The Practice: Court System Gives Victim More Bite
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^^The Practice^^ By Cynthia Filla Two women, both victims of sex crimes, seek justice on this week's "The Practice." One vict...
East Bay landlord in West Bay deals
By John Mc Cloud
November proved to be a sterling month in the city for Walnut Creek-based landlord Levin Menzies Kelly Associates. On its own...
Save or Delete?
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^^Intellectual Property^^ Save or Delete? Document-Retention Issues Involving Intellectual Property A common rule of thumb is...
Ally McBeal: Dream to Reconcile Troubled Duo
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^^Ally McBeal^^ By Samantha Paynter Ally McBeal gets sued this week for intentional infliction of emotional distress by Reesa...
When Players Lead Prayers
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By Marianne Means If students lead prayers over a loudspeaker to a captive audience at a public high school football game, ar...
Law & Order: Fight Against Demons Dogs Snoop
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^^LAW & ORDER^^ By Mara V. Watkins This week's "Law & Order" focuses not on the legal maneuvers of the deputy distric...
New Domain
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New Domain Legislation Makes Cyberpirates Walk the Plank By Scott H. Rosenbaum The use of trademarks and service marks as dom...
Family Law: 'Roe' Wades Into Custody Tiff
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^^Family Law^^ By Erin O'Bryan This week, Danni Lipton represents Carnell Hall in a child support action brought by a woman w...
Californias 30 largest construction loans for October
By Ron Mc Nees
Lender Name First Loan APN Owner's Name Site Address Mail Address Doc. No. BANKBOSTON NA $125,000,000 1610700039 WESTERN PACI...
Coachella Windmills Whip Up Lawsuit
By Daniel Jennings
PALM SPRINGS - Gov. Gray Davis was in Indian Wells Wednesday to proclaim Nov. 17 Wind Power Day. In a keynote address on wind...
Trials May Not Be Over for Ford After Mistrial
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Although Ford Motor Co. narrowly dodged a bullet Thursday when an Alameda County Superior Court judge declare...
Court Remedies Congressional Slip of Pen By Allowing Debtor's Lawyer's Fees
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Splitting with one circuit and joining another, a federal appeals court resolved an ambiguity in the 1994 Ban...
Lawyer Can't Represent Huffington Opponent
By Anna Marie Stolley
LOS ANGELES - Here's a shocker: Someone's been accused of having an affair with President Clinton, and a lawsuit is involved....
Court Requires 15-Day Notice for Trial Date
By David Kravetz
SAN FRANCISCO - A $100,000-plus civil judgment was reversed Thursday when the California Supreme Court concluded that the tria...
Daughter of Rampart Victim Sues Over His Incarceration
By Lauren Bartlett
The 2-year old daughter of Javier Ovando, the first man to be released from prison as a result of the Rampart Division scanda...
Child Molestation Not Covered By Grandfather's Rental Policy
By Anna Marie Stolley
In one of a series of recent wins for insurers, a state appellate panel ruled Thursday that an owner of rental property who w...
By David A. Lash In a direct effort to encourage major law firms to increase their pro bono participation, the American Bar A...
Next President Likely Decides Supreme Court Make Up
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By Robert E. Thompson The seven men and two women who deliberate in robed isolation within the great marble edifice of the Su...
Mayorkas Sworn in as U.S. Attorney
By Martin Bergn
Mayorkas Sworn in As U.S. Attorney In a ceremony filled with emotion and humor, Alejandro Mayorkas was sworn in Tuesday as U....
Contractor Guilty of Entombing Director
By Matthew Heller
Contractor Guilty of Entombing Director INDIO - After only an hour of deliberations, a jury Wednesday convicted a contractor ...
Solicitations Not Complying With Securities Laws Are Flawed
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Solicitations Not Complying with Securities Laws Are Flawed By John W. Cones I was horrified recently to witness a prominent ...
Deserving Discipline
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^^Insurance Law^^ Deserving Discipline When Should Punitive Damages Be Imposed in Bad-Faith Cases? Claims handlers typically ...
Retirement Roulette
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Retirement Roulette Don't gamble with funding your golden years By Paul O'Brien Popular wisdom has it that the economy is str...
Homeless Sue Guard Firms for Harassment
By Denise Levin
A dozen predominantly homeless men have filed a lawsuit against three security companies and the downtown Los Angeles propert...
SLA Defense Demands Bomb Evidence
By Michael Harris
Contending that Los Angeles County prosecutors are playing hide the ball with up to 10,000 pieces of "crucial" explosives evi...
Alleged Computer Snoop Resigns From Bar
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - Palo Alto attorney Gail Easton has given up her license to practice law in the face of charges she illegally searc...
Censured Chino Judge Won't Seek Re-Election
By Dan Jennings
SAN BERNARDINO - San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Fred L. Heene, censured Oct. 14 by the state's Commission on Judi...
High Court to Hear Case of Ad Typo
By David Kravetz
SAN FRANCISCO - Testing the parameters of truth in advertising, the California Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the ...
Lottery Winnings Come, Go - Appeal to Follow
By Denise Levin
A woman whose $1.3 million California Lotto winnings were taken away from her earlier this week because she allegedly tried t...
Women in Prison -- Study Blames Drug Laws for Huge Increases at Twice Men's Rate
By Daniel Shaw
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The number of women in prison in the United States has increased at nearly double the rate for men since 1...