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Government


Accusing Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti of being "a failed administrator and passive prosecutor" who has e...


Civil Rights


WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to strike down - as illegal race-based discrimination - a Hawaii law ...


Criminal


Murder Suspect Prohibited From Calls and Visits

Oct. 8, 1999
By Matthew Heller

VENTURA - For months, Beverlee Sue Merriman visited her son in the Ventura County jail as he awaited trial for raping and mur...


Law Practice


Fenwick & West Names 10 to Join Partner Ranks

Oct. 7, 1999
By Leslie Gordon, Jennifer Byrd & T. Scott

SAN FRANCISCO - Fenwick & West has announced the elevation of 10 attorneys to partners in its Palo Alto office. The partn...


Personal Injury & Torts


Suit Says DA Staffer Sent Racist Voice Mail

Oct. 7, 1999
By Denise Levin

A woman who claims an employee of the family support division of the District Attorney's office left her racially demeaning v...


Judges and Judiciary


O.C. Opens Up to Tell Court Exactly How It Does Its Job

Oct. 7, 1999
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - For nearly 200 business owners, police officers, high school students, city council members and community organiz...


Law Practice


Pillsbury Partner To Move Inside At Catellus Corp.

Oct. 7, 1999
By Elizabeth Freudenthal

Carolyn Huestis, a real estate and business partner at Pillsbury Madison & Sutro in Los Angeles, will leave the firm Oct....


Criminal


SAN BERNARDINO - Disregarding a schizophrenia defense, a jury Tuesday sentenced to death a convicted killer who claimed "evil...


Personal Injury & Torts


Diabetes Drug Caused Death, Lawsuit Claims

Oct. 7, 1999
By Denise Levin

A wrongful death suit filed Tuesday claims the controversial diabetes drug Rezulin, its makers and a doctor who prescribed it...


Appellate Practice


Since its recent move to Riverside, the state appellate court serving Riverside and San Bernardino counties has left behind i...


A federal judge Tuesday threw out a civil rights lawsuit by state Sen. Kevin Murray against the city of Beverly Hills that cl...


Judges and Judiciary


WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed associate attorney general and former Los Angeles attorney Raymond C. Fishe...


Law Practice


Former Lawyer, Radio Anchor John Swaney Dies

Oct. 7, 1999
By Liz Valsamis

A memorial service will be held Thursday for John Swaney, a former attorney and news radio anchor known for his melodious voi...


Judges and Judiciary


After three years as head of the Los Angeles Municipal Court Presiding Judges Association, Judge Philip K. Mautino is retirin...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Chief Justice Cautions Bar Of Status Quo

Oct. 6, 1999
By Jean Guccione

In his annual address to the State Bar, Chief Justice Ronald M. George warned bar leaders against "returning to the status qu...


Government


Cities' Gun Suits to Remain in State Court

Oct. 6, 1999
By Lauren Bartlett

The gun industry lost a round Monday in its battle with several local cities, including Los Angeles, when a U.S. District jud...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Veil of Gloom Lifts at State Bar Meeting

Oct. 6, 1999
By Don De Benedictis

The State Bar of California held its annual meeting last week in Long Beach, and the big news was that there wasn't any. The ...


Criminal


SACRAMENTO - Crips, Bloods, Tiny Rascals and LAPD officers. At first glance, it might seem ludicrous to include members of the...


Government


WASHINGTON - This time Ron Klain didn't get away. The 38-year-old Klain, long-heralded as one of the young stars of the Clint...


Family


The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved the hiring of a popular - and reportedly tough - former child ...


Government


Law Cracking Down on Cops Is Held Illegal

Oct. 5, 1999
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - A law preventing peace officers from carrying firearms after they are convicted of battery has been found unconst...


Construction


Supervisors to Hear Courthouse Costs

Oct. 5, 1999
By Daniel Jennings

Supervisors to Hear Courthouse Costs RIVERSIDE - The Riverside County Board of Supervisors should learn how much the construc...


Law Practice


With Deal in the Bag, He Packed His Bags

Oct. 5, 1999
By Josh Grossberg

When a deal was close on a recent multibillion-dollar transaction, Ronald S. Beard packed his bags and headed off on vacation...


Employee Benefits


^^Employee Benefits Law^^ By Charles P. Teixeira For the time being in California, only state courts can make initial determi...


Tax


Voluminous System

Oct. 5, 1999
By Columnist

Most merger or acquisition transactions have significant tax implications. The transaction may be structured as a taxable sale...


Criminal


Attorney: Press Accounts Wrong

Oct. 5, 1999
By Daniel Jennings

Attorney: Press Accounts Wrong RIVERSIDE - The attorney for the grandfather arrested after his granddaughter was discovered c...


Family


Size Matters

Oct. 5, 1999
By Garry Abrams

By Garry Abrams The mania for merging entertainment and media entities in this decade has spun off at least two kinds of lega...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Urbane Renewal

Oct. 5, 1999
By Josh Grossberg

By Josh Grossberg JAMS/Endispute, a national leader in for-profit alternative dispute resolution, just got a little bit small...


Gibson Dunn HILTON AND PROMUS HOTELS COMBINE TO GO BIG TIME In a deal valued at $4 billion, Hilton Hotels will acquire Promus...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Tricky Transactions

Oct. 5, 1999
By Columnist

By John F. McLean The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, 15 U.S.C. Section 18a, requires the parties to me...