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Corporate


Government Spurred Web Revolution

Jan. 13, 2001
By Columnist

If you think that the e-commerce revolution is occurring solely in the entrepreneurial world, think again. For the past decade...


Law Practice


Sizing Up Matters

Jan. 13, 2001
By Columnist

A successful interview is a two-way street, providing an opportunity for the employer and you, the candidate, to learn more ab...


Government


State's FPPC Counsel Gets Job on Bush Team

Jan. 13, 2001
By Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - Sue Ellen Wooldridge ends a four-month stint as general counsel to the state Fair Political Practices Commission ...


Technology & Science


Misheard Lyrics Captivate Web Surfers

Jan. 13, 2001
By Contributing Writer

Believe it or not, there are two Web sites exclusively devoted to misheard lyrics. ...


Environmental


A Solid Foundation

Jan. 13, 2001
By Julie Nakashima

Despite the dark clouds hanging over the economy as a whole, the outlook for development in 2001 looks as bright as it did in ...


Judges and Judiciary


DOUBLE STANDARD

Jan. 13, 2001
By Contributing Writer

Where's Jiminy Cricket when you need him? As Pinocchio discovered, without the little guy talking into your ear, it's tough fi...


Corporate


Advocates Challenge Auto Club Leadership

Jan. 13, 2001
By Toni Vranjes

Four self-described consumer advocates have banded together to launch the first challenge in three decades to the leadership o...


Litigation


Time Is of the Essence in a Court of Law

Jan. 13, 2001
By Columnist

In all the continuing legal education materials I have seen, I don't think I've ever read anything about the art of estimating...


Construction


Critical Coverage

Jan. 13, 2001
By Columnist

Coverage as an additional insured provides vital insurance coverage for owners and general contractors of construction project...


Intellectual Property


SAN FRANCISCO - Time Warner Entertainment Co. wasn't amused when it discovered that a California resident had registered more ...


Government


Group Protests PUC Legal Fee Payment

Jan. 13, 2001
By Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - Saying it is "outrageous" for taxpayers to foot the legal bills of an embattled utilities commissioner, a watchdo...


Corporate


Bar-Code Suit Hits Merchants

Jan. 13, 2001
By Andrea Rosas

A foundation for one of the country's most prolific inventors has charged dozens of companies with a violation of his patent f...


Workers' Comp.


LOS ANGELES - Robert H. Gillham, retired workers' compensation judge in Santa Ana, has died. Gillham died of cancer Jan. 3 at ...


Labor/Employment


Labor's Day

Jan. 13, 2001
By Toni Vranjes

With layoffs looming in the not-too-distant future and stock options not worth the paper they're written on, some New Economy ...


Juvenile


Orange County Gets Crime-Fighting Funds

Jan. 13, 2001
By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld

Orange County will receive nearly $10 million in state funds to fight juvenile crime, Gov. Gray Davis said in an announcement ...


Constitutional Law


DA Expresses Her Concern About Seizure of Documents

Jan. 13, 2001
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - A San Bernardino County prosecutor acknowledged Thursday that she was "concerned" when her office seized documents...


Criminal


Not So Confidential: Privilege Takes a Hit

Jan. 13, 2001
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - Fresno criminal defense attorney Charles Magill thought he could keep his client's name secret and clear him o...


Government


Cooley Appeals Rampart Ruling

Jan. 13, 2001
By Susan Mc Rae

LOS ANGELES - Call it Gil's revenge. In his first big loss since taking office last month, new District Attorney Steve Cooley ...


Immigration


Performance Educates Immigrants

Jan. 13, 2001
By Susan Mc Rae

LOS ANGELES - The popular TV drama series "Law and Order" explains it this way: "In the criminal justice system, the people ar...


Civil Rights


Court Will Review Anti-Bias Regulations

Jan. 13, 2001
By David Pike

WASHINGTON - In a case that has become a rallying point for English-only advocates, the Supreme Court this week will consider ...


Environmental


Sound of Silence

Jan. 12, 2001
By Columnist

The silence of the contract on the sellers' contribution rights terminated those rights.


Judges and Judiciary


DOUBLE STANDARD

Jan. 12, 2001
By Contributing Writer

Alan Dershowitz recently wrote an irresponsible Los Angeles Times editorial ("Justice May Be Blind, But It's Not Deaf" (Dec. 2...


Technology & Science


U.S. Attorney Gains Hacker Indictment

Jan. 12, 2001
By Craig Anderson

SAN JOSE - Before getting a job at Los Alamos National Laboratory, a New Mexico man hacked his way into the computers at sever...


Constitutional Law


Court Hears Arguments On Juvenile-Justice Law

Jan. 12, 2001
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - In a challenge likely to reach the state Supreme Court, opponents of Proposition 21 argued Tuesday to an appellate...


Entertainment & Sports


Among the many pleasures in the new Italian film "Malena" is watching a Sicilian defense lawyer in action in an Italian courtr...


Large Firms


Wilson Sonsini Welcomes Prodigal VC

Jan. 12, 2001
By Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Former Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner Jonathan Axelrad can drop the "former" from his title. Axe...


Litigation


Jury Faults Cops in Grad Party Melee

Jan. 12, 2001
By Tyler Cunningham

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal jury hit two San Francisco police officers with a $115,000 verdict after finding that they wrongfull...


Family


Custody of Disputed Dog Resolved

Jan. 12, 2001
By Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - In a move discouraging to those working to change the way animals are viewed by the courts, Orange County Supe...


Appellate Practice


Teacher Determines Grades, Court Rules

Jan. 12, 2001
By Dawn Piimanu

LOS ANGELES - A Las Virgenes middle-school teacher has the right to give his students low marks for poor conduct, an appellate...


Discipline


Proceed With Caution

Jan. 12, 2001
By Columnist

Attorneys usually enjoy getting new clients, who frequently come in pairs. You might get two or more family members coming in ...