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SAN FRANCISCO - A divided federal appeals court has sanctioned a Los Angeles lawyer by dismissing his client's job-injury cla...


Paul Mundie of S.F.'s Heller Ehrman Dies at 54

Sep. 9, 1998
By Pamela Mc Clintock

SAN FRANCISCO - Paul Joseph Mundie, a shareholder of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, died in his sleep Tuesday night at ...



San Diego Judicial Ratings Scrutinized

Sep. 9, 1998
By Marty Graham

SAN DIEGO - Three attorneys' groups have asked for review of the San Diego County Bar Association's judicial evaluations, say...


Fallout

Sep. 9, 1998
By Cindy Simmons

SEATTLE - The lawsuit of people who claim they became sick because of exposure to Hanford nuclear reservation emissions was na...



A 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department has sued his employer, claiming the department retaliated against him af...


Taking It to the Limits

Sep. 9, 1998
By David Pike

WASHINGTON - Once more, the Supreme Court is set to delve into the knotty, highly charged "takings" issue that has arisen with...



WASHINGTON - Late last week, Senate Democrats thwarted a Republican-led effort to force a floor vote on a major juvenile crim...


Appellate Justice J. Anthony Kline has asked the state's judicial disciplinary agency to "voluntarily dismiss" its investigat...



Police Beating Case Arouses Old Memories

Sep. 5, 1998
By Marty Berg

Last year, a Ventura County jury acquitted Oxnard police officer Robert Flinn of some criminal charges stemming from his 1996...


E-Mediate

Sep. 5, 1998
By Tom Orewyler

If Internet mediations were formal courthouse proceedings, changes of venue would be common. As more mediators employ the Net ...



William F. Fahey, husband of former Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Joyce Karlin and a one-time Republican congressional nom...


The owner of the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach - known as a popular venue for famous comedians - has sued his bank...



Public Service Has Its Rewards

Sep. 5, 1998
By Michael Ueda

^^The Paper Chase / Michael Ueda ^^ In an effort to encourage more students to pursue public interest work, the Foundation of ...


WASHINGTON - The U.S. missile attacks on purported terrorist operations in Afghanistan and Sudan in response to the Aug. 7 em...



SAN DIEGO - Chief Deputy District Attorney Keith Burt, the prosecutor whose star witness received extraordinary benefits in a...


SACRAMENTO - The conventional wisdom was that the 1998 legislative session that ended this week produced no "significant" hea...



SACRAMENTO - Each year, legislators pass laws creating new crimes and tougher penalties for offenses already on the books. Bu...


SAN FRANCISCO - In what may be the death knell for mandatory arbitration of an array of discrimination claims in the securiti...



SAN FRANCISCO - In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Michigan judicial discipline officials faced a difficult problem. A Detroit...


SAN FRANCISCO - A divided federal appeals court Thursday insulated municipalities and other entities from most monetary sanct...



SAN FRANCISCO - For the third time, the California Supreme Court has rejected a proposed ethics rule that would allow lawyers...


Riding the coattails of a state appeal court decision that allowed a mother to take her health maintenance organization to co...



Prosecutors' Promotions Questioned

Sep. 4, 1998
By Tori Richards

SANTA ANA - Orange County District Attorney Mike Capizzi has announced his latest round of promotions, leaving many irritated...


Disclosure Dilemma

Sep. 4, 1998
By Michael Ueda

Under state disclosure laws, real estate brokers and agents must disclose information that would affect the value and desirabi...



San Diego Is Tobacco-Suit Site

Sep. 4, 1998
By Marty Graham

SAN DIEGO - San Diego Superior Court Judge Robert May has been assigned as the coordination trial judge in 17 lawsuits agains...


DA Investigating Link Between Drug Dealers, Cop

Sep. 4, 1998
By Michael Harris

Investigators believe a Los Angeles police officer charged with stealing three kilos of cocaine fraudulently obtained court-o...



Even if he is released from a California prison later this year, Death Row Records owner Marion "Suge" Knight still will face...


SACRAMENTO - Four months ago, the proposed Elder Abuse and Adult Civil Protection Act was the stuff of a press release and a ...



Conviction of Lobbyist Snyder Is Thrown Out

Sep. 4, 1998
By Michael Harris

The 2nd District Court of Appeal on Wednesday threw out the 1996 political influence-peddling conviction of lawyer, former hi...


Insurers May Not Indemnify Willful Acts

Sep. 4, 1998
By Anna Marie Stolley

In a potentially far-reaching win for insurance companies, a state appeal court has ruled that an insurer cannot be forced to...