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Immigration


Court Eases Immigrant Deportation

May 5, 1999
By David Pike

WASHINGTON - Rejecting a balancing test proposed by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court on Monday unanim...


Criminal


Citrus Municipal Court Judge Patrick B. Murphy's lawyer said Monday the jurist is confident once prosecutors interview him, t...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Changes in the medical records of a patient who apparently suffered permanent paralysis after treatment at a Los Angeles coun...


Large Firms


Quadrupling its Silicon Valley presence in one fell swoop - Los Angeles' Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has acquired Palo Alto...


Personal Injury & Torts


Gray Matter

May 4, 1999
By Stephanie Cahill

Eight years ago, the California legislature passed a law providing expansive remedies to elderly and disabled individuals who...


Securities


Man Indicted On Securities Fraud Charges

May 4, 1999
By Martin Bergn

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles Friday indicted a North Carolina man on securities fraud charges for posting a fabricated...


Personal Injury & Torts


Siding with the news media in the ongoing battle over hidden cameras, a state appeal panel has refused to allow two salesmen ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Both Sides Claim Victory in Antitrust Case

May 4, 1999
By Martin Bergn

In a ruling that left both sides claiming victory, a U.S. district judge has upheld a jury's verdict on liability in an antit...


Personal Injury & Torts


New System Promises to Track Losses

May 4, 1999
By Tom Dresslar

SACRAMENTO - Criticized by legislative investigators and Attorney General Bill Lockyer for shoddy tracking of the costs of la...


Large Firms


Los Angeles attorney John Nyahan of Chadbourne & Parke has been accepted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Law...


Public Interest


PHOENIX - Home is where the heart is. To prove that adage, the legal community in Phoenix is putting its heart and soul, not ...


Family


A Little Life Extinguished

May 4, 1999
By Cheryl Romo

Kameron Justin Demery, 21/2, was a sweet-faced little guy who loved rubber balls and liked to play in the mud. "He was mellow...


Labor/Employment


Stanley D. Myers was a religious fundamentalist who in 1965 summoned his pastor to bless the new Tallmadge, Ohio, industrial ...


Judges and Judiciary


In a surprisingly blunt speech, Appellate Justice J. Anthony Kline of San Francisco has sharply criticized the commission tha...


Real Estate/Development


SALES

May 2, 1999
By Ron Mc Nees

LOS ANGELES COUNTY ROADSIDE DRIVE, AGOURA HILLS SQ.FT.: 32,000, SHOPPING CENTER PRINCIPALS' BROKER: CHRISTOPHER AND LANE SCHW...


Judges and Judiciary


Attorneys for a retired judge and a bailiff Thursday previewed their defense to charges the pair tried to cover up a prisoner...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Lawyers to Offer Free Advice

May 1, 1999
By Pat Alston

In celebration of Law Day, the Barristers of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and other local bar groups will provide f...


Litigation


Lawsuit Filed Against Rabbi Concludes

May 1, 1999
By Matthew Heller

RIVERSIDE - A Riverside County woman has settled her lawsuit against a rabbi whom she accused of luring her into a sexual rel...


Labor/Employment


SAN FRANCISCO - The EEOC on Thursday brought a rare lawsuit against a branch of state government, accusing the California Env...


Judges and Judiciary


Norwalk Court Now Accepts Faxed Documents

May 1, 1999
By Denise Levin

The Norwalk branch of Los Angeles Superior Court is now accepting documents filed via fax, the court has announced. The servi...


Government


Judge: Utility Can't Ignore Initiative

May 1, 1999
By Matthew Heller

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Wading into a battle between a desert water district and its customers, a judge has ruled that officials ca...


Civil Rights


Disabled Candidate Sues LAPD

May 1, 1999
By Lauren Blau

A 22-year-old man born without a lower left leg but, who with the use of a prosthesis passed physical requirements to enroll ...


Judges and Judiciary


Judicial Council Endorses New Jury Service Law

May 1, 1999
By Philip Carrizosa

SAN FRANCISCO - Over the objections of 11 trial courts, including those of Los Angeles, the state Judicial Council voted Thur...


SAN FRANCISCO - California's failed experiment with MTBE appears unlikely to end with the chemical's gradual elimination from...


Criminal


A veteran inspector in a highly touted state agency devoted to cracking down on labor abuses in the garment industry was indi...


Entertainment & Sports


Movie executive Jeffrey Katzenberg has already received two large payments from the Walt Disney Co. as part of the agreement ...


Public Interest


Los Angeles County Bar Association trustees simultaneously gave both grumbling and wholehearted support to pending legislatio...


Criminal


SAN FRANCISCO - Fighting in Vietnam changed attorney Charles E. Patterson's life for the better, he says, by destroying any i...


Government


WASHINGTON - After several days of vigorous debate, Senate Democrats used parliamentary devices Thursday to block a vote on a...


Personal Injury & Torts


Appellate Court Limits Reach of Prop. 213

May 1, 1999
By Anna Marie Stolley

A motorist injured while driving his employer's uninsured vehicle is not barred under a 1996 initiative from recovering for p...