Panel Won't Reappoint Bankruptcy Judge
By Toni Vranjes
LOS ANGELES - Though the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave no reason for its decision last week not to reappoint U.S. Ba...
Nixon's Lawyer Recalls Pitfalls
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - John W. Dean III, counsel to President Nixon, took the stage as a government legal ethics expert. "What if Dee...
Creditors Choose Irell for Counsel
By Toni Vranjes
The unsecured creditors' committee in the Centis Inc. bankruptcy case has chosen Irell & Manella as legal counsel. ...
Burden of Retardation Proof Should Belong to Defendants
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Forum Column - By Sue Blake - On June 20, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered an opinion in Atkins v. Virginia specifying t...
Court Upholds UPS Vision Policy
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - In a victory for employers, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that United Parcel Service did not violate t...
DCA Limits Back Pay After Arrest
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - A state appellate court has ruled that a middle school teacher may not be entitled to full back pay while she ...
Tying Worshipers' Hands
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Forum Column - By Anderson L. Washburn - The Newdow v. U.S. Congress decision, which held that the mention of God in th...
Counties Win Deference in Cable Deals
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - In a sweeping expansion of local control over cable television franchises, a federal appeals court has given c...
IP Attorneys Shocked as Henry Bunsow Leaves Keker
By Erik Cummins
SAN FRANCISCO - In a move that stunned Bay Area intellectual property lawyers, Henry Bunsow will leave San Francisco litigatio...
Music Festival Performers Face Visa Restrictions
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - Members of a gamelan orchestra from Bali arrived in Los Angeles Friday to perform at an international sacred mus...
Defense Experts Back Westerfield's Lawyers
By Claude Walbert
SAN DIEGO - Talk show hosts and others accusing David A. Westerfield's attorneys of unethical behavior in defending their clie...
Defects Law To Reappear Next Session
By Linda Rapattoni
SACRAMENTO - A new state law that builders hope will reduce litigation over construction defects still leaves subcontractors s...
Counties File Suit Over Disaster Rule
By Karen Coleman
SAN FRANCISCO - Four California counties are challenging a new Board of Equalization rule they say singles out ailing airline ...
Council Suspends Costa Mesa's City Attorney
By Jenna Bordelon
SANTA ANA - Costa Mesa's city attorney's office was operating without a boss last week after the City Council suspended its to...
Panel Won't Reappoint Bankruptcy Judge
By Toni Vranjes
LOS ANGELES - Though the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave no reason for its decision last week not to reappoint U.S. Ban...
Tinkering With Rules to Make Process Workable
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Employment Column - By Mark A. Rome - "Simplistic," "informal" and "expeditious" are terms which the U.S. Supreme Court has us...
Judge Charged For Lying About Porn Sites
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - Retiring Fresno Superior Court Judge Vincent J. McGraw, a former member of the state judicial watchdog agency,...
Unselfish Ways May Have Cost DA His Life
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
BAKERSFIELD - Stephen M. Tauzer's generosity may have cost him his life, authorities say. When the Kern County assistant distr...
In Other Words
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Dicta Column - By Sharon Berman - Persuasive writing is a hallmark of a good litigator. Writing for marketing purposes, howeve...
How to Run Away From Work Assignments
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Dicta Column - By The Rodent - How many times has this happened to you? You are just about to pick up your things, put on your...
South Gate Recall Vote Can Go On, Court Says
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - A recall election against four high-ranking South Gate city officials can proceed because the petitions used to ...
DA Questions How Film Office Pays Attorney
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - A lawyer for a Los Angeles film office boss under investigation for lavish spending and political contributions ...
Ford-Firestone Memos Help Lead to Settlement
By Leslie Simmons
LOS ANGELES - The first lawsuit to reach the courtroom targeting both Ford Motor Co. and Bridgestone/Firestone in the ongoing ...
Unflappable Jurist Loves Stability
By Anne La Jeunesse
LOS ANGELES - When Superior Court Commissioner Michael L. Schuur was a sole practitioner, he faced his share of clowns in the ...
Case Highlights Importance of Meeting Statutes of Limitations
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Focus Column - By Daniel J. Curtin - In Travis v. Santa Cruz County, 100 Cal.App.4th 609 (2002), decided on July 25, th...
Fueling the Fire
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Forum Column - By Kenneth J. Theisen - On Sept. 5, in Minnesota, the majority of the 5,000 farmers with shares in a cooperativ...
Tinkering With Rules to Make Process Usable
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Employment Column - By Mark A. Romeo - "Simplistic," "informal" and "expeditious" are terms which the U.S. Supreme Court has u...
State Bar Axes Conference Of Delegates for New Body
By Don De Benedictis
LOS ANGELES - For more than two decades, the Conference of Delegates has been a lightning rod of controversy for the State Bar...
De Facto Partition in Kosovo Challenges U.N.'s Authority
Kosovo is the only area in the world being governed by an international organization. Under U.N. Security Council Resolution 1...
How to Run Away From Work Assignments
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Dicta Column - By The Rodent - How many times has this happened to you? You are just about to pick up your things, put on your...