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2012
C.A.
Throws Out Conservator’s Suit Against
Television Station
(December 31, 2012)
International Arbitration Award Held
Enforceable
(December 31, 2012)
Brown Names 30 to Superior Courts,
Including 11 in Los Angeles
(December 28, 2012)
Ex-Judge Patrick Murphy Arrested for
Domestic Violence
(December 28, 2012)
Supreme Court Rules for Union in Dispute
Over Supermarket Leafletting
(December 28, 2012)
Retired Commissioner Kautz Dies at 72
(December 28, 2012)
Court Upholds Entrepreneur’s Conviction
for Money Laundering
(December 27, 2012)
Judge May Reconsider Forum Non
Conveniens Ruling
(December 27, 2012)
C.A. Upholds Award of Attorney Fees to
Producer of ‘Sahara’
(December 26, 2012)
Panel Upholds Conviction in Securities
Fraud Case
(December 26, 2012)
C.A. Revives Securities Fraud Class
Action Against Manufacturer
(December 24, 2012)
(December 24, 2012)
Ninth
Circuit Upholds City Leases of Public
Land to Boy Scouts
(December 21, 2012)
Commission Confirms Three to Appellate
Courts
(December 21, 2012)
S.C. Rules for Revocable Trust
Beneficiaries in Dispute Over Standing
(December 21, 2012)
Governor Names Miles to New Term as Bar
Court Judge
(December 21, 2012)
Courts and Law Library Announce Holiday
Schedules
(Snippets, December 21,
2012)
C.A. Reverses Discovery Sanctions
Against Suspended Corporation
(December 20, 2012)
A.G.: Orange County Official Played
Conflicting Roles
(December 20, 2012)
Don Haidl, Central Figure in Carona
Corruption Case, Dies at 61
(December 20, 2012)
Sandra J. Levin to Join LA Law Library
as Executive Director
(Snippets, December 20,
2012)
C.A. Rules for Microsoft on Taxation of
Software Licenses
(December 19, 2012)
Alliance Elects Sacramento Judge White
President
(December 19, 2012)
A.G. Says City May Use Cameras to Cite
Motorists for Illegal Turns
(December 19, 2012)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Establishes Call
Center
(Snippets, December 19,
2012)
Judges Critical of Committee Draft
Opinion on Budget Advocacy
(December 18, 2012)
S.C. Affirms Death Sentence in West
Covina Murder
(December 18, 2012)
Senate Confirms Magistrate Judge
Fernando Olguin to District Judgeship
(December 18, 2012)
Court of Appeal Rules Child Crime
Witnesses, Not Just Victims, May Testify
Remotely
(December 18, 2012)
Court of Appeal Says Estate Waiver
Survived Same-Sex Marriage
(December 17, 2012)
C.A. Upholds Order Allowing Leafleting
Outside Library
(December 17, 2012)
Court of Appeal to Reconsider Ruling on
Liability for Medical Implants
(December 17, 2012)
Governor Brown Names Two Lawyers to
State Posts
(December 17, 2012)
LADragnet: Trutanich Misses Deadline to
Appeal $2 Million Verdict
(Snippets,
December 17, 2012
CJP
Admonishes Superior Court Judge for Rape
Comments
(December 14, 2012)
C.A.: Insurer’s Installment Payment
Charges Lawful
(December 14, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Upholds State Cuts in
Payments to Medi-Cal Providers
(December 14, 2012)
Judges Klausner, Schnegg Welcome Loyola
Law Alumni to the Profession
(Snippets, December 14,
2012)
C.A. Throws Out Conspiracy Conviction of
Onetime Deputy D.A.
(December 13, 2012)
Superior Court Judge Wheatley to Retire
Next Year
(December 13, 2012)
C.A. Says Court Erred in Not Certifying
Wage-and-Hour Class Action
(December 13, 2012)
San Diego Judge Vargas to Join District
Attorney’s Office
(December 13, 2012)
U.S. Senate Confirms Jesus Bernal as
Federal Judge
(December 12, 2012)
Superior Court Judge Jan Greenberg
Levine to Retire
(December 12, 2012)
C.A. Says Officer With Heart Problems
Not Qualified for Desk Job
(December 12, 2012)
Ex-Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso
Endorses Mike Feuer
(Snippets, December 12,
2012)
Court of Appeal Orders Revocation of
City’s Billboard Exemptions
(December 11, 2012)
Court Vacates Pregnancy Bias Award
Against Lucasfilm
(December 11, 2012)
Budget ‘Sweep’ Imperils Trial Courts,
CJA President Warns Governor
(December 11, 2012)
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Same-Sex
Marriage Cases
(December 10, 2012)
U.S. Jury Returns Verdict Against
Ex-IndyMac Executives
(December 10, 2012)
S.C. Throws Out Suit, Says Plaintiff Not
Compliant With Claims Law
(December 7, 2012)
C.A. Throws Out Attempted Murder
Convictions
(December 7, 2012)
Court Says L.A. Unified School District
is Fair to Charter Schools
(December 7, 2012)
Jahr Warns of Crisis ‘Escalation’ by
Brown Administration
(December 6, 2012)
Superior Court Commissioner Carnahan to
Retire
(December 6, 2012)
Court Finds Juror Selection Violation,
but Upholds Conviction
(December 6, 2012)
State Bar Recommends License
Cancellation Over Lawyer’s
Misrepresentation of Disability
(December 6, 2012)
Trutanich Explains Refusal to Take Pay
Cut: ‘We Are Not a Rich Family’
(Snippets, December 6,
2012)
Court of Appeal Upholds Conviction in
Crash That Killed Angels Pitcher
(December 5, 2012)
Santa Monica Attorney Sentenced to
Prison for Tax Fraud
(December 5, 2012)
Governor Brown Names Three Lawyers to
State Posts
(December 5, 2012)
Jackie Lacey Sworn in as District
Attorney
(December 4, 2012)
Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for
‘Ninja’ Killer
(December 4, 2012)
C.A. Holds Gang Members Responsible for
Killing of Confederate
(December 3, 2012)
Court Clarifies Rule on Certificate of
Rehabilitation
(December 3, 2012)
Monterey
Judge Grover Named to Sixth District
C.A.
(November 30, 2012)
Arbitration Policy Held Binding on
At-Will Employee
(November 30, 2012)
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Phillip
Hickok to Retire
(November 30, 2012)
Committee Vote on Judicial Nominees
Postponed
(November 30, 2012)
MTA Cannot Recover Cost of Buses Used
for Obama Fundraiser—Lawyer
(November 30, 2012)
Developer May Proceed With Suit Against
Local Attorneys—C.A.
(November 29, 2012)
S.C. Denies Review of Ruling on Maywood
School Project
(November 29, 2012)
Attorney and Former Judicial Candidate
to Retire
(November 29, 2012)
Committee Vote Set for Eastern District
Judicial Nominee
(November 29, 2012)
Former Attorney General John Van de Kamp
Endorses Mike Feuer
(Snippets, November 29,
2012)
C.A. Declines to Extend Strict Liability
to Medical Implants
(November 28, 2012)
Court: Juror’s Mistake Did Not Require
Disqualification
(November 28, 2012)
First AME Church Pastor Endorses Feuer
for City Attorney
(Snippets, November 28,
2012)
Supreme Court Reverses C.A. Ruling on
Evidence of Lost Profits
(November 27, 2012)
LGBT Anarchist Group Denied Sanctions
Against Church
(November 27, 2012)
Funeral Services Held for Attorney Peter
Kezirian, Dead at 48
(November 27, 2012)
Clarke to Leave Superior Court Post
After 18 Years
(November 26, 2012)
C.A. Allows Man Struck by Driver to Sue
Auto Club
(November 26, 2012)
Superior Court Judge Daniel Buckley to
Assume Civil Supervisory Duties
(November 26, 2012)
City Council May Engage Outside
Attorneys to Draft Laws, Chief Deputy
City Attorney Says
(November 26, 2012)
Governor Brown Nominates Two to
California Court of Appeal
(November 23, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Muslim Inmate’s
Right to Sue
(November 23, 2012)
Attorney Pleads Guilty to Kickbacks
Involving Construction
(November 23, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Overturns Conviction
Related to Pellicano Conspiracy
(November 21, 2012)
Goldman Lawyer Casts Doubt on Claims in
Documentary
(November 21, 2012)
State Supreme Court Declines to Hear
Proposition 13 Challenge
(November 21, 2012)
California Nurses Association Endorses
Mike Feuer for City Attorney
(Snippets, November 21,
2012)
Pass Rate on July State Bar Exam Rises
Above 55 Percent
(November 20, 2012)
S.C. Rules for Cities in Tax Collection
Dispute With County
(November 20, 2012)
C.A. Revives Excessive Force Suit
Against Sheriff’s Department
(November 20, 2012)
Jackie Lacey Names Executive Team for
District Attorney’s Office
(November 20, 2012)
C.A. Narrowly Construes ‘Pending
Litigation’ Exception to CPRA
(November 19, 2012)
DOJ, Harris Sue eBay Over Agreement Not
to Compete
(November 19, 2012)
Beth Jay, Principal Attorney to Three
Chief Justices, Set to Retire
(November 19, 2012)
Brown Appoints Chief Counsel At State
Parks Department
(November 19, 2012)
Superior Court Judges, Commissioner to
Move Next Month
(Snippets, November 19,
2012)
C.A.
