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Litigation


Judge Stops Euthanizing by Animal Shelter

Nov. 12, 2004
By Amy Spees

BAKERSFIELD - Two Kern County animal shelters accused of violating animal-rights laws have been ordered to stop euthanizing do...


Appellate Practice


Child Support Ruling

Nov. 12, 2004
By Susan Mc Rae

LOS ANGELES - The state Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to depublish a landmark 2nd District Court Appeal ruling that make...


Forum Column - By Jennifer Phelps - Jennifer Phelps , an associate in Bingham McCutchen's Los Angeles office, worked with Elec...


Judges and Judiciary


Outre Statements Marked Big-Hearted Judge

Nov. 12, 2004
By David Houston

LOS ANGELES - U.S. District Judge A. Andrew Hauk died Tuesday after a 40-year judicial career marked by big-hearted decisions ...


Criminal


Duh! Enron Trio Claims No Justice in Texas

Nov. 12, 2004
By Garry Abrams

Column - By Garry Abrams - Get us out of Houston before we're lynched. We'd look so bad hanging from trees in our double-breas...


Transactions


DAILY DEALS -- Transactions for Nov. 10

Nov. 11, 2004
By Joseph Pimentel

INDUSTRIAL SANTA FE SPRINGS - Kwang Jun and Bona Seongkyu Chung have purchased a 25,782-square-foot industrial building locat...


Constitutional Law


Community Honors Latino Vets

Nov. 11, 2004
By Liz Valsamis

FULLERTON - The father of an Orange County judge and dozens of other World War II veterans of Latino heritage gained special r...


Focus Column - Family Law - By Shelley L. Albaum, Harold J. Cohn and Seth D. Kramer - The uniqueness of family law attorney fe...


Banking


Lenders Get New Enforcement Rights

Nov. 11, 2004
By Columnist

Focus Column - Intellectual Property - By Jeffrey S. Galvin - Starting Jan. 1, California lenders will have a stronger platfor...


Forum Column - By Viiu Spangler Khare - I boarded a plane for Phoenix on Nov. 1 with high hopes, lots of enthusiasm for the el...


Judges and Judiciary


A Devout Reformer

Nov. 11, 2004
By Donna Domino

SACRAMENTO - Sacramento Superior Court Judge James Mize brings the fervor of a true believer to his new role as president of ...


Environmental


SAN FRANCISCO - Timber companies need not study vast geographical areas for potential environmental harm from logging to win ...


Discipline


Woman Sues Oakland Civil Rights Lawyer

Nov. 11, 2004
By Tyler Cunningham

SAN FRANCISCO - A former NASA employee has sued Oakland civil rights lawyer John L. Burris, alleging he failed to supervise a...


Criminal


Parents Blame Taser for Son's Death

Nov. 11, 2004
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - The parents of a man who was shot with police Taser gun have filed suit, blaming the electrical-shock device for t...


Government


Supervisors Promote Veteran to County Counsel

Nov. 11, 2004
By David Houston

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday tapped veteran government lawyer Raymond G. Fortner Jr. t...


Criminal


Elf Trial Begins

Nov. 11, 2004
By John Ryan

LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors Tuesday outlined their case against William Cottrell, the Caltech graduate student accused v...


Criminal


Column - By Philip Carrizosa - Superior Court Judge Alfred Delucchi edged out a few inches on a judicial tightrope Monday duri...


Immigration


WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the federal government may not deport legal aliens because they are con...


Judges and Judiciary


Specter Under Scrutiny

Nov. 10, 2004
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - Abortion rights advocates got their hopes up a year ago when Republican Sen. Arlen Specter grilled California...


Transactions


DAILY DEALS -- Transactions for Nov. 9

Nov. 10, 2004
By Joseph Pimentel

INDUSTRIAL HAYWARD - 1675 Fulton LP has purchased an 84,241-square-foot distribution building located at 2707 McCone Ave. from...


Government


Judge Tosses Defamation Suit Against City Attorney

Nov. 10, 2004
By Tyler Cunningham

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera was just exercising his right to free speech when he referred to o...


Technology & Science


Forum Column - By Judith F. Daar - The jubilation of disease advocacy groups and underfunded scientists over the passage of Pr...


Entertainment & Sports


Forum Column - By James D. Nguyen - ABC's reality show "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!" will not go down in television l...


Administrative/Regulatory


Forum Column - By Kate Kendell - "Whenever I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always...


Environmental


Focus Column - Environmental Law - By Terri R. Brown - In environment-friendly California, it behooves counsel for both plaint...


Criminal


Justices May Limit Liability of Police

Nov. 10, 2004
By David Pike

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court indicated Monday it will reverse a decision by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court o...


Corporate


Ropes & Gray Gets IP Boutique Fish & Neave

Nov. 10, 2004
By Erik Cummins

SAN FRANCISCO - Ropes & Gray, a prominent East Coast corporate and litigation firm, has acquired Fish & Neave, one of...


Column - By Garry Abrams - U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft launched a trial balloon over Washington, D.C., last week, and ...


Appellate Practice


LOS ANGELES - A San Pedro priest can pursue his slander suit against a woman who claimed the cleric was exploiting a now-dece...


Litigation


LOS ANGELES - To help educate tort lawyers on the state of litigation surrounding the controversial painkiller Vioxx, hundreds...