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San Jose's Tessera Inc. has filed an initial public offering valued at $100 million. Tessera provides Chip Scale Packaging tec...


Firm Watch


Steve Goldberg is returning to his old stomping grounds at Los Angeles' Manatt Phelps & Phillips after a dozen years of do...


Criminal


Judge May Rule in Teen Murder Case

Sep. 26, 2000
By Anne La Jeunesse

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry P. Fidler may rule today on a prosecutor's motion to amend a grand jury indictment of t...


International


SPOKANE, Wash. - America's judges are not participating in the global legal dialogue, a justice of the Canadian Supreme Court ...


Entertainment & Sports


Sign of the Times

Sep. 26, 2000
By Katherine Gaidos

Proskauer Rose is not a law firm, it's a phenomenon. OK, everything's a phenomenon these days - we're living in the Internet a...


Judges and Judiciary


Court Counts On Clerks for Coordination

Sep. 26, 2000
By David Pike

WASHINGTON - The nine Supreme Court justices this morning will stride down the court's marble corridors to gather around their...


Judges and Judiciary


Gov. Davis Appoints George to Bench

Sep. 26, 2000
By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld

SANTA ANA - Stephanie George, the deputy district attorney who defeated former Orange County District Attorney Michael R. Capi...


Litigation


Laguna Art Group Sues Festival Board

Sep. 26, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

LAGUNA BEACH - The charitable arm of the Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach has filed a lawsuit against the festival's board of ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Washington Bar Agrees to Add Minority Seat

Sep. 26, 2000
By Staff Writer

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Board of Governors of the Washington State Bar Association has voted to add one seat designated for a min...


Government


Javier Ovando, who was paralyzed in a home invasion shooting by Rampart division officers Rafael Perez and Nino Durden and ser...


Criminal


Proceedings Suspended in Murder Case

Sep. 26, 2000
By Chris Ford

A Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner Friday gave a reprieve to a former law student who faces a murder charge with a spec...


Civil Rights


While disgraced former Los Angeles police Officer Rafael Perez' testimony holds weight with criminal prosecutors, the rogue co...


Law Practice


KENNETH S. GELLER Geller, 53, has argued "around 40" cases before the Supreme Court, first as a member of the U.S. solicitor g...


Constitutional Law


Court Upholds Injunction on Anti-Begging Law

Sep. 26, 2000
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - Raising new free speech concerns, a federal appellate court has kept in place the preliminary injunction preve...


Criminal


After getting his criminal conviction overturned, attorneys for reformed gang member Alex Sanchez won his release Friday from ...


Appellate Practice


Seven Days, Hundreds of Appeals

Sep. 26, 2000
By David Pike

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court term that begins Oct. 2 will not be an encore of its historic 1999-2000 session, but it will pr...


Constitutional Law


Call to Arms

Sep. 26, 2000
By Columnist

This term, the Supreme Court will hear a case addressing whether the nondelegation doctrine has any lingering vitality. ...


Constitutional Law


Atheists, Agnostics Deserve Same Consideration as Gays

Sep. 23, 2000
By Contributing Writer

There has been much controversy generated by the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling allowing the Boy Scouts to exclude gays, B...


Law Practice


An office equipment purchase today requires the buyer to decide whether to buy a service contract or pay for repairs as they h...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Modern-Day Portia

Sep. 23, 2000
By Dawn Piimanu

After 21 years on the bench, retired Judge Ellen James embarked on a third career when, in 1997, she joined JAMS. Settling cas...


Criminal


Justice Jackhammer

Sep. 23, 2000
By Columnist

There continue to be civil suits alleging that racketeering activities operate in law-enforcement departments. ...


Litigation


Tactical Advantage

Sep. 23, 2000
By Columnist

Industrial tort lawyer Kevin Lancaster recently obtained a settlement in excess of $1.2 million for his clients, the wife and ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Culture Sensitive

Sep. 23, 2000
By Columnist

In considering whether race, gender or culture should be a factor in considering a mediator, the obvious answer is yes - when ...


Criminal


Cosmetic Enhancement?

Sep. 23, 2000
By Columnist

A question of tremendous importance to the practice of criminal law in California is whether prior convictions alleged under t...


Litigation


Man vs. Machine

Sep. 23, 2000
By Columnist

When Lynette Gonzalez came to attorney Bruce Gelber's office in Los Angeles with regard to her workers' compensation claim, wh...


Litigation


Man Sues Stores Over 'Made in USA' Labels

Sep. 23, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - Several of the country's largest department stores and home improvement chains, including Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Sears ...


Litigation


Animal Rights Activists Plan to Sue City

Sep. 23, 2000
By David Houston

A group of animal rights activists announced Thursday that they intend to sue the city of Los Angeles and the Police Departmen...


Government


WASHINGTON - A U.S. Justice Department attorney, arguing on behalf of parties that include the cities of Los Angeles and San F...


Government


DAs Seek Clarification of Marijuana Law

Sep. 23, 2000
By Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - District attorneys in California's rural counties are calling on state lawmakers to clarify the limits of Proposi...


Contracts


Gun Show Sues County for Terminating Contract

Sep. 23, 2000
By David Houston

Great Western Shows sued Los Angeles County on Thursday, accusing the Board of Supervisors of secretly pressuring Pomona Fairp...