Legal Pad
"Legal Pad is the blog of The Recorder and Cal Law, a daily newspaper and Web site covering the legal industry in California."
Author: Staff of the Recorder, a legal newspaper based in Philadelphia.
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Recent Posts from Legal Pad
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Polanski case brings to mind ex parte exceptions
Roman Polanski (Provided to Wikimedia by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary) There are a lot of unanswered questions in this Roman Polanski case that has reappeared from the dead, 30 years after the filmmaker fled…
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Suit Seeks Legislature's Bill Database
Two First Amendment groups sued the state in Sacramento County Superior Court today, not to force the release of information necessarily but to force the release of the electronic database that stores that information. Berkeley-based…
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Lawmaker Reboots E-Discovery Bill
Convinced that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is in a better bill-signing mood these days, Assemblywoman Noreen Evans, D – Santa Rosa, has reintroduced legislation that would enact long-sought electronic discovery rules in California’s courts. Assembly Bill…
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In Patent Fights, It's Good to Be the King
A plucky Berkeley solo who’s been trying and trying to convince at least one court that it ain’t fair that the state of California can sue for patent infringement, but not be sued for the…
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Secret Settlement Costs Counsel $6K on Appeal
The First District Court of Appeal sounded a loud warning Tuesday to all appellate counsel: Waste our time, and it will cost you. The court imposed a $6,000 sanction on San Francisco attorney Andrew Dimitriou…
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The Dish on Today's (Nonbinding) Prop 8 Resolution
The fate of Prop 8 may be squarely in the Supreme Court’s hands right now, but that hasn’t stopped the Legislature from diving into the issue. San Francisco Democratic Sen. Mark Leno introduced a five-page…
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Why One Valley Lawyer Took the Leap
Why do partners really make lateral moves? Here’s the story of Armando Castro, a corporate lawyer from Morgan Lewis & Bockius in Palo Alto who left for Reed Smith Thanksgiving week. It was in late…
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Tessera Loses Big Patent Case
Six chip makers beat back a big patent infringement lawsuit from San Jose’s Tessera today. The International Trade Commission ruled that Qualcomm, Motorola, Spansion, STMicroelectronics, Freescale Semiconductor and AMD didn’t infringe on Tessera chip-packaging patents.…
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California, Fog-Bound and Broke
There were more than a few puzzled looks in the state Senate chambers this afternoon when Lt. Gov. John Garamendi called on Chief Justice Ronald George to swear in the body’s officers and instead, Arthur…
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The Shark Makes ABA Journal's Blawg 100
Congratulations to Legal Pad's sister blog, The Shark, for making the ABA Journal's Blawg 100 -- a list of the 100 best Web sites for lawyers, as chosen by the journal's editors. Shark Editor Cynthia…