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Law-Bending for Bush

May 21, 2003
By Columnist

Forum Column - By Stephen Yagman - We now can put aside President Bush's Pantagruelian antics and his sanctimonious, born-agai...


Assembly Approves Homeowners Bill

May 21, 2003
By Linda Rapattoni

SACRAMENTO - Californians who are members of homeowner associations would have a greater say in how their delegates adopt or ...



Inmate Goes Free As DA Forgoes Trial

May 21, 2003
By John Roemer

SAN FRANCISCO - State prison's revolving door will spin no longer for Glen "Buddy" Nickerson, who after 18 years of confineme...


Two Face Time for Street Racing

May 21, 2003
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - A Superior Court jury Monday declined Monday to find two street racers guilty of second-degree murder but did con...



Shotgun Nets Felony Charge for Attorney

May 21, 2003
By Jim Adamekn

SANTA ANA - Attorney Hilmer Ula Jarboe Jr. has been charged with three misdemeanors and a felony after his near-fatal shootin...


WASHINGTON - Handing a victory to California municipalities, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that local governments do not hav...



LOS ANGELES - An Inyo County Native American tribe can't sue under a federal civil rights statute for an alleged violation of...


Double Jeopardy Is Expanded

May 21, 2003
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court opened the door slightly Monday for criminal defendants to challenge retrials, b...



SACRAMENTO - In a blow to free speech protections and consumer interests, a federal appeals court refused Monday to reconside...


Supreme Court Sets Stage for 2003-04 Term

May 21, 2003
By David Pike

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for the 2003-04 term, in which the court will take on Washington state...



Column By Garry Abrams - Thursday, the Los Angeles Daily Journal ran three corrections on Page 2 regarding the Washington, D.C...


Judge Cuts Forfeited Bail for Naive Relative

May 21, 2003
By Susan Mc Rae

LOS ANGELES - An emotional Nabil Issa wiped tears of frustration and relief from his eyes Monday after a federal judge reduce...



'Outsider' Wins Presidency of State Bar Board

May 21, 2003
By Don De Benedictis

SAN FRANCISCO - The distinction between bar junkies and outsiders is a false one, State Bar President James E. Herman likes t...


The Secret's Out

May 21, 2003
By Craiq Anderson

SAN JOSE - Winning a trade-secrets case can be cold comfort, as a Cupertino software company found out last month. A Santa Cl...



Panel Must Reconsider Rollover Award, Again

May 21, 2003
By Katherine Gaidos

LOS ANGELES -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Ford Motor Co. another shot at reducing a record $290 million punitive dam...


California Dreaming

May 20, 2003
By Julie Nakashima

BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer A new wave of residential developers in downtown San Diego is remaking the skyline in the...



CALENDAR - Northern California

May 20, 2003
By Jack Briggs

MAY 20-29 SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATION The San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association presents f...


Name Partner Leaves Firm He Founded

May 20, 2003
By Liz Valsamis

Media lawyer Scott Zolke joined Los Angeles' Loeb & Loeb as a partner in the entertainment and media group May 5. Zolke wa...



Learning the 4 D's of Downtown Living

May 20, 2003
By Julie Nakashima

BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer If you build it, they will come. And sometimes a little nudge doesn't hurt. As new housi...


Inside the Tribe

May 20, 2003
By Jeffrey Anderson

Vernell Crittendon lowers his voice to a whisper as he spots two visitors departing through the gates of San Quentin State Pri...



J.L. Hare Outruns the Entitlement Tortoise

May 20, 2003
By Andrea Rosas

BY ANDREA ROSAS CREJ Staff Writer Few things strike dread into the hearts of developers like the bureaucratic red tape that p...


Mail Boxes Etc. Franchises Deliver Lawsuit

May 20, 2003
By Eron Yehuda

"What Can Brown Do For You?" is a recent ad slogan for United Parcel Service, recognized by its brown-and-gold symbol. "Leave ...



Heart-Device Maker Invests $15 Million

May 20, 2003
By Toni Vranjes

St. Jude Medical Inc. has invested $15 million in Sunnyvale's Epicor Medical Inc. to acquire a minority stake in the privately...


War Worries Put to Rest

May 20, 2003
By Julie Nakashima

BY JULIE NAKASHIMA CREJ Staff Writer U.S. Marines sent from Camp Pendleton helped topple the regime of Saddam Hussein. Unlike...



Netting Clients

May 20, 2003
By Columnist

Column - Business Development - By Karen Kaplowitz - The buzz is all about "teamwork" in rainmaking. It's great to see that la...


Software giant Microsoft Corp. has purchased PlaceWare Inc. of Mountain View, creating a formidable new competitor in the onli...



The record industry already has taken aim at several targets in its fight against online music piracy. Now it has a new target...


Taming the Beast

May 20, 2003
By Columnist

BY MICHAEL M. BERGER You can't pretend that an 800-pound gorilla just isn't there. Whistling doesn't help, and neither does l...



McDermott Will Boosts Its Trial Department

May 20, 2003
By Joel Rosenblatt

Daniel E. Alberti has joined the trial department of McDermott, Will & Emery in Palo Alto after 22 years at Ropers, Majesk...


Column - Trial Strategy - By Noelle C. Nelson - From the jurors' perspective, lawyers must answer six basic questions of a cas...