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Government


Legislative Summary

Feb. 3, 2004
By Linda Rapattoni And Hudson Sangree

During the first year of the 2003-2004 Legislative Session, the Legislature and Governor enacted over 130 bills that affect th...


Transactions


Mobile software company Aligo Inc. has received an infusion of $10.5 million. Peter Cohn, a partner at Orrick, Herrington &...


Investments


Brian Burr specializes in representing small companies in negotiations with industry titans, and his skills came in handy for ...


Government


New Rules

Feb. 3, 2004
By Hudson Sangree

Legislative Summary - By Linda Rapattoni and Hudson Sangree - Before voters recalled him last year, former Gov. Gray Davis man...


Firm Watch


Irell & Manella Loses Litigation Partner

Feb. 3, 2004
By Liz Valsamis

Newport Beach's Call, Jensen & Ferrell has lured away Irell & Manella partner Kyhm Penfil. The litigation partner join...


Firm Watch


Saying the move is for the good of his clients, corporate attorney George J. Wall has left Irvine's Palmieri, Tyler, Wiener, W...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Identifying Parties' Goals Eases Mediation Process

Feb. 3, 2004
By Contributing Writer

Column - Alternative Dispute Resolution - By Laurel Greenspan Kaufer - Many people, even those who use mediation frequently, a...


Firm Watch


Many law students aspire to practice public-interest law. But according to this year's new crop of Skadden Fellows, opportunit...


Litigation


DA's Office Lauds Asian Boyz Prosecutor

Feb. 3, 2004
By Craiq Anderson

Lane Liroff, the Santa Clara County prosecutor who won convictions against two Asian Boyz gang members, was honored Friday as ...


Litigation


Tape of Man on Basketball Court Sinks His Case

Feb. 3, 2004
By Tyler Cunningham

A Solano County jury last month refused a former semipro baseball player the half-million dollars in damages he sought for his...


Appellate Practice


What Now?

Feb. 3, 2004
By Amy Spees

The past four months have been a puzzling time for some trial lawyers, who say recent conflicting appellate-court decisions le...


Large Firms


Patent Practice at MoFo Draws Renaissance Man

Feb. 3, 2004
By Draeger Martinez

Morrison & Foerster added Dr. Gregory Einhorn as a patent law partner in its San Diego office Jan. 21. Einhorn comes to th...


Education


Gay Students Settle Suit for $1.1 Million

Feb. 3, 2004
By Stefanie Knapp

Six gay students who say school officials did little to stop the physical abuse and daily harassment they suffered in the Morg...


Litigation


A Southern California judge recently denied a defense lawyer's post-trial motions that called a $6.65 million award in a trip-...


Firm Watch


Bingham McCutchen has been beefing up its West Coast broker-dealer practice, says practice group head Gerald Rath. With the ad...


Marketing


Light the Way

Feb. 3, 2004
By Contributing Writer

Column - Legal Marketing - By Anne Bothwell - The start of a new year is often when lawyers and firms want to upgrade their ma...


Civil Rights


Forum Column - By Ann Brick - The federal government has confirmed that it plans to take the unprecedented step of conducting ...


Family


Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - Recently, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled in Goodridge v. Department of Public He...


Focus Column - Criminal Law - By Thomas Havlena - California has had "reciprocal" criminal discovery since June 1990. See Pena...


Judges and Judiciary


Scott Moves Toward the Center

Feb. 3, 2004
By Dennis Pfaff

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - Joseph C. Scott, former criminal defense attorney and local Democratic Party political heavyweight, had ...


LOS ANGELES - A 72-year-old priest pleaded guilty Friday to molesting a teenage girl in the back seat of her family's car last...


Government


Notebook - By Linda Rapattoni - SACRAMENTO - Fabian Nunez is set to call the shots as new assembly speaker Feb. 9, and when th...


LOS ANGELES - Celebrated author Mark Salzman began teaching creative writing to the most violent teenage offenders at Central ...


Law Practice


Your Name Here

Feb. 3, 2004
By Liz Valsamis

Daily Journal EXTRA Feature - Southern California lawyers recently got their first peek at an issue that had bedeviled their m...


Personal Injury & Torts


Deaf Men Win $24,000 in Car Crash Case

Feb. 3, 2004
By Joy Shaw

LOS ANGELES - A unanimous Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded three deaf men $24,000 after a legal fight with an insur...


Criminal


Accused Molester Can Undo Guilty Plea

Feb. 3, 2004
By Craiq Anderson

SAN JOSE - An accused child molester has been allowed to withdraw his guilty pleas after a Santa Clara County judge concluded ...


Litigation


LOS ANGELES - He made a ruling two years ago that could cost the state billions in property tax revenue. Last year, Orange Sup...


Judges and Judiciary


Protecting Perks

Feb. 3, 2004
By Donna Domino

SAN FRANCISCO - In light of the state's budget crisis, some California judges are concerned they may lose the lucrative supple...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Spanish-Language Newspapers Combine

Feb. 3, 2004
By Toni Vranjes

Two Spanish-language newspapers are combining to target the nation's growing Latino population, and two teams of Southern Cali...


Government


Judge's Tenure Spans Major Changes

Jan. 31, 2004
By Susan Mc Rae

LOS ANGELES - In 19 years presiding over juvenile delinquency cases, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Morton O. Rochman has se...