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    The Right of First Refusal

    By Michele Corvi | May 11, 2012

    In the business world, the right of first refusal is a contractual right that gives its holder the option to enter into a business transaction with the owner of something, before the owner is

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    Neighbors for Smart Rail v. Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority)

    August 5, 2013

    Cal.Sup.Ct. S202828 The California Supreme Court affirmed a judgment of the court of appeal. The court held that an agency preparing an EIR has the discretion to omit an analysi

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    Khan v. Los Angeles City Employees? Retirement System

    August 4, 2010

    C.A. 2nd B214685 The Second Appellate District reversed a judgment with directions. The court held that the Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System and the Judicial Retirement Syst

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    Profit Plunge

    By Renee Deger | July 1, 2002

    Through the late 1990s, driven by double-digit growth at Silicon Valley tech firms, Bay Area law firms led the nation in terms of profit growth. In 2001, the region's fortunes took an abrupt

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    Viewpoint: When Comedy Trails Reality

    By William W. Bedsworth | May 24, 2013

    My career as a stand-up comic lasted roughly 40 minutes. I was not "discovered," I was not paid and I was not the least bit interested in a return engagement. The only good th

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    People v. Woodall

    June 4, 2013

    C.A. 4thD062005The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that the procedures followed in arresting a probationer for absconding from a required program an

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    Resolving Arbitrability

    By Jon Sylvester | March 29, 2012

    When a legal rule is imprecise, but nonetheless emphatic, I sometimes encourage my students to ask how many times the word "really" should appear in the rule statement. For example, a

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    JNE Gives Goodwin Liu Highest Rating

    By Kate Moser | August 29, 2011

    California's judge-vetting commission has given its highest evaluation grade to Goodwin Liu, Gov. Jerry Brown's pick for the state Supreme Court. The Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluati

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    Viewpoint: Now He Tells Us!

    By Lawrence J. Siskind | June 11, 2010

    As the Senate weighs the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, the interest shown in the 46,000 pages recently released by the Clinton Presidential Library reminds us that confirmat

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    In Practice: When Jury Trial Meets Mediation

    By Richard Matthews | May 31, 2013

    Jury trials keep getting more expensive. Civil courtrooms have been sacrificed to budget cuts throughout California. For either reason, converting mediations into advantageous settlements is

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