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Real Estate/Development


Bank signs largest lease in city history

Apr. 2, 2000
By Ron Mc Nees

San Francisco - Taking advantage of the city as an important link between money and technology, investment bank Chase H&Q...


Real Estate/Development


Leases -- South

Apr. 2, 2000
By Ron Mc Nees

LOS ANGELES COUNTY 6728 ETON AVE., CANOGA PARK Sq. Ft.: 6,600, INDUSTRIAL SPACE Tenant: EGGOLOGY INC. Tenant's Broker: RON FE...


Litigation


Visuals Are Preferred

Apr. 1, 2000
By Columnist

^^SPECIAL ISSUE: LITIGATION GRAPHICS^^ Demonstrative evidence is useful in ADR. By Steven G. Mehta Regardless of the type of d...


Large Firms


McCambridge Deixler Being Absorbed by Proskauer Rose

Apr. 1, 2000
By Meredith Alexander

SAN FRANCISCO - Proskauer Rose announced Thursday that its Los Angeles office will absorb McCambridge, Deixler & Marmaro, ...


Litigation


Graphic Aids

Apr. 1, 2000
By Columnist

^^Special Issue: Demonstrative Evidence^^ By Guy W. Chambers Trial attorneys are meticulous in preparing for trial, ensuring t...


Entertainment & Sports


Colleagues Shaken by Billys Death

Apr. 1, 2000
By Columnist

DICTA One of the most profoundly moving moments of 'Ally McBeal' came when Richard Fish told John Cage the news of Billy Thoma...


Law Practice


The gloves are back on in the legal fight stemming from a pair of lawsuits over the never-released film "The Good Life," in wh...


Litigation


Gathering the Proofs

Apr. 1, 2000
By Columnist

^^Litigator Profile^^ By Leonard Novarro Getting to the bottom of a case is just the beginning for Giselle M. Fernandez. The 3...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Anti-Competitive Effect

Apr. 1, 2000
By Columnist

Tease: The FTC has closely scrutinized the proposed BP/AMOCO merger, looking for hidden anti-competitive consequences. Anti-Co...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Making the Right Call

Apr. 1, 2000
By Columnist

^^Viewpoint^^ Most lawyers agree a retired judge is preferable when the weight of the robe seems necessary to bring the partie...


Criminal


Police Sweep Nets Evidence

Apr. 1, 2000
By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld

SANTA ANA - For four hours Thursday morning, 132 investigators from 11 law enforcement agencies searched the homes of suspecte...


Criminal


SAN DIEGO - Billy Dean McCall, the first man in the nation to be convicted of a hate crime for attacking a woman, was sentence...


Litigation


Clarifying Complexity

Apr. 1, 2000
By Columnist

^^ADR Profile^^ By: Deborah Rosenthal Verdicts & Settlements Staff Writer SNAPSHOT HON: LEONARD GOLDSTEIN (Ret.) ADR Group...


Civil Rights


By Tim Giago We knew Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson long before they were born. Back then they were called missionaries. When...


Litigation


Road Warrior

Apr. 1, 2000
By Columnist

^^Litigator Profiles^^ The road less traveled may beckon to some, but Joseph Pierry has his eyes on the busy ones. "Quite fran...


Criminal


List of Charges Against Private Eye Lengthens

Apr. 1, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - San Bernardino prosecutors have added a second charge of money laundering to the list of charges against a private...


Insurance


Sometimes a Judges Clerk Knows Best

Apr. 1, 2000
By Columnist

DICTA Judge Amy must learn what other judges realize - pay attention to your clerk! Page 8. ^^Judging Amy^^ By Marilyn Sipes W...


Litigation


Families Seek Class Action in Cemetery Suit

Apr. 1, 2000
By Denise Levin

Within days of the grisly discovery of unearthed bodies at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Compton, two lawsuits that seek class-act...


Criminal


Rampart Suit Too Late, Judge Rules

Apr. 1, 2000
By Chris Ford

The same day that U.S. District Judge Gary Feess rejected a city of Los Angeles motion claiming a Rampart-related civil rights...


Government


Sanction Sought Against DA in Ordonez Case

Apr. 1, 2000
By Michael Harris

Contending that the Los Angeles district attorney knew as early as 1997 that Rampart Division police officer Rafael Perez had ...


Litigation


SAN FRANCISCO - Irate plaintiffs lawyers involved in a $500 million real estate investment class action have turned on their l...


Labor/Employment


The former city manager of Redondo Beach, who was fired after exposing alleged abuse of overtime by police officers, will get ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


SAN FRANCISCO - On the eve of closing the sale of the San Francisco Chronicle, a federal judge Thursday blocked the Hearst Cor...


Judges and Judiciary


Services for James Turner Scheduled Today

Apr. 1, 2000
By Lisa Madrid

A memorial service will take place today for Orange County Judge James K. Turner, who continued to sit on assignment long afte...


Insurance


Gearing Up

Mar. 31, 2000
By Columnist

FORUM Far from being over, the debate over insurance bad faith raised by Propositions 30 and 31 has only just begun. Page 6. B...


Intellectual Property


Ticket to E-Ride

Mar. 31, 2000
By Columnist

Air war results in "E-Ticket" being held fatally generic. Page 7. ^^Intellectual Property^^ Ticket to E-Ride Name for Airline'...


By Roger Pilon The Supreme Court should not uphold the Violence Against Women Act. In passing the a ct, Congress exceeded its ...


Criminal


Reversal of Conviction Due to Clerical Error

Mar. 31, 2000
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - A bureaucratic oversight in 1976 has saved convicted master LSD-maker and former fugitive Nicholas Sand from a...


Entertainment & Sports


Erie Parallel: 1998 Case Foretells Justices Approval of Ordinance

Mar. 31, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - The Supreme Court's nude-dancing decision echoes the case of Tily B. Inc., v. City of Newport Beach, 69 Cal.App.4t...


Government


Dissatisfied with a contractor slated to consider improvements to the Los Angeles Police Department's officer-tracking system,...