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Judge Enjoins West From Shepard's Link

Jul. 17, 1999
By Chris Ford

An Ohio judge Thursday enjoined legal publisher West Group from using its competitor's trademark as a means for directing cus...


Government


Lawyer Sues City, County Over Beach Accident

Jul. 17, 1999
By Lauren Bartlett

A Century City attorney has sued the county of Los Angeles and other governmental agencies for negligence, claiming the failu...


Criminal


Family Assets Frozen After Indictments

Jul. 17, 1999
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - Five members of a family that ran a painting and sandblasting company that contracted with government agencies we...


Large Firms


SAN FRANCISCO - Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Venture Law Group have entered into what appears to be a one-of-a-kind ...


Intellectual Property


SEATTLE - It's becoming a habit with high-tech lawyers: Lend a client an ear today - lead the company tomorrow. At Seattle's ...


Government


Puppy Privacy Protection Is Not the Dog It Seems

Jul. 17, 1999
By Peter Blumberg

SACRAMENTO - Unofficially, its called the Puppy Privacy Act. The proposal provides civil and criminal penalties for the unaut...


Personal Injury & Torts


Trial Lawyers Face Powerful Reform Efforts

Jul. 17, 1999
By John Roemer

SAN FRANCISCO - Reeling from major defeats at the hands of tort reformers, the world's largest plaintiffs' bar opens its nati...


Insurance


Cash and Carriers

Jul. 16, 1999
By Columnist

By Kirk A. Pasich Most liability insurance policies, including comprehensive or commercial general liability policies, impose...


Insurance


Good Enough

Jul. 16, 1999
By Columnist

By Reilly Atkinson and Nikolai Tehin In the last few years, California appellate courts have examined the circumstances under...


Law Practice


^^Management Matters^^ By Marcia Watson Wainess Today's young associates want more than money. They want time. With the press...


Administrative/Regulatory


Glass Work

Jul. 16, 1999
By Columnist

By Paul O'Brien John Grisham's first flop will be the true tale of the workaday lives of public-sector lawyers. A couple of e...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Seven Lawyers File for 5 Seats On Bar Board

Jul. 16, 1999
By Don De Benedictis

Only a handful of California lawyers are running for a seat on the Board of Governors of the troubled State Bar next year. Se...


Judges and Judiciary


Cooper Nominated for Federal Bench Seat

Jul. 16, 1999
By Daniel Shaw

WASHINGTON - President Clinton on Wednesday nominated Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Florence-Marie Cooper to serve on the ...


Litigation


Judge Dismisses LAPD Officer's Civil Rights Suit

Jul. 16, 1999
By Lauren Bartlett

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Los Angeles police lieutenant who claimed his civil rights were violated w...


Litigation


California has violated federal law by earmarking for general fund coffers the leftover money from its share of last year's n...


Appellate Practice


Anaheim Seeks Zoning Ruling Reversal

Jul. 16, 1999
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

ANAHEIM - Anaheim city officials, calling a recent 4th District Court of Appeal opinion "factually inaccurate," petitioned th...


Litigation


Gay Officers $1.5M Harassment Award Stands

Jul. 16, 1999
By Philip Carrizosa

SAN FRANCISCO - Invoking a little-used statute, a gay sergeant for the California Highway Patrol prevailed Wednesday in his $...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Couple Claim Firm Forced Settlement of Case

Jul. 16, 1999
By Denise Levin

Attorneys at the Los Angeles firm Perona, Langer, Beck & Lallande forced a client to settle an inverse condemnation case ...


Government


SAN FRANCISCO - The local district attorney's race began taking on a familiar cast Tuesday as former prosecutor Bill Fazio ma...


Criminal


'Particularly Abhorrent Crime'

Jul. 16, 1999
By Michael Harris

Rejecting the state's contention it was a no-bail case but finding that the crime was especially heinous, a Los Angeles judge...


Government


SACRAMENTO - A bill aimed at raising the noneconomic damages cap in medical malpractice actions continues to advance in the C...


Judges and Judiciary


Driven to the Law at an Early Age

Jul. 16, 1999
By Amelia Ventrone

George Gonzalez Lomeli got his introduction to the law at age 18, when he was arrested. It seems Lomeli was out cruising one ...


Litigation


Web Writing Protected as Opinion

Jul. 16, 1999
By Wirein

SAN JOSE - In a ruling that enhances free speech protections on the World Wide Web, a San Francisco federal judge has struck ...


Litigation


Time for Big Tobacco to Cough Up

Jul. 15, 1999
By Columnist

By Roger R. Ellis In a class-action lawsuit against the tobacco industry, a Florida jury last Wednesday found cigarettes "def...


Labor/Employment


9th Circuit Sides With Unions in Wage Decision

Jul. 15, 1999
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - In a victory for labor unions, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that determination of prevailing wage ra...


Criminal


Prison Guards Win as Lockyer Proposal Defeated

Jul. 15, 1999
By Peter Blumberg

SACRAMENTO - In a significant defeat for Attorney General Bill Lockyer, a legislative committee Tuesday killed his proposal t...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Touch of Class

Jul. 15, 1999
By Columnist

By Richard Chernick California law permits consolidation of separate arbitrations between the same parties, or when one party...


SAN BERNARDINO - A key player in a Redlands mall project was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison for violating her bai...


Large Firms


Gray Cary Expands Its Horizons to Sacramento

Jul. 15, 1999
By Leslie Gordon

SAN FRANCISCO - With the acquisition of two high-profile corporate lawyers from Graham & James' Sacramento office, Gray C...


Litigation


Marathon talks gave way to a confidential settlement agreement late Monday night in the three-way, multimillion-dollar lawsui...