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Government


Lungren Fined $30K By FPPC

Jan. 17, 2001
By Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - Former Attorney General Dan Lungren has agreed to pay a $30,000 fine to settle charges he violated campaign repor...


Family


Attorney, 92, Still Going Like 60

Jan. 17, 2001
By Contributing Writer

LOS ANGELES - When Walter Gordon Jr. opened his own law practice in South Central Los Angeles way back in 1937, he wasn't pick...


Government


Lee's Ghost Returns to Haunt Ashcroft

Jan. 17, 2001
By Garry Abrams

LOS ANGELES - If he could be raised from the dead, what would Confederate General Robert E. Lee have to say to John Ashcroft, ...


Large Firms


Brobeck Raises Salaries; Others Plan to Match

Jan. 17, 2001
By Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's Brobeck Phleger & Harrison has announced two firsts: The first associate salary raises of ...


Government


Ashcroft Braces for Grilling

Jan. 17, 2001
By Daniel Shaw

WASHINGTON - When John Ashcroft appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee today for his confirmation hearing to be attorne...


Marketing


Marketing Madness

Jan. 16, 2001
By Columnist

If you don't know where to start with your business development resolutions, let me offer a helping hand. These endeavors shou...


International


By Robert Fisk They smiled as they were dying. One little girl in a Basra hospital even put on her party dress for The Indepe...


Labor/Employment


All Work, No Play

Jan. 13, 2001
By Columnist

Workplace romances pose a host of problems for both employers and employees. ...


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...