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Firm Watch


Manuel Abascal Joins Latham & Watkins

Aug. 10, 2000
By Victoria Newman

Manuel A. Abascal, a former assistant U.S. attorney who prosecuted a sophisticated Internet "pump and dump" scheme last year, ...


Public Interest


False Note

Aug. 10, 2000
By Contributing Writer

By Allonn E. Levy. Imagine your child is home sick with the flu. Instead of missing her school lessons, she spends the afterno...


Law Practice


Wallowers Wrap Up Castle Contest

Aug. 10, 2000
By Martin Kruming

Some lawyers can really pound sand. After coming in third for the last three years, a team of public and private lawyers took ...


Litigation


The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $1.5 million settlement to the family of a 32-year-old inmat...


Government


Councilman Intends to Claim Entrapment

Aug. 10, 2000
By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld

SANTA ANA - A Santa Ana city councilman will claim entrapment in his defense against federal charges that he conspired to exto...


Litigation


Woman Sues Employer for Bias

Aug. 10, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - An Orange County woman has filed a lawsuit against her former employer, a Santa Ana company that markets Christian...


Criminal


Dems Fund-Raiser Chung Sues Justice Department

Aug. 10, 2000
By David Houston

Aided by a conservative legal group, convicted Democratic fund-raiser Johnny Chung sued the U.S. Justice Department Tuesday, a...


Law Practice


Law Firms Prepare for Downtown Disruptions

Aug. 10, 2000
By Katherine Gaidos

The nation's two-party system has a counterpart in Los Angeles law firms: those who are concerned about the logistics of work...


Appellate Practice


SAN FRANCISCO - Clarifying what constitutes sufficient evidence of potential racial profiling to merit a jury trial, a federal...


Government


'A' Marks the Spot for Troubleshooting

Aug. 10, 2000
By Chris Ford

A community meeting in a mid city police station Tuesday turned tense over fears that protesters at the upcoming Democratic Na...


Public Interest


By John M. Curtis. Average American families now spend about half a year working for federal, state and local governments. Mos...


Law Practice


By The Rodent. The aging secretary whose fingers haven't touched a computer keyboard or a Federal Express label in more than a...


Law Practice


Building Blocks

Aug. 9, 2000
By Columnist

By Clyde Leland. Choose quotes carefully and present them so the reader understands their importance. ...


Appellate Practice


Court Grants Custody Trial to Surrogate Mom

Aug. 9, 2000
By Tyler Cunningham

SAN FRANCISCO - A state appellate court Monday ordered a trial for a surrogate mother seeking custody of a son whose conceptio...


Family


Desired Declaration

Aug. 9, 2000
By Columnist

By Mitchell A. Jacobs and David L. Marcus. Desired Declaration Lack of Disclosure Reversible Error Only if Party Prejudiced Al...


Judges and Judiciary


Colorado First To Go Online

Aug. 9, 2000
By Charles Ashby

DENVER - The first segment of the nation's first statewide electronic court filing system is now online. Attorneys filing case...


Criminal


A federal judge ruled Monday that a defense lawyer must tell a grand jury who paid him, and how much, to represent a convicted...


Judges and Judiciary


A state appellate court ruled Monday that a woman's right against self-incrimination was not violated when she was forced to t...


Law Practice


Probate Specialist Dockweiler Succumbs at 91

Aug. 9, 2000
By Tamara Scott

Services were held Monday for Frederick Charles Dockweiler, the last surviving child of Isidore B. Dockweiler, a Los Angeles c...


Litigation


County Official Alleges Bribery

Aug. 9, 2000
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - Outwardly, nothing was unusual about the July 1998 lunch meeting at the Uptowner, a San Bernardino restaurant, wh...


Entertainment & Sports


AKs Steal Division C Pennant

Aug. 9, 2000
By Contributing Writer

By Dick Goldberg. Score one for the geezers. Down by three runs in their final at bat, a motley team of self-styled "old guys"...


Government


Sparks Fly Over Investigator Proposal

Aug. 9, 2000
By Chris Ford

A proposal to bolster the investigative capabilities of the inspector general's office and possibly other city of Los Angeles...


Government


If You're Going to L.A., Bring Latex Gloves

Aug. 9, 2000
By Garry Abrams

Wear latex gloves when swabbing blood samples from puddles on the street. Plastic baggies are handy not only for storing blood...


Government


SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appellate court Monday upheld a $4.65 million damage verdict against Southern California's Metrolink...


Criminal


Buford O. Furrow Jr., the avowed white supremacist accused of shooting up a Granada Hills Jewish center and killing a Filipino...


Constitutional Law


9th Circuit Dismisses Religious-Bias Lawsuit

Aug. 9, 2000
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - Without resolving whether free exercise of religion trumps civil rights protections, a federal appellate court...


Transactions


Steinway Musical Instruments Inc. has agreed to acquire Elkhart, Ind.'s United Musical Instruments Holding Inc. The deal is va...


Firm Watch


Mannis & Phillips, a Century City family law boutique known for representing high-profile clients, from Hollywood stars to...


Tampa-based Holland & Knight has acquired the Los Angeles and Tokyo offices of New York-based Whitman Breed Abbot & Mo...


Labor/Employment


Quantum Question

Aug. 8, 2000
By Columnist

Reeves has settled the circuit split on a discrimination plaintiff's burden of proof, endorsing a common-sense approach instea...