigator John Pennington Dies at 55
(December 11, 2007)

U.S. High Court to Review Ruling in ‘Millenium Bomber’ Case
(December 10, 2007)

Judicial Council Adopts Methodology for SJO Conversions
(December 10, 2007)

Court Upholds Architect’s Conviction for Building Drug Tunnel Under Border
(December 10, 2007)

S.C. Upholds Death Sentence in Rape and Murder of Valley Woman
(December 7, 2007)

Judge S. Patricia Spear to Retire in June
(December 7, 2007)

Parking Lot Adjacent to Stanley Mosk Courthouse Closes Permanently
(December 7, 2007)

Mia Baker, Budget Official in D.A.’s Office, Dies at 67
(December 7, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Judges Appear Skeptical of JPL Background Checks
(December 6, 2007)

Court Rejects Plan to Ease Pollution Law to Fight Wildfires
(December 6, 2007)

Court Upholds Death Sentence For Hacking Murder of Chino Family
(December 5, 2007)

C.A.: Conspiracy Charge Cannot Be Based on Federal Crime
(December 5, 2007)

High Court Affirms Decision to Remove Cross From County Seal
(December 4, 2007)

Claim Must Be Filed Before Suing Government for Breach of Contract, Supreme Court Rules
(December 4, 2007)

C.A. Throws Out Conflict-of-Interest Claim in South Gate Scandal
(December 3, 2007)

Court Limits Scope of Statute on Relief From Lawyer’s Error
(December 3, 2007)

Court Rules Police Must Return Seized Medical Marijuana
(November 30, 2007)

High Court Upholds Death Sentence for Mexican National
(November 30, 2007)

Services Today for Retired Attorney Pauline W. Ledeen
(November 30, 2007)

LACBA to Switch Member Malpractice Insurance Brokers
(November 30, 2007)

Court: Defendant’s Statement to Group Therapist Not Confidential
(November 29, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Upholds Hawaii Law Limiting Parasailing
(November 29, 2007)

Three Lawyers Named to Law Revision Commission
(November 29, 2007)

Court of Appeal Rules California Anti-Incest Statute Constitutional
(November 28, 2007)

Judicial Campaign Task Force Focuses on Electronic Filing
(November 28, 2007)

Supreme Court Simplifies Procedure for Some Pitchess Motions
(November 27, 2007)

High Court Denies Review of Welfare Search Ruling
(November 27, 2007)

Homicide Victims’ Spouses May Claim Restitution for Lost Earnings—S.C.
(November 27, 2007)

Malibu Courthouse Tentatively to Reopen This Afternoon
(November 27, 2007)

Judge Barry A. Taylor to Retire in February
(November 27, 2007)

Court Rejects Use of Tenderloin ‘Notices of Unavailability’
(November 26, 2007)

Justices to Review State Ban on Use of Grant Money to Fight Unions
(November 21, 2007)

Scott Silverman Elected as Commissioner
(November 21, 2007)

S.C. Proposes Amending Constitution To Send Death Cases to C.A.
(November 20, 2007)

Services Saturday for Retired Court of Appeal Justice Fukuto
(November 20, 2007)

State Bar Pass Rate Tops 56 Percent for Second Time This Decade
(November 20, 2007)

Czuleger Names Three New Supervising Judges for Next Year
(November 20, 2007)

Court: Wiretapping Suit Can Proceed, but Key Evidence Privileged
(November 19, 2007)

C.A. Orders Parole of Inmate Convicted of Killing Wife
(November 19, 2007)

Superior Court Commissioner James N. Bianco to Run for Judge
(November 19, 2007)

CJP Admonishes Judge for Banishing Defendant to Michigan
(November 16, 2007)

Court Upholds Mandate for Arbitrator Service by Lawyers
(November 16, 2007)

S.C. Upholds Death Sentence in Brutal Orange County Sex Murder
(November 16, 2007)

