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Intellectual Property


Potent Portfolio

Dec. 16, 2000
By Columnist

A well-planned patent strategy will likely reward a company with positive returns for years to come. ...


Labor/Employment


Arbitrate On

Dec. 16, 2000
By Columnist

In Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services Inc., 2000 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9401 (Cal. Aug. 24, 2000), the Californi...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Eminent Abuse

Dec. 16, 2000
By Columnist

The Los Angeles Times and a number of city officials have decided that some of the practices of the Los Angeles Community Rede...


Product Liability


Plain Spoken

Dec. 16, 2000
By Eron Ben Yehuda

Frederick J. Ufkes didn't grow up with a silver spoon in his mouth. But instead of letting his early struggles drag him down, ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Young Takes the Helm at BASF

Dec. 16, 2000
By Staff Writer

Douglas Young will be formally inducted as president of the Bar Association of San Francisco at the group's annual luncheon t...


Government


The Daily Journal asks lawyers what they think about the U.S. Supreme Court Florida-recount decision. ...


Litigation


Looking Ahead

Dec. 16, 2000
By Columnist

The turn of the millennium offered little apocalyptic chaos, but at year-end the nation now faces some of the upheaval anticip...


Government


Justice Group Lauds Pair of Prosecutors

Dec. 16, 2000
By Anne La Jeunesse

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorneys Larry Diamond and Stephen R. Kay will be honored Sunday at a lunche...


Education


Board Revises School-Fund Distribution System

Dec. 16, 2000
By Jill Boekenoogen

LOS ANGELES - A change in how school construction bond money is allocated will mean the Los Angeles Unified School District, t...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Secretary Testifies Against Lawyer

Dec. 16, 2000
By Tessa Jarrett

RIVERSIDE - Medical malpractice lawyer Lingaraj Bahinipaty is accused of playing it fast and loose, but his trial on charges o...


Government


Prosecutor Patricia Ann Shrader Dies

Dec. 16, 2000
By Tina Spee

LOS ANGELES - Services will be held Saturday for Patricia Ann Shrader, a retired Los Angeles County deputy district attorney. ...


Civil Rights


Newspaper Settles Anti-Gay Discrimination Suit

Dec. 16, 2000
By David Houston

The Palisadian-Post newspaper has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum of money to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by a form...


Government


Bush Faces Tough Tort-Reform Road

Dec. 16, 2000
By Daniel Shaw

WASHINGTON - As governor of Texas, George W. Bush successfully fought to reform the state's tort laws. As president, however, ...


Government


LOS ANGELES - During a noontime news conference buoyed by mariachi music, Mayor Richard J. Riordan on Thursday unveiled the fi...


Criminal


The prosecution of a sensational triple homicide presents plenty of challenges in a small rural county. But in choosing wheth...


Law Practice


I was in front of a law and motion judge, arguing the expanded liabilities of an attorney in the role of a property manager. T...


Judges and Judiciary


New Recusal Rules Applied to DCA

Dec. 15, 2000
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - State appellate justices now have guidelines on when they should disqualify themselves from hearing cases und...


Public Interest


No Winners

Dec. 15, 2000
By Columnist

After the polls closed on Election Day, early news media projections gave Al Gore reason to believe that he had won the race f...


Labor/Employment


Gentle Giant

Dec. 15, 2000
By Contributing Writer

For 20 years, Joe Posner wrote a column in the Daily Journal that educated the bar on employment-law issues. Combining an advo...


Education


State Sues 18 Districts Over 'Shoddy' Schools

Dec. 15, 2000
By Jill Boekenoogen

LOS ANGELES - Seven months after the American Civil Liberties Union sued California over its allegedly shoddy school systems, ...


Labor/Employment


SAN FRANCISCO - In a strongly worded decision favoring disabled rights, a federal judge has ruled United Parcel Service canno...


Labor/Employment


Class Act

Dec. 15, 2000
By Columnist

Amendments to the Fair Employment and Housing Act have expanded the scope of its protection and reversed restrictive state-cou...


Discipline


Written Warning

Dec. 15, 2000
By Columnist

Although all attorneys know that they have fiduciary obligations to clients, they may not realize the responsibilities they ow...


Environmental


Feds Get OK to Use Leg Traps

Dec. 15, 2000
By Dennis Pfaff

SAN FRANCISCO - A voter-approved ban on leg-hold traps in California does not apply to federal wildlife managers who are tryi...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Robert O'Neill Will Retire on Dec. 31

Dec. 15, 2000
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - Superior Court Judge Robert J. O'Neill is retiring Dec. 31, after a 20-year career in which he became nationally k...


Government


Rampart Settlements Top $29 Million

Dec. 15, 2000
By Chris Ford

LOS ANGELES - The city of Los Angeles' civil liability tab for the Rampart police corruption scandal crept to $29 million foll...


Criminal


Grand Jury Indicts U.S. Attorney Staffer

Dec. 15, 2000
By David Houston

LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted a former employee of the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles Wednesday...


Immigration


Garment Maker Pays For Sweatshop Labor

Dec. 15, 2000
By Susan Mc Rae

LOS ANGELES - Three weeks after filing a federal lawsuit, 12 Latino garment workers have received a $62,000 settlement from XO...


Criminal


LOS ANGELES - Sixteen-year-old Adrian R. hangs around the wrong crowd in the wrong places, according to prosecutors. Possessin...


Law Practice


LOS ANGELES - Services will take place today for Henry S. Rose, Los Angeles attorney and international trade specialist. Rose ...