Rejects Suit Charging LAPD Covered up
Murder by Officer
(November 16, 2012)
Panel Says Suit Over Tax Disclosures Was
Timely
(November 16, 2012)
Ex-Attorney General Dan Lungren Loses
U.S. House Seat
(November 16, 2012)
Feuer Accuses Trutanich of Ducking
Debates in Violation of Pledge
(Snippets, November 16,
2012)
Superior Court Plans Drastic Cutbacks
for Coming Fiscal Year
(November 15, 2012)
Judge O’Connell Nominated for Federal
Judgeship
(November 15, 2012)
Appeals Court Finds That ‘Legal Expense’
Connotes Attorney Fees
(November 15, 2012)
Governor Brown Re-Appoints Lawyer
Leviton to FEHC
(November 15, 2012)
Firing Not Justified by Belief Employee
Was Misusing Leave
(November 14, 2012)
Review Department Turns Down State Bar’s
Call for Disbarment of Attorney Taylor
Over Illegal Fees
(November 14, 2012)
Emling Becomes First Woman Chief Deputy
Public Defender
(November 14, 2012)
Lawyer Convicted of Altering Documents,
Other Federal Felonies
(November 14, 2012)
Accomplice’s Statements to Jailhouse
Informant Admissible—C.A.
(November 13, 2012)
Court: Convict Will Not Get Inheritance
Until Release
(November 13, 2012)
Defendant Cannot Invoke Sovereign
Immunity, C.A. Rules
(November
13, 2012)
C.A.
Upholds Class Action Denial in Suit
Against Retailer
(November 9, 2012)
Lacey Wins, Says ‘Community Has Come
Forward’ on Race
(November 8, 2012)
C.A. Rejects Suit Over Plan to Turn Book
Into Movie
(November 8, 2012)
Contract to Provide Gambling Stake Not
Against Public Policy
(November 7, 2012)
Panel Upholds Death Sentence in Mojave
Motel Murders
(November 7, 2012)
Commission Charges Bay Area Judge With
Interfering in Son’s Case
(November 6, 2012)
Lavin Named to Special Panel for
Election Day Issues
(November 6, 2012)
DOJ Slates Election Day Enforcement
Effort
(November 6, 2012)
C.A. Rejects Cities’ Bids to Collect Bed
Taxes From Online Sellers
(November 5, 2012)
Court Revives Challenge to City’s Cut in
Health Benefits
(November 5, 2012)
C.A. Upholds Group’s Right to Fire
Pastor of Affiliated Church
(November 2, 2012)
Court to Decide Whether Judge May
Restrict Residence
(November 2, 2012)
Wal-Mart Project Requires Environmental
Review—Court
(November 1, 2012)
S.C. Denies Review of City’s Dispute
With Biker Club
(November 1, 2012)
State Bar Slates Hearings on Discipline
and Other Issues
(November 1, 2012)
ADDA Endorses Lacey; Jackson Photos
Removed From Noval Website
(Snippets,
November 1, 2012)
Rounding
Off Employee’s Time Not Necessarily
Illegal—C.A.
(October 31, 2012)
Architect Not Liable for Slip-and-Fall
Injuries—Court
(October 31, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Upholds New-Trial Order in
Death Penalty Case
(October 30, 2012)
Ban on Probationer’s Use of Medical
Marijuana Upheld
(October 30, 2012)
Court Revives Cross-Complaint in Dispute
Between Lawyers
(October 29, 2012)
Informant-Testimony Law Not
Retroactive—C.A.
(October 29, 2012)
Trutanich, Feuer Agree That Villaraigosa
Proposal Is Faulty
(Snippets, October 29,
2012)
Court of Appeal Rejects Suit Over
‘Mystery House’ Trademark
(October 26, 2012)
Retired Commissioner Gerald Richardson
Dies at 68
(October 26, 2012)
FPPC Sues Over Donation, Hearing Set for
Tuesday
(October 26, 2012)
Governor Names Fred Hiestand to
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
(October 26, 2012)
Court Overturns Order for Release of San
Diego Murderess
(October 25, 2012)
Former Senior Lawyers Chair Hugh I.
Biele Dies at 70
(October 25, 2012)
Court Allows Conservatives’ Rights Suit
Against Campus Officials
(October 24, 2012)
Consultant Claims Jackson Campaign Lied
About Donor
(October 24, 2012)
C.A. Affirms Support Increase After
Jurisdictional Challenge
(October 23, 2012)
Lacey Comments on Times Report, Jackson
Trumpets Daily News Nod
(Snippets, October 23,
2012)
U.S. Judge Strikes Down Early Ballot
Deadline for New Parties
(October
22, 2012)
Superior Court Judge Sheldon to Retire
Next Month
(October 22, 2012)
Court
Revives Drug Conspiracy Charges
Involving Anna Nicole Smith
(October
19, 2012)
Beckloff Hailed at Pasadena Bar
Association Meeting for Judicial
Excellence
(Snippets,
October 19, 2012)
C.A. Rejects Claim of ‘Implied-in-Fact’
Agreement to Arbitrate
(October
18, 2012)
S.C. Declines to Revive Action Against
Cochran Firm
(October
18, 2012)
Alan Jackson Doubles Down in TV Ad,
Calls Lacey ‘Dishonest’
(October
17, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Again Stays Order Striking
Down Montana Contribution Limits
(October
17, 2012)
Supreme
Court Upholds Conviction of
Septuagenarian Murderess
(October
16, 2012)
Billboard
for TV Show Is Commercial Speech—Court
(October
16, 2012)
Remarks
of Incoming CJA President Alan D.
Hardcastle
(October
16, 2012)
Law
Library to Celebrate National Pro Bono
Week With Concert, Talks
(Snippets,
October 16, 2012)
Court
of Appeal Holds Beer Seller Not
Responsible for Fatal Crash
(October
15, 2012)
Court
Orders New Sentencing for Teen Murderer
(October 15, 2012)
S.C.
to Review Ruling Against Pizza Chain on
Harassment Claim
(October
12, 2012)
Charter School Not Entitled to Choose
Its Location—C.A.