S.C. to Decide if Counties Must Pay for Foster Child’s Car Insurance
(November 15, 2007)

Court: Provisions of Political Reform Act Unconstitutional
(November 15, 2007)

Santa Monica Attorney to Be Honored by Anti-Defamation League
(November 15, 2007)

C.A. Approves of Additional Argument to Break Jury Deadlock
(November 14, 2007)

Court Orders Navy to Reduce Sonar Effect on Whales
(November 14, 2007)

C.A. Says Police Officer’s Show of Authority Constituted Detention
(November 14, 2007)

Panel Chastises Judge Real Over ‘Unseemly Haste’
(November 14, 2007)

Board of Governors Keeps Insurance Disclosure Rule on Hold
(November 13, 2007)

C.A.: Worker Need Not Exhaust Grievance to Sue Under FEHA
(November 13, 2007)

C.A.: Doctors Need Not Advise of Abortion When Fetus Viable
(November 9, 2007)

Governor’s Aide Cannot Sue for Title VII Violation—Court
(November 9, 2007)

Ban on Naval Exercises Harms National Security, Lawyer Tells Ninth Circuit
(November 9, 2007)

A.G. Defines Steps to Force Coroner to Take Remains
(November 9, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Expresses Concern Over Ruling on Stadium Seating
(November 8, 2007)

Disqualification Did Not Vitiate Judge’s Prior Ruling—C.A.
(November 8, 2007)

A.G. Says State Commissions Cannot Delegate Discretionary Powers
(November 8, 2007)

Assumption of Risk Applies to Passenger in Personal Watercraft
(November 7, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Overturns Fee Award to Criminal Defendant
(November 7, 2007)

Saddam’s Fall Does Not Negate Iraqi’s Fear of Persecution—Court
(November 6, 2007)

S.C. Invalidates State’s Agreement With Engineers Union
(November 6, 2007)

Court of Appeal Says University of California Must Refund Fee Hike
(November 5, 2007)

Chick Denies Conspiring Against Attorney Richard Fine
(November 5, 2007)

Officer Who Sees Violation Outside City Cannot Issue Ticket—Court
(November 5, 2007)

Ex-Assistant U.S. Attorney To Join Orange County Law Firm
(November 5, 2007)

City Not Liable for Alleged Sex Abuse by Ex-LAPD Official—S.C.
(November 2, 2007)

State High Court Adopts Changes to Code of Judicial Ethics
(November 2, 2007)

Judge Denies Motion to Stay Discipline Order Against Richard Fine
(November 2, 2007)

Officers May Enter Residences to Execute Bench Warrants
(November 2, 2007)

Court Denies Scott Peterson’s Bid for Wife’s Life Insurance Proceeds
(November 1, 2007)

S.C. to Consider ‘Natural and Probable Consequences’ Rule
(November 1, 2007)

Bet Tzedek Names Elissa Barrett Pro Bono Director
(November 1, 2007)

C.A. Upholds Denial of Anti-SLAPP Motion in Suit by Law Firm
(October 31, 2007)

Removal Proceedings Tossed Against Two of ‘L.A. 8’— Lawyers
(October 31, 2007)

Courts Cannot Compel Disclosure of CJP Records, C.A. Rules
(October 30, 2007)

Justices Will Not Hear Suit Over Elizabeth Taylor’s Van Gogh
(October 30, 2007)

Richard I. Fine Asks State Bar Court to Reinstate Right to Practice
(October 30, 2007)

Judicial Council Recommends Conversion of Seven SJO Positions
(October 29, 2007)

Prosecution Held Timely Where ‘Doe’ Was Charged, Based on DNA Profile, Within Limitations Period
(October 29, 2007)

Malibu Courthouse to Reopen, State Bar to Assist Wildfire Victims
(October 29, 2007)

State Bar Court Judge Recommends Disbarment of Richard I. Fine
(October 26, 2007)

Malibu Courthouse May Reopen Monday, Court Says
(October 26, 2007)

