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Government


Appellate Court Dismisses Ex-Cop's Lawsuit

Jul. 22, 2000
By Daniel Evans

A state appellate court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former Los Angeles police officer who claimed the city improperly r...


Judges and Judiciary


Carstairs Announces Retirement

Jul. 22, 2000
By Ed Kimble

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Roy M. Carstairs will retire Monday after 26 years on the bench. Presiding Judge Victor Chave...


RIVERSIDE - The city attorney, lawyers representing the Riverside officers fired after Tyisha Miller's 1998 shooting death and...


Education


In a tentative ruling Thursday, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge said the State Allocation Board, the body that determines h...


Government


In the wake of a federal court ruling throwing out their plan to close off 10 square blocks around the site of the Democratic ...


Government


Garcetti Narrows Gap With Challenger

Jul. 22, 2000
By Michael Harris

District Attorney Gil Garcetti still trails challenger Steve Cooley, according to a new poll, but the gap between the two has ...


Criminal


Jury Acquits Defendant on Blowfly Maggots' Testimony

Jul. 22, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - Their very mention evokes almost instant revulsion. But twisting, wiggling maggots have helped save lives for cent...


Intellectual Property


The Next Level

Jul. 21, 2000
By Columnist

Third- and higher-level domains and folders are not covered by new rules on domain names.


Discipline


Should we allow California attorneys to opt out of fulfilling the mandatory continuing legal education requirement by instead ...


Law Practice


The lack of a fair written partner-compensation formula can eventually cause the breakdown of partner relationships. ...


Insurance


Rightful Redress

Jul. 21, 2000
By Columnist

The insurance industry is plagued with fraudulent claims for arson, burglary, boat sinking, auto accidents and other types of ...


Public Interest


Linguistic Bias

Jul. 21, 2000
By Columnist

If 'My Fair Lady' were written today, Eliza Doolittle would begin by speaking Ebonics and end by being appointed secretary of ...


Government


Lawyer and Accountant Go to Prison for Defrauding a Bank

Jul. 21, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - A Culver City lawyer and a San Clemente accountant have been sentenced to federal prison for their convictions on ...


Insurance


Blurred Distinction

Jul. 21, 2000
By Columnist

Insureds can limit the impact of deductibles and SIRs by limiting the number that they must pay and satisfying the amounts by ...


Large Firms


Corporate Finance Lawyer McCormick Dies

Jul. 21, 2000
By Lisa Madrid

Charles E. McCormick, renowned commercial and corporate finance lawyer, died July 18 after a brief illness. He was 60. McCormi...


Civil Rights


Attorney Hugh Manes Will Retire

Jul. 21, 2000
By Anne La Jeunesse

Attorney Hugh Manes, a lawyer many consider a gladiator in the arena of civil rights advocacy, will retire Aug. 1, after 47 y...


Judges and Judiciary


Gov. Gray Davis on Wednesday announced the appointment of Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioners Jane L. Johnson and Diana M...


Criminal


Former Rioter Now Accused in Murder

Jul. 21, 2000
By Anne La Jeunesse

Damian Monroe "Football" Williams, the gang member whose brick assault on trucker Reginald Denny came to symbolize the deadly ...


Judges and Judiciary


Threats to Judge May Bring Life Sentence

Jul. 21, 2000
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - A prison inmate who has written dozens of abusive letters to public officials since his 1991 conviction for second...


Education


MALDEF Demands LAUSD Finish Belmont

Jul. 21, 2000
By Jill Boekenoogen

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed suit Wednesday against the Los Angeles Unified School District ...


Criminal


SAN DIEGO - Four former San Diego police officers were taken into custody Tuesday shortly after being indicted on charges tha...


Criminal


In San Diego, A Prosecutor Walks a Beat

Jul. 21, 2000
By Claude Walbert

San Diego has begun a neighborhood prosecution program, complete with a foot-patrolling deputy city attorney. ...


Criminal


DA Checks Convictions for Having Depressants

Jul. 21, 2000
By Michael Harris

In a move likely to lead to the reversal of a number of convictions for possessing depressants without a prescription, the di...


Juvenile


Once-Jewel Star View Faces Criticism

Jul. 21, 2000
By Cheryl Romo

Star View Adolescent Center, a privately run psychiatric care facility contracting with the county's Department of Children an...


Government


Even as South Pasadena fights to keep the 710 freeway from bisecting its city, attorneys for the San Gabriel Valley suburb cla...


In the early hours of June 2, 1987, peace activist Katya Komisaruk slipped into Vandenberg Air Force Base. Using a crowbar and...


Juvenile


Through the Cracks

Jul. 21, 2000
By Cheryl Romo

The nightmare is always the same. The 17-year-old is alone, walking down the empty hallways of Star View Adolescent Center in ...


Family


SAN FRANCISCO - Attention lawyers: Here's what can happen if you marry your client. You can wind up like San Francisco divorce...


Probate


Rightful Heir

Jul. 20, 2000
By Columnist

The confession of paternity was sufficient to establish acknowledgment of the child and to estop anyone from denying it. ...


Entertainment & Sports


Justice Ball Set By Bet Tzedek

Jul. 20, 2000
By Staff Writer

Emmy-winner Camryn Manheim of "The Practice" will host Bet Tzedek's Justice Ball on July 29. The fund-raiser will be at 8:30 p...