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Juvenile


LOS ANGELES - At only 14, Antonio Nunez was involved in a kidnapping that ended in a high-speed chase and shootout with Santa ...


Government


WASHINGTON - A year before the Justice Department fired two of California's U.S. attorneys, a senior official touted three exp...


Law Practice


Industry Watch

Apr. 16, 2007
By Alexa Hylandn

On the Move


Judicial Profile


Weathering Change

Apr. 16, 2007
By Jennifer Hammn

Riverside Judge Douglas E. Weathers came to his first assignment with little experience in criminal law, but after a year and ...


Judicial Profile


Cool Handed

Apr. 16, 2007
By Pat Alston

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert J. Schuit has earned a solid reputation for maintaining order - and his patienc...


Litigation


"Koreans are argumentative, hot-tempered, prideful," said Hannah Kim, left, who co-founded, with Damon Lee, Korean American Ar...


Litigation


A state appeals court on Thursday threw out a $42 million verdict awarded to the 500 members of the Los Angeles County Police ...


Law Practice


Fighting for Peace

Apr. 14, 2007
By Eric Berkowitzn

Focus Column - By Michael D. Marcus - Don't be fooled by the mellow surroundings and free cookies. Mediation is a litigation; ...


Verdicts


LOS ANGELES - The family of a boy who suffered a seizure at school and became paralyzed has received $7.6 million from the Los...


Litigation


LOS ANGELES - A state appellate court has upheld a lower court's decision to throw out a $33 million jury verdict against the ...


Government


Convenience First

Apr. 14, 2007
By Eric Berkowitzn

Forum Column - By Peter J. Engstrom - An international lawyer discusses a court's ability to transfer a case for forum non con...


Environmental


Water Officials Ask Judge to Drop Pump Threat

Apr. 14, 2007
By Dennis Pfaffn

SAN FRANCISCO - State water officials and system managers want an Alameda County Superior Court judge to drop his threat to sh...


Government


Limited Privacy: Searching Workplace Computers

Apr. 14, 2007
By Eric Berkowitzn

Employment Column - By Nicole Kamm - Workers have some expectation of privacy regarding their computers, but not much. And emp...


Verdicts


Informatica Wins $25 Million in Patent Case

Apr. 14, 2007
By Craig Anderson

SAN JOSE - Fenwick & West's litigation group scored a victory last week when a San Francisco federal jury awarded its clie...


Government


Pulling Punches on Grand Jury Leaks

Apr. 14, 2007
By Peter Blumberg

When the Justice Department set out to plug a media leak in its high-profile investigation of steroid use by athletes, prosecu...


Law Practice


Carrying Los Angeles’ Olympic Torch

Apr. 14, 2007
By Emma Dewaldn

LOS ANGELES - Though chairman of the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games, Barry Sanders readily concedes he's...


Verdicts


Jury Rules for Restaurant in 'Smelly Pipe Case'

Apr. 14, 2007
By Jennifer Hammn

Vulgar, perhaps, but the classic elementary-school line turned out to be true for a Brentwood carpet store that complained to ...


Verdicts


Problem Solver in an Adversarial System

Apr. 14, 2007
By Drew Combsn

LOS ANGELES - As might be expected, James M. McKanna relies heavily on years spent as a litigator when mediating disputes. But...


Law Practice


Unlocking the Nation’s Musical Memories

Apr. 14, 2007
By Andrew Harmon

Sound archivists working to preserve early musical recordings -- some dating back to the late 19th century -- are seeking clar...


Litigation


Ex-Employee Must Pay $21 Million to Firm

Apr. 14, 2007
By Jennifer Hammn

A federal jury in San Diego has awarded $21 million to a local manufacturer against a former employee who apparently stole doz...


Government


Trial Judges Can Decide Retardation

Apr. 14, 2007
By Laura Ernden

Trial judges don't have to rely on an average IQ score to decide whether a defendant is ineligible for the death penalty becau...


Insites


ASSET MANAGEMENT

Apr. 13, 2007
By Kari Hamanakan

LOS ANGELES - BH Properties LLC announced April 11 the formation of a new company, Excess Property Acquisitions LLC. ...


Law Practice


Redlands attorney Richard D. McCune Jr., right, is representing Joshua Endres in his lawsuit against Wells Fargo to stop the b...


Securities


Anthony Person spent two years crafting a deal to buy the commercial security company Brassfield Communications, for which fin...


Environmental


Cooling California

Apr. 13, 2007
By Eric Berkowitzn

Focus Column - By Carol Rene Brophy - Whether California's recent raft of climate change legislation will preserve the ice cap...


Judges and Judiciary


Med-Mal Attorney Felt His Clients' Suffering

Apr. 13, 2007
By Drew Combsn

LOS ANGELES - Retired attorney William J. Gargaro Jr., who spent the bulk of his 40-year legal career as a medical-malpractice...


Litigation


FedEx to Settle Employees' Bias Suit

Apr. 13, 2007
By Amelia Hansenn

SAN FRANCISCO - The world's largest air cargo carrier has agreed to pay nearly $55 million to end a racial discrimination clas...


Government


Climate Change Exclusion

Apr. 13, 2007
By Eric Berkowitzn

Forum Column - By Rachel S. Kronowitz - The Supreme Court's recent ruling on global warming will have profound effects on dire...


WASHINGTON - Senate confirmation is usually a formality for U.S. attorney nominees. That's about to change. ...


Government


Picking Prosecutors in the Middle of a Scandal

Apr. 13, 2007
By Jennifer Hammn

LOS ANGELES - The continuing political firestorm over the dismissals of eight U.S. attorneys has helped restore power to a loc...