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charles Peven to Retire
(October 26, 2007)

LACBA Adopts Revised Guidelines for Filing Amicus Briefs
(October 26, 2007)

Lawyer Disciplined by High Court for Mishandling Capital Appeal
(October 25, 2007)

Possessing Multiple Images of Child Pornography Is One Crime—C.A.
(October 25, 2007)

Court Allows Consumer Class Action Against Car Dealer
(October 25, 2007)

Court Limits Scope of Five-Year Statute, Overturns Dismissal
(October 24, 2007)

C.A. Rejects Rubber-Stamped Denial of Restraining Order
(October 24, 2007)

Court of Appeal Allows Ex-USC Star Chad Morton to Sue Agent
(October 24, 2007)

U.S. Seeks to Overturn Ban on Use of State Money to Fight Unions
(October 23, 2007)

Appellate Panel Throws Out Sex Solicitation Conviction
(October 23, 2007)

CJP Amends Rules to Permit Limited Number of Discovery Depositions
(October 23, 2007)

Malibu Courthouse Closed Due to Wildfires in Area
(October 23, 2007)

County Not Liable Where Employee Killed Husband With Drugs
(October 22, 2007)

Commissioner Dobbs to Retire, Post May Become Judgeship
(October 22, 2007)

Court of Appeal Rejects Bid to Reopen Scottish Rite Cathedral
(October 19, 2007)

Panel Upholds Woman’s Prison Sentence in ‘Mercy Killing’
(October 19, 2007)

Court Eliminates Instructional Requirement in Excessive Force Cases
(October 18, 2007)

Heimov Named Executive Director of Children’s Law Center
(October 18, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Names Bankruptcy Judge Erithe Smith to New Term
(October 18, 2007)

C.A. Upholds Ruling That Suit Against Senator Clinton Was SLAPP
(October 17, 2007)

Court Rejects Marvin Claim Against Musician’s Estate
(October 17, 2007)

Court of Appeal Upholds Seizure Based on ‘Knock-and-Talk’ Tactic
(October 17, 2007)

Court Prepared for Permanent Loss of Striking Interpreters
(October 16, 2007)

Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Creating 50 New Judgeships
(October 16, 2007)

C.A. Rejects Civil Rights Claims Against Compton USD by Fired Lawyers
(October 16, 2007)

Nothing Wrong With Attaching Poem to Decision, Judge Tells CJP
(October 16, 2007)

Court of Appeal Justice Johnson to Retire This Week
(October 15, 2007)

Anti-SLAPP Statute Does Not Bar Ballot Initiative Challenges
(October 15, 2007)

CJP Investigating Judge for Ruling in Rhyme
(October 15, 2007)

Appeals Court Rules for Broad Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege
(October 12, 2007)

Governor Signs Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Bill
(October 12, 2007)

Southwestern Professor Emeritus Lawrence Sullivan Dies at 84
(October 12, 2007)

S.C. to Rule on Whether Litigant Can Access Grand Jury Materials
(October 11, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Upholds Adult Business Zoning Ordinance
(October 11, 2007)

Court of Appeal Says Retail Stores May Bar Signature Solicitors
(October 10, 2007)

Court Overturns Deportation Based on Sex With Minor
(October 10, 2007)

Alpert, Nelson, Philibosian to Be Saluted as ‘Persons of the Year’
(October 10, 2007)

Court Strikes Down Idaho Law on Paycheck Deductions for Politics
(October 9, 2007)

Loyola Launches Genocide Studies Program With Donation
(October 9, 2007)

Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Bill on Telephonic Appearances
(October 9, 2007)

Former Deputy’s Suit Against Sheriff Can Proceed–Court
(October 9, 2007)

Thomas O’Brien Sworn In as U.S. Attorney for Central District
(October 9, 2007)

Court of Appeal Revives Age Discrimination Claim Against Google
(October 5, 2007)

Airlines Have No Duty to Warn of Blood Clot Risk—Court
(October 5, 2007)

