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October 11, 2004 | Law.com

Southern California Makes Adjustments for 'Blakely'

Southern California prosecutors are recharging cases and revamping jury procedures to make sure that the sentences fit the crimes, at least as they see it, in response to several landmark court rulings on federal sentencing guidelines. And in prosecutions that haven't gone to trial yet, prosecutors are taking steps to be able to seek harsh sentences.
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February 06, 2003 | Law.com

BASF Chief Barnes Steps Down

The head of the Bar Association of San Francisco announced her resignation Wednesday after a rocky, 14-month tenure. Teveia Barnes, the association's executive director, said she will step down in April, giving the board of directors time to find a replacement whom she could help transition.
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July 08, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Loss Causation Pleadings Standard in Circuit Defined

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April 03, 2003 | Law.com

California Justices Divided Over Approach to Anti-Intel E-Mail

Taking up a much-awaited case in which a disgruntled former employee bombarded Intel Corp. workers with thousands of anti-company e-mails, the California Supreme Court appeared Wednesday to be headed for a 4-3 split -- but it was unclear in which party's favor the split would be. In a second argument, the justices examined what proof clients must show in order to sue transactional attorneys for malpractice over botched negotiations.
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February 25, 2004 | Law.com

Chipmaker Rambus Wins Latest Round in Antitrust Battle

In a blow to one of the Federal Trade Commission's largest and most ambitious proceedings, an administrative law judge last week dismissed the agency's antitrust case against Rambus Inc. The ruling is a roadblock for the three companies challenging the computer chip developer over its patents and could pave the way for Rambus to collect billions in licensing fees from these three, as well as scores of others. The FTC sought to bar Rambus from enforcing patents on computer chip technology.
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June 21, 2004 | Law.com

Lawyers Laying Bets on Tribal Work

Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggers' office is reportedly close to reaching a deal with at least four major Indian tribes that would have them hand the state more than $1 billion in casino winnings. Where there's that much money, lawyers can't be far behind. Tribes have long looked to a handful of smaller tribal law boutiques for their legal needs. But with Indian gambling now a $15 billion business, legions of lawyers are vying for a piece of the action in a practice that is, due to history and law, hard to crack.
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February 11, 2000 | Law.com

Finally, L.A. Firms Move On Associate Salary Raises

The associate salary impasse that has gripped the Los Angeles legal market came to an end with the announcement that Latham & Watkins will match firmwide the record pay being offered in the Bay Area
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February 17, 2005 | Law.com

State High Court to Take Up Issue of Teen Smokers

The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether four tobacco companies -- including Joe Camel progenitor R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. -- can be sued under the state's unfair competition law for allegedly targeting teens with provocative and deceptive cigarette ads. The court also took cases that will let it decide whether police without warrants are allowed to proceed beyond a dwelling's door and to establish proper procedures in DNA sampling at crime scenes.
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June 24, 2003 | Law.com

High Court Agrees With State Lawyers in 'Viner'

When it comes to legal malpractice suits, there's no difference between transactional lawyers and litigators, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday. In Viner v. Sweet Justice Joyce Kennard, writing for the court, disagreed with the ruling of L.A.'s Second District Court of Appeal that the give-and-take nature of transactions made that approach impractical or even impossible.
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May 12, 2006 | Law.com

Six Days, Six Lawyers, $24 Billion

Golden West Financial GC Michael Roster used to tell outside lawyers that there were certain firms he would call in to do a major transaction, but he wouldn't necessarily say who those firms were. As it turned out, Wall Street's Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz drew the ace card when it came to counseling the bank through what analysts are calling the year's second-largest deal: the cash and stock acquisition of Golden West by Wachovia. Wachtell handled the $24.2 billion deal with six lawyers in six days.
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