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Appellate Practice


Panel Snubs Film-Pitching Appeal

Mar. 18, 2005
By Blair Clarkson

LOS ANGELES - To the dismay of Hollywood executives, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to rehear or grant a fu...


Column - By Garry Abrams - Keep your eyes peeled for whirlybirds spewing greenbacks. Here's why: Pati Slesinger says she would...


Criminal


Dad Provided Victim's Lie, Attorneys Said

Mar. 18, 2005
By Tim Willert

SANTA ANA - The father of the accuser in the gang-rape retrial of three young men fed her a line that she used to excuse what ...


Law Practice


SAN FRANCISCO - John Daniel "Dan" Van Voorhis, co-founder of the former East Bay law firm Van Voorhis & Skaggs, who spearh...


Criminal


High Court Orders Hearing in 1991 Capital Trial

Mar. 18, 2005
By Peter Blumberg

WEB EXCLUSIVE SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a hearing into whether a famous female impers...


Administrative/Regulatory


LOS ANGELES - An appellate court has junked enforcement actions by the state liquor-control department, ruling that its procee...


Criminal


Jurors Acquit Blake in Death of His Wife

Mar. 18, 2005
By Leslie Simmons

LOS ANGELES - In a stinging setback for Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley, a jury on Wednesday acquitted actor Robert...


Appellate Practice


Judge Calls Foul on Three Strikes

Mar. 17, 2005
By John Ryan

LOS ANGELES - In 1988, Michael Banyard was convicted of robbery after taking $6 from an uninsured motorist who ran into him. F...


Transactions


DAILY DEALS -- Transactions for March 16

Mar. 17, 2005
By Joseph Pimentel

INDUSTRIAL SAN DIEGO - LBA Realty purchased a 134,000-square-foot research-and-development building at 10450 Pacific Center C...


Law Practice


Panel Leery of Erasing Dog-Mauling Convictions

Mar. 17, 2005
By Dennis Opatrny

SAN FRANCISCO - Lawyers for the two disbarred attorneys convicted of manslaughter in San Francisco's notorious dog mauling ca...


Litigation


Little League

Mar. 17, 2005
By Dan Evans

LOS ANGELES - Two brothers who were molested by their coach can sue Little League Baseball Inc., claiming they were duped by t...


Real Estate/Development


Focus Column - Real Property - By Robert C. Pearman Jr. - In City of Long Beach v. Department of Industrial Relations , 34 Cal...


Judges and Judiciary


Forum Column - By Alec Rose - Last Thursday, fascinated trial watchers and legal news media throughout the world focused their...


Law Practice


Services Scheduled for Brooks

Mar. 17, 2005
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Services for Jennifer L. Brooks, a San Bernardino deputy district attorney, will take place Thursday at 3:3...


Judges and Judiciary


George Seeks Funding for Courthouse Security

Mar. 17, 2005
By Donna Domino

SACRAMENTO - Citing the recent fatal shootings at an Atlanta courthouse, Chief Justice Ronald M. George urged lawmakers to su...


Criminal


Nullification Equals Tampering

Mar. 17, 2005
By Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Want to influence a jury? Call 1-800-NULLIFY. That's essentially what Frank Turney, a proponent of jury nulli...


Appellate Practice


LOS ANGELES - A 2002 state law allowing domestic partners to sue for wrongful death applies retroactively, a Los Angeles appel...


Personal Injury & Torts


SNAP Seeks Discipline Against Priest Suing Accuser of Abuse

Mar. 17, 2005
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SAN BERNARDINO - An advocacy group for alleged victims of clergy abuse Tuesday asked the bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardi...


Media


SAN FRANCISCO - Karl Olson trekked up and down the state last year representing the state's major news organizations in some ...


Firm Watch


SAN FRANCISCO - Another Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partner has joined White & Cases's Palo Alto office as part of...


Judges and Judiciary


Rehnquist Presides Over Review of Security

Mar. 17, 2005
By Brent Kendall

WASHINGTON - With Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist presiding, the policy-making body of the federal courts on Tuesday called...


Firm Watch


SACRAMENTO - Ray LeBov, formerly the chief lobbyist for the Judicial Council and a respected figure at the state Capitol, has ...


Transactions


DAILY DEALS -- Transactions for March 15

Mar. 16, 2005
By Joseph Pimentel

INDUSTRIAL SAN DIEGO - Rexford Industrial purchased the 98,940-square-foot La Jolla Sorrento Business Park at 10439-10447 Ros...


Personal Injury & Torts


Suit Reveals Fallujah Failings

Mar. 16, 2005
By Tina Spee

LOS ANGELES - Unlike the mothers of soldiers who die at the hands of Iraqi insurgents, Katy Helvenston-Wettengel didn't learn ...


Administrative/Regulatory


Forum Column - By Jeffrey A. Lowe - The debate over Social Security that is raging across the country is being fought in Calif...


Criminal


Letters to the Editor - William Becker's column, "Sometimes, Execution Is Best for Worst of Worst, Even Young Killers" (March ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Focus Column - Alternative Dispute Resolution - By Alan Saler - Mediation is a highly favored and expedient form of resolving ...


Forum Column - By Miriam Aroni Krinsky - We tout our constitutional principles of democracy and due process as a guiding beaco...


Litigation


Man Sues Tiffany's for Sexual Harassment

Mar. 16, 2005
By Tim Willert

SANTA ANA - A Cypress man employed by Tiffany & Co. in Costa Mesa has sued the high-end jewelry retailer, claiming that hi...


Admiralty/Maritime


Sailor's Survivor May Bring Claim in California

Mar. 16, 2005
By Hudson Sangree

SACRAMENTO - State trial courts can rule on federal claims brought by seamen who are injured on the job outside the state's bo...