Appeals Court Upholds Attorney Fee Award Against Local Landlord
(October 4, 2007)

Assembly Speaker Appoints Ex-Santa Monica Mayor to CJP
(October 4, 2007)

Schwarzenegger Names 13 as Superior Court Judges in Nine Counties
(October 4, 2007)

Former Attorney Charged in Arbitrage Scheme
(October 4, 2007)

CJP Calls Riverside Judge Spitzer Dishonest, Orders His Ouster
(October 3, 2007)

Department of Justice Honors O’Brien, 11 Others
(October 3, 2007)

Lawyer Joins Sheppard Mullin’s Office as ‘Talent’ Chief
(October 3, 2007)

C.A. Revives Claim of Discrimination by Bank ‘Vice President’
(October 2, 2007)

High Court Leaves Standing Ban on Worship at Public Library
(October 2, 2007)

Judicial Council Report: Courts Need More Resources, Less Politicization
(October 2, 2007)

Ex-Federal Prosecutor Manny Medrano to Join KTLA
(October 2, 2007)

Court Says It Will Not Negotiate While Interpreters Are on Strike
(October 1, 2007)

C.A. Revives Ex-Staff Lawyer’s Suit Against State Bar
(October 1, 2007)

Alex Kozinski Gets Witkin Medal From State Bar
(October 1, 2007)

Text of Chief Justice Ronald M. George State of the Judiciary Address
(October 1, 2007)

Malpractice Statute No Longer Tolled After Lawyer Leaves Firm
(September 28, 2007)

Deported Probationer’s Failure to Report Not ‘Willful’—C.A.
(September 28, 2007)

Judge Andria K. Richey to Retire Today
(September 28, 2007)

State Bar Board of Governors Rejects Insurance Disclosure Proposal
(September 27, 2007)

Court Reinstates Race Bias Suit Against Screen Actors Guild
(September 27, 2007)

Plaintiff Who Bought Product Only to Sue Lacks Standing—C.A.
(September 26, 2007)

Appellate Panel Affirms Dismissal of Winnie-the-Pooh Suit
(September 26, 2007)

C.A. Orders Resentencing for Woman Who Put Fingertip in Chili
(September 25, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Names Bankruptcy Judge to New Term
(September 25, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Dismisses Challenge to Alaska Judicial Speech Restraint
(September 24, 2007)

Court: NFL Player Not Misled Into Settling Retirement Claim
(September 24, 2007)

C.A. Says Evictions Cannot Proceed at Aging Venice Housing Complex
(September 21, 2007)

U.S. Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit With City of Walnut
(September 21, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Upholds Death Sentence in Murder of Riverside Teen
(September 20, 2007)

S.C. to Review Release of Prisoner Who Killed Lover’s Wife
(September 20, 2007)

C.A. Says Inmate Sane When He Killed Cellmate, Upholds Conviction
(September 19, 2007)

Referee Dennis Carroll Elected Superior Court Commissioner
(September 19, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Suit Over Israel’s Use of Bulldozers in Territories
(September 18, 2007)

C.A. Takes Liberal View of Holographic Will Requirements
(September 18, 2007)

Former Judge Joyce Karlin Fahey Taken Off Bar Suspension
(September 18, 2007)

C.A. Upholds Use of Stipulated Facts to Impose Upper-Term Sentence
(September 17, 2007)

Inmates Lack Constitutional Right to Watch Television—C.A.
(September 17, 2007)

Jones Reinstated as Bar Member, Karlin Remains Suspended
(September 17, 2007)

C.A. Finds That DCFS Failed to Provide Sufficient Services
(September 17, 2007)

City Must Reconsider Firing of Officer Who Misused Computers—C.A.
(September 14, 2007)

Commissioner Jones, Former Judge Karlin Draw Administrative Bar Suspensions
(September 14, 2007)

State Supreme Court Disposes of More Than 200 Sentence Appeals
(September 13, 2007)