(October
12, 2012)
Ex-LAPD Officer Loses Bid to Expand Suit
Against Gunmaker
(October
11, 2012)
Lacey Outraises Opponent in Quarterly
Fundraising
(October
11, 2012)
A.G. Says Water District Can Sue to Oust
Director Over Residence
(October
11, 2012)
C.A. Takes Liberal View on Pleading
Claims Act Compliance
(October
10, 2012)
Panel Upholds Temecula’s Medical
Marijuana Ban
(October
10, 2012)
Robert Tanenbaum to Address Santa
Clarita Bar Association
(Snippets,
October 10, 2012)
Annexed Homeowners Must Pay Municipal
Taxes, C.A. Rules
(October
9, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Cites Discovery Denial,
Says Defendant Entitled to New Hearing
in Child Pornography Case
(October
9, 2012)
Kelly, Crispo, Horan Named 2012 MetNews
‘Persons of the Year’
(October
9, 2012)
Jesse Choper to Receive Witkin Medal
From State Bar
(October
9, 2012)
Defamation Suit Over ‘Deadbeat Dad’
Reference Held SLAPP
(October
5, 2012)
Alliance Blasts AOC Treatment of
Information Requests
(October
5, 2012)
Southwestern Law School to Honor Three
Entertainment Law Attorneys
(Snippets,
October 5, 2012)
Carolyn Kuhl Elected Assistant Presiding
Judge
(October
4, 2012)
State Bar Files Discipline Cases Based
on MCLE Audit
(October
4, 2012)
Retired Sheppard Mullin Partner Francis
Dies at 80
(October
4, 2012)
Pasadena Bar Association to Honor Judge
Mitchell Beckloff
(Snippets,
October 4, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Takes Strict View of
Aircraft Statute of Repose
(October
3, 2012)
Court of Appeal Applies Realignment Act
to Revocation Of Probation and Execution
of Suspended Sentence
(October
3, 2012)
Retirement Dinner Slated for District
Attorney Cooley
(Snippets,
October 3, 2012)
C.A. Upholds Actor’s Award of ‘Nash
Bridges’ Profits
(October
2, 2012)
U.S. High Court Leaves Ex-Vernon Mayor’s
Conviction Intact
(October
2, 2012)
Lew May Return to Work Next Week,
Spokesperson Says
(October
2, 2012)
Jackie Lacey Tells of Ad Libbing Remarks
at Seniors Center
(Snippets,
October 2, 2012)
Hearing Officer May Grant Pitchess
Motion—Court of Appeal
(October
1, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Overturns Antelope Valley
Death Sentence
(October 1, 2012)
Beverly
Hills Bar Association to Hold Program on
Settlement Ethics
(Snippets, October 1,
2012)
C.A. Rejects Ex-Lawyer’s Racial Bias
Suit Against Labor Union
(September 28, 2012)
Judicial Council to Reduce Size of
Advisory Committees
(September 28, 2012)
Cooley to Announce Endorsement of Kevin
James for Mayor
(Snippets, September 28,
2012)
C.A. Says Inmate Is Entitled to Court
Access to Seek Visitation
(September 27, 2012)
Appeals Panel Holds That Licensee May Be
Ordered to Take Mental Competency Exam
as Part of Investigation
(September 27, 2012)
Court of Appeal Approves of Firing
Misbehaving Police Officer
(September 27, 2012)
Construction Defect Specialist Loses in
C.A. in His Own Defect Case
(September 27, 2012)
Nossaman LLP Adds Intellectual Property
Partner Thomas Dover
(Snippets, September 27,
2012)
C.A. Allocates Coverage Responsibility
in Sterling Housing Bias Suit
(September 26, 2012)
Appeals Court Approves Aggregating
Vandalism Claims
(September 26, 2012)
Former DEA Head Robert Bonner Endorses
Jackson for District Attorney
(Snippets, September 26,
2012)
Ninth Circuit Revives Suit by Man
Claiming Coerced Confession
(September 25, 2012)
Judicial Nominations Left Hanging as
Senate Recesses
(September 25, 2012)
Candidates Feuer and Trutanich Agree to
Debates
(September 25, 2012)
Attorney Denove, Judge Murphy Provide
Snapshots
(Snippets, September 25,
2012)
Jackie Lacey Calls for Granting Drivers’
Licenses to Illegal Aliens
(September 24, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Panel Rejects Alaskan
Villagers’ Suit Against Energy Companies
on Global Warming
(September 24, 2012)
Court of Appeal Approves Retroactive
Application of DUI Statute
(September 24, 2012)
State Bar Says It Will Seek Discipline
of Lawyer Targeted in Federal Suit
(September 24, 2012)
(Snippets, September 24,
2012)
Court
of Appeal Holds County Not Liable for
Pit Bull Attack
(September 21, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Approves Settlement of
Class Action Charging Facebook With
Invasion of Privacy
(September 21, 2012)
Restraint Marks Debate Between
Candidates for District Attorney
(September 21, 2012)
Mike Feuer Is Endorsed for City Attorney
by Ex-Police Chief Bratton
(Snippets, September 21,
2012)
Court of Appeal Revives Class Action Bid
by Newspaper Carriers
(September 20, 2012)
Brown Signs Bill Targeting Disability
Access Lawsuits
(September 20, 2012)
Litigator Mark Johnson Joins Alston
& Bird’s Los Angeles Office
(Snippets, September 20,
2012)
Court of Appeal Upholds a $54,000 Fee
Award to Century City Attorney Sued for
Client-Snatching
(September 19, 2012)
Appeals Court Orders ‘Red Light Camera’
Measure Restored to Murietta’s November
Ballot
(September 19, 2012)
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Presents LIBOR Seminar
(Snippets, September 19,
2012)
State Bar Dues Bill Signed, Active
Members to Pay $410 for 2013
(September 18, 2012)
Admission in Deposition Did Not Preclude
Contradiction In Subsequent Declaration,
Court of Appeal Rules
(September 18, 2012)
C.A. Finds No Judicial Bias Based on
Slip-of-the-Tongue
(September 18, 2012)
Supermarket Owner Not Liable for Death
Following Freak Mishap—C.A.
(September 18, 2012)
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Presents Seminar on Ethics
(Snippets, September 18,
2012)
King Succeeds Collins as Central
District Chief Judge
(September 17, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Removal of Legal
Resident Who Claimed He Was Mistreated
at Border by Authorities
(September 17, 2012)
Diamond Bar Attorney Faces Disbarment
After Failing to Appear
(September 17, 2012)
Shernoff Bidart Announces Lawsuit
Against Health Net, Inc.
(Snippets,
September 17, 2012)
Ninth
Circuit Allows Suit by Family of Woman
Slain by Husband
(September 14, 2012)
Molina, Philibosian, Shiff Endorse Lacey
for District Attorney
(Snippets, September 14,
2012)
Supreme Court Depublishes Ruling in
Attorney Malpractice Case
(September 13, 2012)
State Bar to Pursue Building Purchase in
Los Angeles
(September 13, 2012)
Hastings College of the Law Mourns
Libyan Ambassador
(September 13, 2012)
David Wesley Officially Elected
Presiding Judge
(September 13, 2012)
Beverly Hills Bar Association Announces
‘Judges Night’ Program
(Snippets, September 13,
2012)
C.A. Revives Claim Lawyer Obtained
Fraudulent Fee Waivers
(September 12, 2012)
‘No
Inappropriate Conduct’ by AOC
Lobbyists—Justice
(September 12, 2012)
Labor Law Attorney Mahsa Aliaskar Joins
Sheppard Mullin
(Snippets, September 12,
2012)
Court Upholds Dismissal of Chuck
Yeager’s Suit over Memorabilia
(September 11, 2012)
Wapner, Byrne, Others Eulogize Long-Time
Executive Officer Frank Zolin
(September 11, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Throws Out
Ex-Commissioner’s Suit Against Judges
(September 11, 2012)
Jackie Lacey Announces Four Law
Enforcement Endorsements
(Snippets, September 11,
2012)
Alliance ‘Perplexed’ at Selection of
Lobbyist to New Post at AOC
(September 10, 2012)
Court Orders New Sentencing for Man Who
Blew Up His Own Mailbox in Extortion
Plot Involving Athletes
(September 10, 2012)
California Applicants’ Attorneys
Association Has New Leadership Team
(Snippets, September 10,
2012)
D.A.’s Office Has No Conflict in Bell
Prosecution, C.A. Rules
(September 7, 2012)
Judge Not Required to Consider Jurors’
Plea for Sentencing Leniency, C.A. Rules
in Shooting Case
(September 7, 2012)
Former State Sen. Richard Polanco
Endorses Alan Jackson
(Snippets, September 7,
2012)
Court Upholds Order Against Seizure of
Property From Homeless
(September 6, 2012)
Incoming AOC Director Names AOC
Leadership Team
(September 6, 2012)
Armenian Bar Association Chairman
Protests Officer’s Slaying
(Snippets, September 6,
2012)
C.A. Upholds Award for Emotional Toll of
Attack on Dog
(September 5, 2012)
Judge Lew Has Second Operation to
Relieve Pressure
(September 5, 2012)
Kamala D. Harris Announces Slight
Decrease in Hate Crimes in 2011
(Snippets, September 5,
2012)
Judicial Council Approves Restructuring
of AOC Executive Office
(September 4, 2012)
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Invites Attorney Support of CARES
(September
4, 2012)
Court
Upholds Ruling in Suit Over Marilyn
Monroe Publicity
(August 31, 2012)
Implement SEC Reforms Now, Alliance
Director Tells AOC
(August 31, 2012)
State Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in
Mobile Home Case
(Snippets, August 31,
2012)
Ninth Circuit Says Publishers Jailed
Over Story Can Sue Arpaio
(August 30, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Orders New Trial in San
Diego Slayings
(August 30, 2012)
C.A. Holds Tax Statute Discriminatory
and Unconstitutional
(August 29, 2012)
S.C. Names David Pasternak to State Bar
Board
(August 29, 2012)
C.A. Revives Sex Abuse Suit, Citing
Insurance Code Provision
(August 28, 2012)
S.C. Criticizes Prosecution, Throws Out
Death Sentence
(August 28, 2012)
C.A. Rejects Claim of Exception to Ban
on Noncompete Clauses
(August 27, 2012)
Audit Criticizes AOC Handling of
Construction Projects
(August
27, 2012)
Memorial
Service Scheduled for Sept. 8 for Former
Court Executive Frank Zolin
(August 24, 2012)
High Court Discards Release Rule on Tort
Settlements
(August 24, 2012)
S.C. Will Not Review Ruling in Battle
Over Banking Fortune
(August 23, 2012)
Both DA Candidates Claim to Be Ahead in
the Polls
(Snippets, August 23,
2012)
C.A. Says Bernard Parks Liable for
Failed Campaign’s Robocalls
(August 22, 2012)
Court Orders New Hearing for Convicted
Psychiatrist
(August 22, 2012)
No Loss-of-Consortium Claim Under
Power-Press Exception—S.C.
