L.A. Legal Pad
A daily blawg on the Los Angeles legal scene.
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Recent Posts from L.A. Legal Pad
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'There is a lack of respect for law down there'
You may recall LALP reporting on the Nicaraguan farm workers' lawsuit against Dole that was ultimately thrown out by Judge Victoria Chaney (not to mention the resulting film). In yesterday's OC Register Chapman University Law…
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Kenneth Julian, successful prosecutor of Mike Carona, joins Manatt Phelps
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced today that Kenneth B. Julian has joined the firm as a litigation partner in the national trial practice. He will be based in the firm’s Orange County office. Prior…
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Cablevison foes say new DVR ruling will disrupt vast revenues
Hollywood studios and television networks lost their bid Monday for the Supreme Court to block the use of a new digital video recorder system that could make it cheaper and easier for viewers to record…
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Attorneys spell for a good cause
The Fifth Annual Lawyers for Literacy Spelling Bee is scheduled for July 8 in Los Angeles. More than 100 lawyers, associates and staff from 10 law firms in Los Angeles will test their spelling prowess…
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Can life sentences really save the budget?
A new argument has been taken up by death penalty opponents: we can't afford it. According to abolitionists, by commuting all 682 death row inmates' sentences to life without the possibility of parole, the state…
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Ruling delayed on PEMGroup asset freeze
U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez yesterday postponed ruling on whether assets of Southern California financier Danny Pang and his PEMGroup funds should stay frozen until Pang's civil trial begins. Gutierrez told Pang's lawyers and Securities…
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Schenk tapped to serve on governing body of world’s largest trial bar
Frederick Schenk – a longtime partner with Casey Gerry, San Diego’s oldest plaintiff’s law firm – has been elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), which with…
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Homeless suit settled with city
Laguna Beach agreed to settle a lawsuit over its treatment of disabled homeless people by constraining police from interfering with those asleep in public places. Under the agreement, the city's police officers will not cite,…
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Injunction junction, what's its function?
Gang injunctions, like the most recent one issued against the Barrio Van Nuys gang, remain controversial in some legal circles. For supporters, injunctions make neighborhoods safer because gang members can be penalized for actions that…
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"Security threat" Su files suit against FBI
In a lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Haiping Su, a UC Santa Cruz scientist, asked a federal judge to order a hearing to "clear his name" and recover damages…