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Corporate


Archipelago Holdings Inc. is acquiring the Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco, which has been in operation since 1882. Th...


Law Practice


Hallinan Held the Cards In Former Chief's Suit

Jan. 19, 2005
By Dennis Opatrny

SAN FRANCISCO - Even when they screw up, prosecutors enjoy absolute immunity from civil lawsuits. That's why legal observers ...



Law Practice


Open-Minded?

Jan. 19, 2005
By Contributing Writer

EXTRA Closer Column - By Harry J. Plotkin - Take note, savvy trial attorneys: Recent research suggests that the ingredients of...


Large Firms


Embracing the spirit of giving that swept the world following December's South Asian tsunami, law firms throughout the nation ...



Healthcare/Hospital Law


Focus Column - Health Care Law - By Stuart Miller - In the past few months, the California courts of appeal have issued an unu...


Criminal


Deputy DA Was Ford-Shelby Aficionado

Jan. 19, 2005
By Leslie Simmons

LOS ANGELES - Services are pending for Anthony J. Sousa, a veteran Los Angeles County deputy district attorney. Sousa, a membe...



Government


Mall Agrees to Ban on Parking Fees

Jan. 19, 2005
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

RANCHO MIRAGE - The owner of an upscale outdoor shopping mall in Rancho Mirage has backed down from a challenge to the desert...


Litigation


Taste of Success

Jan. 19, 2005
By Stefanie Knapp

Daily Journal EXTRA Feature - Gone are the days of Big Tobacco and billion-dollar verdicts. Instead, 2004 saw tort reform take...



Law Practice


L.A. Pulls Contract From Bolden & Martin

Jan. 19, 2005
By Tim Willert

LOS ANGELES - The city of Los Angeles has yanked a sizeable workers' compensation contract from a local law firm after one of...


Securities


Gemstar Settlement

Jan. 19, 2005
By John Ryan

LOS ANGELES - A trial originally set for today on charges the Securities and Exchange Commission brought against embattled for...



Firm Watch


Greenberg Traurig's 10-month-old East Palo Alto office acquired Bill Goines in December, and he will form the core of the offi...


Commercial Law


Court Will Review Dual Truck Fees

Jan. 19, 2005
By Brent Kendall

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether Michigan can impose two different annual fees on truckers op...



Zoning, Planning and Use


Homeowners' Signs Bar Access to Trail

Jan. 14, 2005
By Melissa Onstad And Liz Valsamis

LOS ANGELES - For hundreds of years, people have freely used the pass that cuts through the foothills above Altadena for trave...


Employment Column - By Adrian G. Driscoll - As the burden of the global war on terrorism continues to fall heavily upon civili...



Intellectual Property


Focus Column - Intellectual Property - By Lisa A. Freitas - As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to refine the scope of secondar...


Administrative/Regulatory


LOS ANGELES - Internet search giant Google Inc. won't pay a penny for charges by regulators that it failed to register more th...



Criminal


No Cause for Search, Lawyer Says

Jan. 14, 2005
By John Ryan

LOS ANGELES - A lawyer for imprisoned private investigator Anthony Pellicano told a federal appellate panel Thursday that FBI ...


Constitutional Law


EEOC Sues Sidley Austin for Age Discrimination

Jan. 14, 2005
By Blair Clarkson

LOS ANGELES - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday filed a federal age-discrimination lawsuit against promi...



Judges and Judiciary


L.A. Judges Elevate New Commissioner

Jan. 14, 2005
By Blair Clarkson

LOS ANGELES - Juvenile Court Referee Anthony Trendacosta will replace newly elected Judge Donna Groman as Los Angeles Superior...


Civil Rights


Lord Bissell L.A. Attorneys Will Honor King

Jan. 14, 2005
By Allison Schifani

LOS ANGELES - On Monday, the Salvation Army's Harbor Light Center will receive a visit from a handful of lawyers and staff mem...



Judges and Judiciary


Jurist Pushes Amicable Divorces

Jan. 14, 2005
By Don Ray

LOS ANGELES - It was the day the young couple had been planning for months. With a packed room behind them to witness this new...


LOS ANGELES - Shame on local government, success for federal prosecutors. That's one way to sum up 2004, a stellar year for a...



Personal Injury & Torts


LOS ANGELES - A library patron who was rendered unconscious for three days after allegedly being assaulted by a library aide ...


Transactions


DAILY DEALS -- Transactions for Jan. 13

Jan. 14, 2005
By Joseph Pimentel

INDUSTRIAL BAKERSFIELD - Rex Martin, Jason Martin and Brett Prather purchased a 5,000-square-foot industrial building on a 43,...



Government


Be Patient With Drug-Rehab Program

Jan. 14, 2005
By Contributing Writer

Letter to the Editor - In the Nov. 26, 2004, edition of the Daily Journal on the first page, there was an article concerning a...


Forum Column - By William J. Becker Jr. - All the palaver concerning the CBS News scandal, sometimes referred to as Memogate o...



Labor/Employment


Focus Column - Employment Law - By Jeffrey K. Winikow - Lose weight. Recognize inner beauty. Learn employment law. A triumvira...


Forum Column - By Katherine J. Hamilton - The wall calendar, improvised on the back of December 2004 to avoid investing in a 2...



Large Firms


Orrick Opens Taipei Office

Jan. 14, 2005
By Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has opened an office in Taipei, Taiwan, to serve about a dozen existing cl...


Government


Watchdog Group Seeks Fines Against 4

Jan. 14, 2005
By Linda Rapattoni

SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, and his 2000 campaign treasurer have agreed to pay a $6,000 fine by the st...