(August 22, 2012)
Court Upholds Year Prison Term for ‘Die
Hard’ Director
(August 21, 2012)
San Diego Attorney Named Co-President of
Littler Mendelson
(August 21, 2012)
Credit Union Held Responsible for Funds
Lost Due to Fraud
(August 20, 2012)
Trutanich Takes Out Papers to Run for
Second Term
(August 20, 2012)
Senior U.S. District Judge Lew ‘Quite
Stable,’ Physician Says
(August 20, 2012)
Italian American Lawyers Assn. to Stage
DA Candidate Forum
(Snippets, August 20,
2012)
High Court Finds Arbitration Clauses in
CC&Rs Enforceable
(August 17, 2012)
Supreme Court Cites Eighth Amendment,
Says Sentence of 110 Years to Life for
Juvenile Is Unconstitutional
(August 17, 2012)
San Diego Judge-Elect Calls for Arrest
of Eric Holder, Impeachment
(Snippets, August 17,
2012)
Court of Appeal Rejects Bias Claim
Against Ex-Judge Schiavelli
(August 16, 2012)
S.C. Will Not Review Discipline of
Psychologist for Misconduct as Family
Law Special Master
(August 16, 2012)
Court Revives Suit Over Publication of
Celebrity Wedding Photos
(August 15, 2012)
C.A. Allows Libel Suit Against Lawyer to
Go Forward
(August 15, 2012)
Court of Appeal Rejects Lawsuit Against
Tech Blog as SLAPP
(August 14, 2012)
Greenberg Partner Sean McMillan Killed
Piloting Small Aircraft
(August 14, 2012)
U.S. District Court Senior Judge Lew
Undergoes Skull Surgery
(August 13, 2012)
Court of Appeal Affirms Order to Pay
Ex-Wife $350,000
(August 13, 2012)
CA Voids Consent Decree on Teacher
Lay-Offs
(August 13, 2012)
Marine Captain Manoukian, Son of
Jurists, Dies in Afghanistan
(August
13, 2012)
Court
of Appeal Says Judge Rogers Failed to
Follow Its Directive
(August 10, 2012)
Appeal Dismissed, Though Case Was Fully
Briefed, After Discovery There Was No
Judgment
(August 10, 2012)
Jackson Labels Himself a ‘Prosecutor,’
Lacey an ‘Administrator’
(August 9, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Overturns Award Against
U.S. for Wiretapping
(August 8, 2012)
Three-Judge Federal Appeals Panel Takes
Issue With Circuit’s Earlier Decision on
Whistleblowers
(August 8, 2012)
Reenactment Through Computer-Generated
Animation Proper
(August 7, 2012)
Court of Appeal’s Reduction of Fake-Bomb
Conviction to Misdemeanor Reversed by
State High Court
(August 7, 2012)
Attorney Gary S. Greene’s ‘Big Band of
Barristers’ Wins ABA Competition
(August 7, 2012)
Lesbian Retains Joint Custody of Child
Adopted by Former Partner
(August 6, 2012)
C.A. Affirms Dismissal of Action Against
Cochran Firm
(August 6, 2012)
Police Rights Attorney Gregory Smith
Formally Declares Los Angeles City
Attorney Candidacy
(August 3, 2012)
City of Lancaster, Officials Are Spared
Litigation by Motorcycle Club
(August 3, 2012)
Superior Court Seeks Commercial
Litigators for Settlement Marathon
(Snippets, August 3, 2012)
Judge Eradicates ADDA’s Win In Contest
Over Failure to Bargain
(August 2, 2012)
CA Reverses Conviction of Ex-Compton
Mayor Bradley
(August 2, 2012)
Lillie’s Name Goes Back On Law Library
Building
(August 2, 2012)
Ipsen Is Fired From Post of Deputy
District Attorney
(August 1, 2012)
Panel Says Handbook’s Arbitration Clause
Invalid
(August
1, 2012)
Jahr
Says He Looks Forward to ‘Healthy
Self-Assessment’ of AOC
(July 31, 2012)
Retired Superior Court Judge Jahr to
Head AOC
(July 30, 2012)
C.A. Throws Out Verdict in Prisoner’s
Wrongful Death
(July 30, 2012)
Non-Practicing Attorney Stone to Become
President of City of Hope
(Snippets, July 30, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Allows Challenge to No-Fly
List to Proceed
(July 27, 2012)
C.A. Upholds Molestation Conviction of
Scientist
(July 27, 2012)
C.A. Upholds Admission of Threatened
Witness’ Hearsay Statement
(July 26, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Agrees to Review DNA
Ruling En Banc
(July 26, 2012)
Brown Reappoints Capozzola To Law
Revision Commission
(July 26, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Rejects Ex-Members’ Suit
Against Scientology
(July 25, 2012)
C.A. Reinstates Part of Ex-Officer’s
Suit Against Gunmaker
(July 25, 2012)
Panel Orders Reconsideration of
Sanctions Against Attorney
(July 24, 2012)
Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence in
Murder of Woman Abducted From BART
Station
(July
24, 2012)
Lawyers Philharmonic And Legal Voices
Draw Enthusiastic Ovation
(July 24, 2012)
Former Desert Hot Springs Police Officer
Gets Four Years in Prison for Abusing
Suspects
(July 24, 2012)
Patrick M. Kelly Elected President of
State Bar for 2012-2013
(July 23, 2012)
Judiciary’s Credibility at Stake in AOC
Reform—Czuleger
(July 23, 2012)
LACBA, Other Bar Groups Urge Bar
Admission of Non-Citizen
(July 23, 2012)
Governor Brown Appoints Chief Counsel at
Board of Parole Hearings
(July 23, 2012)
‘Now
Is Time for Reform,’ Los Angeles
Superior Court Tells AOC
(July 20, 2012)
C.A. Says Malpractice Suit Barred by
Statute of Limitations
(July 20, 2012)
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Advances
Olguin Nomination
(July 20, 2012)
Parris Urges Mandatory Utilization of
Motor Vehicle Black Boxes
(Snippets, July 20, 2012)
High Court to Decide Whether Store May
Ban Religious Solicitors
(July 19, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Revives Bid to Use Segway
at Disneyland
(July 19, 2012)
C.A. Upholds City’s Decision Not to
Award Golf Cart Contract
(July 18, 2012)
Services Friday for Entertainment Lawyer
Marvin B. Meyer
(July 18, 2012)
S.C. Throws Out Death Sentence in L.A.
Murders
(July 17, 2012)
Justices Overturn Restitution Order to
Estate as ‘Victim’
(July 17, 2012)
Frustrated Judge Lance Ito Calls AOC
‘Deceptive, Vindictive, Manipulated’
(July 16, 2012)
Trafficking Victim Entitled to
Dependency Protection
(July 16, 2012)
Ninth
Circuit Panel Tosses Antitrust Claim
Over ATM Fees
(July 13, 2012)
Judiciary
Committee Approves Bernal Nomination
(July
13, 2012)
Ninth
Circuit Court Allows Ex-Athlete to Sue
Davis Police
(July 12, 2012)
Commission
on Judicial Performance Admonishes Judge
for Contemptuous Treatment of Defense
Lawyer
(July 12, 2012)
Ex-Mayor
Riordan Declares He’s Supporting Jackson
(Snippets, July 12, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Rejects Products Liability
Suit Against Taser Maker
(July 11, 2012)
ACLU Sues Cooley and Baca, Says
Exculpatory Evidence Is Being Concealed
(July 11, 2012)
State Supreme Court Orders New Hearing
in Death Penalty Case
(July 10, 2012)
State Bar Charges Glendale Lawyer With
Bilking Client
(July 10, 2012)
Fox Rothschild’s Darrell Miller Honored
by National Bar Association
(July 10, 2012)
Marriage Terminated Earlier Child
Support Order, C.A. Rules
(July 9, 2012)
Former L.A. Attorney Appointed to Board
of Parole Hearings
(July 9, 2012)
Superior Court Announces Fee Hikes,
Effective Tomorrow
(July 9, 2012)
Dragnet.com Questions Trutanich’s
Ability to Raise Funds for Reelection
Bid
(Snippets,
July 9, 2012)
C.A.
