Labor/Employment
Sounds of Silence or Fighting Words
By Mathew Heller
RIVERSIDE - Despite suffering a near-fatal medical catastrophe in 1991 that left him with a speech defect, Patrick F. Dutton a...
Judges and Judiciary
In a Dozen Years, Judge Learned to Be Unfazed by Critics
By Robin Berger
VISTA - Franklin J. Mitchell Jr. expects to retire from the San Diego Superior Court at year's end. What's unexpected is that ...
Tax
McGwire Hits It Big, as the IRS Strikes Out
By Tom Orewyler
You can add the Internal Revenue Service to the list of people who have suddenly become baseball fans in St. Louis Cardinals'...
Government
Law Balances Public Safety, Due Process
By Peter Blumberg
SACRAMENTO - Should prison officials be able to revoke an inmate's parole before he is released if they find he has a mental ...
Appellate Practice
To Sanction L.A. Lawyer, 9th Circuit Tosses Claim
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - A divided federal appeals court has sanctioned a Los Angeles lawyer by dismissing his client's job-injury cla...
Large Firms
Paul Mundie of S.F.'s Heller Ehrman Dies at 54
By Pamela Mc Clintock
SAN FRANCISCO - Paul Joseph Mundie, a shareholder of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, died in his sleep Tuesday night at ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
San Diego Judicial Ratings Scrutinized
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO - Three attorneys' groups have asked for review of the San Diego County Bar Association's judicial evaluations, say...
Personal Injury & Torts
Fallout
By Cindy Simmons
SEATTLE - The lawsuit of people who claim they became sick because of exposure to Hanford nuclear reservation emissions was na...
Labor/Employment
L.A. Firefighter Claims Complaint Led to Retaliation
By Lauren Blau
A 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department has sued his employer, claiming the department retaliated against him af...
Constitutional Law
Taking It to the Limits
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Once more, the Supreme Court is set to delve into the knotty, highly charged "takings" issue that has arisen with...
Juvenile
Tough Juvenile Crime Bill Still Alive, Though Hurdles Remain
By Daniel Shaw
WASHINGTON - Late last week, Senate Democrats thwarted a Republican-led effort to force a floor vote on a major juvenile crim...
Judges and Judiciary
Kline Asks That Discipline Board Dismiss Its Case
By Jean Guccione
Appellate Justice J. Anthony Kline has asked the state's judicial disciplinary agency to "voluntarily dismiss" its investigat...
Criminal
Police Beating Case Arouses Old Memories
By Marty Berg
Last year, a Ventura County jury acquitted Oxnard police officer Robert Flinn of some criminal charges stemming from his 1996...
Technology & Science
E-Mediate
By Tom Orewyler
If Internet mediations were formal courthouse proceedings, changes of venue would be common. As more mediators employ the Net ...
Judges and Judiciary
Six L. A. Attorneys Receive Bench Appointments
By Susan Mc Rae
William F. Fahey, husband of former Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Joyce Karlin and a one-time Republican congressional nom...
Litigation
Forged Checks No Laughing Matter for Comedy Club
By Denise Levin
The owner of the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach - known as a popular venue for famous comedians - has sued his bank...
Education
Public Service Has Its Rewards
By Michael Ueda
^^The Paper Chase / Michael Ueda ^^ In an effort to encourage more students to pursue public interest work, the Foundation of ...
Government
Returning Senators Take Up Laws To Combat Terrorism
By Daniel Shaw
WASHINGTON - The U.S. missile attacks on purported terrorist operations in Afghanistan and Sudan in response to the Aug. 7 em...
Criminal
Testimony Inconsistent on Favors for Informant
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO - Chief Deputy District Attorney Keith Burt, the prosecutor whose star witness received extraordinary benefits in a...
Government
Though Some Health Legislation Died, Other Industry Reforms Became Law
By Tom Dresslar
SACRAMENTO - The conventional wisdom was that the 1998 legislative session that ended this week produced no "significant" hea...
Government
Lawmakers Frustrated by Paucity of Crime Information
By Peter Blumberg
SACRAMENTO - Each year, legislators pass laws creating new crimes and tougher penalties for offenses already on the books. Bu...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
N.Y. Stock Exchange Decides to Abandon Mandatory Arbitration
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - In what may be the death knell for mandatory arbitration of an array of discrimination claims in the securiti...
Judges and Judiciary
Refusal to Follow Law Often Results In Chastisement
By Philip Carizosa
SAN FRANCISCO - In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Michigan judicial discipline officials faced a difficult problem. A Detroit...
Appellate Practice
Court Turns Deaf Ear to Disabled Plea for Damages
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - A divided federal appeals court Thursday insulated municipalities and other entities from most monetary sanct...
Discipline
Client Privilege Refuses to Yield, Even for Death
By Philip Carizosa
SAN FRANCISCO - For the third time, the California Supreme Court has rejected a proposed ethics rule that would allow lawyers...
Health Care & Hospital Law
Mom Claims Kaiser Misrepresented Quality of Care
By Denise Levin
Riding the coattails of a state appeal court decision that allowed a mother to take her health maintenance organization to co...
Criminal
Prosecutors' Promotions Questioned
By Tori Richards
SANTA ANA - Orange County District Attorney Mike Capizzi has announced his latest round of promotions, leaving many irritated...
Real Estate/Development
Disclosure Dilemma
By Michael Ueda
Under state disclosure laws, real estate brokers and agents must disclose information that would affect the value and desirabi...
Government
San Diego Is Tobacco-Suit Site
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO - San Diego Superior Court Judge Robert May has been assigned as the coordination trial judge in 17 lawsuits agains...
Criminal
DA Investigating Link Between Drug Dealers, Cop
By Michael Harris
Investigators believe a Los Angeles police officer charged with stealing three kilos of cocaine fraudulently obtained court-o...