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Coastal Panel Drowned by Third District
A state appeal court defanged the California Coastal Commission Monday, declaring unconstitutional its long-held power to enforce laws protecting the state's thousand-mile coastline. The Third District Court of Appeal ruled the nearly 30-year-old commission violates the separation of powers doctrine because it carries out executive functions while the majority of its members serve at the pleasure of the Legislature.Hearst Trial Begins in San Francisco
The much-scrutinized trial over Hearst Corp.'s acquisition of the San Francisco Chronicle got under way Monday in federal court in San Francisco. The civil antitrust action, brought by real estate magnate and former mayoral candidate Clint Reilly, charges the $660 million sale of the Chronicle to Hearst, and the subsequent sale of Hearst's San Francisco Examiner, will kill newspaper competition in the city.Loss Causation Pleadings Standard in Circuit Defined
Winston Nabs Litigators, Extends Gray Cary's Losses
Winston & Strawn has snagged two litigation partners from Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich's Palo Alto office. Jeffrey Lederman and Amanda Groves joined Winston's San Francisco office last week. Jeffrey Lederman and Amanda Groves joined Winston's San Francisco office last week. Lederman had been with Gray Cary for 22 years, joining the firm after graduating from UC-Davis' King Hall School of Law. Groves joined the firm in 1996 after obtaining her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law.High Court Agrees to Weigh Federal Sentencing Rules
Responding to the aftermath of its June decision on criminal sentencing, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider quickly two cases that will determine if federal sentencing guidelines are now unconstitutional. Justices heeded the plea of Acting Solicitor General Paul Clement to consider the cases in the wake of Blakely v. Washington, the Court ruling that said juries, not judges, must determine the facts that enhance sentences.Bingham Poaches Pillsbury IP Talent
Bingham McCutchen has poached Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman partner William Abrams, who until recently headed the firm's IP litigation team. Pillsbury still has a sizeable IP practice group of 180 lawyers, Vernon Granneman, head of litigation in Pillsbury's Palo Alto office said. But some observers don't take such a rosy view. Pillsbury has seen at least four other partners leave in the past two months from its offices in California.Salary Raises Dwarfed by Law School Tuition Hikes
Runaway costs for a legal education are threatening to trample any optimism among law school graduates created by recent associate salary increases at the nation's top law firms. Law school tuition is bounding far ahead of pay raises at firms of all sizes.Trending Stories
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