Upholds City of Los Angeles’ Regulation
of Medical Marijuana
(July 6, 2012)
Orange County Judge Accepts Censure by
CJP
(July 6, 2012)
LGBA, Other Bar Groups, Celebrate
Fitzgerald’s Appointment
(Snippets, July 6, 2012)
Robber Guilty of Murder in Death of His
Accomplice—C.A.
(July 5, 2012)
Alliance Founder Horan Endorses SEC
Recommendations, Blasts Comment Process
as Lacking Integrity
(July 5, 2012)
Anti-Terrorism Law Has No Exception for
‘Legitimate Violence’—Court
(July 5, 2012)
Charter Cities Exempt From Prevailing
Wage Law, S.C. Rules
(July 3, 2012)
Co-Defendant’s Continuance Extends
Speedy Trial Time
(July 3, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Award to U.S.
Resulting From Forest Fire
(July 2, 2012)
ACLU Sues Anaheim, Alleges Racially
Polarized Voting
(July 2, 2012)
Bingham McCutcheon Partner Elected to
ADL Post
(July 2, 2012)
Stolen Valor Act Is Unconstitutional,
U.S. Supreme Court Rules
(June 29, 2012)
Senate Committee Puts Off Vote on Bernal
Nomination
(June 29, 2012)
C.A. Allows Suit Against Pizza Chain
Over Sexual Harassment Claim
(June 28, 2012)
CWL to Honor Prisoner Rights Lawyer With
Stender Award
(June 28, 2012)
Chief Judge of Texas Court of Criminal
Appeals Faces Spirited Challenge
(Snippets, June 28, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Rejects Tax Protesters’
First Amendment Claims
(June 27, 2012)
School Board Was Not Required to Place
Parent’s ‘Rainbow Day’ Protest on
Agenda, C.A. Rules
(June 27, 2012)
Longtime Commissioner George Kalinski to
Retire
(June 27, 2012)
Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence in
Hollywood Hills Killing
(June 26, 2012)
Committee Sets Vote Thursday on Bernal
Nomination
(June 26, 2012)
Baretta, Bartenetti to Be Feted by
Italian American Lawyers
(Snippets, June 26, 2012)
Alliance
Blasts Judicial Council’s Initial
Response to SEC Report
(June 25, 2012)
CJA
to Move to Sacramento, Hire Management
Company
(June 25, 2012)
High
Court Sends Discipline Cases Back to
State Bar
(June
25, 2012)
Ninth
Circuit Affirms Engineer’s Conviction in
Chinese Spying Case
(June 22, 2012)
Court
of Appeal Overturns Verdict in Fatal
Shooting
(June 22, 2012)
Suspended
Valley Attorney Sentenced for Extortion,
Obstructing Justice
(June 22, 2012)
DA’s
Office to Receive $5.9 Million Grant
(Snippets, June 22, 2012)
S.C. to Review Conviction of Driver
Detained After Fatal Car Crash
(June 21, 2012)
Kelleher, Nation’s Oldest Federal Judge,
Dies at 99
(June 21, 2012)
Jackson, Lacey Pick Up Endorsements
(Snippets, June 21, 2012)
C.A. Rejects Second Amendment Challenge
to ‘Dirk or Dagger’ Law
(June 20, 2012)
Commissioner Alan Friedenthal Elected to
CJA Post
(June 20, 2012)
Missing Superior Court Judge Found,
Hospitalized
(June 20, 2012)
Assembly Committee Passes Mortgage Fraud
Bill
(June 20, 2012)
C.A. Rejects Bid to Shift Liability for
Broker’s Conversion of Funds
(June 19, 2012)
Police Called After Judge Fails to
Appear for Court
(June 19, 2012)
Sentence-Cutting Legislation Not
Retroactive, Supreme Court Rules
(June 19, 2012)
Court of Appeal Applies Offset Rule to
Legal Malpractice Verdict
(June 18, 2012)
S.C. Clarifies Exhaustion Rule on
Environmental Challenges
(June 15, 2012)
Hundreds of Employees to Be Laid Off or
Have Pay Cut Today, Los Angeles Superior
Court Officials Say
(June 15, 2012)
Nebron Remembered as Serious Judge With
a Lighter Side
(June 15, 2012)
Paul Boland Exhibit Unveiled at
Children’s Courthouse Ceremony
(Snippets, June 15, 2012)
C.A. Takes Liberal View of Consortium
Claim in Asbestos Case
(June 14, 2012)
Court Again Tosses Officials’ False
Accounting Convictions
(June 14, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Revives Part of Suit Over
DEA Wrong-House Raid
(June 13, 2012)
U.S. Senate Confirms Arizona Justice to
Ninth Circuit
(June 13, 2012)
Jackson Stretches Lead Over Trutanich in
D.A. Race
(June 13, 2012)
Best, Best & Krieger, Byrne &
Nixon Get City Contracts
(Snippets, June 13, 2012)
Services Set for Wilbur Littlefield, 90,
Longtime County Public Defender
(June 12, 2012)
Southwestern Law School Names Parrish
Interim Dean
(June 12, 2012)
C.A. Upholds Convictions of Two Men in
Gardena Robbery-Murder
(June 12, 2012)
CJP Cancels Hearing, Mulls Settlement
With Judge
(June 12, 2012)
Big Band Barristers to Perform in
Beverly Hills Park
(Snippets, June 12, 2012)
C.A. Revives Malicious Prosecution Claim
Against Local Law Firm
(June 11, 2012)
Court Upholds BART Officer’s Conviction
in Shooting
(June
11, 2012)
S.C.
Upholds Death Sentence for Man Who
Burned Woman to Death
(June 8, 2012)
Democrats Push for Vote on Ninth Circuit
Nominee Hurwitz
(June 8, 2012)
Berger Opens Fire on Trutanich as
Candidate for Reelection
(Snippets, June 8, 2012)
Prosecutors, Incumbents Sweep Local
Superior Court Contests
(June 7, 2012)
Suppressed Evidence May Be Used to
Revoke Probation—C.A.
(June 7, 2012)
Silberman to Be Feted in Pasadena as
Family Law Judge of the Year
(Snippets, June 7, 2012)
Chief Justice Releases AOC Interim
Report on Structural Changes
(June 6, 2012)
C.A. Rejects Challenge to Plan for Van
de Kamps Bakery
(June 6, 2012)
Armenian Bar Installs Garo B. Ghazarian
as President
(Snippets, June 6, 2012)
Lacey Disputes Allegations by Strategist
for Rival DA Candidate Trutanich
(June 5, 2012)
C.A. Managing Attorney Named Clerk of
Supreme Court
(June 5, 2012)
Former L.A. County Bar President Don
Mike Anthony Dies at 73
(June 5, 2012)
State Bar Professional Responsibility
Committee Seeks Comment on Proposed
Opinion on Social Media
(June 5, 2012)
State Supreme Court Cuts Sentence in
Gang-Related Shooting Case
(June 5, 2012)
C.A. Overturns Ruling in Battle Over San
Diego Banking Fortune
(June 4, 2012)
C.A. Upholds Order That Juror Disclose
Facebook Postings
(June 4, 2012)
Embattled County Assessor John Noguez to
Take Leave of Absence
(June 4, 2012)
Candidate Joe Escalante Spotlighted on
Atlantic Monthly Website
(Snippets, June 4, 2012)
Court Denies En Banc Review in Suit
Against Occidental Petroleum
(June 1, 2012)
Supreme Court Affirms Death Sentence in
Oakland Shooting
(June 1, 2012)
Berger Acknowledges on TV News Show That
He’s Blogger ‘Joe Friday’
(Snippets, June 1, 2012)
Alliance Critical of Chief Justice’s
Response to Committee Report
(May 31, 2012)
Dragnet
Website Presents Video With TV
Commentaries on Trutanich
(Snippets, May 31, 2012)
C.A. Invalidates Statute Criminalizing
Defamation of Bank
(May 30, 2012)
Woman Who Correctly Guessed Lotto
Numbers Can’t Collect Prize—C.A.
