Job Seekers: Strong Résumés Must Have Concision, Clarity
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Employment Column - By Deanna M. Wilkinson - Résumés are a part of a recruiter's life. We receive and review them daily, and a...
H. Schwartz, CJP Panelist And Judge
By Karen Coleman
SAN FRANCISCO - Howard Schwartz, a retired judge who sat on the state Commission on Judicial Performance during its cataclysmi...
Breast Milk Can Transfer Meth, Expert Testifies
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RIVERSIDE - A forensic toxicologist testified Thursday in a closely watched Riverside murder trial that a mother can transfer ...
CDAA Signs On to Bill Governing 'Atkins'
By Hudson Sangree
SACRAMENTO - A bill that would implement the U.S. Supreme Court's ban on executing the mentally retarded won support Thursday ...
Judge's Ex-Girlfriend Sticks to Story
By Matthew Heller
SANTA BARBARA - Under rigorous cross-examination Thursday, the former live-in girlfriend of Superior Court Judge Diana R. Hall...
Yahoo Elevates Attorney, 35, to General Counsel
By Joel Rosenblatt
SAN FRANCISCO - Internet consumer and business services company Yahoo Inc. Wednesday elevated Michael Callahan to general cou...
Court Says Early Notice of Sentence Isn't Required
By Mark Cromer
SANTA ANA - The state Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously shot down an effort by two carjackers to force the trial courts to...
Edison Ruling Outrages Consumer Attorneys
By John Ryan
LOS ANGELES - Local consumer attorneys expressed outrage Thursday at a state Supreme Court decision upholding the legality of ...
Pioneering AG Mentored Other Women
By Anne La Jeunesse
LOS ANGELES - A memorial service will be Sunday for Carol F. Jorstad, a veteran California deputy attorney general and past pr...
Lockyer Says U.S. Is Subverting Wilkin's Coastal Order
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN FRANCISCO - The Bush administration has worked quietly to undermine federal court rulings giving the state a role in decid...
Recall Petition Denied
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has denied a petition by Venice civil rights lawyer Stephen Yagman to hold up the Oct. 7 guberna...
Edison Deal With PUC Is Approved by State Justices
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously approved the secretly brokered $3.3 billion bailout of So...
Lawyer Makes Easy Move To Job Working With Kids
By Stefanie Knapp
LOS ANGELES - For juvenile court Referee Steven L. Berman, learning the ins and outs of dependency court was like taking a cra...
Panel Nixes Revenue Recovery For Foreign Beating Broadcasts
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - In a decision that appears to halt the spread of U.S. copyright claims overseas, a divided federal appeals court...
Weapons Industry Settles Suits With Cities
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Firearms dealers and distributors have agreed to major reforms to settle claims in a lawsuit by a dozen state ...
Table Talk
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - A former leading executive at a well-known Silicon Valley semiconductor company goes to trial Monday on claims he w...
Delivering Promised War on Porn
By Brent Kendall
WASHINGTON - It's probably no surprise that the wild world of adult entertainment and John Ashcroft's Justice Department are n...
Emergency 9th Circuit Panel Would Take Appeal
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - The fate of California's Oct. 7 gubernatorial recall election now falls to three federal appellate judges, all...
It's Baaack: "Hanging Chad 2" Is Coming Soon to a Court Near You
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - Like an aging movie star pumped on hype and hope for one more box-office success, our old friend the ...
Fight Against City Hall Has Big Price Tag
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - Fighting City Hall is not only hard work but also expensive. Or so one outspoken North Hollywood woman learned W...
Widening the Circle
By Erik Cummins
SAN FRANCISCO - Kathryn Snapka was the first woman to join the Corpus Christi, Texas, chapter of the American Board of Trial A...
Vote Date Hinges on Three Judges
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - The fate of California's Oct. 7 gubernatorial recall election now falls to three federal appellate judges, al...
U.S. Judge Refuses to Enjoin Recall Election
By Gale Holland
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles federal judge Wednesday refused to halt the gubernatorial recall, clearing the path for an Oct. 7 ...
Devoted Detroit Tigers Fan Plays Within the Lines
By Dennis Pfaff
STOCKTON - San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge George J. Abdallah can be at his busiest when nothing's going on in his cou...
Trial Lawyers Board Diversifies Membership
By Erik Cummins
SAN FRANCISCO - Kathryn Snapka was the first woman to join the Corpus Christi, Texas, chapter of the American Board of Trial ...
Insurer's Duty to Investigate Is Fundamental Principle
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Focus Column - Insurance Law - By Kirk A. Pasich - Insurance carriers must conduct a thorough investigation before they deny a...
Excess Insurance Decisions Depend On Facts of Case, Language of Policy
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Focus Column - Insurance Law - By Jordan Stanzler - Policyholders facing asbestos, product-defect and environmental claims usu...
Down and Out
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Forum Column By Robin Assaf Wofford and Michael S. Kalt The California Legislature traditionally has attempted to strike a del...
Panel Labors Over Sentencing Issue
By Brent Kendall
WASHINGTON - Members of the U.S. Sentencing Commission said this week that they would be hard-pressed to meet the deadline imp...
Go Oakland!
By Karen Coleman
OAKLAND - When it comes to public service, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Gordon Baranco is the go-to guy in these parts....