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Government


FRAUD TRIAL MOVED

Feb. 9, 2005
By Ryan Oliver

LOS ANGELES - A Superior Court judge has moved the city of Los Angeles' civil fraud trial against public relations firm Fleish...


Public Interest


SAN FRANCISCO - An unusually bitter Proposition 65 battle in which defendants seek more than $2.4 million in fees and costs f...


Appellate Practice


Panel Dumps Attorney-Fee Award Against Plaintiffs' Counsel

Feb. 9, 2005
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

RIVERSIDE - A state appellate panel in Riverside on Monday overturned a $12,000 award of attorney fees assessed against plaint...


Government


Column - By Garry Abrams - What went down at the Pacific Dining Car in downtown Los Angeles Thursday morning? ...


Judges and Judiciary


Court Overhaul Subject of Gathering

Feb. 9, 2005
By Donna Domino

SAN FRANCISCO - A wide-ranging constitutional amendment to overhaul California's court system - including state judges' terms...


Contracts


LOS ANGELES - A jury Monday ordered a Manhattan Beach man to pay an eye-popping $1.8 billion in punitive damages to contestant...


Judges and Judiciary


Staffer's Claim Reinstated Against Placer Court

Feb. 9, 2005
By Hudson Sangree

SACRAMENTO - A trial court employee who sued the court for harassment and discrimination on the job but had her claims dismis...


Appellate Practice


LOS ANGELES - In a blow to labor, a state appellate panel ruled Monday that the Los Angeles Times can yank commission payments...


Firm Watch


Real Estate Lawyer Finds Home In-House

Feb. 8, 2005
By Tina Spee

Los Angeles real estate attorney William Birney III says in-house jobs often lack variety. Companies are likely to ship the "s...


Transactions


Angiosyn Inc., a San Diego startup working on a treatment for age-related blindness, has agreed to be acquired by Pfizer Inc. ...


Firm Watch


Sharon Tomkins' resume may be decorated with countless awards, but the one she's most proud of is the only one not on display....


Firm Watch


Rob Christopher, an intellectual-property and antitrust litigator from Coudert Brothers' recently shuttered Palo Alto office h...


Civil Rights


The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area hosted a luncheon Jan. 25 to give its members a much-des...


Appellate Practice


SANTA ANA - Joe Cavallo learned early on that nothing came easy. The son of poor Italian immigrants, Cavallo shared a bed with...


Law Practice


Trickle Down?

Feb. 8, 2005
By Contributing Writer

EXTRA Closer Column - Mediation - By Elizabeth A. Moreno - In California, ethnic minorities constitute the majority of the pop...


Firm Watch


The magic has never worn off for Jay Cooper. As an attorney for Grammy-nominated artists like singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, b...


Litigation


Students who enrolled in radiology technician-training at two Southern California technical schools claim their alma maters fa...


Litigation


Considering a lawsuit against U-Haul? Better think twice. The moving industry giant is on a winning streak after unloading two...


Transactions


DAILY DEALS -- Transactions for Feb. 7

Feb. 8, 2005
By Joseph Pimentel

INDUSTRIAL POWAY - Cruzan/Monroe sold Parkway Centre 6, a 125,196-square-foot research-and-development project located at 142...


Litigation


An engagement ring loses its sentimental value after a divorce. But, following an 18-month marriage, Sarah J. Schauer didn't e...


Transactions


Cisco Systems Inc. will acquire Airespace Inc., a leading provider of wireless local area networking systems, in a $450 millio...


Litigation


The Shingle Springs band of Native Americans won the latest battle in its drive to build the state's newest supersize casino, ...


Litigation


A Roseville attorney claims he's only trying to "improve" the teaching of evolution at a high-school district that his daughte...


Civil Rights


A group of Glendale day laborers say they won't be fooled by the city's attempt to keep them from littering the streets. The D...


Firm Watch


Trial attorney James F. Speyer says he has longtime ties with Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe. Since the 1990s, he's worke...


Firm Watch


Lead On

Feb. 8, 2005
By Adrianna Khoo

Gone are the days when prim and proper ruled the dinner table and expectations of best behavior were an assumed law, even amon...


Labor/Employment


Focus Column - Employment Law - By Gregg A. Farley and Kimberly H. Clancy - In its recent decision in Elsner v. Uveges , 34 Ca...


Personal Injury & Torts


Sony Sets Up Fund To Pay Moviegoers

Feb. 8, 2005
By Leslie Simmons

Sony Pictures Entertainment has agreed to set up a $1.5-million fund to pay moviegoers who claimed they were tricked into buyi...


Criminal


Yang Wants Spy Case Reconsidered

Feb. 8, 2005
By John Ryan

LOS ANGELES - U.S. Attorney Debra Yang has fired back at the federal judge who dismissed the criminal charges against accused ...


Banking


Bank of America Settles Nonprofit's Class Suit

Feb. 8, 2005
By Blair Clarkson

Bank of America on Friday settled a class action brought by a California nonprofit accusing the banking giant of illegally ch...