(May 30, 2012)
Four
Newspapers in Chain Make Judicial
Endorsements
(Snippets, May 30, 2012)
Court of Appeal Clarifies Rule on
Attorney Fees in Contract Dispute
(May 29, 2012)
Otto, Challenger Step Up Spending in
Judicial Contest
(May 29, 2012)
Lawyers
Philharmonic to Perform at Disney Hall
(Snippets, May 29, 2012)
Court Revives Legal Malpractice Suit
Over Trust Documents
(May 25, 2012)
Superior Court Judge Dismisses Rape
Conviction of Once-Promising Prep
Football Star Brian Banks
(May 25, 2012)
Deputy District Attorney, Two Civil
Practitioners Compete
(Judicial Elections, May
25, 2012)
Pasadena
Bar Unit to Hear About ‘Social Media
& Discovery’
(Snippets, May 25, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Slates Argument Over
Same-Sex Spouse Benefits
(May 24, 2012)
Senate Rules Committee Backs Kim for
Chief Trial Counsel
(May 24, 2012)
Jesse James Hollywood Conviction Left
Standing by High Court
(May 24, 2012)
Services Today for Former Pasadena Bar
President
(May 24, 2012)
Services Set Next Week for Attorney
Gerald Curry
(May 24, 2012)
LACBA
to Present Program on Typography for
Briefs
(Snippets, May 24, 2012)
C.A. Overturns Discovery Orders in
Firm’s Dispute With Ex-Partner
(May 23, 2012)
Two Council Members Call for Independent
Review of Property Reassessments in Wake
of D.A. Probe
(May 23, 2012)
Hearings Set Next Month for Two Court of
Appeal Nominees
(May 23, 2012)
Two Men Charged With Murder In Shooting
of USC Graduate Students From China
(May 23, 2012)
LA
Weekly Reveals ‘Secrets’ About Trutanich
(Snippets, May 23, 2012)
Daily
News Won’t Endorse in Judicial Races
(Snippets, May 22, 2012)
State Bar Reports Slightly Lower Pass
Rate for February Bar Exam
(May 22, 2012)
Attorney Paul Watford Confirmed as Ninth
Circuit Judge
(May 22, 2012)
Brown
Names Eight to Local Bench, Including
First Muslim Judge
(May 21, 2012)
Court of Appeal Throws Out
Abuse-of-Process Suit Against Local
Attorney Morse Mehrban
(May 21, 2012)
Aggressive
Collections Urged as Moneymaker for
Trial Courts
(May 18, 2012)
C.A. Rejects Local Court Policy on
Misdemeanor Appearances
(May 18, 2012)
Democrats Seek to Force Vote on Watford
Nomination
(May 18, 2012)
Judge’s Administrative Act Sparks
Election Challenge
(Judicial Elections, May
18, 2012)
S.C.
Denies Review of Removal of Orange
County Judge Stanford
(May 17, 2012)
CJP Admonishes Judge for Delays, False
Affidavits
(May 17, 2012)
Cooley Calls for Assessor Noguez To Step
Down From Post
(May 17, 2012)
Former ADDA Head Ipsen to Be Fired,
Sources Say
(May 16, 2012)
C.A. Revives District Attorneys’ UCL
Action Against Vendor
(May 16, 2012)
D.A. With Troubled Past Says He Will ‘Go
to War’ Against State Bar
(May 16, 2012)
Courts Face More Cuts as Shortfall
Drives Revised Budget Plan
(May 15, 2012)
Obama Nominates Magistrate Olguin for
District Judgeship
(May 15, 2012)
Court Rules for Malibu in Dispute With
Coastal Commission
(May 14, 2012)
Challenger Blasts His, Opponent’s ‘Not
Qualified’ Ratings
(May 14, 2012)
LACBA Rates Judge Olson, Five Other
Candidates ‘Not Qualified’
(May 11, 2012)
Court of Appeal Says Psychologist Can Be
Disciplined for Misconduct as Family Law
Special Master
(May 11, 2012)
Supreme Court to Rule on Evidence in Red
Light Camera Cases
(May 10, 2012)
Obama Hails Increase in Number of
Asian-American Judges
(May 10, 2012)
State Asks Federal Judge to End Prison
Health Care Receivership
(May 9, 2012)
Minor Parties Sue for Place on
Presidential Ballot
(May 9, 2012)
Ex-Glendale Councilman Indicted for
Embezzling $305,000 From Local Farmer’s
Market
(May 9, 2012)
Panel Rejects Proposed Overhaul of VA
Mental Health Care
(May 8, 2012)
State Supreme Court Upholds Death
Sentence for Riverside Man Who Killed
Neighbor
(May 8, 2012)
Prosecutor Rated ‘Well Qualified’ For
Superior Court
(May 8, 2012)
Attorney General Harris Backs LAPD
Policy on Auto Impounds
(May 7, 2012)
C.A. Recognizes
Interference-With-Expected-Inheritance
Tort
(May 4, 2012)
State Supreme Court Clarifies Criminal
Venue Statute
(May 4, 2012)
Superior Court Candidate Reports Not
Qualified Rating
(May 4, 2012)
Panel Throws Out Torture Suit Against
Ex-DOJ Official John Yoo
(May 3, 2012)
CJA Political Action Committee Moves to
Help Incumbents
(May 3, 2012)
Two Candidates Report Well Qualified
Ratings From County Bar
(May 2, 2012)
CJP Sets Hearing for Orange County Judge
Charged With Trying to Fix Wifes Traffic
Ticket
(May 2, 2012)
Superior Court Unveils New Policy
Regarding Court Reporters
(May 2, 2012)
Ruling That Baca Can Be Sued Over Jail
Beating Left Standing
(May 1, 2012)
Cooley Raps Villaraigosa, Beck for
Accusing Innocent Man
(May 1, 2012)
(May
1, 2012)
Vote
Set on Nguyens Nomination to Ninth
Circuit
(April 30, 2012)
DAs Office: Improper Conduct Led to ADDA
Victory
(April 27, 2012)
S.C. Upholds Death Sentence in Compton
Murder
(April 27, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Rejects Effort to Apply
Federal Voting Law to Local Recount
(April 27, 2012)
Southwestern Law Dean Bryant Garth to
Step Down
(April 27, 2012)
President Obama Nominates Jesus Bernal
to Central District Court
(April 26, 2012)
Two Challenged Judges Rated
Exceptionally Well Qualified By County
Bar Judicial Elections Committee
(April 26, 2012)
Court of Appeal Affirms Doctors
Conviction for Paying for Referrals
(April 25, 2012)
Judicial Council Endorses Cutbacks in
Court Construction
(April 25, 2012)
Supreme Court Seeking Applicants for
State Bar Board of Trustees
(April 25, 2012)
MALDEF Sues Sheriff, Seeks Release of
Ruben Salazar Records
(April 24, 2012)
C.A. Upholds Punitive Damages for Sale
of Asbestos-Lined Brakes
(April 23, 2012)
Senate Passes Bill to Extend Bankruptcy
Judgeships, Including Three in Central
District of California
(April 23, 2012)
Supreme
Court to Hear Challenge to Disclosure of
Police Identities
(April 20, 2012)
Suit Against Charity Over Director’s
Removal Held No SLAPP
(April 20, 2012)
Meyers Backing Is Opportunity for
‘Housecleaning,’ Association of Deputy
District Attorneys Head Says
(April 20, 2012)
Court of Appeal Upholds Shutdown of
Local Marijuana Clinic
(April 19, 2012)
Five Lawyers Seek Election to
Restructured State Bar Board
(April 19, 2012)
Edmon, Wesley Outline Plans for Closure
of 56 Courtrooms
(April 18, 2012)
City’s Outside Counsel Entitled to
Immunity—High Court
(April 18, 2012)
Assistant Hawthorne City Attorney
Challenges Judge With Indian Name
(Judicial Elections, April
18, 2012)
C.A. Tosses Ruling Allowing Client to
Cut Lawyer Out of Fee Award
(April 17, 2012)
Court Upholds Death Sentence in Killing
of Jeweler
(April 17, 2012)
LAO
Opposes Governor’s Proposal on Court
Budget Allocations
(April 16, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Convictions in
Nuclear Trespass Case
(April 16, 2012)
Ex-Foe Trujillo Endorses Trutanich for
District Attorney
(April 13, 2012)
C.A. Scraps Title, Description of
Pension Measure as Biased
(April 12, 2012)
