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Criminal


DENVER - A San Diego businessman can collect $200,000 in attorney fees from the federal government because the U.S. attorney's...


Judges and Judiciary


Among Candidates, Woman Hopes to Stand Out

Feb. 26, 2002
By Erin Carroll

LOS ANGELES - On March 5, 21 candidates will compete for seven Superior Court seats. Among them are many prosecutors, several ...


International


Focus Column - By Chris Kelly - Without realizing it, American companies expose themselves to significant liability risks just...


Law Practice


Incumbent, Hopeful Duel Over Newhall Bench

Feb. 26, 2002
By Erin Carroll

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Floyd V. Baxter's dad used to have a saying: "If it ain't broke, don't try and ...


Criminal


Focus Column - By Alex Ricciardulli - Gov. Gray Davis and the Legislature have taken steps over the last few years to ensure t...


Focus Column - By Laurie L. Levenson - One of the hottest areas of criminal law is the use of DNA evidence in criminal cases. ...


Juvenile


Children Deserve Protection Of Second-Parent Adoption

Feb. 25, 2002
By Catherine Cavella

Forum Column - By David A. Lash and Michael N. Feuer - The California Supreme Court has before it a case that rests not simply...


Judges and Judiciary


Diverse Three Vie for Retiring Judge's Spot

Feb. 25, 2002
By Erin Carroll

LOS ANGELES - An elder law attorney, a prosecutor and an administrative law judge are vying in the March 5 primary for the sea...


Judges and Judiciary


Settlement Guru Changes Court

Feb. 25, 2002
By Gina Keating

LOS ANGELES - Coleman A. Swart looked grumpy. As a recent trial crawled forward in his Pasadena courtroom, Swart swiveled back...


Law Practice


DAs, Law School Owner Compete for Judgeship

Feb. 25, 2002
By Erin Carroll

LOS ANGELES - Larry H. Layton has run unsuccessfully for Superior Court judge four times but refuses to be dissuaded. The owne...


Constitutional Law


One Nation Over God?

Feb. 25, 2002
By Columnist

Forum Column - By John C. Eastman - Last Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Zelmon v. Simmons-Harris ,...


Judges and Judiciary


LOS ANGELES - The roster of candidates competing for Superior Court judge in the March 5 primary election reads like a listin...


Entertainment & Sports


Focus Column - By Harrison J. Dossick - The lawsuits claim that by not disclosing that critics may have received something of ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Hammering It Out

Feb. 22, 2002
By Columnist

Forum Column - By Jeffrey I. Shinder - An effective remedy in a monopolization case should accomplish three objectives: termin...


Labor/Employment


Employment Column - By Chuck Fanning - While lateral associate hiring has dried up and corporate in-house hiring has slowed si...


Litigation


Owners Win $14 Million to Fix Leaky Housing

Feb. 22, 2002
By David Houston

LOS ANGELES - The architect, general contractor and several subcontractors agreed to pay nearly $14 million to fix a low-incom...


Education


Two Institutions Merge Their Law Programs

Feb. 22, 2002
By Amy Tatko

LOS ANGELES - The University of West Los Angeles' schools of law and paralegal studies and the San Fernando Valley College of ...


Government


Judge Throws Out Suit Over Detainees

Feb. 22, 2002
By Susan Mcraen

LOS ANGELES - In a closely watched case with international implications, a federal judge on Thursday dismissed a petition by a...


Criminal


Couple Allegedly Has Ties With Aryan Brotherhood

Feb. 22, 2002
By Robert Selna

LOS ANGELES - Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noel were associates of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang who located gang rivals an...


Government


Testing the Viability of Bipartisan Nominations

Feb. 22, 2002
By Susan Mcraen

LOS ANGELES - Leaders of the state's bipartisan judicial selection committee are giving final consideration to two more candid...


Government


Cooperative Efforts in Other States Fall Short

Feb. 22, 2002
By Susan Mcraen

LOS ANGELES - California's two Democratic senators, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, announced with great fanfare the forma...


Judges and Judiciary


Holiday Honors

Feb. 22, 2002
By Columnist

Dicta Column - By Douglas G. Carnahan - When I was in grade school in the 1950s, I looked forward to February. Not only did th...


Education


Report-Card Writing

Feb. 21, 2002
By Columnist

Dicta Column - By Mary F. Burns - Legal settlements involving public companies or class actions often have a public education ...


Law Practice


Outsource, Realign Tasks for Profitability

Feb. 21, 2002
By Columnist

Dicta Column - By Barbara Lewis and Dan Otto - As a law firm grows, it requires more people with specialized skills. The sole ...


Focus Column - By Stephan A. Mills - Even large and well-established insurers (like Reliance Insurance Co.) all too frequently...


Insurance


Focus Column - By Kirk A. Pasich - One of the most valuable provisions in a liability insurance policy is the provision obliga...


Law Practice


Latham & Watkins Swipes Two Partners From Cooley

Feb. 21, 2002
By Donna Huffaker

LOS ANGELES - Continuing an aggressive expansion it began last year, Los Angeles' Latham & Watkins has added two partners ...


Judges and Judiciary


Keeping Calendar Under Control

Feb. 21, 2002
By Ed Kimble

LOS ANGELES - For years when Chuck Essegian met someone, they would hear his name and say, "Essegian? Essegian? Are you relate...


Real Estate/Development


LOS ANGELES - The attorneys in the San Francisco office of Cleveland-based Arter & Hadden have a little more elbow room ar...


International


Runaway Dane Surfaces With O.J. Attorney

Feb. 21, 2002
By Susan Mcraen

LOS ANGELES - A Danish hippie-turned-fugitive who allegedly embezzled millions of dollars through what some describe as an int...