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Litigation


When Marsha Paskin went to Dr. Marc Kramer for surgery to reduce her snoring, Kramer told her about the risk of infection that...


Transactions


DAILY DEALS -- Transactions for Monday June 20

Jun. 21, 2005
By Joseph Pimentel

INDUSTRIAL SAN DIEGO - Swank LLC purchased a 15,600-square-foot industrial building at 3376 Main St. from Virzi Wyatt Inc. fo...


LOS ANGELES - Celebrity sleuth Anthony Pellicano was charged Friday with criminal threats and conspiracy for his role in alle...


Entertainment & Sports


Theme Parks Don't Want to Play by Federal Rules

Jun. 21, 2005
By Blair Clarkson

LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney World may be the "Happiest Place on Earth," but, according to attorneys, activists and lawmakers fig...


Firm Watch


Big Winners

Jun. 21, 2005
By Adrianna Khoo

June 9 was a night to remember. With all the pomp and glitz of the Academy Awards yet the practicality of eBay in the flesh, P...


Firm Watch


There's always room for improvement, if you ask Bruce Friedman. "We have a great corporate group, but we want to make it stron...


Mergers & Acquisitions


A group of finance lawyers from Winston & Strawn are banking on new careers with megafirm DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary. Lur...


Firm Watch


ProLogis Buys Catellus Development for $3.6 Billion

Jun. 21, 2005
By Geneva Whitmarsh


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Under other circumstances, Kenneth Gack could have been a world-class diplomat or sales professional. In a decade as a mediato...


Corporate


SAN FRANCISCO - The American Bar Association is beginning to sound the alarm about government policies that encourage corporat...


Law Practice


Write On

Jun. 21, 2005
By Columnist

EXTRA Column - Entertainment Law - By Aaron J. Moss - In a decision with wide-ranging implications for writers, producers and ...


Firm Watch


Ten years after Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi opened in Los Angeles, the office is stronger than ever, according to Roma...


Firm Watch


Although teaching elementary school students about biodiversity, having close encounters with endangered species, playing a sa...


Constitutional Law


Focus Column - Constitutional Law - By Laura Schulking - What does the phrase discrimination "on the basis of sex" mean? The a...


Environmental


Forum Column - By Roderick E. Walston - Can and should the federal government regulate wetlands? This hotly disputed question...


Judges and Judiciary


LOS ANGELES - Services will take place Saturday for Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Preciliano P. Recendez. Recendez,...


Constitutional Law


WASHINGTON - Democrats are keeping their options open over whether to filibuster controversial judicial nominee Terrence W. B...


Law Practice


SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco attorney John Zanghi discovered the hard way that pro pers can pack a punch in court. Zanghi, 4...


Media


EXTRA Feature - Mitch Mitchell has built his career on being a man of many worlds. Early in his career, that meant putting his...


Government


Mayor-Elect Names Five Senior Staffers

Jun. 21, 2005
By Ryan Oliver

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Mayor-Elect Antonio Villaraigosa on Friday named five senior members to his new administration. Rob...


Judges and Judiciary


Veteran Judge Heads Orange County Bench

Jun. 21, 2005
By Tim Willert

SANTA ANA - Nancy Weiben Stock will be the next presiding judge of the Orange Superior Court. Stock, the acting assistant pres...


Firm Watch


EXTRA's Last Issue

Jun. 21, 2005
By Katrina Dewey

Changes - They say all good things must end, as Daily Journal Extra does with this issue. In many ways, though, this is merely...


Law Practice


To Our Readers

Jun. 21, 2005
By Katrina Dewey

We've learned in life that finishing a book can mean the beginning of a new one, rather than the ending of the old. And so it...


Large Firms


SAN FRANCISCO - Representatives of New York-based Coudert Bros. and Chicago's Baker & McKenzie refused to confirm or deny ...


Transactions


DAILY DEALS -- Transactions for Friday June 17

Jun. 18, 2005
By Joseph Pimentel

INDUSTRIAL COMMERCE - U.S. Can Corp. signed a 10-year, $15 million lease for a 499,041-square-foot industrial building at 565...


Appellate Practice


String of Wins Leads to Award

Jun. 18, 2005
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

REDLANDS - Seven years ago, Jeffrey S. Raynes won a $9.3 million jury verdict for a boy after proving that a medical technicia...


Labor/Employment


Employment Column - By John E. Lattin IV - Class actions were created as a matter of convenience. In modern American jurisprud...


Constitutional Law


Forum Column - By Clay Calvert - Call it the politics of symbolism. We think of it today on an angry international scale: • A ...


Focus Column - Insurance Law - By Kirk A. Pasich - Insurance carriers frequently seek to deny coverage for insureds on the gro...


Litigation


Federal Judge Rejects Men's Bid to Marry

Jun. 18, 2005
By Tim Willert

SANTA ANA - A federal judge dealt a blow to the marriage plans of two Orange County men Thursday, ruling that federal law doe...