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Bill to Create CEQA Courts Dies
SACRAMENTO -- Lawmakers have shelved a bill that would have created a dozen specialized environmental courts around the state. The Senate Appropriations Committee dispatched SB 12
Workers Prevail Over Safeway in Pair of Appeals
SAN FRANCISCO -- It's been a rough week at the California Court of Appeal for Safeway. On Thursday the Second District ruled that a store manager who spends more than half her time doing clerical...
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Ropers Majeski Tries to Re-Invent Itself
SAN FRANCISCO -- Last year, Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley reached what it hopes is a tipping point: For the first time, less than half of the 90-lawyer firm's revenue came from insurance defense...
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Appeal Court Consensus Builder Leaves Bench
SAN FRANCISCO -- When James Lambden was appointed to the First District Court of Appeal in 1996, the Alameda County public defender at the time, Jay Gaskill, predicted he would chart a centrist...
Your Skills V: Between Trial and Appeal
When trial comes to its end, attorneys' work is hardly done. Often, there's much left to do after the verdict is read and before outlines for appellate briefs are drafted. Attorneys for the winning...
Viewpoint: When Comedy Trails Reality
My career as a stand-up comic lasted roughly 40 minutes. I was not "discovered," I was not paid and I was not the least bit interested in a return engagement. The only good thing about...
Viewpoint: As Economy Improves, Courts Should Get Fair Share
Advocates for California's court system whose hopes for increased funding have been rising in conjunction with the state's tax revenues were let down again when Governor Jerry Brown released his May...
On the Move
A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
In Tricky Prosecutions, Judges Play Peacemakers
U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler has become the go-to jurist to help mediate criminal matters, a practice that hasn't caught on in other districts.
Civil
- Workers Prevail Over Safeway in Pair of Appeals
- Richmond Hopes Cotchett Threat Can Bring Chevron to Table
- Feds Attack S&P's 'Puffery' Defense in Securities Suit
- Ninth Circuit Strikes Arizona Abortion Law
- Q&A: Counsel for Brocade, A10 Discuss Settlement Deal
Courts News
- Appeal Court Consensus Builder Leaves Bench
- In Tricky Prosecutions, Judges Play Peacemakers
- Lawmakers Find $100 Million for Trial Courts
- Brown Taps Three Prosecutors for S.F. Bench
- Capital Accounts: Judges Want Watchdog On Shorter Leash
Criminal
- In Tricky Prosecutions, Judges Play Peacemakers
- Haag Promotes DOJ Insider to Crim Chief
- Juror's Online Research Forces New Trial
- Fed Criminal Chief Under Haag Leaving
- Judge OKs 'Stingray' Tracking
Government & Policy
- Bill to Create CEQA Courts Dies
- DOJ's Tony West Defends Record on Whistleblowers
- Pass Rate on February Bar Exam Was 41 Percent
- State AG Sues Chase Over Debt Collection Practices
- Bar to Raise Legal Aid Funds with Opt-Out Surcharge
In-House
- Ullyot Exit Closes Chapter for Facebook
- DCM's Matthew Bonner
- Facebook GC Is Leaving Company
- Kilpatrick Hires Boston Scientific's VP of IP
- Lawyer Hires at Yahoo Underscore Sunnier Outlook
Law Firms
- Ropers Majeski Tries to Re-Invent Itself
- After Defections, CalPERS Wants Winston Disqualified
- Bingham Adds IP Partner in Silicon Valley
- Yahoo Picks Up Tumblr for $1.1B
- Kirkland Reps S.F.'s Vista on $906M Buy of Software Maker
People
- Appeal Court Consensus Builder Leaves Bench
- On the Move
- Haag Promotes DOJ Insider to Crim Chief
- Bingham Adds IP Partner in Silicon Valley
- On the Move
