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Large Firms


Paul Hastings Founder Leonard Janofsky Dies at 90

Mar. 3, 2000
By Katherine Gaidos

Leonard S. Janofsky, founding partner of Los Angeles' Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker, died at his home of a heart attack ...


Law Practice


S.F. Plaintiffs Attorneys at War Over Bread

Mar. 3, 2000
By Tyler Cunningham

A judge has ordered two warring plaintiffs attorneys to call a truce and consolidate their cases and asked them to stop bicker...


Cold War-style treachery is trying to make a comeback in Los Angeles, the city of dreams built on betrayal as an art form. In ...


Media


Broadcasters Threatened by Prop. Backers

Mar. 3, 2000
By Peter Blumberg

SACRAMENTO - Backers of a juvenile justice ballot initiative are threatening to sue radio stations across the state if they do...


Real Estate/Development


Risky Recreation

Mar. 3, 2000
By Columnist

Permitting recreational use may result in landowner liability for significant personal injury or property damages. ...


Litigation


DAs Sue County Over 401(k) Stock-Trade Loss

Mar. 3, 2000
By Denise Levin

Los Angeles County caused its employees who invest in a 401(k) plan to lose money when it sold, then repurchased shares of sto...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Building Blues

Mar. 2, 2000
By Columnist

The factual differences between 'Landgate' and 'Ali' may provide guidance for government lawyers.


Judges and Judiciary


DA, Jurist Take Different Roads to Same End

Mar. 2, 2000
By Tessa Jarrett

RIVERSIDE - Martin H. Swanson and Paul E. Zellerbach have headed in the same direction in life, but they took different routes...


Litigation


North Valley Jurors Get '1 Day, 1 Trial'

Mar. 2, 2000
By Denise Levin

Jurors reporting for duty in the Los Angeles Superior Court's North Valley District only have to serve for one day or one tria...


Investments


CyberDeals

Mar. 2, 2000
By Emma Varesio

Applied Materials buys Etec Systems for $1.8 billion. ...


Government


In another attack on laws that restrict citizen complaints against police officers, the American Civil Liberties Union on Tues...


Criminal


Ex-Court Worker Must Pay $8,300

Mar. 2, 2000
By Michael Harris

Ex-Court Worker Must Pay $8,300 In a case that sparked a district attorney's investigation into allegations of widespread thef...


Civil Rights


Racial Profiling Is Topic of Discussion

Mar. 2, 2000
By Staff Writer

Racial Profiling Is Topic of Discussion Los Angeles Police Chief Bernard Parks and state Sen. Kevin Murray, D-Culver City, are...


Large Firms


On the eve of trial, a former accounting manager settled her lawsuit against Latham & Watkins, the firm she claimed retali...


Criminal


S.D. Bench Can Hear Genzler's Case After All

Mar. 2, 2000
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - An appeals court has ruled that an effort to disqualify all San Diego County judges from hearing a motion to dismi...


Law Practice


Federal Bar Welcomes New Appointees

Mar. 2, 2000
By Martin Kruming

U.S. District Judge Marilyn Huff delivered her annual State of the District address during a luncheon last Wednesday sponsored...


Labor/Employment


Corroding Trust in America?

Mar. 2, 2000
By Columnist

By David Frum Must we make the same mistakes over and over again? In January, the Republican governor of Illinois, George Ryan...


Criminal


Ex-Wife Nearly Driven to Suicide, DA Testifies

Mar. 2, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - Claudia Oleesky, the ex-wife of a man charged with obstruction of justice, stalking and robbing a food bank for bl...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Sports Stats Come Easy for Merger Whiz

Mar. 2, 2000
By Emma Varesio

Eric Reifschneider is a math junkie who likes sports. ...


Criminal


Babydol Loses Bid to Disqualify

Mar. 2, 2000
By Michael Harris

Lawyers for accused madam Jody Babydol Gibson lost a bid Tuesday to disqualify the Los Angeles district attorney from prosecut...


Labor/Employment


Since Gil Garcetti took office as Los Angeles district attorney, crime is down on all fronts. The district attorney's office h...


Government


Prosecutors Talk About Rampart

Mar. 2, 2000
By Michael Harris

Prosecutors Talk About Rampart Members of the offices of the Los Angeles district attorney and the California attorney general...


Real Estate/Development


Contents

Mar. 2, 2000
By Julie Nakashima

FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY Cover Story Staking start-ups: More real estate companies are backing fledgling high-tech firms. 8 Bundli...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Legislation to set State Bar dues for 2001 breezed through its first Capitol test Tuesday, in marked contrast to the acrimony ...


Criminal


U.S. Charges Man With Credit Theft

Mar. 2, 2000
By Martin Bergn

A federal grand jury Tuesday indicted a Malibu man, charging that he withheld documents from federal regulators. The indictmen...


Judges and Judiciary


Murphy Makes Court Appearance

Mar. 2, 2000
By Anne La Jeunesse

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patrick B. Murphy, missing from the bench for much of the past two years, showed up Tuesday i...


Criminal


Three Candidates' Views Highlighted in DA Q&A

Mar. 2, 2000
By From Staff Reports

Gil Garcetti: Q - Why do you want to be district attorney? A - I am proud of my record as district attorney, but I still have ...


Front Page


A New Hook

Mar. 2, 2000
By Ky Hong To

Changes in the law improve the ability to protect marks in cyberspace. ...


Front Page


Building Code

Mar. 2, 2000
By Sherri Salzman

Law firms are revamping their Web sites to attract new clients and recruits. But building a quality site may be costly. ...


Front Page


Tech Watch: Window to the World

Mar. 2, 2000
By Sherri Salzman

Finding internationally recognized outer-space treaties and the current degree of humidity in Modesto on the same Web site is ...