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Judges and Judiciary

Judge Chides Overcautious Counsel

Dec. 17, 1998
By Dick Goldberg

SAN DIEGO - Judge William C. Pate of the San Diego County Superior Court, a former Marine Corps combat veteran, believes lawye...


Litigation

Los Angeles Embraces New Jury System

Dec. 17, 1998
By Denise Levin

The Los Angeles Superior Court announced Tuesday it will begin phasing in the one-day, one-trial juror program in May 1999, de...



Government

WASHINGTON - New presidents always inherit thorns left in their political side by the outgoing commander in chief, and for Ge...


Large Firms

The lawyer-defendants at Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro should know better than the average emp...



International

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Globalization of business means the rules for law firms have changed. Firms that are serious about establ...


Government

SAN FRANCISCO - A litigious pro-gun lobby with a successful courtroom track record is threatening to counterattack if San Fra...



Family

Family Support Plan Gets Mixed Reviews

Dec. 16, 1998
By Michael Harris

Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti's wide-ranging plan to improve his beleaguered family support division garn...


Large Firms

Latham Partner Leaves Firm for Venture Fund

Dec. 16, 1998
By Leslie Gordon

SAN FRANCISCO - Allen L. Morgan, a partner at Latham & Watkins in Menlo Park, announced Monday that he is leaving the fir...



Intellectual Property

Company Sends Unhappy Words Microsoft's Way

Dec. 16, 1998
By Craiq Anderson

SAN JOSE - In a Santa Clara County Superior Court complaint that echoes the federal antitrust case against Microsoft, a small...


Public Interest

S.F. Defender Anoints His Heir-Apparent

Dec. 16, 1998
By Laura Impellizzeri

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Brown has anointed a young deputy renown for his trial skills as his secon...



Criminal

Strike Three

Dec. 16, 1998
By Tom Dresslar

SACRAMENTO - As Gov. Pete Wilson ends his eight-year tenure and considers another run for the White House in 2000, he leaves b...


Juvenile

Minors Must Go Before a Judge Under New Law

Dec. 16, 1998
By Michael Harris

In a rare display of mutual support for a new law that has changed the legal culture of Juvenile Court, Los Angeles County Di...



Criminal

WASHINGTON - Splitting 5-4, the Supreme Court on Monday summarily reversed a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...


Criminal

Convicted felons should not testify for prosecutors in criminal trials. According to plaintiffs' attorney Daniel Rodriguez, th...



Criminal

Truck Driver Convicted of Missing Girl's Murder

Dec. 12, 1998
By Mathew Heller

RIVERSIDE - A former truck driver described by prosecutors as a sexual deviant has been convicted of murdering a 7-year-old g...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

When Edward Masry was sued last year for legal malpractice he vowed he would file his own lawsuit for malicious prosecution a...



Judges and Judiciary

SAN FRANCISCO - Moving quickly to take advantage of a last-minute vacancy, Gov. Pete Wilson on Thursday named Associate Justi...


Labor/Employment

Fired Nurse Sues Hospital Over Hot Line Termination

Dec. 12, 1998
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SAN BERNARDINO - Linda Reno says she was just trying to do her job in May when she fielded a call from a distraught man seeki...



Labor/Employment

Court Orders Sheriff's Internal Probe Released

Dec. 12, 1998
By Tori Richards

SANTA ANA - The 4th District Court of Appeal has ordered a trial court judge to delve into the personnel file of a retired ass...


Appellate Practice

New Wave

Dec. 12, 1998
By Anna Marie Stolley

For decades, appellate lawyers have endured a certain reputation for -- how shall we say this? - being a bit dweeby. "Yes, th...



Criminal

Samaritan Law Nice, But Legally Suspect

Dec. 12, 1998
By Peter Blumberg

SACRAMENTO - Bystanders would become criminals if they observe but fail to report violent crimes under a newly proposed "Good...


Government

SAN DIEGO - A San Diego Superior Court judge Wednesday signed the final judgment that commits the state of California, its ci...



Judges and Judiciary

San Bernardino Looks at Building Outlying Courts

Dec. 11, 1998
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SAN BERNARDINO - Building a new San Bernardino County courthouse and converting the old building into office space are among ...


Civil Rights

Pasadena Attorney Denies Client-Rape Allegations

Dec. 11, 1998
By Anne La Jeunesse

A Pasadena attorney testified Wednesday that he had sexual relations with a client and former law school student at various t...



WASHINGTON - President Clinton did not lie under oath in the Monica Lewinsky matter, White House counsel Charles F.C. Ruff to...


Litigation

Drug Maker Sued for Diabetes-Related Claims

Dec. 11, 1998
By Denise Levin

The maker of Rezulin, a drug said to correct the cause of diabetes, has been sued in Los Angeles Superior Court for unfair co...



Litigation

The Los Angeles City Council approved spending more than $1 million Wednesday to settle lawsuits filed by four teen-agers who...


Criminal

The incoming Los Angeles Superior Court supervising judge has previewed how he will administer the criminal courts for the ne...



Civil Rights

Justices Gang Up on Anti-Gang Law

Dec. 11, 1998
By David Pike

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed deep skepticism about the constitutionality of a unique Chicago ordinan...


Public Interest

Giving Hope a Chance

Dec. 11, 1998
By Stephanie Francis Cahill

As the child of Israeli intellectuals working in Ethiopia, Daniel Grunfeld lived a fairly privileged life. Still, his parents,...