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DAILY DEALS -- Ventura County

Mar. 26, 2003
By Jack Briggs

MOORPARK - Simi Valley Harley-Davidson leased 19,000 square feet of retail space at 6190 Condor Drive from J&L Investment...


Labor/Employment


Before It Starts

Mar. 26, 2003
By Columnist

Forum Column - By Angela M. Bradstreet and Gowon Song - In 1998, two U.S. Supreme Court cases, Burlington Industries v. Ell...


International


Focus Column - International Law - By Allison S.Y. Chang - For nonresident multinational holding companies with a subsidiary o...


Family


Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - It appears that Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-L.A., is busy once again figuring out ways to further...


Criminal


Cops' Motions Stress Constitution

Mar. 26, 2003
By Robert Selna

SAN FRANCISCO - Lawyers for four of five San Francisco police officers charged with obstruction of justice launched their att...


Criminal


Cuts Imperil State's Witness Protection Program

Mar. 26, 2003
By Hudson Sangree

SACRAMENTO - The California Witness Protection Program is essential for prosecuting gang killings and should continue to rece...


Large Firms


Thelen Chooses N.Y. Lawyer as Chairman

Mar. 26, 2003
By Erik Cummins

SAN FRANCISCO - Thomas Igoe Jr., a former Reid & Priest chairman who led the New York firm's merger with San Francisco's ...


Criminal


WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court Monday agreed to take another look at the authority of police officers who have stopped a vehic...


Constitutional Law


Limit on Abortion Clinic Injunction Rules

Mar. 26, 2003
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - Injunctions aren't one size fits all. In a just-published ruling, a state appellate court has ruled that an i...


Judges and Judiciary


SAN FRANCISCO - Ethics isn't an abstraction for Justice Ignazio Ruvolo, of San Francisco's 1st District Court of Appeal. It's ...


Column By Garry Abrams - How will the war against Iraq ultimately play out on the streets of America? More parochially, how wi...


Litigation


Citizens' Group Sues to Block Costco Store

Mar. 26, 2003
By Mark Cromer

LA HABRA - Residents hoping to block big-box retailer Costco from building a new store here have taken their fight to court, f...


Civil Rights


No Contest Plea

Mar. 26, 2003
By Leslie Simmons

MARINA DEL REY - A 55-year-old Marina del Rey man has pleaded no contest to a hate crime after women of Middle Eastern descent...


Judges and Judiciary


Pleasanton Judge Faces Hearing on Misconduct

Mar. 26, 2003
By John Roemer

SAN FRANCISCO - Alameda County Superior Court Judge D. Ronald Hyde admitted "bad judgment" Monday in an evidentiary hearing b...


International


Broadcasts of POWs Raise Treatment Issue

Mar. 26, 2003
By Lawrence Kootnikoff

LOS ANGELES - They didn't have television - live or otherwise - when drafters framed the Geneva Conventions in the blasted-out...


Energy Law


Signs of Meltdown

Mar. 26, 2003
By Dennis Pfaff

SAN FRANCISCO - Documents governing funding for the eventual closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant contain a poiso...


Judges and Judiciary


LOS ANGELES - Judge Rodney G. Forneret has a smooth style on the bench that encourages lawyers on both sides of the counsel ta...


Litigation


Arcadia plaintiffs' attorney Jay S. McClaugherty knew he had his work cut out for him during a recent trial in Rancho Cucamong...


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Squabbling Surgical-Robot Makers Settle

Mar. 25, 2003
By Toni Vranjes

After years of battling each other over patent disputes, two rival surgical-robot makers are putting aside their differences t...


Law Practice


Weston's Leader Stresses Service

Mar. 25, 2003
By Liz Valsamis

After more than a month on the job, Edward Casey is learning what it takes to be a managing partner. Casey was made top lawyer...


Law Practice


Managers Focus On Bottom Line

Mar. 25, 2003
By Tina Spee

Law firm managers are taking a harder look at partners' bottom-line profitability when determining compensation rates, accordi...


Firm Watch


Foley Bolsters Bankruptcy Practice

Mar. 25, 2003
By Liz Valsamis

Milwaukee's Foley & Lardner has hired bankruptcy lawyer Peter Ito to lead its West Coast bankruptcy practice. Ito, who joi...


Litigation


One of the first challenges that a trial lawyer faces at the conclusion of the voir dire process is the exercise of challenges...


State Bar & Bar Associations


It isn't every evening that former President George H. Bush speaks before a group of lawyers. But the 1,000 lawyers attending ...


Firm Watch


Partners

Mar. 25, 2003
By Staff Writer

The law firms below recently announced partner promotions; the list includes only attorneys in California offices. ...


Judges and Judiciary


Ex-Prosecutor, Sailing Enthusiast Retires From Superior Court Post

Mar. 25, 2003
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Sylvia Lee Husing, a former prosecutor and sailing enthusiast who adapted to a variety of ...


Firm Watch


After a little more than a year serving as managing partner of the Los Angeles office of Reed Smith Crosby Heafey, Janet Kwuon...


Personal Injury & Torts


Jury Awards $5 Million for Wrongful Death of Worker

Mar. 25, 2003
By Joan Osterwalder

John Craig Escobar was waiting for his turn to pick up a load of asphalt for the El Dorado Irrigation District on a balmy Nove...


Corporate


Mining Company Completes Deal

Mar. 25, 2003
By Toni Vranjes

Canadian mining company Placer Dome Inc. has completed a $200 million refinancing deal. Placer Dome mines gold, copper and oth...


Litigation


Jury Sends FedEx $1.5 Million 'Message'

Mar. 25, 2003
By Joan Osterwalder

An Alameda County Superior Court jury has slapped Federal Express Corp., better known as FedEx, with $1.5 million in punitive ...