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Los Angeles Superior Court judges have elected two new commissioners: Woodland Hills lawyer Dennis E. Mulcahy and Riverside Su...


Lutheran Foundation Chases $1.5 Million

Sep. 30, 2003
By Eron Yehuda

For the second time, a religious fundraising and asset management organization has failed to recover money allegedly stolen by...



Millions of viewers tuned in Wednesday to watch the season premiere of ABC's "The Bachelor," but what the audience didn't see ...


The Century City office of Hogan & Hartson has nabbed a new partner for its corporate group. Ray La Soya joined the Washin...



New Group Studies Why Businesses Leave State

Sep. 30, 2003
By Chris Tolles

BY CHRIS TOLLES CREJ News Assistant Known for his "Kosmont Cost of Doing Business" surveys, Larry Kosmont has a concise plan ...


ChevronTexaco Corp. has sold its interest in a Texas refinery, with legal help from Pillsbury Winthrop. The San Ramon-based oi...



Don't Forget Your Receipt

Sep. 30, 2003
By Columnist

BY MATT PETTERUTO Despite the opposition of several prominent landlord groups, Gov. Gray Davis recently signed into law SB90,...


McDonough, Holland & Knight isn't traditionally known for its intellectual-property expertise. But with the addition of Ca...



Museum, School District Settle Dispute

Sep. 30, 2003
By Toni Vranjes

The Santa Ana Unified School District has signed a deal with the Centennial Heritage Museum that could help ease overcrowding ...


Patience a Virtue for New Investment Fund

Sep. 30, 2003
By Julie Nakashima

BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer After bursting onto the Southern California scene with a $60 million office purchase, of...



Harbor Cruise

Sep. 30, 2003
By Tina Spee

What goes best with a $49 bottle of Navarro Vineyards' 2002 White Riesling? Answer: curry, kung pao chicken, lots of lawyers a...


Los Angeles partner Derek Wilson surprised his Morrison & Foerster colleagues when he announced he was moving to San Franc...



Thelen Reid Duo Move Up Ladder

Sep. 30, 2003
By Erik Cummins

Linda Husar and Tom Hill were the first labor and employment lawyers to join Thelen, Reid & Priest's Los Angeles office in...


Focus on Loyalty

Sep. 30, 2003
By Contributing Writer

Column - Business Development - By Robert N. Kohn and Jeffrey Miiller - In today's competitive and rapidly changing business e...



Acushnet, Nitro Continue Match Play in Court

Sep. 30, 2003
By Stefanie Knapp

Acushnet Co. will have to play another round against rival golf ball distributor, Nitro Leisure Products. A federal appeals co...


Hotel Recovery May Gain Speed Online

Sep. 30, 2003
By Contributing Writer

BY LAURA COLEMAN CREJ Staff Writer Experts anticipate that the slightest upward shift in the economy will effect disproportio...



Burst Balloon

Sep. 30, 2003
By Contributing Writer

Column - Intellectual Property - By John D. McConaghy - Adversity often is seen in hindsight as having promoted new strengths....


Harrah's Acquires Casino Operator

Sep. 30, 2003
By Toni Vranjes

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has agreed to buy casino operator Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp., a deal that brings three riverbo...



Hammering Home Points Through Cross-Examination

Sep. 30, 2003
By Contributing Writer

Column - Trial Strategy - By A. Barry Cappello - Litigators, especially those without a lot of experience, often fail to get t...


Kevin Dunne, chairman of Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, is always glad to talk to potential suitors about his 350-lawye...



An Eye for Detail

Sep. 30, 2003
By John Ryan

Daily Journal EXTRA Feature - Fred Nicholas squints into the late September sun as he approaches a large stainless-steel struc...


San Bernardino County has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle claims that its former head prosecutor retaliated against one of hi...



Wanted Dead or Alive: A Buyer

Sep. 30, 2003
By Julie Nakashima

BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer Whoever buys a 14,880-acre ranch in San Luis Obispo County is sure to have a bang-up tim...


Bicycling Lawyer Puts Mettle to the Pedal

Sep. 30, 2003
By Mark Cromer

SANTA ANA - James M. Hester didn't want to be roadkill. But as he sprawled across a stretch of asphalt winding north of Santa ...



Steering real estate development projects through the approval process in San Francisco takes no small measure of political sa...


Focus Column - Alternative Dispute Resolution - By Gerald F. Gerstenfeld - Mediators frequently are asked to resolve disputes ...



L.A.'s AON Building Takes Test

Sep. 30, 2003
By Chris Tolles

BY CHRIS TOLLES CREJ News Assistant At 11 a.m. on Sept. 9, approaching helicopters roared above downtown Los Angeles. Fire en...


Preventing Undue Financial Influence

Sep. 30, 2003
By Columnist

Forum Column - By Spencer Overton - Chief Justice William Rehnquist hinted that he might abandon his long-standing support of ...



Forum Column - By Daniel Flaming and Yolanda Arias - An emphasis on bootstraps rather than brainpower has left three-quarters ...


Unlikely Bedfellows in PG&E Land Deal

Sep. 30, 2003
By Dennis Pfaff

SAN FRANCISCO - An extraordinary collection of interests - including environmentalist, timber and agriculture groups - have re...