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Brown Act
Challenge To Montebello Redevelopment
Property Deal
(April 12, 2012)
Governor Brown Names Three Lawyers to
State Posts
(April 12, 2012)
C.A. Upholds Ruling Against Bank Under
Anti-Deficiency Statutes
(April 11, 2012)
Superior Court Slates CRASH Settlement
Effort for June
(April 11, 2012)
District Attorney Cooley Applauds
Judge’s Decision on Ballot Designation
(April 11, 2012)
Brown Names Lawyer/Lobbyist To ‘Little
Hoover’ Commission
(April 11, 2012)
Judge Orders Scrapping of Trutanich’s
Ballot Designation
(April 10, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Panel Revives First
Amendment Claims of Anti-Bush Protestors
(April 10, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Says Church Group May Sue
to Stop Marijuana Seizures
(April 10, 2012)
Bar Panel Urges Disbarment of Lawyer Who
Married Elderly Client
(April 9, 2012)
Superior Court to Close Four Delinquency
Courts
(April 9, 2012)
C.A. Applies Anti-SLAPP Law to Malicious
Prosecution Claim
(April 6, 2012)
Musician/Broadcaster Competes With Two
Deputy DAs, Pro Bono Lawyer
(Judicial Elections, April
6, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Orders Challenge to Gun
Show Ban to Mediator
(April 5, 2012)
L.A. Superior Court to Move Limited
Civil Cases Out of Pomona North
Courthouse
(April 5, 2012)
Two Prosecutors, Pro Bono Attorney,
Broadcaster Seek Open Seat
(Judicial Elections, April
5, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Deportation of
Lebanese Torture Victim
(April 4, 2012)
CJP Admonishes Commissioner Alan
Friedenthal
(April 4, 2012)
Governor Brown Names Two Lawyers to
Environmental Posts
(April 4, 2012)
Candidate Meyers Accuses Steve Cooley of
Promoting Cronies in Office
(April 3, 2012)
Bill Would Force State High Court to
Move to Sacramento
(April 3, 2012)
Ninth
Circuit Senior Judge Robert R. Beezer
Dead at 83
(April 3, 2012)
C.A. Reverses Order Suppressing Evidence
Seized at Killing Scene
(April 2, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Rejects Antitrust Suit
Over Cable TV Packaging
(April 2, 2012)
LACBA Committee Nominates Daehnke as
President-Elect
(April 2, 2012)
High Court Clarifies Time Limit for
Childhood Molestation Suits
(March 30, 2012)
Lucy Dunn Reappointed to California
Transportation Commission
(March 30, 2012)
Family Loans Give Prosecutor Big Edge in
Campaign Spending
(March 29, 2012)
Judicial Council Unanimously Votes to
Stop CCMS Deployment
(March 28, 2012)
Ex-Toyota Lawyer Loses Another Challenge
to Arbitration Award
(March 27, 2012)
Frederick ‘Fritz’ Ohlrich to Retire as
California Supreme Court
Clerk/Administrator
(March 27, 2012)
Harris, Cities Settle Suit Over Ratings
of Black, Latino Stations
(March 27, 2012)
Mayor Nominates Skobin to LAFD Board
(March 27, 2012)
Court Upholds Conviction of Former
Congressional Candidate
(March 26, 2012)
Judge Kuhl to Seek Assistant Presiding
Judge Nod
(March 26, 2012)
Judge Grants Disclosure of Candidate’s
Evaluations
(March 26, 2012)
C.A. Rules on Liability Following Theft
of Settlement Check
(March 23, 2012)
Court Sets April Hearing on Trutanich
Ballot Designation
(March 23, 2012)
Supreme Court to Hear Dispute Over
Multimillion Dollar Estate
(March 22, 2012)
Attorney General Harris Settles With
Walmart, Retailer Agrees to Pay $2.1
Million for Overcharging Customers
(March 22, 2012)
Court of Appeal Throws Out Conviction in
Traffic Fatality of Child
(March 21, 2012)
Judicial Candidate Hughey Defends Ballot
Designation
(March 21, 2012)
S.C. Upholds Death Sentence in Orange
County Robbery-Murder
(March 20, 2012)
Ex-Public Defender Wilbur Littlefield—a
‘Square Shooter—Turns 90
(March 20, 2012)
Wilbur Littlefield: Hero of World War II
(March 20, 2012)
Opponent Alan Jackson Challenges
Trutanich Ballot Designation
(March 19, 2012)
Panel Throws Out Orange County Man’s
Death Sentence
(March 19, 2012)
Harris Names UCI Professor to Oversee
Mortgage Settlement
(March 19, 2012)
Michael Fitzgerald Confirmed as U.S.
District Judge
(March 16, 2012)
Edmon, Clarke Join Other Court Leaders
in Urging Redirection of CCMS Funding
(March 16, 2012)
Vote on District Court Nominee Michael
Fitzgerald Set for Today
(March 15, 2012)
Clerk’s Office to Cut Civil Phone Hours,
as of Today
(March 15, 2012)
Registrar Rejects Candidate’s Proposed
Ballot Designations
(March 15, 2012)
Judge Candidate Seeks to Be Listed as
‘Anti-Corruption Attorney’
(March 14, 2012)
Entertainment Litigator Barry Mallen
Joins Loeb & Loeb From Manatt
(March 14, 2012)
Governor Brown Appoints Three Attorneys
to State Panels
(March 14, 2012)
Court
Orders Third Sentencing for Millenium
Bomb Plotter
(March 13, 2012)
Ballot Designation Challenges Loom as
Filing Ends for Los Angeles Superior
Court Candidates
(March 13, 2012)
Trujillo Exits District Attorney Race,
Cites Health, Family Concerns
(March 12, 2012)
CJP Voices Concern Over Court Reporter
Cutbacks
(March 12, 2012)
ADDA Loses Motion to Block Access to
Causey-Kerrigan E-Mails
(March 9, 2012)
Supreme Court Revives Suit Against
School District Over Molestation of
Student by Counselor
(March 9, 2012)
Gold to Run for Seat Being Vacated by
Judge Andrews
(March 9, 2012)
District Attorney Candidate Ipsen
Seeking Democratic Party Post
(March 8, 2012)
Trujillo Won’t Say If He Will File
Papers in DA’s Race
(March 8, 2012)
Panel Orders New Trial in ‘Pink
Underwear’ Wrongful Death Case
(March 8, 2012)
Appeals Court Upholds Charges for
Unpublished Phone Numbers
(March 7, 2012)
Panel Upholds Forced Medication of
Tucson Shooting Suspect
(March 6, 2012)
Superior Court Confirms Plans to Lay Off
Hundreds
(March 6, 2012)
Superior Court to Lay Off 300, Close
Courtrooms—Sources
(March 5, 2012)
C.A. Slams Undated Notice Rejecting
Leave to File Late Claim
(March 5, 2012)
Superior Court Referee Sobel Begins
Disciplinary Suspension
(March 5, 2012)
Court of Appeal Rejects Challenge to
State Senator’s Residency
(March 2, 2012)
Dan
Oki to Seek Election as Assistant
Presiding Judge
(March 2, 2012)
Court of Appeal Upholds Conviction in
Red Light Camera Case
(March 2, 2012)
City May Not Impose Total Ban on
Marijuana Dispensaries—C.A.
(March 1, 2012)
Former City Commission Head Indicted for
Child Pornography
(March 1, 2012)
Governor Names New Superior Court Judge
in Imperial County
(March 1, 2012)
County Agency Not Liable for Districts’
Polarized Voting—C.A.
(February 29, 2012)
CJP Charges Orange County Jurist With
Trying to Fix Wife’s Ticket
(February 28, 2012)
Jurist, War Hero, Prosecutor ‘Buck’
Compton Dead at 90
(February 28, 2012)
Pastor of Los Angeles Church Draws
Three-Year Sentence for Fraud
(February 28, 2012)
C.A. Says Federal Law Does Not Preempt
Anti-Spam Statute
(February 27, 2012)
S.C. Upholds Death Sentence in Killing
of Compton Officers
(February 24, 2012)
Overdetention Not Enough to Trigger
Claim Under Civil Rights Statute—Court
of Appeal
(February 24, 2012)
S.C. Lets Backpay Award to Former O.C.
