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Criminal


SACRAMENTO - The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California said Monday it will file a lawsuit challenging Proposi...


Litigation


AAA Settlement

Dec. 8, 2004
By Draeger Martinez

LOS ANGELES - The Automobile Club of Southern California agreed Monday to settle a class action brought by its employees for ...


Tax


LOS ANGELES - A complicated dispute between the Tribune Co. and the Internal Revenue Service made its way to trial Monday, wit...


Government


Fund-Raiser's Immigration Hearing Will Start

Dec. 7, 2004
By Susan Mc Rae

LOS ANGELES - Civil liberties lawyers today will argue the curious case of an Orange County man who has been held by immigrati...


Personal Injury & Torts


Diocese Will Pay Victims $110 Million

Dec. 7, 2004
By David Houston

LOS ANGELES - The Catholic Diocese of Orange agreed to pay $110 million to 87 victims of clergy sexual abuse, but some lawyers...


Public Interest


Wily Houston Quartet Takes Civil Trial Competition

Dec. 7, 2004
By Draeger Martinez

The teams facing off as finalists in the third annual National Civil Trial Competition stood in sharp contrast: an aggressive ...


Transactions


DAILY DEALS -- Transactions for Dec. 6

Dec. 7, 2004
By Joseph Pimentel

INDUSTRIAL BALDWIN PARK - Apec Corp. purchased a 71,553 square-foot industrial building located at 5020-5050 Rivergrade Road f...


Litigation


SAN FRANCISCO - The two camps vying to purchase the rights to sue Clifford Chance from Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison's bank...


Firm Watch


Partners at the Los Angeles office of Morrison & Foerster have chosen intellectual property litigator A. Max Olson as thei...


Entertainment & Sports


Films by Jove, a Los Angeles-based movie production company, recently won the latest battle in its efforts to maintain control...


Intellectual Property


Only two years after Morgan, Lewis & Bockius arrived in Silicon Valley with a bang and 150 Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison...


Criminal


Evidence Wasn't 'Unfairly Prejudicial'

Dec. 7, 2004
By Columnist

Letter to the Editor - Jonna M. Spilbor's allegation that "Jurors' Dislike of Peterson Helped DA Get Conviction" (Nov. 18 Dail...


Law Practice


Focus Column - Litigation - By Lynn Duryee - From the lawyer's viewpoint, an expert is: A) a necessary evil in civil litigatio...


Forum Column - By William Shernoff - Lately, we have seen the greed of the insurance industry producing scandal after scandal....


Criminal


LOS ANGELES - Richard B. Healey, Renaissance man, "Jeopardy!" champion and Los Angeles County deputy district attorney for 32...


Litigation


Families of Teens Struck by Car Sue Over Lack of Sidewalks

Dec. 7, 2004
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

RIVERSIDE - The families of four high-school students struck by a car in Rubidoux last year have sued the Jurupa Unified Scho...


Judges and Judiciary


SAN FRANCISCO - Conflict intensified between Mendocino County District Attorney Norman Vroman and the lone judge in a Fort Br...


Appellate Practice


Stay Delays Mayor's Swearing-In Ceremony

Dec. 7, 2004
By Claude Walbert

SANTA ANA - Mayor Dick Murphy of San Diego won't be sworn in for a second four-year term this morning because state appellate ...


Criminal


SAN FRANCISCO - A defense attorney has filed a motion to suppress evidence gathered from a female attorney accused of stalkin...


Law Practice


Ex-Editor of Daily Journal Joins AOC

Dec. 7, 2004
By Philip Carrizosa

SAN FRANCISCO - Former San Francisco Daily Journal Editor Philip Carrizosa has joined the Administrative Office of the Courts'...


Criminal


9th Circuit: More Review for Nazi Salute

Dec. 7, 2004
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - A silent gesture of protest, the raised-arm Nazi salute, got Santa Cruz homeless activist Robert Norse ejecte...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


In Dispute

Dec. 7, 2004
By Eron Yehuda

EXTRA Feature - Dan Stormer has tried dozens of cases in his 30-year legal career. "I would probably qualify as a trial dog," ...


Judges and Judiciary


Governor Announces Four Judicial Selections

Dec. 7, 2004
By Linda Rapattoni

SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has made his first judicial picks, selecting a group of attorneys with diverse backgr...


Communications


WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether the cable television industry must give Internet service p...


Criminal


LOS ANGELES - At their first court meeting, Deputy District Attorney Shellie Samuels lashed out at M. Gerald Schwartzbach, the...


Transactions


DAILY DEALS -- Transactions for Dec. 3

Dec. 4, 2004
By Joseph Pimentel

INDUSTRIAL ORANGE - Care Ambulance purchased a 36,000-square-foot industrial building located at 1517 Braden Court from Cook ...


Government


U.S. Attorney Seeks Probe Into Grand Jury Leaks

Dec. 4, 2004
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. Attorney Kevin Ryan requested Thursday that the Department of Justice conduct a formal investigation int...


Litigation


Lawyers Take Up Animal Rights

Dec. 4, 2004
By Liz Valsamis

LOS ANGELES - Ventura-based sole practitioner Kate Neiswender describes herself as a reluctant animal activist. An environmen...


Litigation


Learning by Litigating

Dec. 4, 2004
By Hudson Sangree

SACRAMENTO - Before he became a lawyer, Shelley Bryant was a career prison guard, rising through the ranks to sergeant and th...


Forum Column - By Robert F. Cochran Jr. - This weekend, the State Bar's Board of Governors is considering raising the required...