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Environmental


Serious Headbanger

Dec. 16, 2000
By Eron Ben Yehuda

Richard A. Dongell gently spins engaging yarns in the courtroom. But in his youth, he pounded out headbanging rock music befor...


Litigation


Cut to the Chase

Dec. 16, 2000
By Columnist

As the dispute resolution community moves into the 21st century, technology has become an important part of our daily routines...


Government


Imagining the Jury of Chad's Peers

Dec. 16, 2000
By Staff Writer

The Bystander In what historians may someday view as a missed opportunity, the lack of a jury trial in the Florida election s...


Law Practice


Tax Expert Jason Goes to Kirkland & Ellis

Dec. 16, 2000
By Tamara Scott

Robert M. Jason, head of the tax department at Century City's Troop Steuber Pasich Reddick & Tobey, announced that he wil...


Appellate Practice


WASHINGTON - With the presidency hanging in the balance during two historic oral arguments, the Supreme Court justices display...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


'Like a Judge'

Dec. 16, 2000
By Melissa Onstad

Richard Mosk's new office is in disarray. A bookshelf recently filled with neat rows of books, a couch surrounded by boxes of ...


Law Practice


Time Management

Dec. 16, 2000
By Columnist

Time is a lawyer's stock and trade. It therefore pays to be as stingy with your time as you are with your money. ...


Public Interest


Firms Sign On To Pro Bono Pledge in S.F.

Dec. 16, 2000
By Staff Writer

The state and federal judiciaries in San Francisco have united to throw down the gauntlet for pro bono. Chiefs from each cour...


Judges and Judiciary


Appellate Justice Vance W. Raye of Sacramento has been named by the California Supreme Court to the state Commission on Judic...


Technology & Science


Internet Enforcement Halted

Dec. 16, 2000
By Peter Blumberg

In a significant setback for the motion picture industry, the California Supreme Court has temporarily blocked an attempt to ...


Personal Injury & Torts


Dirty Deeds

Dec. 16, 2000
By Eron Ben Yehuda

Handling lawsuits involving potential exposure to toxins may seem like a dirty business, but attorneys Frederick J. Ufkes and ...


Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Of Two Minds

Dec. 16, 2000

In adapting technology to law practice, attorneys have incorporated faxes, e-mail and cellphones in order to accelerate commun...


Intellectual Property


Potent Portfolio

Dec. 16, 2000
By Columnist

A well-planned patent strategy will likely reward a company with positive returns for years to come. ...


Labor/Employment


Arbitrate On

Dec. 16, 2000
By Columnist

In Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services Inc., 2000 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9401 (Cal. Aug. 24, 2000), the Californi...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Eminent Abuse

Dec. 16, 2000
By Columnist

The Los Angeles Times and a number of city officials have decided that some of the practices of the Los Angeles Community Rede...


Product Liability


Plain Spoken

Dec. 16, 2000
By Eron Ben Yehuda

Frederick J. Ufkes didn't grow up with a silver spoon in his mouth. But instead of letting his early struggles drag him down, ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Young Takes the Helm at BASF

Dec. 16, 2000
By Staff Writer

Douglas Young will be formally inducted as president of the Bar Association of San Francisco at the group's annual luncheon t...


Government


The Daily Journal asks lawyers what they think about the U.S. Supreme Court Florida-recount decision. ...


Litigation


Looking Ahead

Dec. 16, 2000
By Columnist

The turn of the millennium offered little apocalyptic chaos, but at year-end the nation now faces some of the upheaval anticip...


Government


Justice Group Lauds Pair of Prosecutors

Dec. 16, 2000
By Anne La Jeunesse

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorneys Larry Diamond and Stephen R. Kay will be honored Sunday at a lunche...


Education


Board Revises School-Fund Distribution System

Dec. 16, 2000
By Jill Boekenoogen

LOS ANGELES - A change in how school construction bond money is allocated will mean the Los Angeles Unified School District, t...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Secretary Testifies Against Lawyer

Dec. 16, 2000
By Tessa Jarrett

RIVERSIDE - Medical malpractice lawyer Lingaraj Bahinipaty is accused of playing it fast and loose, but his trial on charges o...


Government


Prosecutor Patricia Ann Shrader Dies

Dec. 16, 2000
By Tina Spee

LOS ANGELES - Services will be held Saturday for Patricia Ann Shrader, a retired Los Angeles County deputy district attorney. ...


Civil Rights


Newspaper Settles Anti-Gay Discrimination Suit

Dec. 16, 2000
By David Houston

The Palisadian-Post newspaper has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum of money to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by a form...


Government


Bush Faces Tough Tort-Reform Road

Dec. 16, 2000
By Daniel Shaw

WASHINGTON - As governor of Texas, George W. Bush successfully fought to reform the state's tort laws. As president, however, ...


Government


LOS ANGELES - During a noontime news conference buoyed by mariachi music, Mayor Richard J. Riordan on Thursday unveiled the fi...


Criminal


The prosecution of a sensational triple homicide presents plenty of challenges in a small rural county. But in choosing wheth...


Law Practice


I was in front of a law and motion judge, arguing the expanded liabilities of an attorney in the role of a property manager. T...


Judges and Judiciary


New Recusal Rules Applied to DCA

Dec. 15, 2000
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - State appellate justices now have guidelines on when they should disqualify themselves from hearing cases und...


Public Interest


No Winners

Dec. 15, 2000
By Columnist

After the polls closed on Election Day, early news media projections gave Al Gore reason to believe that he had won the race f...