Receivers on Deck for Possible Rise in Foreclosures
By Julie Nakashima
BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer The commercial real estate industry has enjoyed several years now with little need for l...
A Garage to Remember
By Christine Malamanig
BY CHRISTINE MALAMANIG Special to CREJ Parking garages may not be a typical source of civic pride, but Sacramento has reason ...
Riordan Alum Joins Greenberg & Bass
By John Ryan
Encino's Greenberg & Bass has added Edwin Duncan, a litigator with a diverse business practice, the firm announced in July...
Motivations in Negotiation Process Influence Outcome
By Contributing Writer
Column - Alternative Dispute Resolution - By Paul W. Taylor - Parties in the middle of a legal dispute often claim, "It's not ...
Litigator Moves to Chadbourne & Parke
By Toni Vranjes
Clifford Hyatt has moved his securities-litigation practice to the Los Angeles office of Chadbourne & Parke. Hyatt joined ...
Residential Reaches for the Sky in Irvine
By Julie Nakashima
BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer A new residential project in Irvine literally reaches for the sky, underscoring the Oran...
Suit Alleges Lab in Norco Released Hazardous Wastes
By Eron Yehuda
The motto for west Riverside County's Norco is "City Living in a Rural Atmosphere." Much of the municipality, with a populatio...
DVI Wins Hotly Contested Lawsuit Against MedCap
By Joan Osterwalder
DVI Business Credit Inc. has won a $20 million judgment in a hotly contested breach-of-contract case between the Newport Beach...
Marital Discord Plays More Quietly in California
By Mark Cromer
LOS ANGELES - If Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn's separation from his wife, Monica Hahn, becomes permanent, the divorce likely w...
OC Sees Positive Office Absorption Both Quarters of 2003
By Julie Nakashima
BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer Corporations seem loath to take on additional space in these economically sluggish times...
Tech Companies Go Public, Attract Investors' Support
By Toni Vranjes
Several companies went public in the past few weeks, continuing the revival in the initial public offering market. The latest ...
Boogie Night
By Stefanie Knapp
As The Scene walked into the historic Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, The Scene quickly realized that the $75 admission was a ...
Civil Rights Verdict, Anti-Sweatshop Settlement Earn Trial Teams Award
By Karen Coleman
The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation recognized 14 lawyers who led a rare civil rights verdict against the FBI and ...
Relentless Hostile Suitor Eyes Betrothed Company
By Toni Vranjes
PeopleSoft Inc. has closed its $1.8 billion acquisition of J.D. Edwards & Co., but PeopleSoft's hostile suitor Oracle Corp...
Repositioning for Success
By Julie Nakashima
BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer Working without a safety net. That's how Phil Cyburt and Chris Ludeman describe launchin...
Smooth Operation, Despite Merger
By Michael Gottliebn
BY MICHAEL GOTTLIEB CREJ Managing Editor When news of a pending merger between CB Richard Ellis and Insignia Financial Servic...
Howrey Loses Commercial Pair to Orrick
By Liz Valsamis
Within the last few weeks, four litigation partners parted ways with the Los Angeles offices of Howrey Simon Arnold & Whit...
'Safe Harbor' Shields Actions Taken Under Laws Later Declared Invalid
By Columnist
Focus Column - Litigation - By David Martinez - The so-called "safe harbor" defense to claims brought under the state's unfair...
Struck Down
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Joshua Spivak - After spending much of its existence in virtual slumber, the recall is emerging as a serious...
'Chavers' Closes Door on Expansion of Group Liability
By Columnist
Focus Column - Tort Law - By Barry J. Thompson and Kevin G. Lohman - Can mere membership in a trade association or donations t...
Shaw Pittman Dissolves Its Corporate Practice
By Liz Valsamis
LOS ANGELES - Shaw Pittman is parting ways with 12 corporate lawyers who joined the Century City office of the firm in July 20...
Retired S.F. Judge Garcia Joining JAMS
By Tyler Cunningham
SAN FRANCISCO - Superior Court Judge David Garcia, who retired last week, will join JAMS. The private dispute-resolution firm ...
Years as Educator Taught Jurist Patience on Bench
By Anne La Jeunesse
LOS ANGELES - Margaret M. Bernal used to call Gerald N. Mansfield "Mr. Mansfield," but that was when he was her high-school he...
Treatment Complicates Release of Sex Predator
By Karen Coleman
MARTINEZ - A drug regimen designed to keep violent sexual behavior in check but which also may be weakening Cary Verse's bones...
Gadfly Says Public Means Public Even for the Courts
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - He's a newsman's newsman, an irrepressible defender of the First Amendment who has become a stone in the shoe ...
Missed Patent Deadline Costs $30 Million
By Tyler Cunningham
SAN FRANCISCO - In one of the largest legal malpractice awards ever in California, a San Mateo County judge has hit a prominen...
L.A. Jury Clears Tobacco Giant
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Superior Court jury Thursday cleared tobacco giant Philip Morris of negligence and misrepresentati...
Preparation Eases End-of-Summer Review Process
By Columnist
Employment Column By Deanna M. Wilkinson It's finally August. Summer programs are in their final stages, and within the next ...
Pacific Bell Attacks Copyright Act
By Xenia Kobylarz
SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Bell Internet Services, flooded with hundreds of subpoenas by the record industry and "bounty hunters...
Preliminary Relief Is Difficult, But Not Impossible, to Obtain
By Columnist
Focus Column - Antitrust Law - By Matthew L. Cantor - Consider the following hypothetical: A small business has developed an i...