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Environmental


SACRAMENTO - One of the nation's most contaminated sites, the Iron Mountain Mine near Redding, will be cleaned up under a sett...


Product Liability


Suits Reveal Goodyear Danger

Oct. 21, 2000
By Chris Ford

Tread-separation accidents similar to those that have plagued Bridgestone/Firestone but involving large sport utility vehicles...


Constitutional Law


Judge Doubts Reform Act Challenge

Oct. 21, 2000
By Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - A federal judge expressed skepticism Thursday at contentions that portions of the state's Political Reform Act ar...


Litigation


Expert witnesses need even more preparation than regular witnesses, contrary to popular belief. ...


Law Practice


Snooze, You Lose

Oct. 21, 2000
By Columnist

If your overhead seems unreasonably high, maybe your outgo isn't going where you think it is. ...


Litigation


Judge Rules Against Bid to Reinstate Lawyer

Oct. 20, 2000
By Daniel Evans

Members of a class action who won $7.9 million from a health insurance company they accused of providing a phony doctor for th...


Insurance


Independent Judgment

Oct. 20, 2000
By Columnist

A Montana case holds that billing rules imposed by insurers and disclosures to third-party auditors violate the Montana ethica...


Public Interest


Halloween Magic

Oct. 20, 2000
By Columnist

Deputy district attorneys don't generally have a reputation for frolic, humor and theatrics, but if ever in doubt, just check ...


Insurance


Unexpected Coverage

Oct. 20, 2000
By Columnist

Insureds often overlook their commercial general-liability policies when evaluating coverage for stolen or forged checks. ...


Law Practice


Requiring a hefty retainer before beginning work is a good way to ensure timely payment. ...


Judges and Judiciary


Recall Proponents Say Need Fewer Signatures

Oct. 20, 2000
By John Roemer

SAN FRANCISCO - Activists striving to oust four Marin County judges are claiming the state's election code requires far fewer ...


Judges and Judiciary


Private services will take place Friday for Henry Paul Erlich, retired Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner. Erlich died la...


Government


Perez Ex-Partner Waives Hearing

Oct. 20, 2000
By Anne La Jeunesse

Nino Durden, a former partner of disgraced Los Angeles Police Rampart Officer Rafael A. Perez, waived a preliminary hearing We...


Litigation


Condo Owners Want Insurer to Pay

Oct. 20, 2000
By Daniel Evans

Insurance companies, which continue to feel the aftershocks of the 1994 Northridge earthquake in the form of seemingly endless...


Law Practice


Lawyer Faces Pair of Manslaughter Charges

Oct. 20, 2000
By Anne La Jeunesse

Two charges of misdemeanor manslaughter will be filed against a Westside attorney whose 1995 Mercedes Benz killed two elderly ...


Entertainment & Sports


A state appellate court slide-tackled a Loyola Marymount University soccer coach, dismissing his claim that he was libeled whe...


Admiralty/Maritime


Judge Closes Big Bay Area Dry Dock

Oct. 20, 2000
By Dennis Pfaff

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge has fined a ship-salvage company $50,000 and temporarily barred its use of one of the largest ...


Criminal


Bay Area Court Warms to DNA Tests

Oct. 20, 2000
By Robert Selna

SAN FRANCISCO - Nearly 1 1/2 years after a controversial ruling barred the use of a form of DNA testing in five San Francisco ...


Criminal


Life Turns Whirlwind For Flores' Attorney

Oct. 20, 2000
By David Houston

After-hours callers to Marshall L. Bitkower's Encino law offices get a recording that begins with the theme from "Dragnet," fo...


Government


With President Clinton's signing late Tuesday of the "high-tech visa bill," Lindi Light will be able to leave her job in West ...


Criminal


Defense Pokes Holes in Tale Of Gangster

Oct. 20, 2000
By Anne La Jeunesse

A former member of one of Los Angeles' most notorious street gangs testified Wednesday in the corruption trial of four police ...


Public Interest


Trial Advocates Honor Graduates

Oct. 19, 2000
By Staff Reports

The Los Angeles chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates recently honored five law school graduates for their academic...


Healthcare/Hospital Law


Difficult Disposition

Oct. 19, 2000
By Columnist

Long-term health care providers charge that regulations offer no chance for meaningful review of governmental action. ...


Constitutional Law


Music Minefield

Oct. 19, 2000
By Columnist

Lawsuits brought to stop online "music swapping" and "movie swapping," as swappers call it, or "piracy," as the recording and ...


Law Practice


Boudreau Dinner Honors Thorsnes

Oct. 19, 2000
By Martin Kruming

The 16th annual Red Boudreau Dinner on Saturday night at the Hyatt Regency Hotel will honor plaintiff's lawyer Mike Thorsnes o...


Judges and Judiciary


Women Judges Reflect on Progress

Oct. 19, 2000
By Daniel Evans

Though required by custom and decorum to remain seated at work, Presiding Justices Joan Dempsey Klein and Vaino Spencer have d...


Government


City Council Chastizes Controller

Oct. 19, 2000
By Chris Ford

The city controller drew fire from the City Council on Tuesday for continuing to question billings related to a small portion ...


Law Practice


Richard W. Sprague, longtime attorney and member of the board of directors of the Braille Institute of America, died Thursday ...


Criminal


Journal Will Focus On Juvenile Justice

Oct. 19, 2000
By Cheryl Romo

The California Judicial Council's Center for Families, Children & the Courts plans to devote its annual academic journal, ...


Government


An advisory panel to the Los Angeles Police Department's civilian oversight board is considering whether the department should...