National Law Firms Will Merge, Keep Downtown Office
(September 13, 2007)

C.A. Says Deputy Sheriffs Can Be Forced to Use Vacation Time
(September 12, 2007)

Court: Women Can Be Convicted of Indecent Exposure
(September 12, 2007)

Lawmaker Seeks to Mandate Disclosure of JNE’s ‘Not Qualified’ Ratings
(September 12, 2007)

Court of Appeal Limits DirecTV’s Remedies Against ‘Pirates’
(September 12, 2007)

Court Rejects Claims of Juror Bias, Upholds Death Sentence
(September 11, 2007)

Producer’s Widow Sues Hotel Chain Over Terror Attack
(September 11, 2007)

Court of Appeal Rules Single Vulgar Comment Is Not Harassment
(September 11, 2007)

Court Allows Suit Over Parolee’s Forced Attendance in Program
(September 10, 2007)

C.A. Denies Bid to Halt Trial of Ex-San Diego Officials
(September 10, 2007)

C.A. Pans Judge’s Off-Record Conversations With Jury in Murder Trial
(September 10, 2007)

Public Workers May Be Personally Sued Under FCA—Court
(September 10, 2007)

Court of Appeal Justice Paul Boland Dies at 65
(September 7, 2007)

Judge Admonished for Uncivil Actions Towards Deputies
(September 7, 2007)

Court Rejects Suit by Police Officer Fired for Role in Sex Videos
(September 6, 2007)

Panel Upholds Death Sentence in Navajo Reservation Killing
(September 6, 2007)

Assembly Approves Bill on Telephonic Appearances
(September 6, 2007)

Services Saturday for Attorney Frank Gasdia
(September 6, 2007)

State Bar’s Dues Bill for 2008 Passes Assembly on 54-12 Vote
(September 5, 2007)

MacLaughlin to Head Task Force on Campaign Financing
(September 5, 2007)

Judge Denies Class Action in Labor Suit Against SkyWest Airlines
(September 5, 2007)

Court Rules Vietnam War-Era CIA Records Can Remain Confidential
(September 5, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Upholds Sanctions Against Disabled Man, Lawyer
(September 4, 2007)

Judicial Council Approves Education Requirement for Appellate Justices, Staff
(September 4, 2007)

S.C. Rules Assumption of Risk Applies to Non-Contact Sports
(August 31, 2007)

Artist Has Constitutional Right to Sell Works on Sidewalk—Court
(August 30, 2007)

Panel Allows Suit in Fall Off Cliff on Federal Land
(August 30, 2007)

C.A. Overturns Order Releasing Octogenarian Convicted of Murder
(August 29, 2007)

Colleagues Lavish Praise on Retiring Jurist Spencer
(August 28, 2007)

Court of Appeal Limits Public Access to Grand Jury Transcripts
(August 28, 2007)

Schwarzenegger Vetoes Conservatorship Reform Funding
(August 27, 2007)

Schools Need Not Recognize Christian Group-Court
(August 27, 2007)

Vaino Spencer to Retire as Presiding Justice
(August 27, 2007)

Court of Appeal Overturns Denial of Access to Grand Jury Materials
(August 24, 2007)

Court Facing Security Crisis, Officials Tell Bar Leaders
(August 24, 2007)

S.C. Agrees to Hear Proposition 209 Challenge to S.F. Ordinance
(August 23, 2007)

Suspected Noise Violation Did Not Justify Stop—Court
(August 23, 2007)

Budget Deal Shortchanges Courts on Security, AOC Lobbyist Says
(August 23, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Throws Out City’s Settlement With Congregation
(August 22, 2007)

C.A. Revives Suit Against LAUSD Over Lunchtime Supervision
(August 22, 2007)

Schwarzenegger Names Nine to Los Angeles Superior Court
(August 21, 2007)

Molestation Claims Against Public Entity Not Revived
(August 21, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Rules for Workers in Pregnancy Discrimination Case
(August 20, 2007)

