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Mergers & Acquisitions


Merger Parties Battle Over Venue

Jan. 5, 2001
By Tyler Cunningham

SAN FRANCISCO - A Superior Court judge here seemed inclined Wednesday to let a Delaware court preside over a $1 billion merger...


Immigration


Peter H. Schuck has collected his previously published works on immigration law and policy in this new book, which features s...


Criminal


It should come as no surprise that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Connor wiped out the corruption convictions of ...


Large Firms


Alan Rothenberg Retires From Latham

Jan. 5, 2001
By Tamara Scott

LOS ANGELES - Alan I. Rothenberg, former State Bar president and founder of the nation's first professional soccer league, has...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Land Developer Wins $94 Million Verdict

Jan. 5, 2001
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - A $94 million verdict against the city of San Diego left officials reeling this week and sent the land developer-p...


Intellectual Property


Genealogist's Niece Files Copyright Suit

Jan. 5, 2001
By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld

SANTA ANA - The niece of a renowned genealogist is suing Mattel in federal court, alleging that the toy maker's former subsidi...


Criminal


Council OKs LAPD Ballot Measure

Jan. 5, 2001
By Chris Ford

LOS ANGELES - In what backers say could help avert another Rampart-like police corruption scandal, an initiative on the April ...


Family


Lawyers Look to Set a Precedent in Dog Fight

Jan. 5, 2001
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

NEWPORT BEACH - The man and woman, who separated more than a year ago, sat on opposite sides of the counsel table in Judge Geo...


Technology & Science


SAN JOSE - In a rare settlement of such a case, Stanford University has reached a confidential resolution of a lawsuit demandi...


Civil Rights


LOS ANGELES - The civil liability for officer lawbreaking related to the Rampart police corruption scandal neared $30 million ...


Judges and Judiciary


SAN FRANCISCO - A trial judge who appealed his own disqualification for bias in a criminal case did not appear Wednesday to ha...


Natural Resources


On the Water Front

Jan. 5, 2001
By Dennis Pfaff

SAN FRANCISCO - Within days of bunking down in the White House for the first time as president, George W. Bush likely will hav...


Government


SACRAMENTO - In the year 2000, more than 1,000 bills passed the California State Legislature and were signed into law by Gov. ...


LOS ANGELES - From Iceland to Munich to Hollywood, a pair of dueling lawsuits between two media companies has found intriguing...


Litigation


Terms of Disability

Jan. 4, 2001
By Columnist

On Sept. 30, California Gov. Gray Davis signed AB2222 (the Prudence Kay Poppink Act,) significantly broadening the definitions...


Labor/Employment


Rebel With A Cause

Jan. 4, 2001
By Eron Ben Yehuda

As a college student lacking direction in life, Alan R. Berkowitz turned to his career counselor for inspiration. ...


Labor/Employment


Harassing Sights

Jan. 4, 2001
By Columnist

The consequences of sexual harassment suits are devastating to both sides. An understanding of juror perceptions of claims of ...


Litigation


Locked In

Jan. 4, 2001
By Columnist

For major corporations, employment disputes are routine. And while companies implement programs with the expectation that the ...


Personal Injury & Torts


9th Bars Tosco Libel Suit

Jan. 4, 2001
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - For the second time in two years, oil giant Tosco Corp.'s defamation claims against an Oakland environmental g...


Government


Cities Challenge Arbitration Law

Jan. 4, 2001
By Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - The League of California Cities on Tuesday challenged the constitutionality of a new law that extends binding arb...


Appellate Practice


Decisis Decisions

Jan. 4, 2001
By Columnist

Experienced appellate advocates know that one must tread lightly around the doctrine of stare decisis. ...


Labor/Employment


The Hard Sale

Jan. 4, 2001
By Eron Ben Yehuda

Nobody seemed capable of getting Jason Sparks to shut up while he was on the witness stand. "We're going to try to talk like w...


Labor/Employment


Justice Unburdened

Jan. 4, 2001
By Columnist

Frequently, counsel representing claimants in employment arbitration cite Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services I...


Litigation


Insurers Sued Over Failure to Report

Jan. 4, 2001
By Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - In what the attorney filing the action claims is a new wrinkle in the continuing saga of Chuck Quackenbush, a ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Cost Cutter

Jan. 4, 2001
By Rebecca Kuzins

The slogan on Michael Moorhead's letterhead stationery exhorts lawyers and their clients to "participate in the solution - not...


Litigation


Public Policy

Jan. 4, 2001
By Columnist

In Eastern Assoc. Coal Corp. v. United Mine Workers of Amer., District 17, 2000 WL 1740932 (U.S. Sct. 2000), the U.S. Supreme ...


Labor/Employment


Opening the Door

Jan. 4, 2001
By Columnist

Nonunionized employees now have the right, upon request, to have a co-worker representative present during disciplinary Weinga...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge's Harley Pays for His Campaign Signs

Jan. 4, 2001
By Martin Kruming

SAN DIEGO - Charles Ervin couldn't be happier about becoming a Superior Court judge, but he sure does miss the motorcycle he s...


Administrative/Regulatory


O.C.'s DA Worries About Court Merger

Jan. 4, 2001
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said he is worried that Tuesday's merger of the county's South and...


Litigation


Resolution Dilemma

Jan. 4, 2001
By Columnist

In last week's issue, Verdicts & Settlements reviewed the major Holocaust-related litigation in the United States, from 19...