Decisions Establish Pace of Water Pollution
By Columnist
Focus Column - By William D. Wick - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals plunged twice into the murky waters of TMDLs - the w...
Law Requires Complicated Process In Condo Construction-Defect Cases
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Focus Column - By Roger Haerr - For years, construction-defect lawsuits involving condominiums have plagued the building and i...
So Far So Good for Novice Richmond Judge
By Matthew King
RICHMOND - Usually, judges get to step into the pool one pinkie toe at a time. Not George Spanos. When Spanos took the bench i...
Russ August: MCKENNA TRIAL VETERAN RETURNS TO BOUTIQUE LIFE
By Staff Writer
The Los Angeles office of McKenna Long & Aldridge has lost complex business litigator Joel Goldman to Russ August & Ke...
Death Blockade
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Forum Column - By Michael Rushford - The U.S. Supreme Court announced in Atkins v. Virginia that executing the mentally...
Decisions Establish Pace of Water Pollution
By Columnist
Focus Column - By William D. Wick - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals plunged twice into the murky waters of TMDLs - the w...
Getting 'Psyched'
By Eron Yehuda
Unlike many parents, the mother of Michael D. Seplow didn't want an attorney for a son. "My mom would always make jokes that s...
Couple Enter Pleas In Court Bribery Case
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - The owners of a private background investigative service pleaded no contest Wednesday to bribing court clerks to...
Between the Cracks
By Eron Yehuda
A mentally ill man from Los Angeles languished in a New York prison for two years because he was mistaken for an escaped convi...
Stalemate in Smuggle Case Spurs Mistrial
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has declared a mistrial for the last of seven Ukrainians charged with operating an international...
Legal Stagecraft
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Column - Focus on High-Profile Litigation - By Noelle C. Nelson, Ph.D. - When a celebrity enters the courtroom, whether it's O...
Technology on Trial
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In this two-part series, litigation expert Richard L. Charnley discusses using technology in trial. Part I examines developing...
Call Waiting
By Eron Yehuda
California State University general counsel LeRoy Anderson won a defense verdict in a workplace discrimination case. Bell v...
Davis Names One to Peace Officer Group
By Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Gov. Gray Davis has named his appointments secretary, Michael Yamaki, to the Peace Officer Standards and Trainin...
Talking Head
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Column - Focus on High-Profile Litigation - By Julie Campanini - Talking to the media during litigation is a delicate balancin...
Calistoga Newspaper Sues Over News Rack Law
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - The publisher of Napa County's 138-year-old daily newspaper has challenged the constitutionality of a Calistog...
State Must Cover Cost of Expelling Students
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - The state should reimburse the San Diego Unified School District for the cost of expelling students under the re...
Use Every Trick in the Book to Learn About a Firm
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Employment Column - By Craig A. Blumin - Associates who are ready to change jobs should know that there are a lot of employers...
Defense Expert Questions Source of Pornography
By Claude Walbert
SAN DIEGO - A computer expert testified Wednesday that someone using the e-mail address of David A. Westerfield's son was on t...
'Hackett' Preserves the Promise of Just Compensation
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Focus Column - By Ethan K. Friedman - Code of Civil Procedure Section 1263.120 provides that the date of valuation of property...
Lawyers Face Off in Van Dam Case
By Claude Walbert
SAN DIEGO - Steven E. Feldman goes nonstop in the courtroom. Fingers dance over a laptop computer. He pours out questions to w...
Models' Anorexia-of-the-Wallet Lawsuit Has Promise
By Garry Abrams
Column - By Garry Abrams - Everybody knows that fashion models eat less than most of us cholesterol-swilling proletaries. But ...
Drug Policing
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Forum Column - By Richard Glen Boire - The Supreme Court ruling giving public-school authorities the green light to conduct ra...
Merger Tightrope
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Dicta Column - By Blane R. Prescott - As the economy changes pace, more firms than ever are shifting their focus from acquirin...
Worker Is Not Protected by Federal Law Where Job May Injure His Health
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Focus Column - Employment Law - By Jonathan M. Brenner - The U.S. Supreme Court continued its belt-tightening of the Americans...
Man Injured in Traffic Stop Wins $13.3 Million
By Leslie Simmons
LOS ANGELES - A Vista jury has ordered the state to pay $13.3 million to a permanently injured Escondido man, who was a passen...
Firms Get With 'Knowledge Management' Program
By Joel Rosenblatt
SAN FRANCISCO - In moves that portend big changes in the resources that California law firms devote to computer technology, th...
Use Every Trick in the Book to Learn About a Firm
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Employment Column - By Craig A. Blumin - Associates who are ready to change jobs should know that there are a lot of employers...
Merger Tightrope
By Columnist
Dicta Column - Management Matters - By Blane R. Prescott - As the economy changes pace, more firms than ever are shifting thei...
'Hackett' Preserves the Promise of Just Compensation
By Columnist
Focus Column - Real Property - By Ethan K. Friedman - Code of Civil Procedure Section 1263.120 provides that the date of valua...