San Diego Must Pay Fees of Officials Sued by City—C.A.
(August 20, 2007)

S.C. Rejects Immunity Defense in Wrongful Imprisonment Case
(August 17, 2007)

Court Upholds Exclusion of Deportee’s Testimony From Trial
(August 17, 2007)

CJP Charges Orange Superior Court Judge With Ethics Violation
(August 16, 2007)

C.A. Upholds Seizure of Convicted Killer’s Legal Fees
(August 16, 2007)

S.C. to Decide Whether Time to File FEHA Claims Subject to Equitable Tolling
(August 16, 2007)

Court of Appeal Takes Broad View of Litigation Privilege
(August 15, 2007)

Seizure at Shipping Facility Upheld as ‘Border’ Search
(August 15, 2007)

Chemical Companies Can Be Held Liable for Nuclear Exposure at Plant—Court
(August 15, 2007)

Former Cambodian Jail Guard May Seek Asylum—Ninth Circuit
(August 14, 2007)

S.C. Takes Broad View of ‘Freeze and Seize’ Law
(August 14, 2007)

Bet Tzedek Names Volunteeer Attorney of the Year
(August 14, 2007)

Airport Screening Not Dependent on Consent, Ninth Circuit Rules
(August 13, 2007)

School’s Disclosure of Student Data Held Privileged
(August 13, 2007)

S.C. Upholds Death Sentence for Killer of Orange County Woman
(August 10, 2007)

Pitchess Declaration May Be Filed Under Seal, S.C. Rules
(August 10, 2007)

Ninth Circuit Panel Revives Mayans’ Bid to Block Deportation
(August 9, 2007)

S.C. Denies Bid to Depublish Ruling on LAUSD Takeover
(August 9, 2007)

Courthouse Priority Access Card Pilot Program Fills Quickly
(August 8, 2007)

High Court Sentencing Ruling Not Retroactive—C.A.
(August 8, 2007)

Justices Reject Local Rule Aimed at Expediting Family Law Trials
(August 7, 2007)

Death Sentence Upheld in Killing of Court Clerk’s Daughter
(August 7, 2007)

Escondido Attorney Makes Another Attempt at White House
(August 7, 2007)

C.A. Applies Anti-SLAPP Statute to Interview of Brando’s Housekeeper
(August 6, 2007)

Appeals Court Rejects Attack on Indian Tribe’s Immunity
(August 6, 2007)

S.C. Rejects Part of Santa Monica ‘Tenant Harassment’ Ordinance
(August 3, 2007)

C.A. Clairifies Statue of Limitations, Revives Suit Against Employment Agency Over Embezzlement
(August 3, 2007)

Limits on Cross-Examination Violated Confrontation Clause—Court
(August 2, 2007)

Accused ‘Celebrity Stalker’ Wins Judgment Against Store
(August 2, 2007)

Coroner’s Office Not Liable for Mishandling of Remains—C.A.
(August 1, 2007)

C.A. Reinstates False Arrest Suit Against County, Deputy
(August 1, 2007)

Former Court Clerk Charged With Falsifying RecordsIn San Bernardino
(August 1, 2007)

Landlord Had No Duty to Evict Tenant Belonging to Gang, S.C. Rules
(July 31, 2007)

Justices Uphold Death Sentence for Berkeley Official Who Killed and Dismembered Colleague in 1988
(July 31, 2007)

C.A. Cuts $10 Million Bad-Faith Award Against Farmers Insurance
(July 30, 2007)

Court Overrules Governor, Orders Release of Wife-Killer
(July 30, 2007)

Court Tosses Death Penalty Due to Ineffective Defense Counsel
(July 27, 2007)

Monterey Jurist Velasquez Seeks Supreme Court Review of Ouster
(July 26, 2007)

State Bar’s Priority Access Card Pilot Program Set to Launch Aug. 1
(July 25, 2007)

