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High Court Strengthens Prop. 209

Dec. 2, 2000
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANSICO - In a slam-dunk victory for opponents of affirmative action, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thu...


Court Says 99.9 Percent DNA Proof Isn't Enough

Dec. 2, 2000
By Tyler Cunningham

SAN FRANSICO - A convincing story from a witness can overcome DNA tests establishing paternity within a 99.9 percent probabil...



Rebel Fights System, Her Past

Dec. 2, 2000
By Jeffrey Anderson

Renee has been a rebel since as long as she can remember. She's always had a thing for tough, bad boys. There's a downside to ...


The California Electors Enjoy Responsibility

Dec. 2, 2000
By Katherine Gaidos

When Democratic elector Ron Oberndorfer of La Mesa's Fischbeck & Oberndorfer, paid a visit recently to La Mesa's Grossmont...



Security Firm Isn't Liable for Crimes

Dec. 2, 2000
By Dawn Piimanu

LOS ANGELES - A private security company is not responsible for the rape its security guard commits while on duty because the ...


Court Throws Out Minors' Foster-Care Claim

Dec. 2, 2000
By Dawn Piimanu

LOS ANGELES - Crystal B., a minor, said she attempted suicide by an overdose of pills because of the depression and anxiety sh...



Secret Heroes

Dec. 2, 2000
By Columnist

Should consumer attorneys do more pro bono work? The answer depends on a definition for "pro bono." ...


No-Win Situation

Dec. 1, 2000
By Contributing Writer

Citizens of every society take comfort in the knowledge that there exists a forum, an agency, a system where they can air thei...



Homeless Court Lets Hope Rise

Dec. 1, 2000
By Columnist

Few groups in our society are as shut out of the legal system as are the homeless. An innovative court program, however, offer...


Reasoning Rules

Dec. 1, 2000
By Columnist

Advising business clients regarding antitrust issues is becoming more and more a matter of sophisticated analysis. ...



Pretrial Trembles

Dec. 1, 2000
By Columnist

Just as the public needs access to justice, so we lawyers need access to good employers. ...


Settlement Reached in Non-Compete Suit

Dec. 1, 2000
By Craig Anderson

SAN JOSE - A New Jersey technology company, which had won an injunction barring two of its former employees from working at a ...



Quake Bill Challenge Rebuffed

Dec. 1, 2000
By Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - The California Supreme Court denied a petition Wednesday by a group of insurers challenging the constitutionality...


Crossing the Divide

Dec. 1, 2000
By Columnist

Although our criminal justice system is predicated on promises of equality, it often fails to deliver. Now more than ever, it ...



The nation's third-largest cable company, Comcast Cable Communications Inc., announced Wednesday that it will open its system ...


If one is interested in an individual's ability to obtain access to justice, international mechanisms should not be overlooked...



Retired Judge Maurice O. Huebsch Dies

Dec. 1, 2000
By Tina Spee

Services have taken place for Maurice O. Huebsch, retired judge for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board in Los Angeles. Hu...


Controller Decries LAPD Security

Dec. 1, 2000
By Chris Ford

Los Angeles Police Department facilities for storing drugs, guns and money lack adequate security, including functioning alarm...



Appellate Court OKs Tossing Tax Lawsuit

Dec. 1, 2000
By Dawn Piimanu

Proposition 218, which gave California voters the right to vote on new taxes, does not apply to water use rates charged by the...


Group Eases Life on the Streets

Dec. 1, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

Brian Toutant remembers being repulsed when driving by homeless people holding signs such as "Will Work for Food," and "Homele...



Court Drops Official's Reimbursement Case

Dec. 1, 2000
By Dawn Piimanu

The former head of Los Angeles County's Department of Children and Family Services cannot recover costs he incurred in defendi...


O.C. Bar Foundation Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Dec. 1, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - The Orange County Bar Foundation, which founded a number of programs geared toward tackling juvenile crime, will c...



Attorneys who represented groups that protested during the Democratic National Convention in a First Amendment dispute will be...


Two past members of now-defunct Los Angeles firm Tuttle & Taylor have landed on their feet at the Los Angeles office of Jo...



'Permatemps' Sue County After 11 Years

Dec. 1, 2000
By Ed Kimble

Two men who have worked for Los Angeles County for 11 years without employee benefits finally said "enough" Wednesday. John Ho...


A Los Alamitos police officer bitten by a California Highway Patrol dog cannot sue for the bite. The dog bite was an inherent ...



AIDS Insurance Case Goes Back to Trial Court

Dec. 1, 2000
By Dawn Piimanu

A man whose suit brought about a landmark decision barring insurance companies from denying disability benefits based on evide...


When artwork or sculpture meld into the architectural functions of a building, that eliminates copyright protection under a 19...



Decertify this! This week, the U.S. landscape looks - even more than usual - like it's been overrun by the big attack dogs of ...


Homeless Courts Seek Out Needy for Last Chance

Dec. 1, 2000
By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld

One of the men has a master's degree in human resources management and used to play semi-professional baseball before becoming...