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Government


DA Cleanup

Apr. 9, 2003
By David Houston

LOS ANGELES - Deputy District Attorney Richard Sullivan, who clashed with his bosses over prosecuting an environmental-crime c...


Government


Hard Corps

Apr. 9, 2003
By Karen Coleman

OAKLAND - Even with a larger-than-anticipated crowd and upbeat atmosphere, a recent fund-raiser for Oakland's Neighborhood La...


Criminal


Ruling Affirms Laws Banning Cross Burning

Apr. 9, 2003
By David Pike

WASHINGTON - Turning aside freedom-of-speech arguments, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld state laws that ban cross burning t...


Litigation


High Court Limits Punitive Damages

Apr. 9, 2003
By David Pike

WASHINGTON - Handing a significant victory to corporate defendants, the Supreme Court on Monday raised tough new barriers to l...


Corporate


Greed Over All

Apr. 8, 2003
By Contributing Writer

Adviser Column - By Brad Reed - In every era, some chief executive officers have been scoundrels, but the percentage is unlike...


Litigation


Producer Sues NBC for Stealing Show Idea

Apr. 8, 2003
By Eron Yehuda

Like lawsuits, many "reality" television shows such as "Survivor" and "American Idol" are based on the premise of overcoming c...


Law Practice


Mr. Community

Apr. 8, 2003
By Karen Coleman

ALAMEDA - It's been 18 years since Judge Jeffrey Allen took over the Alameda County Superior Court's George E. McDonald Hall o...


Intellectual Property


Focus Column - Intellectual Property - By Scott A. Herbst and Kristin Schnell - Organizations such as the Institute of Electri...


Healthcare/Hospital Law


Focus Column - Health Care Law - By Mary E. Smith - Last summer, the Department of Health and Human Services adopted its final...


Large Firms


San Diego's Top 20 Law Firms

Apr. 8, 2003
By Tina Spee

Homegrown Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps added 10 attorneys during the past year to snatch the title as San Diego's lar...


Litigation


Women Win Bias Lawsuit Against Transit Authority

Apr. 8, 2003
By Joan Osterwalder

It was a bumpy five-year ride to equality for seven women who filed a sex-discrimination class action against the Sacramento R...


Judges and Judiciary


SAN FRANCISCO - East Bay litigants can look forward to longer lines, shorter hours and fewer staffers to help them in Alameda ...


Criminal


Retired Priest Faces Sex-Abuse Charges

Apr. 8, 2003
By Anne La Jeunesse

LOS ANGELES -- A former Roman Catholic priest who worked at parishes in Los Angeles and Ventura counties is set for arraignmen...


Administrative/Regulatory


Officials Flesh Out Furlough Plan

Apr. 8, 2003
By Leslie Simmons

LOS ANGELES - All 59 Los Angeles Superior courthouses will close for two days in April, and the civil courtrooms will close an...


Litigation


Trevor Counters with SLAPP Suit

Apr. 8, 2003
By Hudson Sangree

SACRAMENTO - Three lawyers being sued by Attorney General Bill Lockyer for allegedly abusing the state's Unfair Business Prac...


Entertainment & Sports


101 Litigations

Apr. 8, 2003
By Eron Yehuda

Billions of children throughout the world love cute, affable Mickey Mouse, with his pie-eyed face and balloonish ears. He's ch...


Large Firms


Orrick To Say 'Buon Giorno' In Busy Milan

Apr. 8, 2003
By Erik Cummins

SAN FRANCISCO - Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is the first Bay Area law firm to open an office in Milan, Italy's manufac...


Litigation


Who Calls Shots in Defending Church in Scandal?

Apr. 8, 2003
By Jeffrey Anderson

LOS ANGELES - Just who calls the shots in defending the Catholic Church in the clergy sex scandal? Is it private defense attor...


Transactions


Fenwick & West Brokers Deals for Cisco

Apr. 8, 2003
By Toni Vranjes

Networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. of San Jose has announced two planned acquisitions, one that would enhance its position in...


Large Firms


Leading Edge

Apr. 8, 2003
By Liz Valsamis

In May, Gregory Moser will complete his first year as managing partner of Foley & Lardner's downtown San Diego and Carmel ...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Achieves Childhood Ambition of Career in Law

Apr. 8, 2003
By Christina Landers

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Diana M. Wheatley knew from the time she was a little girl what she wanted to b...


Firm Watch


Steefel, Levitt & Weiss, a midsize San Francisco business and litigation firm, has acquired three lawyers from Goodin, Mac...


Law Practice


With Honors

Apr. 8, 2003
By Tina Spee

Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich has tapped Frank Zerunyan, partner at Los Angeles' Sulmeyer, Kupetz, Baum...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Conference Showcases Products, Ideas

Apr. 8, 2003
By Stefanie Knapp

The Association of Legal Administrators annual conference, held today through April 10 in San Diego, has everything you need t...


Law Practice


A hefty little practice management reference book, "Lawyers' Professional Development: The Legal Employer's Comprehensive Guid...


Litigation


Two Courts Will Weigh Ephedra Question

Apr. 8, 2003
By Eron Yehuda

The maker of a popular dietary supplement containing the herbal stimulant ephedra has touted its product, Xenadrine RFA-1, as ...


Firm Watch


Morrison & Foerster has elected David C. Doyle to co-chair its 300-attorney intellectual property practice along with Glad...


Marketing


Seller's Market

Apr. 8, 2003
By Contributing Writer

In Closing Column - By Sharon Berman - While marketing has become a watchword of many prominent law firms, the term "sales" do...


Large Firms


Fast Lane

Apr. 8, 2003
By John Ryan

Chaotic circumstances can lead law firms to act out of character. Take Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, the law firm equ...


Litigation


Disabled Woman Gored by Cow Wins $915,000

Apr. 8, 2003
By Joan Osterwalder

Vickie Perry, dressed in her red McDonald's uniform, was walking to a bus stop in Fresno on her way to work when a horned Mexi...