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Angiosyn Inc., a San Diego startup working on a treatment for age-related blindness, has agreed to be acquired by Pfizer Inc. ...


Firm Watch


Sharon Tomkins' resume may be decorated with countless awards, but the one she's most proud of is the only one not on display....


Firm Watch


Rob Christopher, an intellectual-property and antitrust litigator from Coudert Brothers' recently shuttered Palo Alto office h...


Civil Rights


The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area hosted a luncheon Jan. 25 to give its members a much-des...


Appellate Practice


SANTA ANA - Joe Cavallo learned early on that nothing came easy. The son of poor Italian immigrants, Cavallo shared a bed with...


Law Practice


Trickle Down?

Feb. 8, 2005
By Contributing Writer

EXTRA Closer Column - Mediation - By Elizabeth A. Moreno - In California, ethnic minorities constitute the majority of the pop...


Firm Watch


The magic has never worn off for Jay Cooper. As an attorney for Grammy-nominated artists like singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, b...


Litigation


Students who enrolled in radiology technician-training at two Southern California technical schools claim their alma maters fa...


Litigation


Considering a lawsuit against U-Haul? Better think twice. The moving industry giant is on a winning streak after unloading two...


Transactions


DAILY DEALS -- Transactions for Feb. 7

Feb. 8, 2005
By Joseph Pimentel

INDUSTRIAL POWAY - Cruzan/Monroe sold Parkway Centre 6, a 125,196-square-foot research-and-development project located at 142...


Litigation


An engagement ring loses its sentimental value after a divorce. But, following an 18-month marriage, Sarah J. Schauer didn't e...


Transactions


Cisco Systems Inc. will acquire Airespace Inc., a leading provider of wireless local area networking systems, in a $450 millio...


Litigation


The Shingle Springs band of Native Americans won the latest battle in its drive to build the state's newest supersize casino, ...


Litigation


A Roseville attorney claims he's only trying to "improve" the teaching of evolution at a high-school district that his daughte...


Civil Rights


A group of Glendale day laborers say they won't be fooled by the city's attempt to keep them from littering the streets. The D...


Firm Watch


Trial attorney James F. Speyer says he has longtime ties with Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe. Since the 1990s, he's worke...


Firm Watch


Lead On

Feb. 8, 2005
By Adrianna Khoo

Gone are the days when prim and proper ruled the dinner table and expectations of best behavior were an assumed law, even amon...


Labor/Employment


Focus Column - Employment Law - By Gregg A. Farley and Kimberly H. Clancy - In its recent decision in Elsner v. Uveges , 34 Ca...


Personal Injury & Torts


Sony Sets Up Fund To Pay Moviegoers

Feb. 8, 2005
By Leslie Simmons

Sony Pictures Entertainment has agreed to set up a $1.5-million fund to pay moviegoers who claimed they were tricked into buyi...


Criminal


Yang Wants Spy Case Reconsidered

Feb. 8, 2005
By John Ryan

LOS ANGELES - U.S. Attorney Debra Yang has fired back at the federal judge who dismissed the criminal charges against accused ...


Banking


Bank of America Settles Nonprofit's Class Suit

Feb. 8, 2005
By Blair Clarkson

Bank of America on Friday settled a class action brought by a California nonprofit accusing the banking giant of illegally ch...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Let's Make a Deal

Feb. 8, 2005
By Geneva Whitmarsh

EXTRA Feature - Dan Winnike shakes your hand like a man who's sealed a few deals in his lifetime. That's because Winnike, whos...


Litigation


LOS ANGELES "I've always dreamed of living in a beautiful community like Manhattan Beach. Manhattan Beach sits quietly against...


Government


Chick Memo Released

Feb. 8, 2005
By Ryan Oliver

LOS ANGELES - City Controller Laura Chick issued a blistering assessment of Jim Hahn's performance in office, portraying the L...


Immigration


SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court has ruled that a judge overstepped his authority in bringing contempt proceedings aga...


Labor/Employment


LOS ANGELES - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to relax workers' rights to meal and rest breaks is a backdoor attempt to ...


Judges and Judiciary


Bench Opened Judge's Horizons

Feb. 8, 2005
By Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - After a career as a civil litigator, in which he concentrated on medical malpractice and product liability defense...


Firm Watch


After three years in Shook Hardy & Bacon's San Francisco outpost, product-liability litigator Joan Haratani has leapt to M...


Criminal


SAN FRANCISCO - Even though a fetus is not a human being, if you kill one you can be charged with murder, a Sacramento appella...


Forum Column By Ray Jurado For years, commentators have opined that the right to remain silent safeguarded by Miranda v. Arizo...