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Law Practice


Union Stages Funereal Protest at Courthouse

Jul. 19, 2003
By Jim Adamekn

SANTA ANA - Dozens of Orange County union members staged a mock funeral at the Central Justice Center on Thursday, burying a w...


Law Practice


Lawyer Won Right to Videotape From TV

Jul. 19, 2003
By Joan Osterwalder

LOS ANGELES - Without Dean C. Dunlavey, videotaping copyright movies and programs on television may not have become legal back...


Law Practice


Lawyer Faces Attempted-Murder Charge

Jul. 19, 2003
By David Houston

LOS ANGELES - A Pasadena lawyer with a history of troubles with his family and colleagues pleaded not guilty Thursday to charg...


Criminal


Lockheed Wants Cash From War Protesters

Jul. 19, 2003
By Craiq Anderson

SUNNYVALE - Anti-war protesters who staged a peaceful protest in front of a Lockheed Martin manufacturing facility are furious...


Judges and Judiciary


Judges Take Positions on Fast-Track Rules

Jul. 19, 2003
By Leslie Simmons

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge said Thursday that a proposal to relax stringent fast-track court rules won't...


Litigation


TLPJ the 'Conscience of the Community'

Jul. 19, 2003
By Karen Coleman

SAN FRANCISCO - When litigators descend on San Francisco this weekend for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America conventi...


Criminal


High Court Clarifies Prop. 21 Prosecution

Jul. 19, 2003
By Hudson Sangree

SACRAMENTO - Prosecutors seeking to charge juveniles as adults with murder or rape under Proposition 21 can initiate prosecuti...


Judges and Judiciary


The Acerbic Janice Brown Keeps to Herself

Jul. 19, 2003
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - Janice Rogers Brown was a bold choice when Gov. Pete Wilson tapped her for a seat on the California Supreme Co...


Environmental


SAN FRANCISCO - Federal officials must reconsider their order that California use expensive ethanol as a gasoline additive in ...


Litigation


Playing Hardball

Jul. 19, 2003
By John Roemer

SAN FRANCISCO - The national plaintiffs bar convenes Saturday in San Francisco as it counterattacks the Bush administration ov...


Personal Injury & Torts


LOS ANGELES - The Santa Monica farmers market tragedy that left at least 10 people dead and injured dozens probably will give ...


Judges and Judiciary


Brown Has a Rocky Road From Here to Washington

Jul. 19, 2003
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - It may be politically awkward for liberals to oppose a black woman nominated for one of the nation's highest c...


Criminal


Judge Unafraid to Overrule Juries

Jul. 18, 2003
By Xenia Kobylarz

FRESNO - When Franklin P. Jones applied for a vacant seat on the Fresno Superior Court bench 12 years ago, he was fairly confi...


Labor/Employment


Focus Column - Employment Law - By Arthur F. Silbergeld and Dawn M. Irizarry - An unfolding drama could find California law be...


Constitutional Law


On Speaking Terms

Jul. 18, 2003
By Columnist

Forum Column - By Edward C. Wilde Sr. and Michael S. Overing - Amber Frey became famous for allegedly befriending Scott Peters...


Criminal


Animal Rights Activist Starts 30-Day Sentence

Jul. 18, 2003
By Katherine Gaidos

LOS ANGELES - After losing several appeals of her conviction, child-star-turned-animal-rights-activist Pamelyn Vlasak began s...


Media


Organization Honors Two Daily Journal Reporters

Jul. 18, 2003
By Allison Hawley

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Daily Journal won two first-place awards and two other honors at the Better Newspapers Contest s...


Litigation


Think Of It As An Easy Quadratic Equation

Jul. 18, 2003
By Linda Rapattoni

Reporter's Notebook - By Linda Rapattoni - Veteran lawmakers are accustomed to weaving words into texts of proposed laws, but ...


Column By Garry Abrams - The earthly afterlife of Princess Diana has not been happy. She's the English Elvis, damned to a tabl...


Personal Injury & Torts


SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether a mass toxic tort action can go forward even ...


Litigation


SAN FRANCISCO - California juries deciding civil cases will soon be guided by a new, clearer set of jury instructions, the fi...


Criminal


Hallinan Is Subpoenaed by Cops' Attorney

Jul. 18, 2003
By Dennis Opatrny

SAN FRANCISCO - The lead defense attorney for three cops accused of assault in connection with the infamous Union Street Faji...


Litigation


Royal Battle Over Royalties Grows

Jul. 17, 2003
By Lawrence Kootnikoff

LOS ANGELES - In a case dating to the glittering days of Hollywood's golden age, lawyers for Bing Crosby's estate and the comp...


Constitutional Law


Sticking to Rights

Jul. 17, 2003
By Columnist

Forum Column - By Janet M. LaRue - A seminarian gave a highly academic commentary on the Bible to his uneducated cleaning woma...


Constitutional Law


Forum Column - By Michael M. Faenza - As a social justice organization, the National Mental Health Association works toward a ...


Focus Column - Probate Law - By Marshal A. Oldman and Susan J. Cooley - In Moore v. Anderson, Zeigler, Disharoon, Gallagher...


Government


Board OKs S.F. Budget

Jul. 17, 2003
By Tyler Cunningham

SAN FRANCISCO - The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $4.9 billion budget Tuesday that includes cuts to the city att...


Judges and Judiciary


MADERA - Among local attorneys, Madera County Superior Court Judge John W. DeGroot is known, not affectionately, as "old bulle...


Appellate Practice


SANTA ANA - An attorney said Tuesday that a court ruling that upheld Southern California Gas Co.'s right to dig trenches witho...


Litigation


Heir Sues to Halt LACMA Exhibit

Jul. 17, 2003
By Susan Mc Rae

LOS ANGELES - The heir to a renowned Russian art patron, who claims his grandfather's paintings were looted by Lenin during th...