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Sloshing through the murky water, barely able to see inches before your face in the dark of the night. Something went terribly wrong with the tropical excursion, so lovely in that brochure. No maps. No direction. The guide set the course, required its traverse, then was nowhere to be found. 
"Green" advertising is everywhere today. Walk the aisles of a local supermarket or turn on the television, and messages that a product is "environmentally friendly," "earth smart," or just plain "green" abound. Today's marketplace, if judged by these labels, is better for the environment than ever before. But what do these labels really mean, and how do we know if they are true?
In legal circles, one of the most damning insults you can hurl at judges is to call them "results- oriented."
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders said poor legal advice from City Attorney Michael Aguirre led to a recent judge's ruling that the city must stop moving forward with its outsourcing plan and go back to the bargaining table with city unions.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP recently launched a video game industry group. The interdisciplinary team includes a core group of 20 attorneys from among the firm's 11 offices and most practice groups, including intellectual property, entertainment and media, business trial, corporate and labor and employment.
The state Supreme Court recently affirmed the illegality of non-compete agreements in California, even if they have a narrow restraint provision, overruling the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Noted constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky shared his thoughts Friday on two of this year's most high profile U.S. Supreme Court decisions, as well as how the presidential election could shape the future of the high court.
The most widely watched ranking of U.S. law schools may move to stop an increasingly popular practice: schools gaming the system by channeling lower-scoring applicants into part-time programs that don't count in the rankings.
NEW ORLEANS -- Herreast Harrison wanted to rebuild after Katrina and thought she did everything right: She hired a contractor who seemed kind and listened to Christian music on the job. Months later, she claimed, he pocketed $57,000 and walked off with work undone, leaving a mess behind.
NEW ORLEANS -- Initially, the court victories came easily. On the stand, telling their tales of battling to get their insurance claims paid, the homeowners almost always won, often with bad-faith penalties.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A majority of California voters oppose a ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, though they are evenly split on the practice itself, according to a poll released last Wednesday.
In legal circles, one of the most damning insults you can hurl at judges is to call them "results- oriented."
The Daily Transcript honors San Diego's top corporate counsel selected by an independent judging panel.
The sixth annual Power of Attorneys special publication highlights San Diego law firms and legal practitioners.
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