Legal Pad
"Legal Pad is the blog of The Recorder and Cal Law, a daily newspaper and website covering the legal industry in California."
Author: Staff of the Recorder, a legal newspaper based in San Francisco.
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Recent Posts from Legal Pad
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Former Alameda County PJ Barbara Miller Dead at 58
Barbara Miller, a former presiding judge of Alameda County Superior Court and member of the California Judicial Council, was found dead in her home Friday evening, according to the Oakland Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle.…
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Aussie Muckracker Seeks 'The Dirt on Jeff Bleich'
Legal Pad was wondering whether former State Bar President Jeffrey Bleich had made any headlines as the new U.S. ambassador to the Land Down Under. He’s been there a few weeks. So we Googled “Jeffrey…
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Was Lawsuit Hype to Shake eBay Down for a Bite of Skype?
EBay settled a copyright lawsuit against Skype today and, oh my god, it turns out it was just filed as leverage in deal negotiations. What has the legal profession come, to when lawsuits are no…
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Supremes in Berkeley: Almost as Wacky as You'd Expect
Justice Joyce Kennard: Oops, I'm a lawyer. Justice Joyce Kennard gave a life lesson. Ming Chin campaigned for retention. And UC-Berkeley School of Law Dean Christopher Edley Jr. essentially called Chief Justice Ronald George a…
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Will Marin Budget Cuts Speed You Through the Metal Detector?
A budget-saving move at Marin County Superior Court could also be an antidote to perniciously long courthouse security lines. The court started this week trying out staggered start times for its courtrooms — some morning…
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Craigslist: Mystery 'Top Firm' Wants to Top Support Your Top Practice!
Looks like global law firms are really starting to resent those outrageous headhunter fees. One firm that “just opened up offices in San Francisco” opted instead for an $80 craigslist ad. For that price, they…
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Ninth Circuit Stands Firm On Reyes Prosecutors' Misconduct
Federal prosecutors just got their second punch in the gut over the Greg Reyes backdating case: the Ninth Circuit has explicitly refused to back away from a finding that the government committed deliberate misconduct during…
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Dennis Herrera: The People's (Only) Choice
After cruising uncontested yesterday into a third term as San Francisco’s city attorney, Dennis Herrera said he’d continue to pick a wide range of cases and issues to fight in his new term. Herrera said…
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O'Melveny Scores Pro Bono Win in Human Trafficking/Slavery Case
Paul McNamara, in the Los Angeles office of O’Melveny & Myers, secured a $768,000 judgment last week for an Indonesian domestic worker who was enslaved by a banker and his wife in their LaCanada home.…
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Amazon's Fenwick Lawyers Carve a Nook: Suing Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble’s e-book reader, cutely named the Nook, is now the target of a lawsuit (.pdf) alleging trade-secret theft, filed by a small Fremont company called Spring Design Inc. Interestingly, Spring Design has hired…