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Criminal


SAN BERNARDINO - Disregarding a schizophrenia defense, a jury Tuesday sentenced to death a convicted killer who claimed "evil...


Personal Injury & Torts


Diabetes Drug Caused Death, Lawsuit Claims

Oct. 7, 1999
By Denise Levin

A wrongful death suit filed Tuesday claims the controversial diabetes drug Rezulin, its makers and a doctor who prescribed it...


Appellate Practice


Since its recent move to Riverside, the state appellate court serving Riverside and San Bernardino counties has left behind i...


A federal judge Tuesday threw out a civil rights lawsuit by state Sen. Kevin Murray against the city of Beverly Hills that cl...


Judges and Judiciary


WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed associate attorney general and former Los Angeles attorney Raymond C. Fishe...


Law Practice


Former Lawyer, Radio Anchor John Swaney Dies

Oct. 7, 1999
By Liz Valsamis

A memorial service will be held Thursday for John Swaney, a former attorney and news radio anchor known for his melodious voi...


Judges and Judiciary


After three years as head of the Los Angeles Municipal Court Presiding Judges Association, Judge Philip K. Mautino is retirin...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Chief Justice Cautions Bar Of Status Quo

Oct. 6, 1999
By Jean Guccione

In his annual address to the State Bar, Chief Justice Ronald M. George warned bar leaders against "returning to the status qu...


Government


Cities' Gun Suits to Remain in State Court

Oct. 6, 1999
By Lauren Bartlett

The gun industry lost a round Monday in its battle with several local cities, including Los Angeles, when a U.S. District jud...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Veil of Gloom Lifts at State Bar Meeting

Oct. 6, 1999
By Don De Benedictis

The State Bar of California held its annual meeting last week in Long Beach, and the big news was that there wasn't any. The ...


Criminal


SACRAMENTO - Crips, Bloods, Tiny Rascals and LAPD officers. At first glance, it might seem ludicrous to include members of the...


Government


WASHINGTON - This time Ron Klain didn't get away. The 38-year-old Klain, long-heralded as one of the young stars of the Clint...


Family


The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved the hiring of a popular - and reportedly tough - former child ...


Government


Law Cracking Down on Cops Is Held Illegal

Oct. 5, 1999
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - A law preventing peace officers from carrying firearms after they are convicted of battery has been found unconst...


Construction


Supervisors to Hear Courthouse Costs

Oct. 5, 1999
By Daniel Jennings

Supervisors to Hear Courthouse Costs RIVERSIDE - The Riverside County Board of Supervisors should learn how much the construc...


Law Practice


With Deal in the Bag, He Packed His Bags

Oct. 5, 1999
By Josh Grossberg

When a deal was close on a recent multibillion-dollar transaction, Ronald S. Beard packed his bags and headed off on vacation...


Employee Benefits


^^Employee Benefits Law^^ By Charles P. Teixeira For the time being in California, only state courts can make initial determi...


Tax


Voluminous System

Oct. 5, 1999
By Columnist

Most merger or acquisition transactions have significant tax implications. The transaction may be structured as a taxable sale...


Criminal


Attorney: Press Accounts Wrong

Oct. 5, 1999
By Daniel Jennings

Attorney: Press Accounts Wrong RIVERSIDE - The attorney for the grandfather arrested after his granddaughter was discovered c...


Family


Size Matters

Oct. 5, 1999
By Garry Abrams

By Garry Abrams The mania for merging entertainment and media entities in this decade has spun off at least two kinds of lega...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Urbane Renewal

Oct. 5, 1999
By Josh Grossberg

By Josh Grossberg JAMS/Endispute, a national leader in for-profit alternative dispute resolution, just got a little bit small...


Gibson Dunn HILTON AND PROMUS HOTELS COMBINE TO GO BIG TIME In a deal valued at $4 billion, Hilton Hotels will acquire Promus...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Tricky Transactions

Oct. 5, 1999
By Columnist

By John F. McLean The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, 15 U.S.C. Section 18a, requires the parties to me...


Solo and Small Firms


All in the Family

Oct. 5, 1999
By Jeffrey Anderson

All in the Family John McNicholas has woven family, faith and law together. He practices with two of his sons and one of his ...


Tax


Easing the Burden

Oct. 5, 1999
By Columnist

The net operating losses of a target company are often its most valuable possessions. But the acquiring company must structur...


Law Practice


Time Out

Oct. 5, 1999
By Columnist

By Paul Kiesel Two pieces of advice I'm afraid I should have listened to but didn't are don't read in the dark or you'll need...


It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason and justice tell me I ought to do. Edmund Burke Musick P...


Solo and Small Firms


Turning the Page

Oct. 5, 1999
By Elizabeth Freudenthal

By Elizabeth Freudenthal More than 25 years ago, young John Osborn, still reeling from the rigors of Harvard Law School and a...


Construction


Making Sure

Oct. 5, 1999
By Columnist

^^Construction Law^^ Making Sure Obligations Under Construction Payment Bonds The scope of potential liability is important n...


Large Firms


Rise of Women 'Didn't Happen by Accident'

Oct. 5, 1999
By Leslie Gordon

After a recent series of managerial appointments at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison , four out of the firm's five California ...