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Civil Rights


Borders Settles Suit Brought by Nursing Mom

Jul. 30, 1999
By Denise Levin

Nursing mothers are now welcome to breast-feed their babies at Borders bookstores in California under terms of a settlement a...


Public Interest


He's a bright kid with a refreshing sense of humor who has lived in foster care since he was 7 years old. Child advocates say...


Although there are a variety of transitional housing programs for foster youth in Los Angeles County, each has its own entran...


Large Firms


After Defections, Graham & James Sues Oppenheimer for 'Conspiracy'

Jul. 30, 1999
By Leslie Gordon, Jennifer Byrd & T. Scott

SAN FRANCISCO - Graham & James has filed a suit against Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly and three of its partners, allegi...


Government


Parties Agree to Settle Suits Over Prop. 187

Jul. 30, 1999
By Peter Blumberg

SACRAMENTO - Gov. Gray Davis is expected today to announce a resolution of the legal battle over Proposition 187 that substan...


Criminal


Outspoken Prosecutor Honored by Foundation

Jul. 30, 1999
By Michael Harris

The Los Angeles County prosecutor who angered his bosses by questioning in open court whether they had granted leniency to a ...


Discipline


Court Draws a Firm Line Over Client Conflicts

Jul. 29, 1999
By Philip Carrizosa

SAN FRANCISCO - Sticking to California's strict rule of automatic disqualification in conflict-of-interest situations, the Ca...


Law Practice


^^San Diego Watch / Martin Kruming^^ Court reporting firms in San Diego are feeling the pinch these days, and it's coming fro...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Oxymoron or Opportunity?

Jul. 29, 1999
By Columnist

By Ralph O. Williams III and Michael P. King Litigators and mediators are sometimes confounded by the oxymoron of court-order...


Insurance


A Leap of Bad Faith

Jul. 29, 1999
By Columnist

By Mike Horner Defying all logic or pretense of acting for the greater common good, California's personal injury lawyers and ...


Criminal


Probation Likely for Filmmaker

Jul. 29, 1999
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - A 68-year-old documentary filmmaker and ex-convict who is accused of dangling big dreams to lure $400,000 from tw...


Government


L.A. Supervisors Approve Anti-Gang Ordinance

Jul. 29, 1999
By Lauren Bartlett

Despite protests from community activists and a state senator, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously ...


SAN FRANCISCO - Inside the Board of Supervisors chamber, where the fire alarm buzzed from the body heat of too many onlookers...


Government


Caltrans Settles O.C. Motel 6 Lawsuit for $1.4M

Jul. 29, 1999
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - Caltrans has awarded a $1.4 million settlement to the owner of an Orange County Motel 6 - an action coming after ...


Litigation


Intel Suit Calls Accuser a 'Shell Company'

Jul. 29, 1999
By Craiq Anderson

SAN JOSE - After winning a federal patent infringement lawsuit, Intel Corp. turned the tables Tuesday and filed a malicious p...


Civil Rights


Rasheda Daniel will be a senior at Inglewood High School this fall. A straight-A student, she feels she is not given the same...


Labor/Employment


O.C. Investment Bank Sues Founder

Jul. 29, 1999
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

IRVINE - Irvine-based investment bank Cruttenden Roth Inc. has filed a lawsuit against its founder and former president, cont...


Government Contracts


Reporters, Judges Square Off in Debate

Jul. 29, 1999
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. Supreme Court reporter Lyle Denniston of the Baltimore Sun threw down the gauntlet to judges early at th...


Government


Lending the Voice of Experience

Jul. 29, 1999
By Lauren Bartlett

Gerald Chaleff, a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and a longtime criminal defense lawyer, was unanimously elect...


Government


Davis Faces a Showdown on Proposition 209

Jul. 29, 1999
By Peter Blumberg

SACRAMENTO - Nearly seven months into his tenure as governor, Democrat Gov. Gray Davis has repeatedly dodged the legal contro...


Constitutional Law


Press, Public Win Broad Access to Court Hearings

Jul. 29, 1999
By Anna Marie Stolley

In a meticulous, sweeping opinion applying both California statutory law and the First Amendment, the California Supreme Cour...


Judges and Judiciary


Judges Grapple With Threats to Independence

Jul. 28, 1999
By Pamela Mac Lean

MONTEREY - A panel of judges, academics and legal journalists, appearing at the annual 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judi...


Criminal


Making the Move on Mission

Jul. 28, 1999
By Laura Impellizzeri

SAN FRANCISCO - Odd as it may sound to anyone who hasn't toured the Tenderloin recently, the gritty San Francisco neighborhoo...


Judges and Judiciary


Judicial Jests

Jul. 28, 1999
By Columnist

By Douglas G. Carnahan In the humorless 1980s, the California Commission on Judicial Performance published in one of its annu...


Judges and Judiciary


Race to Judgment

Jul. 28, 1999
By Columnist

Race to Judgment Preparation, a good reputation and community involvement are essential to the judicial appointment process B...


Litigation


By Kim Quackenbush Lawyers' increased dependence on e-mail has changed the face of law firm communication (as well as expande...


Personal Injury & Torts


Deflecting Moths

Jul. 28, 1999
By Columnist

By Peter S. Selvin Foreign litigants often view U.S. courts as an attractive venue for disputes against U.S. companies, espec...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


County Will Pay $475,000 For Botched Medical Care

Jul. 28, 1999
By Anna La Jeunesse

The county of Los Angeles Claims Board recommended Monday that the Board of Supervisors pay $475,000 to the survivors of a wo...


Criminal


Despite Tough Tactics, DA Still in Spotlight

Jul. 28, 1999
By Peter Blumberg

OROVILLE - Anthony Melton got off easy. After spending 23 days in custody during his extradition from Missouri to Northern Ca...


Large Firms


Wilson Sonsini Nabs 2 Partner From Brobeck

Jul. 28, 1999
By Leslie Gordon

SAN FRANCISCO - Brobeck Phleger & Harrison has lost two of its most prominent corporate lawyers to Palo Alto-based Wilson...