The Second District Court of Appeal has ruled that no class action may proceed against Merck, the maker of the purportedly "unsafe" and over-priced painkiller Vioxx. [Metropolitan News-Enterprise]
Up to nine of the 50 courts in Los Angeles County may be closed in the next three years, due to budget constraints. [Daily Bulletin]
Gun rights activists are speaking out against two gun control ordinances proposed by a San Mateo County supe. [Mercury News]
The Federal Trade Commission is alleging that Intel has "abused the market" for over a decade, resulting in a monopoly. [LAT]
Los Angeles attorney Brian Currey, well known for his involvement in reform panels at the scandal-riddled LAPD, has been selected as new chief legal counsel for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa . [L.A. Now]
A jury has deadlocked in the trial of the youngest-ever defendant charged as an adult in San Mateo County. The defendant was 14 when he was arrested for allegedly killing a rival gang member. [SFGate]
— Cynthia Foster
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