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Labor/Employment


A second sexual harassment lawsuit has been filed against Lynberg & Watkins and senior partner Charles A. Lynberg, who is...


Commercial Law


Hennigan Mercer Files Motion For More O.C. Bankruptcy Fees

Aug. 26, 1999
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - Little more than a week after contending that $26.3 million was not enough to be paid for representing Orange Cou...


Criminal


Man Sentenced for Threatening Judge

Aug. 26, 1999
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

NORWALK - A former Orange County man has pleaded guilty to charges he threatened to kill county Superior Court Judge Mary Eri...


Government


In response to a 15-year-old abused girl's plea to avoid deportation to Romania, county supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday...


Criminal


On first blush, Albert Tolliver would appear to be another poster child for three-strikes law reform. Tolliver on Tuesday was...


Criminal


DAs Seek $5M to Fund Battle on Hate Crimes

Aug. 26, 1999
By Peter Blumberg

SACRAMENTO - In the wake of this summer's spate of sensational attacks on minorities, California's district attorneys are urg...


Labor/Employment


Supreme Court Narrows Liability For Employers

Aug. 25, 1999
By David Kravetz

SAN FRANCISCO - Corporations are not liable to pay punitive damages for the unlawful behavior of managers solely because they ...


Constitutional Law


Ban on Advertising Booze?

Aug. 25, 1999
By Martin Bergn

A coalition of business groups filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Monday against the city of Los Angeles, charging that a l...


Litigation


Owners Cannot Collect for Stress Over Rickety House

Aug. 25, 1999
By Anna Marie Stolley

Following a decade-long trend to put limits on emotional distress awards, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that home...


Insurance


SACRAMENTO - Gov. Gray Davis wants to bar "deep-pockets" liability when private-sector workers sue health plans over treatmen...


Government


SACRAMENTO - Legislation to restore plaintiffs' right to sue insurers for bad-faith denial or delay of claims could exempt ca...


Intellectual Property


WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced Monday that it had obtained the first conviction under a 1997 law designed to p...


Government


Sparks Begin to Fly Over Proposed Gun Show Ban

Aug. 25, 1999
By Lauren Bartlett

Top law enforcement officials in Los Angeles County spoke out Monday in favor of a proposed ordinance to ban the sale of weap...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Bar President Promises the Start of a New Beginning

Aug. 25, 1999
By Don De Benedictis

SAN FRANCISCO - Promising "a new beginning" for the State Bar, Andrew J. Guilford was elected Saturday to be the battered org...


Appellate Practice


SAN FRANCISCO - Seriously limiting the ability of big corporations to wrest Internet domain names from upstart rivals, a U.S....


Family


Despite Ban, Foster Agency Still in Business

Aug. 25, 1999
By Cheryl Romo

Nearly two months have passed since a politically connected foster family agency was placed on "do not use" status by the Dep...


Judges and Judiciary


A dispute over the role of a justice picked to facilitate a committee of judges studying unification of Los Angeles County's ...


Judges and Judiciary


In L.A. Courts, Jurors Begin to Ask Questions

Aug. 24, 1999
By Michael Harris

For the past few months, a pilot program has been under way in Los Angeles Superior Court to innovate jury service by allowin...


Law Practice


Multiple Choice

Aug. 24, 1999
By Leslie Gordon

When it comes to multidisciplinary practices - firms in which lawyers would be affiliated with nonlawyer professionals - opin...


Large Firms


Pilllsbury Firm Increases Its Partner Ranks

Aug. 24, 1999
By Leslie Gordon, Jennifer Byrd & T. Scott

SAN FRANCISCO - Pillsbury Madison & Sutro has hired two new partners, one in Palo Alto and one in Orange County. Intellect...


Intellectual Property


A Work in Progress

Aug. 24, 1999
By Chris Ford

By Chris Ford When Q. Todd Dickinson took over as acting commissioner of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in January, he ...


Stradling Yocca O.C. TITLE INSURER TO BECOME NATION'S LARGEST Irvine-based Fidelity National Financial Inc. will acquire riva...


Justice is too good for some people and not good enough for the rest. Norman Douglas jim, no box this time. CORRECTION The Ju...


Entertainment & Sports


Death Threat

Aug. 24, 1999
By Garry Abrams

By Garry Abrams After a couple of years of relative quiet, the legal saga of Beverly Hills-based Death Row Records may be ent...


Entertainment & Sports


Wrong Turn

Aug. 24, 1999
By Columnist

^^Entertainment Law^^ Wrong Turn Misleading Banner Ads Can Violate Trademark Rights Playboy argues that banner ads for XXX-ra...


International


Trading Places

Aug. 24, 1999
By Columnist

^^International Law^^ Trading Places New regulations governing where encryption technology may be exported make it more impor...


Criminal


^^Employment Law^^ By Barrett K. Green and Mark A. Romeo Before Gov. Gray Davis signed SB26, a new California age-discriminat...


Criminal


Little-Used Cop Tactic Could Be Under Appeal

Aug. 24, 1999
By David Kravetz

SAN FRANCISCO - A little-used police tactic that became key evidence in last week's conviction of two murder suspects will be...


Law Practice


Picture Imperfect

Aug. 24, 1999
By Columnist

By Gerald G. Knapton When I was a new associate I came in early, left late and often worked weekends to stay afloat. But no m...


Discipline


Reasonable Calculation

Aug. 24, 1999
By Columnist

^^Professional Liability^^ Reasonable Calculation? A recent Court of Appeal holding that in-house attorneys may be awarded at...