No Contest Plea
By Leslie Simmons
MARINA DEL REY - A 55-year-old Marina del Rey man has pleaded no contest to a hate crime after women of Middle Eastern descent...
Pleasanton Judge Faces Hearing on Misconduct
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Alameda County Superior Court Judge D. Ronald Hyde admitted "bad judgment" Monday in an evidentiary hearing b...
Broadcasts of POWs Raise Treatment Issue
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - They didn't have television - live or otherwise - when drafters framed the Geneva Conventions in the blasted-out...
Signs of Meltdown
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN FRANCISCO - Documents governing funding for the eventual closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant contain a poiso...
Bench Is Place That He Was Meant to Be, Judge Believes
By Christina Landers
LOS ANGELES - Judge Rodney G. Forneret has a smooth style on the bench that encourages lawyers on both sides of the counsel ta...
Persistence Pays in Wrongful-Death Suit Against CHP
By Eron Yehuda
Arcadia plaintiffs' attorney Jay S. McClaugherty knew he had his work cut out for him during a recent trial in Rancho Cucamong...
Squabbling Surgical-Robot Makers Settle
By Toni Vranjes
After years of battling each other over patent disputes, two rival surgical-robot makers are putting aside their differences t...
Weston's Leader Stresses Service
By Liz Valsamis
After more than a month on the job, Edward Casey is learning what it takes to be a managing partner. Casey was made top lawyer...
Managers Focus On Bottom Line
By Tina Spee
Law firm managers are taking a harder look at partners' bottom-line profitability when determining compensation rates, accordi...
Foley Bolsters Bankruptcy Practice
By Liz Valsamis
Milwaukee's Foley & Lardner has hired bankruptcy lawyer Peter Ito to lead its West Coast bankruptcy practice. Ito, who joi...
Counsel Must Know When To Excuse, When Not To
By Columnist
One of the first challenges that a trial lawyer faces at the conclusion of the voir dire process is the exercise of challenges...
Real Estate Investor Likes Sara Lee
By Contributing Writer
BY BRAD BERTON Special to the CREJ The corporate slogan "Nobody Doesn't Like Sara Lee" was proved once again recently when th...
New Labor Compliance Laws Good for San Diego Contractors, School District
By Columnist
BY TED BUMGARDNER San Diego's construction community is excited about how Proposition 47, a $13 billion matched-fund bill for...
Southern California's Downtown Revitalization Is Rooted in History
By Contributing Writer
BY JOHN LOESING Special to CREJ In recent years, towns and cities all across America have been trying to spruce up their main ...
Ex-President Bush Lauds In-House Counsel at Gala
By Liz Valsamis
It isn't every evening that former President George H. Bush speaks before a group of lawyers. But the 1,000 lawyers attending ...
Historic Water Deal on Verge of Becoming Reality
By Columnist
BY REX HIME After a roller coaster ride that included legislation, negotiations and litigation, the state is on the verge of ...
Partners
By Staff Writer
The law firms below recently announced partner promotions; the list includes only attorneys in California offices. ...
A Strike-Avoidance Tool
By Christine Malamanig
BY CHRISTINE MALAMANIG CREJ Staff Writer The recently signed project labor agreements between Catellus Development Corp. and ...
Sierra Nevada Town Considers Commercial Project for Its Original Main Street
By Wire
TRUCKEE (AP) - At one time, Jibboom Street's saloons and brothels were the main draw in this Sierra Nevada town. Now, officia...
Diversity Helps Builder Grow
By Christine Malamanig
BY CHRISTINE MALAMANIG CREJ Staff Writer LEM Cos. has good reason to still be celebrating last Thursday's grand opening of the...
Ex-Prosecutor, Sailing Enthusiast Retires From Superior Court Post
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Sylvia Lee Husing, a former prosecutor and sailing enthusiast who adapted to a variety of ...
Lifestyles of the Rich and Fuzzy
By Michael Gottliebn
BY MICHAEL GOTTLIEB CREJ Assignment Editor Resting one's behind on a cushion wrapped in $140-a-yard fabric seems a bit extrav...
Reed Smith Leader in L.A. Hands Reins to Colleague
By Liz Valsamis
After a little more than a year serving as managing partner of the Los Angeles office of Reed Smith Crosby Heafey, Janet Kwuon...
Communities Want Lab Rejected by Davis
By Wire
DAVIS (AP) - After Davis city officials snubbed a University of California plan to build a high-security, infectious diseases...
State Building Tops $4.9 Billion in January
By Wire
CREJ WIRE REPORT BURBANK - Normally the weakest construction month of the year seasonally and weather-wise, construction acti...
Jury Awards $5 Million for Wrongful Death of Worker
By Joan Osterwalder
John Craig Escobar was waiting for his turn to pick up a load of asphalt for the El Dorado Irrigation District on a balmy Nove...
San Luis Obispo County Gets Time to Improve Coastal Protection
By Wire
SAN LUIS OBISPO (AP) - San Luis Obispo County was given a two-month deadline extension to improve a coastal plan that state o...
Mining Company Completes Deal
By Toni Vranjes
Canadian mining company Placer Dome Inc. has completed a $200 million refinancing deal. Placer Dome mines gold, copper and oth...
Redevelopment Roundup
By Columnist
BY JOHN F. SHIREY On March 10, the Assembly passed an amended package of mid-year spending reductions valued at $3.3 billion ...
Jury Sends FedEx $1.5 Million 'Message'
By Joan Osterwalder
An Alameda County Superior Court jury has slapped Federal Express Corp., better known as FedEx, with $1.5 million in punitive ...