Assistant Sheriff Stand
(February 23, 2012)
Superior Court Referee Sherri Sobel
Denies Misconduct, Fights Disciplinary
Suspension
(February 23, 2012)
U.S. May Not Exclude Same-Sex Spouse
From Health Benefits, Judge Rules
(February 23, 2012)
High Court Upholds Local Resident’s
Deportation for Tax Fraud
(February 22, 2012)
Deputy District Attorney Steps Towards
Entering Contest to Succeed Cooley
(February 22, 2012)
Court Rejects Environmentalists’
Challenge to Shrimping Program
(February 21, 2012)
Court of Appeal Throws Out
‘Unconscionable’ Employee Arbitration
Agreement
(February 21, 2012)
ADL to Honor Judge Wesley For
Anti-Bullying Efforts
(February 21, 2012)
Brown Names Two as Counsel to State
Agencies
(February 21, 2012)
Panel Rules That Music Played at
Restaurant Breached Copyrights
(February 17, 2012)
Supreme Court Wil Not Hear Bid for
Public Access to State Domestic Violence
Registry
(February 17, 2012)
Atlanta Trial Lawyer Nominated for
Eleventh Circuit
(February 17, 2012)
Court of Appeal Throws Out Arbitration
Award Against Law Firm
(February 16, 2012)
D.A. Candidate Jackson to Speak at State
GOP Gathering
(February 16, 2012)
Panel Rejects Bid to Remove Prosecutor’s
Name From Opinion
(February 15, 2012)
Michael Feuer Declares He Will Run for
City Attorney
(February 15, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Says Public May Seek
Access to Horse Roundups
(February 15, 2012)
Panel Rejects Retaliation Appeal by
Former Carona Opponent
(February 14, 2012)
Sixth Prosecutor Bids for Election to
Superior Court
(February 14, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Rejects Claim by Family of
Man Slain by Deputy
(February 13, 2012)
C.A. Publishes Ruling in Red Light
Camera Case
(February 13, 2012)
O’Leary Confirmed as Presiding Justice
in Fourth District
(February 13, 2012)
Carmen Trutanich Formally Enters Race
for District Attorney
(February 10, 2012)
Punk Rock Musician ‘Pretty Sure’ He Will
Run for Judge
(February 10, 2012)
U.S. Magistrate Bencivengo Confirmed as
Southern District Judge
(February 10, 2012)
Patel Named Interim Head of
Administrative Office of Courts
(February 10, 2012)
Three Local Judges Draw Challenges on
Last Day of Filing
(February 9, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Says Student Can Challenge
No-Fly Listing
(February 9, 2012)
C.A. Rules for Newspaper in Suit Over
Long Beach Police Shootings
(February 8, 2012)
CJP Admonishes Judge After Tiff With
Colleague
(February 8, 2012)
Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence in
Killing of Deputy Sheriff
(February 7, 2012)
Services Thursday for Retired Judge Karl
W. Jaeger
(February 7, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Judgment Against
Former Toyota Lawyer
(February 6, 2012)
Memorial Scheduled for Legal Publisher
William A. Rutter
(February 6, 2012)
Supreme Court Tosses Death Sentence,
Cites Instructional Errors
(February 3, 2012)
Fair Housing Act Held Inapplicable to
Roommate Search
(February 3, 2012)
High Court Denies Review of Race Bias
Ruling Involving LAUSD
(February 2, 2012)
Governor Names Kimiko Burton to State
Personnel Board
(February 2, 2012)
Brown Fills Two Bay Area Superior Court
Judgeships
(February 2, 2012)
Ninth Circuit to Hear Salvadoran Woman’s
Asylum Appeal En Banc
(February 1, 2012)
Ricardo Torres II to Be Arraigned on
Embezzlement Charge
(February 1, 2012)
Judge Deborah Andrews Will Not Seek
Re-Election
(February
1, 2012)
Deukmejian
Urges Legal Community to Agitate for
Court Funding
(January 31, 2012)
Start of Filing Sets Up Contest Between
Prosecutors
(January 31, 2012)
Autonomy Bill Passes State Assembly,
41-23, Goes to Senate Next
(January 31, 2012)
S.C. Says Some Mentally Ill Defendants
May Be Denied Right to Represent
Themselves
(January 31, 2012)
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in
Murder of Surfer
(January 31, 2012)
High Court Upholds Use of Commission’s
Senate Map This Year
(January 30, 2012)
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gary
Hahn to Retire
(January 30, 2012)
C.A.
Orders New Hearing on Rights of Mentally
Impaired Parents
(January 27, 2012)
Superior
Court Judge Carl J. West Slates
Retirement
(January 27, 2012)
John
Krattli to Serve as Acting County
Counsel
(January 27, 2012)
High Court Allows Suit Against Deputy
Who Shot Fleeing Suspect
(January 26, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenges to
Statute Requiring Some Juveniles to
Register as Sex Offenders
(January 26, 2012)
Justices Will Not Hear Challenge to L.A.
Ordinance
(January 26, 2012)
C.A. Rejects Bid to Block Release of
Sexual Harassment Report
(January 25, 2012)
Court of Appeal Ruling Applies
Collateral Estoppel, Bars Second Hearing
for Same Probation Violation
(January 25, 2012)
C.A. Throws Out $2 Million Retaliation
Award to LAPD Officer
(January 24, 2012)
Court Rejects Use of Hearsay in Red
Light Camera Case
(January 24, 2012)
C.A. Upholds Convictions in Two
Gang-Related Murder Cases
(January 23, 2012)
Services Pending for Defense Attorney
Gigi Gordon
(January 23, 2012)
Fourth Deputy District Attorney
Announces Bid for Superior Court
(January 23, 2012)
Chief Justice Names San Diego Jurist to
Key Post
(January 23, 2012)
Appeals Panel Revives Same-Sex Partner’s
Bid for Parental Status
(January 20, 2012)
U.S. Seeking En Banc Review of Bone
Marrow Ruling
(January 20, 2012)
Hoon Noh Joins Dykema Gossett LLP’s Los
Angeles Office
(January 20, 2012)
Ex-Gov. Gray Davis Praises Rally
Audience For ‘Speaking Up’ for Court
Funding
(January 19, 2012)
Superior Court Judge Emilie Elias Joins
Judicial Council
(January 19, 2012)
State Supreme Court Agrees to Review
Cases on Medical Marijuana
(January 19, 2012)
Court Upholds California Venue in Arms
Trafficking Prosecution
(January 18, 2012)
U.S. High Court Turns Down Challenge to
Gun Ban
(January 18, 2012)
Environmental Lawyer Takes Out Papers to
Run for Superior Court
(January 18, 2012)
Court Rejects Claim by Mother of Child
With Cystic Fibrosis
(January 17, 2012)
Woodland Hills Lawyer Bernsley Slates
Judicial Campaign
(January 17, 2012)
Access Commission Opposes AB1208, Cites
Effect on ‘Vulnerable Populations’
(January 17, 2012)
Latest Entrant in D.A. Race Appears to
Be First Out
(January 17, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Convenes in Memory of
Judge Boochever
(January 17, 2012)
Chief Justice Juggles Governance of
Branch and Family With Grace
(Person of the Year,
January 17, 2012)
East Coast Transplant Who Rose to
Governorship Looks Back at Life of
Service
(Person
of the Year, January 17, 2012)
S.C.
Turns Back Bid to Expand Liability for
Faulty Products
(January
13, 2012)
Prosecutor’s Misconduct No Bar to
Retrial, Panel Rules
(January 13, 2012)
Former Governors to Rally Against
Funding Cuts—LACBA
(January 13, 2012)
CJP Orders Removal of Superior Court
Judge Richard Stanford
(January 12, 2012)
S.C. Declines to Allow ‘Tax Lady’ to
Resign From State Bar
(January 12, 2012)
Large Majority of Presiding Judges
Oppose AB1208, Council Member Says
(January 12, 2012)
Attorney Glenn Sonnenberg Joins Coliseum
Commission
(January 12, 2012)
C.A. Revives Wrongful Death Action in
Motor Vehicle Collision
(January 11, 2012)
High Court Justices Tackle Redistricting
Uncertainty
(January 11, 2012)
Harris to Seek New Term, Encino Lawyer
Says He Will Seek Another Seat
(January 11, 2012)
Board of Supervisors Honors Judge Mary
Ann Murphy
(January 11, 2012)
Bankruptcy Attorney Joins Loeb &
Loeb in Los Angeles
(January 11, 2012)
S.C. Unanimously Reverses Death Sentence
for Long Beach Murder
(January 10, 2012)
Lawyer Says He Will Seek Open Superior
Court Seat
(January 10, 2012)
U.S. High Court Rejects Petition to
Review Disbarment
(January 10, 2012)
Court of Appeal Upholds Judgment for
Church in Molestation Suit
(January 9, 2012)
C.A. Limits Duration of Duty to Disclose
in Child Support Cases
(January 6, 2012)
Sean Coen Takes Out Signature-In-Lieu
Papers for Seats of Two Retiring
Superior Court Judges
(January 6, 2012)
Los Angeles Attorney Kenneth Markman
Arraigned for Attempt to Smuggle Drugs
at Courthouse
(January 6, 2012)
Panel Rejects City’s Plan to Sell
Historic Carmel Mansion
(January 5, 2012)
Court Reverses Overtime Pay Award to
Computer Engineer
(January 5, 2012)
Holland & Knight, Arent Fox Add New
Partners
(January 5, 2012)
Pre-Employment Arbitration Agreement Was
Unconscionable
(January 4, 2012)
Appellate Panel Rejects Brown Act
Challenge to Montebello Property Deal
(January 4, 2012)
Former IP Group Chair at Manatt Phelps
Joins Sheppard Mullin
(January 4, 2012)
Family Law Academy to Honor Judge
Frederick Shaller
(January 4, 2012)
School Counselor Need Not Tell Parent of
Child’s Pregnancy
(January 3, 2012)
Court of Appeal Allows Pornography
Addict Who Lost High Income to Seek
Child Support Modification
(January 3, 2012)
Governor Taps Three Local Attorneys for
Law Revision Commission
(January 3, 2012)
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