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Criminal


Judging! It's Fun!

Jun. 4, 2003
By Robert Selna

SAN FRANCISCO - Some day, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ksenia "Kay" Tsenin may best be remembered for dismissing indict...


Judges and Judiciary


Unfair Treatment?

Jun. 4, 2003
By Columnist

Forum Column - By John C. Eastman - Stellar credentials and a "well-qualified" rating from the American Bar Association, its h...


Appellate Practice


Court Lets Pro Bono Lawyers Win Fee Sanctions

Jun. 4, 2003
By Katherine Gaidos

LOS ANGELES - In a case of first impression, a state appeals court has decided that pro bono lawyers can win attorney fees as ...


Intellectual Property


WASHINGTON - Restricting the reach of federal trademark law, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Lanham Act does not bar a...


Large Firms


Heller Ready for China

Jun. 4, 2003
By Erik Cummins

SAN FRANCISCO - After 10 mostly quiet years in Hong Kong, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe has added four partners and 1...


Litigation


Lawyers Split on Church Lawsuits

Jun. 4, 2003
By Jeff Berg

LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for alleged victims of priest sexual abuse denounced the decision by other members of the plaintiffs' le...


Litigation


LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles law firm that claimed it has been forced into involuntary servitude after a judge ordered its lawy...


Appellate Practice


Panel Reverses Judge on Juror-Bias Issue

Jun. 4, 2003
By Lawrence Kootnikoff

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge erred when she refused to hold a hearing on potential bias or misconduct after a court employee ...


Discipline


Judge Won't Lift Trevor Suspension

Jun. 4, 2003
By Leslie Simmons

LOS ANGELES - A U.S. District judge in Los Angeles has denied a request by attorneys accused of abusing the state's unfair-com...


Appellate Practice


Justices Strengthen Arbitration Act

Jun. 4, 2003
By David Pike

WASHINGTON - Re-emphasizing the broad reach of the Federal Arbitration Act, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that a debt-restruc...


Criminal


Burton Bill on Retardation Advances

Jun. 4, 2003
By Hudson Sangree

SACRAMENTO - A proposed method of implementing the U.S. Supreme Court's ban on executing the mentally retarded was approved b...


Elder Law


Senate OKs Elder Abuse Measure

Jun. 4, 2003
By Linda Rapattoni

SACRAMENTO - The state Senate passed a bill Monday to protect the elderly from financial abuse by requiring more complete dis...


Law Practice


Lawyer Was Former Spokesman for Gas Co.

Jun. 4, 2003
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - Memorial services for Bruce R. Marshall, who became a lawyer after years as a spokesman for Southern California Ga...


Law Practice


Oppenheimer Co-Chair Finds New Firm

Jun. 4, 2003
By Liz Valsamis

LOS ANGELES - With his former firm effectively winding down its California operations, Bruce Canter, managing partner of the N...


Personal Injury & Torts


Musicians Lose Likeness Claim

Jun. 4, 2003
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - Two brothers in a Texas blues-rock band are not wronged celebrities just because a comic book series loosely ...


Labor/Employment


SAN FRANCISCO - The former head librarian for the California Supreme Court did not have a serious health condition, a San Fra...


Column By Garry Abrams - Forget Osama bin Laden and the threat that he and the rest of his al-Qaida terrorist network represen...


Personal Injury & Torts


Free, With the Car: A Stash of Marijuana

Jun. 4, 2003
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - When 67-year-old Jose Cervantes bid on and won a car auctioned by the U.S. government in San Diego in July 19...


Discipline


Trevor Suit Is Complex, Court Rules

Jun. 3, 2003
By Hudson Sangree

SACRAMENTO - A suit filed by Attorney General Bill Lockyer's office against the beleaguered Trevor Law Group for allegedly ab...


Criminal


Ex-Prosecutor Pleads Not Guilty to Felonies

Jun. 3, 2003
By Anne La Jeunesse

LOS ANGELES - A former Los Angeles deputy district attorney pleaded not guilty Friday to identity theft, forgery and other fel...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Steefel Is Sued for Malpractice

Jun. 3, 2003
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - What began as a $25,000 dispute in bankruptcy court over a company called Robot Wars has grown into a $1 milli...


Government


SAN FRANCISCO - In his budget proposal for the coming year, San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown suggests reductions of $2.2 mill...


Intellectual Property


SAN FRANCISCO - It's not every day that dark-suited lawyers share the gallery at San Francisco's 1st District Court of Appeal...


Large Firms


Oppenheimer Is History in Silicon Valley

Jun. 3, 2003
By Erik Cummins

SAN FRANCISCO - Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly closed its 35-lawyer office in Palo Alto last week, with star intellectual ...


Firm Watch


Cooley Partner Joins Paul Hastings

Jun. 3, 2003
By Liz Valsamis

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker is beefing up its newly acquired San Diego office with the addition of Carl Sanchez, for...


Litigation


Anti-Trans Fat Crusader Drops Oreo Suit

Jun. 3, 2003
By Joan Osterwalder

Attorney Stephen Joseph became fodder for the national news media after filing a lawsuit that claimed one of America's favorit...


Marketing


Goal Tending

Jun. 3, 2003
By Columnist

Column - Marketing - By Andrea W. Snedeker - For some, the notion of setting goals conjures up images of footsteps in the sand...


Public Interest


Party Paradox

Jun. 3, 2003
By Stefanie Knapp

Driving up to the Century Plaza Hotel and Spa on May 14 for the Constitutional Rights Foundation's annual Spring Dinner, the S...


Litigation


Suit Produces Misconduct Claims All Around

Jun. 3, 2003
By Eron Yehuda

A wild and woolly product liability case in Santa Barbara that ended in April with a defense verdict has stirred up accusation...


Bankruptcy


Bankruptcy Forum Recognizes 17 Jurists

Jun. 3, 2003
By Stefanie Knapp

The California Bankruptcy Forum honored 17 judges at its annual conference held in Rancho Mirage May 16-18. The U.S. Bankruptc...