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Snow White, the Seven Dwarfs, the Wicked Queen and the Mirror made an appearance at Esperanza Elementary School in Los Angeles...


Litigation


Using Damages Experts More Effectively

Oct. 29, 2002
By Contributing Writer

Column by Karl J. Schulze - Business litigation today rarely progresses without the use of a variety of experts, whether as a ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


NetIQ Corp. of San Jose has agreed to buy a privately held computer security company in a deal valued at $255 million in cash ...


Litigation


Joseph Johnston is the latest judge to join JAMS, a private alternative dispute resolution provider. Johnston, 68, brings with...


Litigation


Customers frequenting the dozens of Rent-A-Center stores in California should notice more female employees helping them, after...


Large Firms


Beijing Chooses MoFo for 2008 Olympics Agent

Oct. 29, 2002
By Liz Valsamis

The attorneys at Morrison & Foerster probably can't stand on the balance beam without risking bodily injury, and it's not ...


Firm Watch


Ex-Brobeck Partner Jumps at Opportunity

Oct. 29, 2002
By Liz Valsamis

Eddie Rodriguez has left the San Diego office of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison and accepted an offer to establish a corporat...


Technology & Science


Sign of Times

Oct. 29, 2002
By Contributing Writer

In Closing Column - By Pamela J. Voich & Michele C.S. Lange - In October 2001, the California Legislature passed amendment...


Transactions


Cord Blood Registry, which stores stem cells from newborns for use in case of a future medical emergency, has secured $18 mill...


Judges and Judiciary


Superior Court Judge Peter Spinetta's role in bringing a new family court services building to Contra Costa County was so exce...


Firm Watch


Oakland Attorney to Head League

Oct. 29, 2002
By Karen Coleman

John Russo, Oakland's first elected city attorney, recently became the first person in that position to take the top spot at t...


Litigation


Thanks to a donation from the San Pedro office of Wilkes & McHugh, students at Loyola Law School can learn about elder abu...


Firm Watch


By John Ryan San Francisco's Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has added a product liability strength to its West Coast liti...


Law Practice


Tensions Mount as Students Prep for Battle

Oct. 29, 2002
By Stefanie Knapp

LOS ANGELES - Alex Dang throws open the door to the room where his co-counsel, Estaban Morales, is rehearsing opening statemen...


Criminal


Charged Up

Oct. 29, 2002
By Claude Walbert

After a year of virulent charges and countercharges in the race for San Diego County district attorney, the most inflammatory ...


Criminal


Court Lockout in Ryder Case Irks Media

Oct. 29, 2002
By Anne La Jeunesse

LOS ANGELES - The Winona Ryder shoplifting trial got off to a rocky start last week with the media and the judge tussling over...


Product Liability


Trial Ends as Toyota Settles Seat-Belt Case

Oct. 29, 2002
By Leslie Simmons

LOS ANGELES - Four hours into opening trial statements, Toyota Motor Corp. agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who claim...


Judges and Judiciary


And They're Off

Oct. 29, 2002
By David Houston

Some jurists might have felt uncomfortable casting the lone vote in favor of letting victims of gun violence sue firearms manu...


Litigation


Spitwad-Assault Victim Sues Brothers

Oct. 29, 2002
By Joan Osterwalder

Nicholas Trainer's constant blurred vision reminds him of the day he claims two bullies harassed him at school and one shot a ...


Criminal


Rossum Begged for Help, Detective Says

Oct. 29, 2002
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - A San Diego police detective testified Friday that Kristin M. Rossum begged her to destroy methamphetamine and dru...


Judges and Judiciary


San Diego Judicial Race Gets Downright Personal

Oct. 29, 2002
By Claude Walbert

In San Diego County's only campaign against a sitting judge, Richard S. Whitney says voters see one overriding issue in his ef...


Judges and Judiciary


Ballot Boxes

Oct. 29, 2002
By Donna Domino

SAN FRANCISCO - A March primary filled with mixed results for Northern California's incumbent judges and district attorneys ha...


Entertainment & Sports


Dream Team Veteran May Land Spot on MTV

Oct. 29, 2002
By Katherine Gaidos

LOS ANGELES - MTV Networks is the television home of Ozzy Osbourne, an occasional music video, masochistic pranksters - and no...


Judges and Judiciary


Lawyers Can Be Both Blonde and Brilliant

Oct. 29, 2002
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - The worlds of Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon and California Supreme Court Justice Kathryn Mickle Werdegar ar...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Rejects Candidate's Injunction Request

Oct. 29, 2002
By Jenna Bordelon

SANTA ANA - An Orange County Superior Court judge Friday rejected a preliminary injunction application by judicial candidate G...


Litigation


Producer Wins $5 Million After Bad Advice

Oct. 29, 2002
By Joan Osterwalder

Sometimes investment advice doesn't pay off. A federal jury awarded $5 million to a Hollywood film producer and entertainment ...


Appellate Practice


Panel Says Unsigned Settlement Is Invalid

Oct. 29, 2002
By Katherine Gaidos

LOS ANGELES - A lawsuit defendant who didn't sign a settlement agreement and didn't send the settlement payments on time canno...


Judges and Judiciary


WASHINGTON - California Chief Justice Ronald M. George isn't about to rest on his laurels - not even the prestigious 2002 Will...


Government


Cities Lose Again in Bid To Ban ATM Surcharges

Oct. 29, 2002
By Hudson Sangree

SACRAMENTO - The San Francisco city attorney's office will challenge last week's federal appeals court's decision to throw out...


Judges and Judiciary


Dirty Laundry

Oct. 29, 2002
By Jenna Bordelon

In the final scramble for votes, several of the judicial candidates in Orange County are dishing the dirt on each other, but c...