Senator Dutton: Pirozzi Is ‘Qualified’ for Judicial Post
(July 25, 2007)

San Bernardino Judge Chosen Despite Low JNE Rating
(July 24, 2007)

Oral Arguments Slated in Riverside Judge’s Discipline Case
(July 24, 2007)

San Francisco Litigator Jeffrey L. Bleich Elected State Bar President
(July 23, 2007)

Justices Clarify U.S. High Court’s Ruling on Upper Term Sentences
(July 20, 2007)

Bill Provision Urges Lawyers to Donate Pro Bono Legal Services
(July 19, 2007)

Appeals Court Reverses Fee Award to Manatt Phelps
(July 19, 2007)

C.A. Rejects Privacy Challenge to 49ers Security Patdown Policy
(July 18, 2007)

Man Claiming He Was Strip-Searched Gets New Trial
(July 18, 2007)

Owners of Two West Hollywood Marijuana Dispensaries Indicted
(July 18, 2007)

John Viola Joins Dykema’s Local Office
(July 18, 2007)

Appeals Court Affirms Disbarred Attorney’s Stalking Conviction
(July 17, 2007)

Patricia Nieto Sworn In as Superior Court Commissioner
(July 17, 2007)

Court Rejects Mexican Man’s Sentence Challenge Based on Extradition Treaty
(July 17, 2007)

Retired Judge and Rancher Alan Ellis Dies at 63
(July 17, 2007)

C.A. Takes Broad View of Law on Venue in Local Agency Suits
(July 16, 2007)

Partial Publication of Opinion in Fee Dispute Ordered
(July 16, 2007)

State Bar Board Member Named to Head California AARP
(July 16, 2007)

Michael Marcus, Rex Heinke Elected to State Bar Board of Governors
(July 13, 2007)

C.A. Denies Fees for Succesful Defense of Prop. 65 Suit
(July 13, 2007)

Business Litigator Christopher Reeder Moves to Sheppard Mullin
(July 13, 2007)

S.C. Turns Down Spector Lawyer’s Bid to Block Jailing for Contempt
(July 12, 2007)

Court: IRS Claim Against Client Wipes Out Lawyers’ Right to Fees
(July 12, 2007)

Court of Appeal Issues Mixed Ruling on CLC Disqualification Issues
(July 11, 2007)

Fujioka Named County Chief Executive
(July 11, 2007)

Woodland Hills Lawyer Resigns as State Bar Seeks Firm Takeover
(July 10, 2007)

Ninth Circuit: Prosecutor Withheld Evidence in Bank Robbery
(July 10, 2007)

Mallano, Vogel Vying for Presiding Justice Post in C.A. Div. One
(July 9, 2007)

Court Tosses Conviction of Misinformed Pro Se Defendant
(July 9, 2007)

S.C.: Court May Apportion Settlement in Wrongful Death Action
(July 6, 2007)

Appeals Court Upholds Conviction in Gang Murder
(July 6, 2007)

Court Rejects Claim That Credit Card Companies Aided Infringement
(July 5, 2007)

Retired Court Commissioner H. Kirkland Jones Dies
(July 5, 2007)

Schwarzenegger Names Mary Nichols Chair of State Air Resources Board
(July 5, 2007)

High Court Rejects Order Granting New Trial in Suit Against NFL
(July 3, 2007)

Anita Dymant Named to Appellate Division
(July 3, 2007)

C.A. Reverses Award to Ex-Taster's Choice Model Claiming Misappropriation
(July 3, 2007)

Three New Commissioners Named to Los Angeles Superior Court
(July 3, 2007)

C.A. Denies Restitution to Man Claiming Wrongful Conviction
(July 2, 2007)

Court: ‘Monster’ Maker May Not Stop Sale of Rival’s Drink
(July 2, 2007)

Superior Court Judges Lois Smaltz, Richard Lyman Set to Retire
(June 29, 2007)

Court of Appeal Justice Joanne Parrilli to Step Down
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