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Intellectual Property


Avant Ordered to Pay $182M Restitution

Jul. 21, 2001
By Craiq Anderson

SAN JOSE - In a ruling hailed by prosecutors as a sweeping victory, a Santa Clara County judge ordered Avant Corp. on Thursday...


Intellectual Property


Xilinx, Altera End Lawsuits, Announce Peace Pact

Jul. 21, 2001
By Xenia Kobylarz

SAN FRANCISCO - Semi-conductor titans and fierce rivals Xilinx Inc. and Altera Corp. have ended a nearly eight-year patent dis...


Government


LOS ANGELES - Nearing his 65th birthday, a former Navy captain and high-ranking federal prosecutor should be looking forward t...


Law Practice


Almost all attorneys feel overwhelmed at times by a large number of tasks which seem impossible to complete. A trial may be ap...


Insurance


Pushing the Limits

Jul. 20, 2001
By Columnist

Excess insurance protects a policyholder against large losses that exceed the limits of a primary or other underlying policy. ...


Insurance


Delicate Balance

Jul. 20, 2001
By Columnist

The express terms of general-liability policies typically impose a duty on an insurer to indemnify an insured against amounts ...


Government


SAN FRANCISCO - City attorney candidate Steve Williams thinks San Francisco's new refuse and recycling policies are garbage an...


Law Practice


Shrunken Egos

Jul. 20, 2001
By Columnist

I recently came dangerously close to leaving the practice of law. Last fall, I had the good fortune to teach a writing class a...


Criminal


Jury Selection Bias on Supreme Court Agenda

Jul. 20, 2001
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to revisit a long-running controversy over the proper standard f...


Criminal


Documents Implicate Councilman

Jul. 20, 2001
By Donna Huffaker

SANTA ANA - Huntington Beach City Councilman David Garofalo voted on city contracts in which he had financial interest, failed...


Transportation


Corona Sues Caltrans For Traffic Troubles

Jul. 20, 2001
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

CORONA - The city of Corona filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state Department of Transportation, alleging Caltrans delibe...


Public Interest


Immigrant Settles Bias Suit With Tour Groups

Jul. 20, 2001
By Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - David Choi came to the United States from Korea a decade ago hoping to escape the discrimination he felt as a bl...


Judges and Judiciary


BIG SKY, Mont. - The one topic most of the 700 attendees of the 9th Circuit's judicial conference wanted to hear about Wednesd...


Criminal


Battle Heats Up Between Judge And DA's Office

Jul. 20, 2001
By Anne La Jeunesse

LOS ANGELES - A battle is brewing between the Los Angeles district attorney's office and a Superior Court judge who publicly r...


Judges and Judiciary


Justice Delayed

Jul. 20, 2001
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - Chief Justice Ronald George has high hopes the empty seat on the California Supreme Court will be filled by ea...


Energy Law


SACRAMENTO - State lawmakers moved forward Wednesday with contempt charges against a second power generator, Reliant Energy, a...


Judges and Judiciary


LOS ANGELES - Pro pers of the Golden State, the Judicial Council of California feels your pain. In a move that mixes a flinty ...


Litigation


No Nonsense

Jul. 19, 2001
By Leonard Novarro

William Hanley relishes representing the little guy. "When you're in the courtroom, there's just you and the witness," Hanley ...


Litigation


E-Trail Trek

Jul. 19, 2001
By Columnist

On the day attorneys are admitted to practice law, they swear under oath to provide zealous advocacy to all clients. In Califo...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Solid Construction

Jul. 19, 2001
By Contributing Writer

Attorney David J. Fuller looks out the window of his Judicate West office in Santa Ana toward the freeways that he and his Sub...


Sacramento is on the verge of tinkering again with the laws governing prenuptial agreements. And if it does, the winners won't...


Litigation


Money Mayhem

Jul. 19, 2001
By Columnist

Most of us have had the misfortune of being forced to submit to various parties' documents that were incomplete, incorrect or ...


Litigation


Bone to Pick

Jul. 19, 2001
By Columnist

When B.F. Goodrich Co. asserted some irregularities and held back $2.4 million from a deal with one of William B. Hanley's cli...


Personal Injury & Torts


Taking Control

Jul. 19, 2001
By Eron Yehuda

Adam D. H. Grant of Los Angeles' Christa & Jackson won a summary judgment motion in a workplace accident case.Newman v....


Probate


Major Accident

Jul. 19, 2001
By Columnist

In 'Estate of Griswold,' the California Supreme Court took up the question of inheritance from or through an illegitimate chil...


Securities


Car Accident Takes Life of Bryan Cave Lawyer

Jul. 19, 2001
By Jeffrey Anderson

LOS ANGELES - Services are pending for Elizabeth King, an attorney with Bryan Cave in the firm's Santa Monica office. King die...


Construction


Altered States

Jul. 19, 2001
By Columnist

In July 2000, Division Six of the 2nd District Court of Appeal issued its decision in Amelco v. City of Thousand Oaks...


Civil Rights


Fired DA Sues to Get Position Back

Jul. 19, 2001
By Amy Koval

LOS ANGELES - A fired assistant district attorney in Orange County has sued in federal court to get his job back, alleging he ...


Judges and Judiciary


Hufstedler Honored for Lifetime of Service

Jul. 19, 2001
By Pamela Mac Lean

BIG SKY, Mont.- For the first time since its creation nearly a decade ago, the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award ha...


Solo and Small Firms


Lawyer Known for Desegregation Work Dies

Jul. 19, 2001
By Victoria Newman

LOS ANGELES - David Ziskind, a Los Angeles labor lawyer who helped desegregate the city's Fire Department and chaired a local ...